Upstage the Man
To upstage is to grab media attention away from a “legitimate” power by subversive, often humorous means.
Example: Metamute meets Echelon
Crowdsource the job
To crowdsource is to ask a community or the general public to contribute to a project.
Example: iching daily, one sentence
Aggregate, automate, and visualize data
To aggregate data is to compile it; to automate a process is to use a computer to perform calculations and communications more efficiently; to visualize data is to give it a visually compelling or informative form. Interactive interfaces can often create new forms of access to images, information, or understanding.
Example: Strange Rain, Ruben & Lullaby
Mobilize people
To mobilize is to energize people on the streets or other public spaces, especially using mobile devices such as smartphones or tablet computers like iPads.
Example: Post Secret; Post Secret Cards
DIY
To “Do It Yourself” is to exploit the power of affordable or low tech to accomplish tasks that would normally require large budgets and organizations.
Example: Rory Cubes & Blurb: Remember Me
Distribute and connect information
To distribute and connect is to break up a problem into parts that can be solved then re-assembled
Example: Afternoon, a story; Trauma
Share what was inaccessible
To share formerly concealed information can include making public computer code (as in open-source software like Firefox), information about a neighborhood (as in locative smartphone apps like Yelp), or corporate or government secrets (as in whistleblower sites like Wikileaks). It can also be to reveal hidden meaning.
Example: Fair eTales; Public Secrets
Tap into local networks
To tap into local networks means to engage the nearby people or environment to create a project or solve a problem.
Example: Blurb (gps), Storify