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2009/01/14

CZ art hoax

   January 14, 2009      

http://us.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/01/14/eu.czech.art.row/index.html#cnnSTCText

 

Cerny, and his main collaborators Kristof Kintera and Tomas Pospiszyl apologized to Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek and other government ministers Tuesday, according to a statement on the artist's Web site, for " not having informed them about what is true and for having misled them.The statement adds that Cerny and his colleagues initially wanted to use 27 European artists for "Entropa", but fell short due to lack of time and money. Instead, they say, they decided to create fictional artists, some of whom have even been given their own Web sites.advertisementCerny says he knew the truth would eventually come out but adds: "We believe that the environment of Brussels is capable of ironic self-reflection, we believe in the sense of humor of European nations and their representatives.

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CZ art hoax

   January 14, 2009      

http://us.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/01/14/eu.czech.art.row/index.html#cnnSTCText

 

Cerny, and his main collaborators Kristof Kintera and Tomas Pospiszyl apologized to Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek and other government ministers Tuesday, according to a statement on the artist's Web site, for " not having informed them about what is true and for having misled them.The statement adds that Cerny and his colleagues initially wanted to use 27 European artists for "Entropa", but fell short due to lack of time and money. Instead, they say, they decided to create fictional artists, some of whom have even been given their own Web sites.advertisementCerny says he knew the truth would eventually come out but adds: "We believe that the environment of Brussels is capable of ironic self-reflection, we believe in the sense of humor of European nations and their representatives.

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2008/10/19

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2008/07/17

Why you should never try to baptize guy in Netherlands

   July 17, 2008      

[23:25:34] guyinholland says: romania is full of baptists
[23:25:41] guyinholland says: well ... american businesses
[23:25:53] guyinholland says: this one is a former univ colleague
[23:25:55] guyinholland says: baptist from romania: ei sun mincinosi, vezi ii ca si in povestea lu Nobel, cred ca el a facut dinamita, daca imi aduc aminte bine, el a facut-o sa ajute mineri, dar dupa aia oameni ce or facut cu ea
[23:26:46] guyinholland says: he's telling me that all the new cristians are liars and in some story about Nobel, he believes that he had invented dynamite, and if he remembers well Nobel did it to help the miners
[23:27:16] guyinholland says: I think going stoned in a baptist church it's the foking funniest thing you can ever do
[23:27:26] guyinholland says: i think I'll laugh the shit out of my ass
[23:27:28] !Martis says: hahaha
[23:27:39] !Martis says: yeah, the part with nobel might be true
[23:27:48] !Martis says: and he is not lieing about christians :D
[23:28:06] guyinholland says: well ...
[23:28:16] guyinholland says: I;m laughing like a crazy here
[23:28:22] guyinholland says: he is trying to corrupt me
[23:28:31] guyinholland says: i gave him Bjork ... Metallica ... etc
[23:28:40] guyinholland says: to tell him that I'm openminded
[23:28:48] guyinholland says: he told me that I'm against god
[23:29:06] !Martis says: :D
[23:29:06] guyinholland says: I replied ... yes ... because I am a God myself ...
[23:29:08] guyinholland says: :D
[23:29:10] !Martis says: of course you are
[23:29:13] !Martis says: :D
[23:29:23] guyinholland says: wtf do I need your bullshitter
[23:29:31] guyinholland says: I can bullshit myself
[23:29:33] !Martis says: :D
[23:29:43] guyinholland says: he told me that I must have smoken something ... here in NL
[23:29:55] guyinholland says: and i told him OF COURSE I DO YOU DUMBASS
[23:30:03] guyinholland says: I'm foking stoned all dat long
[23:30:16] guyinholland says: day
[23:30:20] !Martis says: hahahahhaha
[23:30:22] guyinholland says: now I'm satanized
[23:30:33] guyinholland says: ok
[23:30:44] guyinholland says: let's see how much will cost me to get exorcized

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Why you should never try to baptize guy in Netherlands

