[-empyre-] Question

[John Hopkins]

>these places where users can enter data and briefly express themselves
>are quickly becoming a powerful form of written communication and
>therefore we creative types must begin to explore those conduits
>as venues/canvasses for interesting words....

these are surficial platitudes ... I really don't see that this power 
resides in any personal space, but merely in the giving attention to 
the technological substrate ... and while there is the argument that 
'tagging' is personal expression, it is also merely emphasizing the 
oppressive architectural forms comprising urban areas.

jh