Web3, a new paradigm for the web that is fueled by crypto and decentralization, has caught the imagination of the tech community. Whether you like it or not, it’s taking off like Web 2.0 did back in 2004-05. I was at the forefront of covering Web 2.0 back then, with my blog ReadWriteWeb. For Web3,…
Read More Looking at Web3 Through a Cultural LensMore NFT cyber-cultural action this week, and my thoughts on Microsoft’s massive $69 billion acquisition of video game publishers Activision Blizzard. Let’s get to it… Notes from the Present 📱 Twitter Launches NFT Profiles More big news in the crypto/Web3 space, as Twitter launches NFT profile pictures for its premium members (Twitter Blue). You will…
Read More Would You Like Fries With That NFT? 🍟This week I’ve been looking into NFTs, a kind of digital asset that has taken crypto culture onto “the streets” — due to its internet-meme aesthetics, along with some 80s-style $$ greed. While many in the tech community are highly critical of NFTs (non-fungible tokens), there may be viable use cases for it. I mention…
Read More What NFTs, the iPhone Launch & David Bowie Have in Common 👨🎤Welcome to the first Cybercultural of 2022. This week, I look at the past, present and future of social networks — featuring Instagram (before and after), how FarmVille may give us a glimpse of our metaverse future, and what the CES shows of 2002 and 2022 tell us about our tech culture. Notes from the…
Read More Social Networking — Past, Present and Future