{"id":5192,"date":"2011-10-31T11:22:59","date_gmt":"2011-10-31T15:22:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/cyborgology\/?p=5192"},"modified":"2011-10-31T11:25:30","modified_gmt":"2011-10-31T15:25:30","slug":"postmodern-ghouls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/cyborgology\/2011\/10\/31\/postmodern-ghouls\/","title":{"rendered":"Postmodern Ghouls"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/cyborgology\/files\/2011\/10\/lollipop1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5195\" src=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/cyborgology\/files\/2011\/10\/lollipop1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/cyborgology\/files\/2011\/10\/lollipop1.jpg 640w, https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/cyborgology\/files\/2011\/10\/lollipop1-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A short psychological thriller titled <a href=\"http:\/\/www.takethislollipop.com\/\">\u201cTake This Lollipop\u201d<\/a> has been circulating The Net just in time for Halloween. This video depicts a presumably psychotic man (pictured above) hacking into and becoming irate about, YOUR Facebook page. Not only does the video literally embody fears about digital security, but captures numerous aspects of the web 2.0 culture. The experience is <strong>personalized and interactive<\/strong>, as the video incorporates actual content from each viewer\u2019s Facebook page. The experience is <strong>augmented<\/strong>, as the viewer\u2019s heavily <em>digital<\/em> experience (watching an online video, about digital insecurity, incorporating the viewer\u2019s own digital persona) elicits <em>corporeal<\/em> fear. Finally, the experience is <strong>broadcast and re-documented,<\/strong> as people tape themselves watching the video and share their reactions on YouTube (see one after the jump).<!--more--><\/p>\n<span class=\"vvqbox vvqyoutube\" style=\"width:425px;height:344px;\"><span id=\"vvq-5192-youtube-1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=nAYuCDAd05c\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/nAYuCDAd05c\/0.jpg\" alt=\"YouTube Preview Image\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/span>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A short psychological thriller titled \u201cTake This Lollipop\u201d has been circulating The Net just in time for Halloween. This video depicts a presumably psychotic man (pictured above) hacking into and becoming irate about, YOUR Facebook page. 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