sociability

Algorithmic culture and the crossroads of human coexistence

Luciano Petullà · March 15, 2026

The realization of the human according to Humberto Maturana’s theories Introduction At the beginning of a recent essay, philosopher Rosy Braidotti notes that we, people of the 21st century, are now placed in a decidedly post-human context, as demonstrated by the fact that, when interacting through our ubiquitous digital media, we are frequently asked to prove that we are not robots (2019). In the algorithmic culture with which we are now imbued, not only does the way we create and share meaning imply both human and algorithmic agency, but the very capacity for …

The digital re-mediation of sociability

Luciano Petullà · May 10, 2014

danah boyd and the adolescent probes Describing the socio-cultural context in which communication technologies are situated and used is an evident merit of danah boyd, a very polyedric American social researcher, herself digital native, scholar and professionist - at moment Principal Researcher at Microsoft. Consequently, her works are not easily summarizable through slogans. In the case of her last work, a book gathering a long series of researches on teens' sociability, the warning comes immediately from the title. In effect, It’s Complicated: The Social Lives of …

Incubating and developing innovation

Luciano Petullà · August 8, 2013

The mirage of Silicon Valley People used to follow digital product development very often stumble upon comments and reflections about vitality and expertize that some peculiar regional areas have for finding product solution and founding high-tech successful companies. On the other hand, the black shadow over our economic scenario and the recurrent postponement of its end certify the tough passage of post-industrial era with its effects of turbulent environment on economy. So, the flexibility and applicability of electronics, software and telecommunication …

When phone meets the edges of world

Luciano Petullà · December 13, 2008

ICTs adoption in emerging societies and its social, cultural and economical impacts Years passed since we reasoned about possibilities to arrange a peculiar field of study for the telephone. Meantime, it has been written very much on topic, and many scholars added the group, focusing both general aspects and specific ones with essays that did not quite neglect anything, and the “quite” saves us from any next surprise. In effect, if we would find an analogy to describe some phenomenon related to new media, and we want to be understood, we do never remain delude focusing on …

The grasp on means and contents

Luciano Petullà · August 25, 2008

Web 2.0 and the spirit of amateur technical culture The evolution of actual ICT platforms toward a user interaction binding user-friendliness with increasingly capability in the creation, managing and sharing of contents regarding innumerable activities is normally indicated with the term web 2.0. This definition - coined following the typical stylish software upgrading - describes the second new wave of internet technologies. These applications, differently from previous software ones developed during first web phase (1995-2005), exalt in a better way the dynamical, open, …