   July 17, 2008      

[23:25:34] guyinholland says: romania is full of baptists
[23:25:41] guyinholland says: well ... american businesses
[23:25:53] guyinholland says: this one is a former univ colleague
[23:25:55] guyinholland says: baptist from romania: ei sun mincinosi, vezi ii ca si in povestea lu Nobel, cred ca el a facut dinamita, daca imi aduc aminte bine, el a facut-o sa ajute mineri, dar dupa aia oameni ce or facut cu ea
[23:26:46] guyinholland says: he's telling me that all the new cristians are liars and in some story about Nobel, he believes that he had invented dynamite, and if he remembers well Nobel did it to help the miners
[23:27:16] guyinholland says: I think going stoned in a baptist church it's the foking funniest thing you can ever do
[23:27:26] guyinholland says: i think I'll laugh the shit out of my ass
[23:27:28] !Martis says: hahaha
[23:27:39] !Martis says: yeah, the part with nobel might be true
[23:27:48] !Martis says: and he is not lieing about christians :D
[23:28:06] guyinholland says: well ...
[23:28:16] guyinholland says: I;m laughing like a crazy here
[23:28:22] guyinholland says: he is trying to corrupt me
[23:28:31] guyinholland says: i gave him Bjork ... Metallica ... etc
[23:28:40] guyinholland says: to tell him that I'm openminded
[23:28:48] guyinholland says: he told me that I'm against god
[23:29:06] !Martis says: :D
[23:29:06] guyinholland says: I replied ... yes ... because I am a God myself ...
[23:29:08] guyinholland says: :D
[23:29:10] !Martis says: of course you are
[23:29:13] !Martis says: :D
[23:29:23] guyinholland says: wtf do I need your bullshitter
[23:29:31] guyinholland says: I can bullshit myself
[23:29:33] !Martis says: :D
[23:29:43] guyinholland says: he told me that I must have smoken something ... here in NL
[23:29:55] guyinholland says: and i told him OF COURSE I DO YOU DUMBASS
[23:30:03] guyinholland says: I'm foking stoned all dat long
[23:30:16] guyinholland says: day
[23:30:20] !Martis says: hahahahhaha
[23:30:22] guyinholland says: now I'm satanized
[23:30:33] guyinholland says: ok
[23:30:44] guyinholland says: let's see how much will cost me to get exorcized

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2008/04/24

2008/02/22

Why metaphor works?

   February 22, 2008      

The question, which arose was - why metaphor works? Should it not be formed according to our life experiences, religious beliefs, country we live and surrounding environment? The answer is somewhat moody - if you do not have experience and archetypes when creating metaphor - your expression could be not so effective, but in general the topic is about universal things. Metaphor in deeper sense is not some kind of language figure, but it is cognitive process, which starts before we say (get) our words, which is fundamental in every human being. Lakoff and Johnson says, that metaphor is closely related to human perception of space and time and motoric reactions, which are defined by body and brain functions. This implies that (as every human has a body and a brain) conceptual structures and alike in all mankind. When using metaphor one can describe unknown ideas using very simple descriptions, which are very known to a person, due to the fact, that she is familiar with them from within. So metaphor is a description of physical and perceivable state of a person, which could be communicated using words only (visual, verbal means of communication), which create resonance within unconscious mind.

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Why metaphor works?

   February 22, 2008      

The question, which arose was - why metaphor works? Should it not be formed according to our life experiences, religious beliefs, country we live and surrounding environment? The answer is somewhat moody - if you do not have experience and archetypes when creating metaphor - your expression could be not so effective, but in general the topic is about universal things. Metaphor in deeper sense is not some kind of language figure, but it is cognitive process, which starts before we say (get) our words, which is fundamental in every human being. Lakoff and Johnson says, that metaphor is closely related to human perception of space and time and motoric reactions, which are defined by body and brain functions. This implies that (as every human has a body and a brain) conceptual structures and alike in all mankind. When using metaphor one can describe unknown ideas using very simple descriptions, which are very known to a person, due to the fact, that she is familiar with them from within. So metaphor is a description of physical and perceivable state of a person, which could be communicated using words only (visual, verbal means of communication), which create resonance within unconscious mind.

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2008/02/20

On Metaphor and Advertisement

   February 20, 2008      

..So the start of journey to rhetoric is to understand how unconsciousness works, to go deep to psycholinguistics. As it has been mentioned before - this is related to unique skill of a human - to notice and summarize similarities between different individuals and object classes. It is the same principle which is used in metaphoric processes. The foundation of metaphoric transformation is external description of inner qualities, purpose, functions, sometimes to create emotional impression and assessment.


The guys in Cognitive Linguistics have tried to prove that there is such thing as fundamental conceptual metaphor theory as one of the primary tool for cognition and perception. Conscious or unconscious use of conceptual metaphors in advertisement help to create the atmosphere of subtle details, which could not be shown otherwise. In pursuing the goal to create more effective advertisement one can use metaphors for very specific and exact purpose: I.e. by creating playful tension between metaphoric and natural meaning you can communicate multidimensional perspectives of cognition.
By changing the natural (usual) way of seeing and understanding the world by using metaphors one can open new semantic horizon, which allows to make new, unusual meaning in usual environment.
This expands definition of advertisement: advertisement is multidimensional, cultural business, which is not only creating its own goods, but also seeds social values, specific point of view and ways of consumer behavior (Rubavičius, 2004, p.17).

