A Technology Reading List: Is Being Inaccessible A Symbol Of Status?

An aggregated reading list of the best, in-depth thinking from around the web on the impact of technology and social media, curated by Nathan Jurgenson and Cyborgology.

“the ipad pathetically asks: “Do you still think I’m pretty?”, shifting the gendered allusions into full culmination“

“by blending it with a more Victorian medium of calligraphy, the texts became more substantial in effect”

“people conceptualize the world into online and offline, which makes for a lot of very awkward experiences”

“an implicit assumption that any space characterized by digital media must somehow be less real than one that isn’t”

“Why is it so much easier to blame Facebook than look at the misogyny & hatred it reflects?”

“Surface, however, is like the Gaga, Ke$ha, or perhaps even Miley of tablet computing”

“the consistency in online iterations of the travelers’ gaze”

“The fact that the Supreme Court itself has links to its own Web site that no longer function shows the depth of the link rot problem”

“In some circles, being inaccessible is a status symbol”

“the intention behind the looking matters the most”

“clothing that does not move, rigid materials that force a body into an idealized appearance”

“romance was alive and well in the Instagram iteration of their marriage”

“Guys who try to hit on you by asking if you want to try on their Google Glass”

“Jesse Pinkman’s Roomba Starting bid: $200“

“Even if YouTube miraculously manages to defeat you, you’ll always have Reddit”

“Texting with your crush is about as “disembodied” as quill-to-scroll love letters were”