Lorem Ipsum on a Historical Plaque
A historical plaque displaying the infamous dummy text “Lorem Ipsum” on a wall at the Castle of Salgar in Puerto Colombia, near Barranquilla, was re...
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Exploring Google at Mountain View
Few enterprises have become so embedded in the everyday life of people around the world as Google. From search engine to email service, from map for directions ...
Time Sellers: A Telecommunication Informal Economy in Urban Colombia
Time is gold. Minutes are money. Literally, in the streets of Bogota and other Colombian cities, you can buy minutes for hundreds of pesos. Selling time is one ...
Are Twitter bots interacting in Colombian Networked Public Sphere?
During the past nine years we have seen the rapid growth of the Colombian networked public sphere. As Internet connectivity has spread to the country, and more ...
City Lights: Walking Waller Creek on a Thursday Night
Although the city of Austin has many creeks that run across the city, as well as many bridges, they are rarely used at night. The potential of these areas for p...
Enduring Analog Printing Presses
The sound of the printing press was what at first called my attention. We were walking nearby the Plaza Santo Domingo in Mexico City downtown when a percussive ...
Parking at Free Wi-Fi Spots : Coffeehouses in a Networked Communication Environment
It is not just about coffee, it is more about the space, and in particular, about the “free” and “open” public/private space. The import...