L’Oeil has seen April 2012

April 10, 2012 in L'OEIL HAS SEEN

According to an American survey, tablet owners tend to use them a great deal in the six months following their purchase. Bur after a few months, their use settles down and becomes restricted to a few activities, like watching a video or a film, or reading a book or a newspaper.… Lire la suite / See next

L’Oeil has seen March

March 8, 2012 in L'OEIL HAS SEEN

Too much chat
Florence Ehnuel, a professor of philosophy, has taken a stance against the noise created by chatting. She talks about impunity, about the trivialisation of common incivility and about cowardice. Her young interlocutors explain their contempt for the “not fun or popular” swot.… Lire la suite / See next

L’Oeil has seen

February 10, 2012 in L'OEIL HAS SEEN

“Individualistic, arrogant, unstable at work, undecided in love, addicted to porn, depoliticized, uncultivated…Critics bemoan 18-30 year-olds, the infamous “Generation Y”. To show the inventiveness of this group of people, Julia Tissier and Myriam Levain have decided to let them have their say.… Lire la suite / See next

L’Oeil has seen january

January 17, 2012 in L'OEIL HAS SEEN

French people and digital technology: they are making the most of digital technology, in an enthusiastic way, but they have a hard time thinking digital.   They have expressed their great expectations in terms of assistance and education in the following survey:
www.tns-sofres.com/points-de-vue/A5AC8D8732DB4E37B92FFC4BCC8B6335.aspx

Anonymous, a name which intrigues, disturbs and fascinates.  The powerful, the authorities, the Mafia, major corporations, institutions and even governments all shudder at its name.   Rooted deep in the Internet culture, this cyber culture which has fed hackers and developed its own digital humanistic values, is a new form of activism which could redefine the social struggle.  Frédéric Bardeau has written a well-documented book about them:    http://bit.ly/sGGoXY