Jojo On Digital

Johanna Mäkeläinen, Copywriter and Senior Lecturer at Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences. I write on the weird and wonderful things I discover during my adventures in the digital wonderland.

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The internet, but not as we know it: life online in China, Russia, Cuba and India

Interactive: More than half of the world’s population is now online, but that does not mean we are all seeing the same thing

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Aleksander ||, Senaatintori

Virtual reality video from Helsinki Senate Square.

My first 360 film! The rebel that I am, when faced with the task of making a 360 film, I insisted on making a 180 film. Because sometimes the things you don’t see are what matters. Planned, scripted, cast, shot, edited and mastered in about three hours. 

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Event: Going 360 - Immersive storytelling in education and research

https://www.facebook.com/events/673374913047111/

Hosted by: Usha Nandini and Rachel Sinquefield

Technical lead: Arto Tommiska

SuperPowers 360 video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7JEBWV4CmY

Search for ‘tiny planet’

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Nyt.fi: Ajattelet sosiaalista mediaa väärin, sanoo Piilaakson pioneeri – rahaa ei tehdä mainostamisella vaan käytöksemme kokonaisvaltaisella muokkaamisella

Piilaakson pioneeri Jaron Lanier kertoo, miten Facebook ja Google ovat ottaneet mielemme ja yhteiskuntamme valtaansa käyttäytymisen muokkauksella.

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An interesting new service, where you can analyze visual web interface features.

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Google to shut down Google+ after failing to disclose user data leak

Company didn’t disclose leak for months to avoid a public relations headache and potential regulatory enforcement

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Event: Suunnattu haun seminaari MEDIA 2030

Hosted by Helsingin Sanomain säätiö

Media 2030 – millaista tietoa tarvitaan? Professori Pirjo Hiidenmaa, Helsingin Sanomain Säätiön hallituksen jäsen ja tieteellisen toimikunnan puheenjohtaja Yleissivistyksen tulevaisuus. Akateemikko Ilkka Niiniluoto Miten navigoidaan kyborgijulkisuudessa? Tutkija, VTT Salla-Maaria Laaksonen Tietoa hakuprosessista Yliasiamies Ulla Koski

https://www.facebook.com/events/1108055862693644/

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How Russia Helped Swing the Election for Trump

A meticulous analysis of online activity during the 2016 campaign makes a powerful case that targeted cyberattacks by hackers and trolls were decisive.

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Event: HEL Tech // Blockchain

Hosted by HEL Tech and Aalto Entrepreneurship Society

Zhao Chen, NEO Maria Pennanen, Santiment Germany Mikko Alasaarela, Inbot Jesper Nevalainen, Hannes Snellman Antti Antikainen, Hannes Snellman Markus Hjort, Tomorrow Tech Yichen Wu, Whalelend 

https://www.facebook.com/events/853503891511231/

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Event: Laajennettu todellisuus markkinoinnin työkaluna

Hosted by MarkkinointiKollektiivi and DNA

VR/AR - Ala tänään ja huomenna / Santeri Suominen (FIVR) Miksi Facebook ja Instagram ovat kiinnostavia alustoja lisätyn todellisuuden markkinointiratkaisuille? / Tero Pänkäläinen (Deeptale) Ihminen vaikuttaa VR:ssäkin CASE: Toyota Virtual Pit Stop / Markku Jussila (FAKE) Miten onnistua AR:n kanssa - 8 oppia oikeasta elämästä  / Tomi Sirén (Arla)

https://www.facebook.com/events/1153253564826345/

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Event: XRChallenge

Hosted by FiVR

Opening Session - Time to announce the winners of XR Challenge 2018 Steven M. LaValle, Former Chief Scientist of Oculus and Huawei (now Professor at Oulu University) Antti Kuosmanen, Business Group Lead, Microsoft Surface Markus Heinonen, Early Access Partnership, Varjo Technologies Workshop: Mika Isomaa, Developer Relations Engineer, Unity

https://xrchallenge.fi/seminar/

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Today, in a vote that split almost every major EU party, Members of the European Parliament adopted every terrible proposal in the new Copyright Directive and rejected every good one, setting the stage for mass, automated surveillance and arbitrary censorship of the internet: text messages like...

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Police surveillance gets a terrifying boost from Amazon's AI facial recognition

The ACLU says that these powerful, ethically-questionable surveillance tools prime the system for abuse of power.

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CGI ‘Influencers’ Like Lil Miquela Are About to Flood Your Feeds

Lil Miquela may be fascinating in her own right, but the rise of digital humans in social media and elsewhere is just getting started.

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By 2030, You’ll Be Living in a World That’s Run by Google

And it may be both the best and worst thing to happen to humanity.

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A Computer Glitch Could Start World War 3

Our nuclear weapon sensors are in dire need of an update.

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