Someone Once Told Me

Created in 2006, "Someone Once Told Me" is a collection of ideas, expressions, and memories shared by normal people through photography. People submit their 'SOTM' memories and often include an explanation behind the statement. I definitely have a few in mind for myself, and I think this is quite a cool concept because of all the different people submitting their memories. I'm always very excited to gain insight into the motivations of others.

Here's a quote from the site's creator, Mario Cacciottolo:

"What SOTM actually means is that people are asked, sometimes by appointment and sometimes randomly, to hold up a large piece of paper, upon which they write something that someone once told them. Or emailed. Or texted. Basically something that’s been communicated to them. But told, preferably.
A black and white photograph is then taken of them, and one new picture goes on the site every day, with the previous day’s entering the gallery."

Danah Boyd!!

Awesome! I finally found a good presentation video of hers! This was from 2007.

Danah Boyd researches social networks and gives an interesting academic take on what our generation has embraced as what I'd like to call our vocal media. I've been following her works since my sophomore year in college, and think she has a great many interesting things to say about the blog-o-verse, and the phenomena of myspace/facebook and other social networks.