Comments on: Tim Hwang explains net memes at the Berkman Center http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2009/04/08/tim-hwang-explains-net-memes-at-the-berkman-center/ EthanZ's musings on Africa, media and international development Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:45:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Tim Hwang at Participation Camp | Facilitating Change http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2009/04/08/tim-hwang-explains-net-memes-at-the-berkman-center/comment-page-1/#comment-1663994 Tim Hwang at Participation Camp | Facilitating Change Tue, 21 Jul 2009 06:17:24 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/?p=2848#comment-1663994 [...] I see Ethan wrote a nice post on Tim’s explanation of Internet [...] [...] I see Ethan wrote a nice post on Tim’s explanation of Internet [...]

]]> By: Now That We Are Unemployed, We Can Look Forward To More Funny Cats « http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2009/04/08/tim-hwang-explains-net-memes-at-the-berkman-center/comment-page-1/#comment-1534133 Now That We Are Unemployed, We Can Look Forward To More Funny Cats « Mon, 27 Apr 2009 13:24:48 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/?p=2848#comment-1534133 [...] something I’ve been blahblahing about at events for awhile (and the commentary of David and Ethan from the Berkman Center lunch are definitely worth reading). But, in any case, the idea’s [...] [...] something I’ve been blahblahing about at events for awhile (and the commentary of David and Ethan from the Berkman Center lunch are definitely worth reading). But, in any case, the idea’s [...]

]]> By: Timo Heuers Weblog » Wie entstehen Internet-Memes? http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2009/04/08/tim-hwang-explains-net-memes-at-the-berkman-center/comment-page-1/#comment-1529963 Timo Heuers Weblog » Wie entstehen Internet-Memes? Fri, 24 Apr 2009 18:40:01 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/?p=2848#comment-1529963 [...] Zuckerman schreibt über Tim Hwang, einen amerikanischen Meme-Forscher. Ethan Zuckerman beschreibt darin einen [...] [...] Zuckerman schreibt über Tim Hwang, einen amerikanischen Meme-Forscher. Ethan Zuckerman beschreibt darin einen [...]

]]> By: Alvis http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2009/04/08/tim-hwang-explains-net-memes-at-the-berkman-center/comment-page-1/#comment-1504533 Alvis Wed, 08 Apr 2009 23:32:31 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/?p=2848#comment-1504533 Thanks for the nice summary. I am struck by how the 4chan / Facebook dichotomy seems to be representative of Evolutionary and Developmental sides of social cognition. One is is tailored to the buildup of structured data, the other to explosive thought exploration. Opposing yet autocatalytic forces necessary for processing/intelligence. The notion that bad economies can lead to creativity resonates. Think it's rooted in freed up behavioral/exploration phase space and criticality. Also like the notion of web as eco-system, but not at the expense of saying it's not an extension of the global human brain - that'd be false dichotomy. Thanks for the nice summary.

I am struck by how the 4chan / Facebook dichotomy seems to be representative of Evolutionary and Developmental sides of social cognition. One is is tailored to the buildup of structured data, the other to explosive thought exploration. Opposing yet autocatalytic forces necessary for processing/intelligence.

The notion that bad economies can lead to creativity resonates. Think it’s rooted in freed up behavioral/exploration phase space and criticality.

Also like the notion of web as eco-system, but not at the expense of saying it’s not an extension of the global human brain – that’d be false dichotomy.

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