"We live in public" or how Josh Harris saw the future of Internet

Posted Mar 13, 2010 by Jane
Thanks to the documentary shows Traveling in Mexico, yesterday I had the opportunity to see "We live in public" (We live in public), a film by Ondi Timmona about loss of privacy on the Internet.
(UpVery.com) Mar 13, 2010 -- Thanks to the documentary shows Traveling in Mexico, yesterday I had the opportunity to see "We live in public" (We live in public), a film by Ondi Timmona about loss of privacy on the Internet. It is about the life and work of Josh Harris, one of the pioneers of cyberspace, who prophesied in 1999 the effects of social networks.

Harris was an early investor in Internet television, to founding the late 90's Pseudo.com. Ahead of his time, Harris predicted a channel with a range of numerous options, each designed for a specific audience. In one of the fragments of the documentary, Harris declares at one of the CBS executives who plan to unseat him with this model of transmission.

However, Harris was an eccentric character, almost lunatic. His legendary parties and public appearances dressed as a clown (with an alter ego named Luvie) away investors. Segregated by his company, took his money and embarked on one of the most controversial social experiments of the time: "Silence: We live in Public"

This initiative, a cross between an art project and a concentration camp, was imprisoned in a "hotel" in New York underground 100 artists, filming every movement of the participants. There was no privacy: from the bath to the dining room (and even the toilet). Each space was Cubières to provide 24-hour surveillance. Also installed a TV in each booth, so that the channels could be tuned were the other rooms. (Does this sound familiar?)

The aim was to bring Harris to limit the consequences of a life entirely public. The people did not have to pay anything. "Everything is free, minus the video taping of your life. That Pertec us. "Harris said in an excerpt of the video. The result was that each individual had a deep desire for recognition and fame, even if it meant the complete waiver of privacy. Sure, the outcome was not free: the mental breakdown included many of the participants. In the end, on 1 January 2000, the experiment was stopped by police intervention in New York.

Following the closure of "Silence", Harris decided to take his experiment on the limit. Together with his girlfriend Tanya, a former presenter of Pseudo-opened the website weliveinpublic.com. The site was the live broadcast from every corner of the house, becoming the first couple to share on video every aspect of your life. Although at first it was funny in the end the relationship collapsed. "In a relationship, the best you can do is shut up and listen. When everything is public, is a battle of egos, "says Tanya in a part of the winning film. A scene is heartbreaking: after a fight between the couple, the immediate reaction of each was connected to the chat to check audience response.

Harris ends up in bankruptcy after the collapse of the burbuja.com. In 2005 he attempted to return, the companies did not trust its excesses and eccentricities. "Andy Warhol was wrong. People do not want 15 minutes of fame. He wants 15 minutes a day, "says Harris. Ten years ago, when there was no broadband and many of the services that we consider almost indispensable today were a dream, Harris sensed with an amazing foresight the consequences of our online life.

The closing of the film is overwhelming. Ondi Portella, the director, discusses the value of social networks. " 'How does trading on Facebook reaches 15 billion dollars? We give you value. " Portella explains how advertising feeds on the keywords of what we share in the net, returning ads tailored to what is believed we like it or not. Gladly publish that information for later consumption. Under this scheme, Harris Case is chillingly accurate: "Everything is free, minus the video we recorded for you. That belongs to us. "

We live in public is part of the Official Section of Ambulatory and presented a future in the cities of Morelia, San Cristobal de las Casas, Monterrey, Oaxaca, Tijuana, Guadalajara and Xalapa, Mexico. The film boasts the Grand Jury Prize (2009) by the Sundance Film Festival. I leave you with the trailer in case you like to see it.

(Incidentally, you know what was the first thing I did after watching the documentary? Publish Twitter).

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