Week 12

A new MEME for the ZEITGEIST.


MEME - a self-replicating idea, comes from the word gene
Zeitgeist - is "the spirit of the times" or "the spirit of the age." Zeitgeist is the general cultural, intellectual, ethical, spiritual and/or political climate within a nation or even specific groups, along with the general ambiance, morals, sociocultural direction, and mood associated with an era.

http://mtpundit.com/page/2/

Adbusters (as spoken about in WEEK 5 ENTRY TO THIS BLOG)
Paradies of ads, they become more savage over time. The Adbusters Media Foundation is a Canadian-based not-for-profit, anti-consumerist, pro-environment organization founded in 1989 by Kalle Las and Bill Schmalz. The foundation describes itself as 'a global network of artists, activists, writers, pranksters, student, educators and entrepreneurs who want to advance the new social activist movement of the information age.'

http://picasaweb.google.com/114657455700726741534/Absolut

"Occupy Wall Street"

Occupy Wall Street (OWS) is an ongoing series of demonstrations in New York City based in Zuccotti Park in the Wall Street financial district. Initiated by the Canadian activist group Adbusters, the protests were inspired by the Arab Spring movement, especially Cairo'sTahrir Square protests, and the Spanish Indignant. They are mainly protesting social and economic inequality, corporate greed, and the power and influence of corporations, particularly from the financial service sector, and of lobbyists, over government. The participants' slogan "We are the 99%" refers to the difference in wealth between the top 1% and the other citizens of the United States.

http://links.org.au/node/2541

By October 9, similar demonstrations were either ongoing or had been held in 70 major cities and over 600 communities in the U.S., including the estimated 100,000 people who demonstrated on October 15. Internationally, other "Occupy" protests have modeled themselves after Occupy Wall Street, in over 900 cities worldwide. An October 11 poll showed that 54% of Americans have a favorable opinion of the protests, compared to 27% for the Tea Party movement, and up from 38% in a poll conducted October 6–10. An October 12–16 poll found that 67% of New York City voters agreed with the protesters and 87% agreed with their right to protest.

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occupy_Wall_Street]

http://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesmarshallcrotty/2011/10/18/before-occupy-wall-street-i-too-was-a-revolutionary/

"Bull of Wall Street" 
Raging bull representation of power, bull market, the opposite of a reccesion. The Ballerina balance on top of the bull, signifies the grace and soft side of society in control of themselves regardless of the bulls speed.


Kickstarter - Helping business' start, online funding. Allowing companies to start but not have them being attached to partners that they are tied to and may bring them down. 

http://www.greenteadesign.com/thedesigntree/culture/kickstarter/

Kickstarter is an online threshold pledge system for funding creative projects. Kickstarter has funded a diverse array of endeavors, ranging fromindie film and music to journalism, solar energy technology and food-related projects.


Visual communication and society is run by the media.