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Facebook 2.0: Meta wants to turn our physical movements into money
When Facebook bought Oculus and its much-hyped Rift VR goggles for $2 billion in 2014, it wasn't entirely clear what the social media giant was planning with this move into virtual reality. But anyone familiar with Facebook's myriad scandals and insatiable hunger for personal data had some premonition.
By AddictiveWritings4 years ago in Futurism
The Metaverse: Virtual Reality and the Convergence of Physical and Digital Space.
Facebook has announced that its platforms will be rebranded and incorporated under a single new corporate name: Meta. You may be wondering what Mark Zuckerberg meant by "Metaverse" in his video about this recent change. I'll try to clarify it in this article from my perspective.
By Alejandro Betancourt4 years ago in Futurism
Digital Amnesia
This article was written by John Mulnix and originally published in The Particle on 6/23/2020. What is digital amnesia? It’s also known as digital obsolescence, but basically, it happens when a file, website, or piece of computer hardware can no longer be read or function, thereby depriving us of the ability to read the contents stored in that medium.
By The Particle Publication4 years ago in Futurism
Is A.I. Ruining Social Media for Artists?
If you've browsed fanart on Instagram or other social media platforms, it's almost impossible that you haven't come across Artbreeder images. These perfectly crafted, photo-realistic portraits are often made to resemble famous characters from animated films and television programs. Portraits like these also often resemble real artwork, made by real people, but they are not. If you see an image with the caption "made using Artbreeder" then you should know that the image you're seeing was generated by a complex A.I. program designed to produce artificial artwork. Artbreeder is a GAN Breeding program that allows any user to create unique pieces of art by having the A.I's system combine other images already in its database. These pieces of art are quite literally bred, with the traits and qualities of other images being endlessly recombined and changed to create them.
By Shenoa Rose5 years ago in Futurism
The New Virtual Normal – Memberships & Subscriptions
Here i go with my second story on Vocal again for a challenge and again just a few hours before the deadline : )) Deciding to join Vocal+ was a big question mark ? as i am still not ready to publish as much to justify the Plus Badge; but couldn’t resist as the “Membership” ecosystem fancied me a lot. Even though the term is no new to me but i was not aware of its monumental growth as a full-fledged business service offering starting with a minimalist approach catering to individual short-term needs to complex long-term corporate needs. Now, what are these NEEDS ?
By MonaMam5 years ago in Futurism
Social media and its positive side
The presence of social media has added a lot of tremendous achievements to the media world at large. Its value and relevance can't be undermined. The rate at which it gradually revolved and evolved has been alarming. There is virtually no place on earth the presence of social media isn't felt. Or maybe i should say 90 percent of the countries in the world have the presence of social media.
By Olalekan Adeeko5 years ago in Futurism
Such a pain in the bots
Seriously, am I the only one who can not stand these damn bots ? you know all those long or short automated comments and the fake contents all over social media.
By J Louis5 years ago in Futurism
Death of the Masses?
A Shepard herds sheep much like a corporation does the masses... In a more modern perspective, one would ask what would musicians be without record labels? Or even imagining what would tech be without Apple or Microsoft? Corporations such as these have existed for decades without any real check on which way they may be shepherding the perceivable multitudes. Apps such as YouTube are propagated by the Mega entity Google and Instagram is kept alive by Facebook. What is to be said about these apps that engulf the user and more of their data?
By Mysterious Hovering Eye5 years ago in Futurism
The Cult of Social Media
The promise of large-scale globally-connecting projects, all tied to technological innovations, is always to foster understanding between peoples and cultures.
By Samir M Goradia5 years ago in Futurism
Comparison: Unfounded and Paradoxical
We all know social media sucks sometimes. No matter which "bright side" you've found in the magnitude of the internet, be it immediacy of connection and information, educational resources, or friendships, the internet and social media have polarized the world's societies, misinformed the masses, and changed human behavior forever by means of manufactured FOMO.
By Kamilah Nall5 years ago in Futurism
Randonautica: Reality Shifter or Real Time Waster?
If you have not heard about the sensational app Randonautica, then you must not have a Tik Tok or troll YouTube much. More popular with those under 30, the app is a fancy random number generator and an experiment in mind-matter interaction. The app translates quantum random numbers into GPS coordinates. The idea is to control your experience by thinking of an “intent” before and during the coordinate calculation. So what does this all mean?
By Tiara Nixon5 years ago in Futurism
Get A Great Big Facehug From 'Alien: Covenant' And Facebook's Newest Feature
If you are a horror fiend, then you will no doubt have acid blood coursing through your veins in anticipation of #RidleyScott's #AlienCovenant. The second in Scott's planned Alien prequel trilogy, the film reunites #MichaelFassbender with the venomous Xenomorphs, and tools us a new crew for doom in deepest space.
By Tom Chapman8 years ago in Futurism