[ecrea] Unlike Us 2: Understanding Social Media Monopolies and their Alternatives

Unlike Us 2: Understanding Social Media Monopolies and their
Alternatives

March 8-10, 2012 <x-apple-data-detectors://8>, Amsterdam (NL)

Conference & Showcases

Organized by the Institute of Network Cultures (HvA) in cooperation
with the Cyprus University of Technology

Date: March 8-10, 2012 <x-apple-data-detectors://9>

Location: TrouwAmsterdam, Wibautstraat 127, Amsterdam
Contact: (marc /at/ networkcultures.org) <mailto:(marc /at/ networkcultures.org)>
Program / Registration / Practical info:http://networkcultures.org/unlikeus

Unlike Us 2 is the second event of artists, designers, scholars,
activists and programmers who work on ?alternatives in social media?.
This international research network analyzes the economic and cultural
aspects of dominant social media platforms such as Facebook and
Twitter. Through workshops, conferences, online dialogues and
publications the Unlike Us network promotes the development of
alternative, decentralized social media software.

Unlike Us 2 will focus on the concept of free exchange and the
commercial exploitation of online social relationships which lie at
the heart of contemporary capitalism, belly social media. In addition
to speakers addressing thishis theme a range of alternative social
media projects will be showcased. Facebook makes everyone believe
There Is No Alternative, but Unlike Us dares to differ.

[8 March] Showcasing aAlternatives in sSocial mMedia: There is
currently a multitude of decentralized social network software in the
making which allows users greater autonomy to define with whom to
share their data. Visit Unlike Us 2 and discover the  wildly latest
alternatives, from Lorea - Spideralex (ES), Secusharee - Carlo v.
Loesch/lynX (DE), Thimbl, Diaspora, Crabgrass, - Elijah Sparrow (USA)
Social Swarm to and Freedombox and more? James Vasile (USA). The best
way to undermine platform monopolies is to support alternative open
source/free software. Get out of the Cloud, take control of your realm
and install your own social network locally. Come along to find out
more!

[9-10 March] Conference themes: Social what? Defining the Social,
Artistic Responses to Social Media, The Private in the Public,
Software Matters, Pitfalls of Building Social Media Alternatives,
Social Media Activism, Critique of Liberation Technology.

Confirmed speakers and presenters: David M. Berry (UK), Frederik
Zuiderveen Borgesius (NL), Philipp Budka (AT), Thomas Chenesau (FR),
Jodi Dean (USA), Carolin Gerlitz (UK), Seda Guerses (TR/BE),
Spideralex (ES), Anne Helmond (NL), Eva Illouz (IL), Walter Langelaar
(NL), Ganaele Langlois (CA), Carlo v. Loesch/lynx (DE), Caroline
Nevejan (NL), Arnold Roosendaal (NL), Eleanor Saitta (USA), Max
Schrems (AT), Elijah Sparrow (USA) and James Vasile (USA).