As we are brand new in this business we are always looking for new ways of inspiration.
There are several websites out there which represent new media arts with social aspects to the fullest, as there is
– Flickr.com.
– ffffound.com.
– Depthcore.com.
– Deviantart.com.
These projects, as many other websites, are important sources to fill the gaps between user-generated content and visual forms of presentation.
Unfortunately, despite Depthcore or Deviantart, the websites themselves have this ridiculous look & feel, which feels cheap and ugly.
We are here to change this.
Check this valuable project of us, for example: http://ciphanet.tumblr.com.
This is where artists are represented today: online, always up to date, without advertisements & with a beautiful look and feel.
Happy blogging!
All the best,
aethyx staff
This is like what we do for a-g-e-s:
“Here are the five media trends I’m watching and will focus on in future articles on this site:
Sources and advertisers going direct
Context is King
Journalist as brand
Reporting as service
Media companies as technology companies”
Continues at: http://mediapunk.net/2010/05/5-media-trends-to-watch/.
We share the opinion that content is king instead of context is king. Context is in fact important, but only if you want to sell advertising.
It’s nothing new, however, that we see shifting media companies to tech companies. When you are doing new media you need technology to do it. So, in the future, it will be possible that you get in fact technology from those who started with media. Like, smartphones or tablet PCs or even gaming consoles.
The term journalist as a brand is typical American philosophy. The whole country is a corporation and corporations need brands. But it’s problematic in staying true and be effective in what you do: If you in fact are the brand, you are no longer an individual. You loose your credibility. So, we would say: The mediae you create could be a brand. Don’t sell yourself! This is stupid and very dangerous.
Anyway, interesting article, but no concept for Europe or other parts of the world.