
T̶h̶r̶e̶e̶ F̶o̶u̶r̶ Five geographers mapping the geographies of user-generated online content. @mattzook @geoplace @kyjts @geographiliac and @atepoorthuis
Lexington, KY // Oxford, UK
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"This is an essay about maps. But it is not just about maps." manifesto.floatingsheep.org/
Many congratulations to our own @geoplace on his promotion to Professor of Internet Geography at @oiioxford!
Many thanks for the UK Campus Writing award! A hearty BAAAA to @UKWRD
#FSM6 bit.ly/1RxLytd
6a.Maps of the digital reflect the material.
6b.But this reflection is distorted.
#FSM5 bit.ly/1RxLytd
5a. Map or be mapped.
5b. But not everything can (or should) be mapped.
#FSM4 bit.ly/1RxLytd
4a. Pretty maps are better than ugly maps.
4b. But ugly maps will do in a pinch.
#FSM3 bit.ly/1RxLytd
3a.Maps are now fundamentally different.
3b.But maps are still fundamentally the same.
#FSM2 bit.ly/1RxLytd
2a. All maps lie.
2b. But lies are the source of maps' power.
#FSM1 bit.ly/1RxLytd
-Maps help us to understand the world.
-But maps also produce the world as we know it.
Our work was never just about the maps, rather, it was about how maps help us gain new perspectives on the world. bit.ly/1RxLytd
A map may fail to engage with social theory but sometimes you just want to find a kebab shop bit.ly/1RxLytd
TBT. Chuck Norris vs. Hobbits. bit.ly/24vIwNf
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"You are here, a blinking little blue dot of priority."
manifesto.floatingsheep.org/
The Floating Sheep Manifesto
manifesto.floatingsheep.org/
We are the map, we are the mapped, we are the mapping. We are the unmap, we are the unmapped, we are the unmapping. bit.ly/1RxLytd
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How do you draw & define neighbourhoods? Join Prof Ate Poorthuis at #FCL_LunchTalks #BigData
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