I am looking for examinations of the Internet and World Wide Web that use the structure and/or history of the city as a metaphor.
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posted by 0bvious
on Apr 12, 2013 -
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Machine for recording research path, pre computer-age? Library books on a waterwheel device? Please point me to the right web page...
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posted by Speculatist
on Oct 13, 2012 -
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I'm looking for 'Folk' Web Cultures. I am thinking of the recent take-down of Geocities, which seemed to refresh people's love of the naff, kitsch aesthetic it was famous for, as a prime example. What are some other folk cultures still lingering in the dark corners of the web?
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posted by 0bvious
on Apr 4, 2012 -
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Back in the early days of my Internet forays (1996? 1997?) I subscribed to an odd mailing list whose messages were pseudo-autobiographical posts by a small circle of friends. They formed an ongoing narrative, I believe one was named "Alex," and it continued for at least a couple of years. By the time blogs hit the scene it had slowly faded away, and I can't for the life of me find any of the archives I thought I'd saved.
I know it's a long shot, but it seems like just the sort of thing some other MeFites would remember... any luck?
posted by verb
on Dec 17, 2011 -
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I'm writing a paper on (animated) GIFs and am trying to track down some of the most (in)famous. I suppose I am talking memes, but I'm more interested in the GIF as an archaeological reference point. I frequent sites like
dump.fm,
tumblr etc. so am quite tuned in to the glitchy/kitschy side of GIF culture. How theoretical have people got on these wonders of the web? How does one trace the history of an animated GIF?
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posted by 0bvious
on May 16, 2011 -
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Summer short course filter: Fun readings on the internet, the future, and research in the digital age for high school teachers. Help a librarian plan a syllabus!
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posted by activitystory
on Apr 28, 2011 -
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Clicking on a link using Firefox takes me to previous, random, and unrelated links in my history. This is getting annoying.
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posted by DeltaForce
on Mar 21, 2011 -
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I'm digital arts student who wants to visualize internet addiction.
How do I log browser activity: not just history...but back, forward, scrolling, and the seconds between each action?
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posted by victory_laser
on Jan 23, 2011 -
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Windows Vista for Dummies 101: This is probably a totally stupid question, but if i create another user account on my laptop for a friend, will that person be able to view my internet history, favourites and passwords I have saved (i.e. "Remember me on this computer" and whatnot)?
posted by Weng
on Mar 18, 2009 -
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My old website still gets a lot of hits. But many of the outbound links I posted years back are no longer valid, are dead or have changed location. Is there any way to integrate the
Wayback Machine Internet Archive into my site's code so that links are redirected to the archive for the date they were originally posted?
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posted by bollockovnikov
on Mar 6, 2009 -
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I am looking for writings on
mimesis in regards new, digital, hypertext and hypermedial technologies and cultures.
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posted by 0bvious
on Feb 16, 2009 -
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How can I arrange it so that my Firefox history is automatically purged of sites of a certain domain like imdb.com or facebook.com?
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posted by sittered
on Nov 14, 2008 -
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I need some articles about being aware of things that you post on social networking sites.
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posted by pearlybob
on Nov 5, 2008 -
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After using the internet i want to make sure there is no evidence of what ive been looking at afterwards remains on the computer. Including windows media etc.
Is there some way of doing this?
posted by indio1919
on Nov 24, 2005 -
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After having problems clearing my history (windows 2000) I googled some info and found it to be a common problem, but still can't clear the history with the found tips...
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posted by skinnydipp
on Aug 10, 2005 -
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What was the first image posted on the internet? I'm sure it was research related, but what was it?
posted by gtmcknight
on Feb 17, 2005 -
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Can anyone point me in the direction of an internet site or book that describes history's wars in an objective, detailed, yet concise way? [more inside]
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posted by Slimemonster
on May 18, 2004 -
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