Why is alexa.com useful when doing research online?
It is useful as a tool to see if a website is trust-worthy or not, which would be calculate by the site's traffic, and is also useful to find out who is visiting a site and what drove them there.
What kind of tactics do Tactical media artists use to reach their audience? They use digital media such as e-mail and the internet to reach their audience as to gather for online/electronic disobedience acts such as virtual sit-ins where people gather virtually/on the net to protest, cause disturbance, raise awareness and cause annoyance with the help of software such as Floodnet and its domain's techniques.
What kind of tone and aesthetics or style The Institute of Applied Autonomy use in the video presenting their work?Their video was made in the style of a news casting show in which they made use of techniques such as irony, sarcasm, humour and parody to convey their ideas.
What interactive media is used by the Electronic Disturbance Theater, the Institute of Applied Autonomy and the Yes Man?
The institute of Applied Autonomy made use of TXTMob, which is a registration system for cell phones to allow protest groups rapid and anonymous communication between each other, and i-See, a decentralized CCTV map distribution software containing user-generated data. The Electronic Disturbance Theater made use of the software called Floodnet which is Java applet based tool. The Yes Man made use They create and maintain fake websites similar to ones they intend to spoof and use Elaborate props (e.g. Survivaball) and collaborate with other groups of similar interest, like Improv Everywhere (improvisation).
What is the difference in the way they use it? How effective are these tactics?
The Electronic Disturbance Theater use their Software in such way to disturb without causing any actual damage, while the The institute of Applied Autonomy use theirs to enhance their effectiveness during protests and to access and collect data. On the other hand, the Yes Man use theirs to raise awareness about what they consider problematic social issues with a goal of exposing the truth with the use of physical props, websites, films and operate in front of audiences/in the public( e.g. conferences). All tactics used by the different artists are very effective, like Floodnet as used for the virtual sit-ins, the cellphone systems used during protests, and the impersonation of entities "identity correction".
The Electronic Disturbance Theater use their Software in such way to disturb without causing any actual damage, while the The institute of Applied Autonomy use theirs to enhance their effectiveness during protests and to access and collect data. On the other hand, the Yes Man use theirs to raise awareness about what they consider problematic social issues with a goal of exposing the truth with the use of physical props, websites, films and operate in front of audiences/in the public( e.g. conferences). All tactics used by the different artists are very effective, like Floodnet as used for the virtual sit-ins, the cellphone systems used during protests, and the impersonation of entities "identity correction".
What are your thoughts about these artist groups and the way they try to rich a large audience?
I find Tactical Media and these artist groups really interesting, intriguing and clever. I find their ways of reaching a large audience, making statements and addressing problematic matters innovative and effective. I like the causes for which they are taking/have taken action against and the different ways and media they've used to do so.
I find Tactical Media and these artist groups really interesting, intriguing and clever. I find their ways of reaching a large audience, making statements and addressing problematic matters innovative and effective. I like the causes for which they are taking/have taken action against and the different ways and media they've used to do so.
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