a slow death
I’ve been having an amusing and bittersweet time reviewing archives back to early 1998 of the main email list for students, alumni and staff of the Masters programme I did a while back. For some reason I’ve lost all of 2001, but the rest still hold great entertainment value.
And after all this, I have to ask: where did everybody go?
Here’s a quick graph showing messages by month in the list. It tells a story.
Forget the peaks – many of them were the bad times, of which there were a few. I’m thinking of the steady background hum, the 20 to 40 messages per month just shooting the breeze, a couple hundred intelligent wired people riffing.
Does the course still exist? Where are the new students? Where is the discussion, the freewheeling discourse on technology, politics, social networks, everything and nothing? Where even, are the inevitable bickerings?
I don’t know. I hope it’s all happening somewhere, even if it’s not happening there.
clare
23 March 2004, 11:55 #
Hi yes, its kind of nice to know someone is still out there. i'm in the process of forming a digital content forum of companies working in the areas of digital convergence keen to know of others working in this space from theory to practice check out our creative strategy for now at www.nzt.govt.nz my title is very long - but it tells you what i do Creative Industries Sector Specialist (Digital)
Alan
24 March 2004, 07:23 #
Clare: been a long time since I've heard from you - sounds like you've really carved an interesting niche for yourself.
eric sagmeister
29 June 2004, 15:53 #
convergence scares people who dont understand. I have spent 5 years canvassing and meeting with industries throughout NZ including govt departments such as industry nz(now trade and ent) Slow death befits our findings as well but it just means when it does come it will be a classic tale of out with the old and in with the new including current industries and the way they do business. www.futurehome.co.nz/questionaire.htm how much technology does the home owner require to make an educated descision. www.digitalhouse.co.nz NZ developed building control system covering enviromental control, fire,security,accesscontrol,lighting,surveillance and currently controls entire shopping malls throughout NZ. www.intelligenthouse.co.nz wins .com golden web award and will deliver e-commerce based education and training for converging technologies. www.smarthome.co.nz parent company and specalises in certification and intergrator installer programmes for converging technologies. Eric Sagmeister