Lovink Chapter Eight "Updating Tactical Media"

"Let's briefly look back. The term tactical media arose in the aftermath of the fall of the Berlin Wall as a renaissance of meadia activism, blending old school political work and artists' engagement with new technologies." 186

"Tactical media is not only somthing that Media Activists engage in. It's advertising, corporate psychological warfare of Perception Management." 187

"pirated radio waves, video art, animations, hoaxes, wi fi networks, musical jam sessions, Xerox cultures, performances, grassroots robotics, cinema screenings, street graffiti, and (don't forget!) computer code." 189

Problems and rhetorical questions on 191: "How do multitudes communicate over distances, and in what language? How do they create common ground without using traditional intermediaries? How do they operate in the market of micro-identities? And most of all, how do they gather, how do they discuss to come to make decisions?" Crises in deliberations

196-197: How do we read the invasion of Iraq?

blogs as a vehicle (197)

"media is more than representation or spectacle" "society is deeply networked" (Is he referring to Guy Debord's Society of the Spectacle?)

The Tactical Media website, some history, and Wikipedia's definition

Tactical media vs. Strategic media (borrowing from Michel de Certeau)

Examples of Strategic media: social marketing/social advertising, public diplomacy/propaganda, risk communication, institutional branding

What is "hacktivism"? (200) The Hacktivist

An example: Northwest Boarding Pass Generator