On this episode of Spark: Transparency, Crowdsourcing, and Consent. Click below to listen to the whole show, or download the MP3 (runs 54:00).
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Consent of the Networked
Get out your history books! We’ll find out why the internet may be ready for its Magna Carta moment. In her new book, Consent of the Networked, Rebecca MacKinnon argues that corporations and governments are like sovereigns in the time before that famous social contract was signed. She says it’s up to us, the networked, to demand consent again to protect the internet as a positive force. (Runs 12:19)
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Young & Transparent Politicians
Right now, all over the world, there are elected politicians that were born and raised in the digital age. Their ideas about transparency are a lot different than those of the previous generation, and Spark contributor Cyrus Farivar tells us why some think this will be a good thing, ushering in a new era where public figures no longer live separate, private lives. (Runs 10:07)
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Indie Game: The Guy!
When this year’s Sundance Festival wrapped up recently, a lot of the buzz was around a little Canadian documentary called Indie Game: The Movie. One of the guys that inspired the filmmakers is Alec Holowka, an independent video game designer in Winnpeg with big ideas about the personal connection between game and designer he believes is at the heart of independent video games. (Runs 8:26)
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- Alec Holowka
- Alec’s game Aquaria
- Indie Game: The movie
- You might be interested in this Spark 126 – Games, Games, Games!
Crowdsourcing Cool
The Japanese government has launched a site called Mazer, as part of its “Cool Japan” project. The idea is for people to post questions or problems, and crowdsource the answers. The winning ideas will be bid on by businesses to make them a reality. Michael Keferl is a marketer and trendspotter in Tokyo and we get his take. We expand the conversation for a look at how and when crowdsourcing can be effective, with digital culture writer, Don Tapscott. (Runs 15:47)
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- Michael Keferl
- Mazer
- Cool Japan
- Don Tapscott
- Full uncut version of interview with Don Tapscott
- Don’s CBC Radio series ReCivilization
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The guest on today's episode of Spark commented that the design of Apple products abre not done by Apple abnd instead are done far down the supply chain. I am sure Jony Ive would habve a different opinion… as would many of the corps of designers at Apple. While the manufacture of the product takes place offshore, the ack of my iPad still reads… "Designed in California by Apple".
How do I find out what music was used in this episode?
Hey Chris…we are way behind in logging the music (like, WEEKS behind)…it is really time consuming for a small team with little team, so my apologies that there isn't a link up yet. All the music we use is from the APM library. I hope we'll have it up sometime soon. Was there one piece of music in particular you were interested in? Maybe I could at least just source that for you.
uh, I meant "small team with little TIME"