http://thesocietypages.org/cyborgology/2011/11/11/the-social-tattoo-project-slacktivism-on-a-new-frontier/ We live in a cyborg society. Technology has infiltrated the most fundamental aspects of our lives: social organization, the body, even our self-concepts. This blog chronicles our new, augmented reality. Thu, 09 Apr 2015 21:16:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://thesocietypages.org/cyborgology/2011/11/11/the-social-tattoo-project-slacktivism-on-a-new-frontier/#comment-3819 Tue, 01 May 2012 19:47:04 +0000 http://thesocietypages.org/cyborgology/?p=4641#comment-3819 […] week, an ad agency (BBH Labs [see: previous stunt]) succeeded at its goal of grabbing headlines (see: Pitchfork and Wired) by employing homeless […]

]]> http://thesocietypages.org/cyborgology/2011/11/11/the-social-tattoo-project-slacktivism-on-a-new-frontier/#comment-3818 Tue, 01 May 2012 19:40:51 +0000 http://thesocietypages.org/cyborgology/?p=4641#comment-3818 […] week, an ad agency (BBH Labs [see: previous stunt]) succeeded at its goal of grabbing headlines (see: Pitchfork and Wired) by employing homeless […]

]]> http://thesocietypages.org/cyborgology/2011/11/11/the-social-tattoo-project-slacktivism-on-a-new-frontier/#comment-3328 Wed, 14 Mar 2012 13:41:53 +0000 http://thesocietypages.org/cyborgology/?p=4641#comment-3328 […] week, an ad agency (BBH Labs [see: previous stunt]) succeeded at its goal of grabbing headlines (see: Pitchfork and Wired) by employing homeless […]

]]> http://thesocietypages.org/cyborgology/2011/11/11/the-social-tattoo-project-slacktivism-on-a-new-frontier/#comment-2635 Sun, 15 Jan 2012 21:00:38 +0000 http://thesocietypages.org/cyborgology/?p=4641#comment-2635 […] The Social Tattoo Project: Slacktivism on a New Frontier? » Cyborgology I have written previously about the need to re-frame our assumptions about contemporary tattooing and body art practices. Most notably, I have called for a pro-social conception of contemporary tattooing , a conception of tattooing that sees these indelible inscriptions not as indicators of future deviance or mental pathology (Koch et al 2005), but as marks of heightened sociality, strong ties, and identity work. That is, having a tattoo no longer serves as a “mark of disaffiliation” from others (Sanders 1988). This is because of the increasing ubiquity of tattooing in the United States : its popularity cuts across nearly all class, race, and gender divides (Laumann 2006). […]

]]> http://thesocietypages.org/cyborgology/2011/11/11/the-social-tattoo-project-slacktivism-on-a-new-frontier/#comment-1941 Sat, 12 Nov 2011 10:11:56 +0000 http://thesocietypages.org/cyborgology/?p=4641#comment-1941 Unfortunately it looks like has tags are here to stay. Twitter has made them so popular and “cool” they are popping up in everyday grammar, graffiti etc. Marketing is really taking it to the extreme to to get a product out on twitter.

]]> http://thesocietypages.org/cyborgology/2011/11/11/the-social-tattoo-project-slacktivism-on-a-new-frontier/#comment-1939 Sat, 12 Nov 2011 00:17:30 +0000 http://thesocietypages.org/cyborgology/?p=4641#comment-1939 I’m just amazed that people are getting hashtags tattooed on themselves. Surely, the hashtag is just a temporary symbol.

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