tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37494365.post7896911289577909653..comments2023-10-11T06:54:32.449-07:00Comments on rspicer-the secret circuit: Thought Bodies in Social MediaAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14409449740398683944noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37494365.post-55190094042173391852008-09-08T16:35:00.000-07:002008-09-08T16:35:00.000-07:00Some nice thoughts, Rob. I think it's important t...Some nice thoughts, Rob. I think it's important to remember, too, the material aspects of so-called Web 2.0 media that are technologically instantiated. Blog comments are etched into hard disks on servers in any-state-whatever, TCP/IP initiates protocols that flick networks switches on and off throughout the country when I watch a YouTube video, and light zips through fiber optics, bouncing off tiny mirrors as I troll you. Keeping these material aspects in mind helps us resist the perception of so-called "virtual" objects as entirely ephemeral and, thus, as you say, "disposable." Abstracting backward, zooming out to encompass the full range of actants shifting and re-aligning when you're shifting your tag cloud, determining the "essence" of your Facebook page becomes tougher and tougher.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com