Forms of Communication
1-1
Post (async)
Telegraph (async)
Telephone
* Yellow Pages
m-n
Newspaper (async)
Radio (async)
TV (async)
^ + Telephone == sync
m-n
Internet is a m-n Communication model, with some twists.
m = 1 for private messaging
bad quality content for large m and large n
poor dpi, resolution, bitrates
content agnostic – text, images, video, sound
cost for consumption increases as m increases
cost for creation increases as n increases
when m is small and n is large, it resembles TV with all its faults
** grosser kistch is the dominant aesthetic
** unregulated mediumlike Pirate Radio, m and n can be small
** this is the most unique possibility with the internetarchival value for public domain
interactive yellow pages
For consumers,
- use it like a tv, news
- find niche communities
For creators,
* treat it like a tv
* make news
* treat it like an archive
* get listed in yellow pages
* find niche communities