Sorry, Boys, This Is Our Domain – New York Times Annotated
tags: blogging, cyber_culture, gender_studies, girls, socialcomputing, socialtheory
“Research shows that among the youngest Internet users, the primary creators of Web content (blogs, graphics, photographs, Web sites) are (…) digitally effusive teenage girls.” This article profiles a couple of amazingly self-possessed young women.
› Ma Qingyun asked us to answer 10 questions on cities of expiration and regeneration Annotated
tags: cities, joshua_kauffman, ma_qingyun, urban_renewal, urbanism
– fascinating question & response (Qs by Ma Qingyun) re. cities and what they mean today. “Head Curator of the biennale Ma Qingyun (who’s also Dean of the USC school of Architecture and planning consultant to the Beijing Olympics) asked all participants and exhibitors to answer 10 questions on the theme of urban expiration and regeneration. The results were published in a 32 page newspaper distributed to all visitors. I can’t find this gem of aggregated thoughts on the future of our cities, but here are our answers posted on the blog documenting our design creations and research www.regional-office.com.”