My Preamble I generally do this at the end of the year or when I am making a major departure or something along those lines, but this is the latest …
Phone Commercials and Changing Mobile Media Practices: Relentless creation
I feel I know what marketing and advertising is about. I am aware of how it is designed to manipulate emotions, harken back to some real or imagined nostalgia, epitomize …
Goodbye, London: My media from 2012-2013
London is a roost for every bird- Benjamin Disraeli I am leaving London next week, heading for a brief stint with family in New York and then off to Seoul, …
Euston Station and Kings Cross Station, London: Sounds of transit and motion
Sound and Train Stations: Space and Context I recorded a few more Audioboo posts on my recent travels to Manchester and Cambridge, respectively. I am kicking myself for not recording the …
The distinctive din: ambient audio from around Gyeongju, Daegu, Seoul, Korea
I have been traveling a bit around Korea, trying to make the most of the time before I head off to London. And so I have been recording some ambient …
Taipei ambient sounds: audio backdrop of a book conference, more din
I was in Taipei, Taiwan last week for a very large book conference. I wrote a blog post about this a few days ago, but wanted to revisit this with …
Elearning and the torrents of sound; some thoughts on sound in elearning
Working on a research project at the University of Edinburgh that is meant to explore the notion of space for elearners, namely what does it mean to be at a …