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Hi my name is Kat. I am an advanced undergraduate student at Birkbeck, University of London doing a BA in Journalism and Media Studies. My current module is. Which explores media through the lenses of urban and city living. The purpose of this blog is to demonstrate an urban media inventory on my travels mainly through the City of London, or if I happen to go abroad over the next 10 weeks then there too! Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Address never made public). Software in the City.
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Coffee: a mediated experience | UrbanLDNMedia
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Coffee: a mediated experience. March 15, 2013. Coffee and Wifi at Cafe Nero. Nowadays you can order a coffee in a coffee house and have a totally mediated experience! I took this picture in Caffe Nero in Crystal Palace. Alongside my chai latte you can see the access to free wifi that Caffe Nero offer. With many smartphone and mobile device users requiring internet connection, (free) wifi proves to be essential in terms of connection. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Red Nose Day ̵...
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Interfaces | UrbanLDNMedia
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March 14, 2013. Commuters on train using personal mobile media as technological interface. De Souza e Silva and Frith (2012) discuss interfaces to public spaces, with an in depth discussion on Simmel’s (1950) concept of blase attitude, i.e. the need to ‘filter’ out and manage the overwhelming city environment and public life by use of ‘interfaces’. Also commodifies the blase attitude of passengers through the public service of a train journey. The mobile technologies have provided the interfaces many com...
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Red Nose Day – in Sainsbury’s | UrbanLDNMedia
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Red Nose Day – in Sainsbury’s. March 15, 2013. RND paraphernalia in Sainsbury’s. I took this picture of a small media stand advertising Red Nose Day. In the Sainsbury’s on Brixton Hill. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Address never made public). You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. ( Log Out. You are commenting using your Twitter account. ( Log Out. You are commenting using your Facebook account. ( Log Out. Switc...
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VIDEO: Olympic Torch in Regent Street, London W1 | UrbanLDNMedia
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VIDEO: Olympic Torch in Regent Street, London W1. March 16, 2013. I captured on video of the Olympic Torch passing through Regent Street in July 2012 with my iPhone. You can view this here. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Address never made public). You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. ( Log Out. You are commenting using your Twitter account. ( Log Out. You are commenting using your Facebook account. ( Log Out.
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Software in the City | UrbanLDNMedia
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Software in the City. March 17, 2013. Oyster card user on the tube. Above is a picture I took of an Oyster card user at Warren Street tube station. Making music using Logic. The photo above I took is of a music producer’s work using Logic. Kitchin, R (2011) ‘The Programmable City’ Environment and Planning B: Planning and Design,. Vol 38, No.6 pp 945-951. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Address never made public). The VEP Suite B...
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Ambient TV | UrbanLDNMedia
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February 27, 2013. McCarthy (2001) introduces the complex concept of ambient television to describe the literal television sets in more banal, quotidian environments such as in airport lounges and waiting rooms. Below is a picture of the inside of the airport at Lanzarote, Canary Islands, demonstrating the use of television screens for information purposes as opposed to ‘domesticated’ use:. TV screens in Lanzarote Airport. Firm’s private use of a television. Television screen used as CCTV on London bus.
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Large Screens | UrbanLDNMedia
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March 18, 2013. Large screens in the public space create public reaction. Such an example was prevalent during London 2012. Below is a picture I took of a large screen (sponsored by BT Vision) which was in Hyde Park for the duration of 2012. Large screen in Hyde Park during London 2012. This particular screen and space was monetized, in contrast to Hyde Park which was a free event, albeit some distance away from the Olympic Park. Large screen at Basketball, O2 Arena during London 2012. On this evening an...
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