> > > > Unlike Us 2: Understanding Social Media Monopolies and their > Alternatives > > March 8-10, 2012 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: [log in to unmask] > 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 ³alternatives in social media². > 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 Alternatives in Social 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).