Buisiness Wire / Intel
A new, tech-savvy woman has emerged and Intel calls her "Tif," short for Technology Involved Female. Tif is closing the technology gender gap, with women at the youngest end of the spectrum actually surpassing men in their int… more »
Category: "technology"
Alexander Knorr, xirdal.lmu.de (University of Munich, Germany)
'Maxmod' is an open-research-project in sociocultural anthropology. At its core stands long-lasting 'thick participation' in an online-community. The chosen community condensates around th… more »
RedNova News
Twenty-five years after Alvin Toffler coined the term "Prosumer" in his book The Third Wave, Consumer Anthropologist Robbie Blinkoff says the Prosumer is officially here to stay and that this holiday season is their coming of age. "It is… more »
by lorenz on Nov 14, 2004 in indigenous people / minorities, technology, culture traditions, Africa, language, inuit
Two articles that both have been published some days ago:
ETHIOPIA: Old alphabet adapted for modern use in technology
ADDIS ABABA, 11 Nov 2004 (IRIN) - One of the world’s oldest living alphabets could make its debut soon on mobile phones, Ethiopi… more »
Francesca Bray, UCSB Department of Anthropology
We live in a "technological age". But which technologies have played the most important roles in producing our modern civilization? Which have most radically transformed our lives? Industrial engineering… more »
by lorenz on Nov 2, 2004 in technology, corporate & business anthropology, design anthropology, applied anthropology
ZDNet UK
People are the biggest security threat facing IT, a report says. That is not where the problem lies. People should come first, programmers second. We especially see it in online security, where the user is supposed to remember all manner of t… more »
by lorenz on Oct 25, 2004 in technology, corporate & business anthropology, design anthropology, culture traditions, applied anthropology
TechnoTaste
I have come back around finally to the reason I came to School of Information Management Systems in the first place: a belief that the tools and perspectives of anthropology are useful and needed.
In the face of all the new technologies… more »
The University of Chicago Press
An interview with anthropologist Jonah Blank, author of Mullahs on the Mainframe: Islam and Modernity among the Daudi Bohras. The Daudi Bohras are a unique denomination of Indian Muslims, with a worldwide population num… more »
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