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Talk on Piracy and Music Industry at MSR

Microsoft New England is hosting a talk on Piracy and the Music Industry on December 5th. It might be of interest to some as extra credit or as a final paper topic. The event is free and open to the public.

http://microsoftcambridge.com/Events/View/1385

Announced on 25 November 2013  4:22  p.m. by Marcella Therese Szablewicz

Bogost Hyperemployment Article

An interesting article in The Atlantic last week about "Hyperemployment, or the Exhausting Work of the Technology User" http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/11/hyperemployment-or-the-exhausting-work-of-the-technology-user/281149/

Announced on 18 November 2013  6:37  p.m. by Marcella Therese Szablewicz

Ethan Zuckerman on Digital Cosmopolitanism and Cognitive Diversity

Hi All,

Ethan Zuckerman of the MIT Center for Civic Media gave a fantastic talk on Thursday. Many of the topics he talked about touch upon issues that we were discussing last week. Please try to check out as much of the podcast as you can, and read the live blog. It is fascinating stuff!

Here's the link:
http://cmsw.mit.edu/ethan-zuckerman-digital-cosmopolitanism-cognitive-diversity/

Announced on 28 September 2013  10:02  a.m. by Marcella Therese Szablewicz