Monthly Archives: July 2008

Hierarchy of Social Participation

July 31, 2008 – 12:13 PM

One of the many blogs we like here at Operand is Nina Simon’s Museum 2.0, which is all about applying Web 2.0 technologies to the museum space. That’s of course an area we are very interested in as well.
I recently came across an old post of Nina’s where she defines a hierarchy of engagement for [...]

By jim // Posted in Collective // Comments (0)

Bambuser Live Mobile TV

July 28, 2008 – 8:45 AM

I just discovered bambuser, a video sharing site from Sweden, on PSFK. Bambuser allows you to not just upload video but to create a video channel from your mobile phone or camcorder and therefore enabled live video from its user community. You can also geo-tag the video and send notifications via twitter, etc. As PSFK [...]

By josiah // Posted in Contributory // Comments (0)

Big Brother Big Sister Interactive Print Advertisement

July 24, 2008 – 12:23 PM

I found this print ad for Big Brothers Big Sisters in a magazine and it caught my eye. Not because it was visually attractive but because it was slightly confusing. As you can see it attempts to trigger a mobile viral share event via your cell phone camera by encouraging the reader to take a [...]

By eric // Posted in Collective, Participatory // Comments (2)

Interactivity goes green

July 24, 2008 – 12:22 PM

I am just as much a sucker for the latest gadget as the next girl. I love that feeling of amazement when I see someone’s crazy idea come to life. The only thing that can top that in my book is when someone’s crazy idea not only wow’s me but manages to accomplish a social [...]

By jessica // Posted in Collective // Comments (0)

iPhone Accelerometer Apps

July 19, 2008 – 1:33 AM

Of course now that the iTunes App Store is open, everyone is downloading cool new apps for their iPhone, and we are no exception. The iPhone is an excellent platform for interactive experiences and a great demonstration that interactivity can excel even in a small form factor. Of course there is the multi-touch screen, which [...]

By josiah // Posted in Immersive, Participatory // Comments (0)