Cyberculture

The collection of cultures and cultural products that exist on and/or are made possible by the Internet, along with the stories told about these cultures and cultural products. This includes methods of adapting/representing aspects of older cultures to electronic (especially text-based) communication.

Resources in this category:

ASCIIBabes
http://www.asciibabes.com/

"ASCII ART? It's an image that is made up of keyboard characters. Sometimes it's as simple as a 'email sig' or an emoticon :) But in the case of asciibabes.com it's a portrait of a person. With an average of 80,000+ keyboard characters. There's a lot happening there, so you might have to move AWAY from the screen to be able to see the detail."

The Book of Zines
http://www.zinebook.com/

This comprehensive and regularly updated site includes extensive references, information, interviews, articles and links about zines and e-zines.

Comparative CyberLexicon: English-Spanish
http://www.fundacion.telefonica.com/at/elex.html

Contains alphabetical list of computer terminology in English to Spanish, there are no definitions provided however it does link to glossaries and dictionaries.

CyberCafe Database Search
http://cybercaptive.com/

This site provides informatoin of cybercafes/internet cafes around the world, searchable by name or location. Each entry includes address, phone number, and URL for the home page.

Ghost Sites: Where Dead Web Sites Live On
http://www.disobey.com/ghostsites/

Online graveyard of dead websites. Features .jpg images of defunct sites.

Interactive Media Awards Winners
http://www.interactivemediaawards.com/winners/winners.asp

Annual awards recognizing "the highest standards of excellence in website design and development and honor individuals and organizations for their outstanding achievement." The Winners Gallery can be sorted by Site Name, Winner, Award Level, or Category

Jargon File Resources
http://catb.org/~esr/jargon/

"This page indexes all the WWW resources associated with the Jargon File and its print version, The New Hacker's Dictionary. It's as official as anything associated with the Jargon File gets." The Jargon File has been known as the lexicon of esoteric hackerly words and phrases since at least 1991. The site also includes the history and folklore of hackers. It has a searchable database for jargon terms and also has links to pages that have other versions of search engines to search the text. You can also download the entire text as a compressed gzip file.

Managing the Digital Enterprise: Intellectual Property
http://digitalenterprise.org/ip/ip.html

Contains summary of and links to topics about intellectual property in the digital realm. Includes the information in a three part podcast.

Netiquette
http://www.albion.com/netiquette/

Learn "network etiquette, the do's and don'ts of online communication." Take a quiz, learn the core rules, or read the extended text covering "both common courtesy online and the informal 'rules of the road' of cyberspace."

Privacy in the Digital Age
http://www.nytimes.com/library/tech/reference/index-privacy....

Numerous articles from the archives of The New York Times regarding privacy and the Internet, including children's privacy and PGP encryption. Also has links to external documents and Websites. (Registration required.)

The Resource Center for Cyberculture Studies
http://rccs.usfca.edu/default.asp

The Resource Center for Cyberculture Studies is an online, academically focused not-for-profit organization devoted to the dissemination of information and resources about cyberculture. Students, professors and anyone interested in the topic will find this site a useful resource.

SEOmoz's Web 2.0 Awards
http://www.seomoz.org/web2.0

Annual awards for Web 2.0 sites that are collected and organized into award categories. Winners and Honorable Mentions are determined by the web's best bloggers, business men and women, and entrepreneurs. SEOmoz is a nonprofit company that provides consulting, Internet marketing and search engine optimization services.

Webby Awards
http://www.webbyawards.com/

Annual "international award honoring excellence on the Internet". Awards are honored in categories such as Interactive Advertising, Online Film & Video, and more. Two honors are presented for each category: The Webby Award and The People's Voice Award. Winners are chosen by The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences.