Comments on: Downfall of Google Reader http://edc13.education.ed.ac.uk/stephaniec/2013/03/17/downfall-of-google-reader/ part of the MSc in E-learning at the University of Edinburgh Sun, 07 Apr 2013 16:22:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Steph Carr http://edc13.education.ed.ac.uk/stephaniec/2013/03/17/downfall-of-google-reader/#comment-1149 Steph Carr Sun, 07 Apr 2013 15:42:56 +0000 http://edc13.education.ed.ac.uk/stephaniec/?p=260#comment-1149 Looking back through my tumblog I can see an example of an artefact which has been spliced according to linguistic (and probably cultural) background. It's here and was an artefact which Chantelle found on edcmooc: http://edc13.education.ed.ac.uk/stephaniec/2013/02/10/scottish-clan/ Gina's comments on the death of the author are very useful. Perhaps the appropriation of an artefact by a specific cultural group is reflective of the 'promise' of a democracy, yet with the 'threat' of the reconstruction of cultural boundaries. Looking back through my tumblog I can see an example of an artefact which has been spliced according to linguistic (and probably cultural) background. It’s here and was an artefact which Chantelle found on edcmooc:

http://edc13.education.ed.ac.uk/stephaniec/2013/02/10/scottish-clan/

Gina’s comments on the death of the author are very useful. Perhaps the appropriation of an artefact by a specific cultural group is reflective of the ‘promise’ of a democracy, yet with the ‘threat’ of the reconstruction of cultural boundaries.

]]> By: Steph Carr http://edc13.education.ed.ac.uk/stephaniec/2013/03/17/downfall-of-google-reader/#comment-843 Steph Carr Wed, 20 Mar 2013 23:13:57 +0000 http://edc13.education.ed.ac.uk/stephaniec/?p=260#comment-843 Hi Jen, I was actually wary of mentioning him by name within the post, because of a (probably paranoid) feeling of 'infecting' my blog and creating associations which I didn't want but, through search engines etc., could have been taken out of context. Of course, I'm not suggesting at all that you were paranoid - that statement would have been ripe for interpretations. In fact, this got me thinking about post-structuralism and probably starting to understand it a bit for the first time. If you had made it, and someone had taken it to mean something which within their contexts and associations made sense to them, even though it might not make sense to us, would their interpretation have been wrong? (this is rhetorical I think, although I'm just starting out on the post-structuralist journey, so there's a likelihood that I may have got the wrong end of the stick!) There is a comment I read somewhere from a German speaker who was not that impressed with the meme (due to being bored of hearing the same thing again and again I think). Fragmentation of digital culture due to linguistic and cultural silos - that sounds like something I'd really like to put some thought towards. Thanks! Hi Jen, I was actually wary of mentioning him by name within the post, because of a (probably paranoid) feeling of ‘infecting’ my blog and creating associations which I didn’t want but, through search engines etc., could have been taken out of context. Of course, I’m not suggesting at all that you were paranoid – that statement would have been ripe for interpretations. In fact, this got me thinking about post-structuralism and probably starting to understand it a bit for the first time. If you had made it, and someone had taken it to mean something which within their contexts and associations made sense to them, even though it might not make sense to us, would their interpretation have been wrong? (this is rhetorical I think, although I’m just starting out on the post-structuralist journey, so there’s a likelihood that I may have got the wrong end of the stick!)

There is a comment I read somewhere from a German speaker who was not that impressed with the meme (due to being bored of hearing the same thing again and again I think). Fragmentation of digital culture due to linguistic and cultural silos – that sounds like something I’d really like to put some thought towards. Thanks!

]]> By: Jen Ross http://edc13.education.ed.ac.uk/stephaniec/2013/03/17/downfall-of-google-reader/#comment-833 Jen Ross Wed, 20 Mar 2013 12:22:56 +0000 http://edc13.education.ed.ac.uk/stephaniec/?p=260#comment-833 nice addition to the 'downfall meme' canon. I basically agree with the main character in the clip (whose name I shall not write, because rewrite that sentence with the name in and it becomes a statement I might not want archived for all time). I am a heavy user of Reader. Netnewswire really isn't as good (and it uses Reader as a backend for syncing, anyway). What struck me as I was watching was that this only works as a meme because the assumption is that most people don't speak German. (which in my case is true.) It's an interesting reflection on digital culture and its fragmentation into linguistic and cultural silos... nice addition to the ‘downfall meme’ canon. I basically agree with the main character in the clip (whose name I shall not write, because rewrite that sentence with the name in and it becomes a statement I might not want archived for all time). I am a heavy user of Reader. Netnewswire really isn’t as good (and it uses Reader as a backend for syncing, anyway).

What struck me as I was watching was that this only works as a meme because the assumption is that most people don’t speak German. (which in my case is true.) It’s an interesting reflection on digital culture and its fragmentation into linguistic and cultural silos…

]]> By: Steph Carr http://edc13.education.ed.ac.uk/stephaniec/2013/03/17/downfall-of-google-reader/#comment-760 Steph Carr Sun, 17 Mar 2013 17:00:02 +0000 http://edc13.education.ed.ac.uk/stephaniec/?p=260#comment-760 Erm - a quick announcement like on the TV - there's sub-titular swearing from the outset! If you haven't seen this meme before and would like to explore more, I'd recommend Reaction to Oasis Split which can be found within the Guardian article. Erm – a quick announcement like on the TV – there’s sub-titular swearing from the outset!

If you haven’t seen this meme before and would like to explore more, I’d recommend Reaction to Oasis Split which can be found within the Guardian article.

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