So research which trends of metaphoric transformation in advertisement, how the prospect of life of language systems is reflected in advertisement is very important not only for the theory of advertisement, but also for practical reasons: it can show which context is more effective and persuasive when influencing the consciousness of a consumer, and creates a framework for  creation of more effective psychological and commercial advertisement.

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at February 20, 2008 0 comments

On Metaphor and Advertisement

   February 20, 2008      

..So the start of journey to rhetoric is to understand how unconsciousness works, to go deep to psycholinguistics. As it has been mentioned before - this is related to unique skill of a human - to notice and summarize similarities between different individuals and object classes. It is the same principle which is used in metaphoric processes. The foundation of metaphoric transformation is external description of inner qualities, purpose, functions, sometimes to create emotional impression and assessment.


The guys in Cognitive Linguistics have tried to prove that there is such thing as fundamental conceptual metaphor theory as one of the primary tool for cognition and perception. Conscious or unconscious use of conceptual metaphors in advertisement help to create the atmosphere of subtle details, which could not be shown otherwise. In pursuing the goal to create more effective advertisement one can use metaphors for very specific and exact purpose: I.e. by creating playful tension between metaphoric and natural meaning you can communicate multidimensional perspectives of cognition.
By changing the natural (usual) way of seeing and understanding the world by using metaphors one can open new semantic horizon, which allows to make new, unusual meaning in usual environment.
This expands definition of advertisement: advertisement is multidimensional, cultural business, which is not only creating its own goods, but also seeds social values, specific point of view and ways of consumer behavior (Rubavičius, 2004, p.17).

So research which trends of metaphoric transformation in advertisement, how the prospect of life of language systems is reflected in advertisement is very important not only for the theory of advertisement, but also for practical reasons: it can show which context is more effective and persuasive when influencing the consciousness of a consumer, and creates a framework for  creation of more effective psychological and commercial advertisement.

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Semantic Fields and Tag Clouds

   February 20, 2008      

Tag Clouds can create perfect semantic fields and it is possible to understand more about the author (in case of blogs), the main idea of website and the spirit of the community (in case of portals or social networking sites).

Also semantic fields can be used to explain for the customer why in the hell he needs Tag Cloud in the first place.

Provided that blog is written by the same person and the person has more or less stable area of interests and is using tags in proper way: it should be possible to create one mental image, which would define the blog. On the other hand, if person tags posts according to things he wants to show (or tries to manipulate you) - still you will get some kind of understanding what drives her.

While it is easy to influence creation of tag clouds for one person blog, it is much more difficult to manipulate it if the blog is written by different (independent) persons and almost impossible to do it if tag clouds are created on the fly in social networking sites (of course - if data is not tampered with).

Also this reminded me a friend, who is doing text analyzes for SEO, basically what he does is extracting semantic field from the text an analyzes if it contains keywords which he requires. If not - the text is rewritten in such way, that semantic field matches keywords.

I have started to think about the tool, which creates Tag Clouds by counting repetitions of words and creating a cloud for an article or for a blog. Now just there is a need to find a perfect formula..

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at February 20, 2008 0 comments

Semantic Fields and Tag Clouds

   February 20, 2008      

Tag Clouds can create perfect semantic fields and it is possible to understand more about the author (in case of blogs), the main idea of website and the spirit of the community (in case of portals or social networking sites).

Also semantic fields can be used to explain for the customer why in the hell he needs Tag Cloud in the first place.

Provided that blog is written by the same person and the person has more or less stable area of interests and is using tags in proper way: it should be possible to create one mental image, which would define the blog. On the other hand, if person tags posts according to things he wants to show (or tries to manipulate you) - still you will get some kind of understanding what drives her.

While it is easy to influence creation of tag clouds for one person blog, it is much more difficult to manipulate it if the blog is written by different (independent) persons and almost impossible to do it if tag clouds are created on the fly in social networking sites (of course - if data is not tampered with).

Also this reminded me a friend, who is doing text analyzes for SEO, basically what he does is extracting semantic field from the text an analyzes if it contains keywords which he requires. If not - the text is rewritten in such way, that semantic field matches keywords.

I have started to think about the tool, which creates Tag Clouds by counting repetitions of words and creating a cloud for an article or for a blog. Now just there is a need to find a perfect formula..

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