Kommentare für MarkSimon.de http://blog.marksimon.de This is what I am up to Mon, 15 Feb 2010 21:17:41 +0000 hourly 1 Kommentar zu Principles of Virtual Sensation von Mark http://blog.marksimon.de/2010/01/21/principles-of-virtual-sensation/#comment-2849 Mark Mon, 15 Feb 2010 21:17:41 +0000 http://blog.marksimon.de/?p=953#comment-2849 Funny, I remember reading that ;) I just wish I had read your article back two years ago when I wrote my master thesis and was in dire need of some theoretical background on how TV audiences engage in play-like behaviour. I hope you're alright with me quoting that on my little site here. Funny, I remember reading that ;)

I just wish I had read your article back two years ago when I wrote my master thesis and was in dire need of some theoretical background on how TV audiences engage in play-like behaviour.

I hope you’re alright with me quoting that on my little site here.

]]> Kommentar zu Principles of Virtual Sensation von Steve Swink http://blog.marksimon.de/2010/01/21/principles-of-virtual-sensation/#comment-2848 Steve Swink Mon, 15 Feb 2010 20:31:34 +0000 http://blog.marksimon.de/?p=953#comment-2848 Hey, I remember writing that! :) Hey, I remember writing that! :)

]]> Kommentar zu Knowledge Management Audits & Resources von nhie zaghie http://blog.marksimon.de/2009/05/11/knowledge-management-audits-resources/#comment-1590 nhie zaghie Sun, 08 Nov 2009 06:04:25 +0000 http://blog.marksimon.de/?p=304#comment-1590 thanx a lot... thanx a lot…

]]> Kommentar zu Lucha Libre – Trade secrets and revelations von Greg Cameron http://blog.marksimon.de/2009/08/16/lucha-libre-trade-secrets-and-revelations/#comment-893 Greg Cameron Wed, 30 Sep 2009 19:24:12 +0000 http://blog.marksimon.de/?p=777#comment-893 Heather Levi's boook "The World of Lucha Libre" is a fine study of Mexican professional wrestling of interest to both academics and to wrestling hardcores. Her best chapters are on the significance of the mask in Lucha Libre(even wrestling fans with a nodding acquaintance with Lucha Libre know that being unmasked is a form of symbolic castration) and the impact of television on Lucha Libre. She approaches pro wrestling as a form of sign-signifying activity(semioticizing, as it were), but she mercifully doesn't bog down in the jargon/metalanguage of semiotics. (Even a no-frills, no-showmanship wrestler such as the great Lou Thesz was engaged in semioticizing - his very body language saying, in effect, "I'm not a clown, I'm the real thing, take me seriously!") In this book she demonstrates a considerable grasp of the history of Lucha Libre, the psychological inner workings of Lucha Libre performers, and the psychology of the performance itself. She even laced on the boots herself! I have some quibbles about the book. She persists in calling Vince McMahon's operation the WWF, even though it changed its name to the WWE years ago for legal reasons. There is relatively little mention of the legendary Mil Mascaras here(a controversial figure within the business) and no mention of his brother Dos Caras. I did not see any mention of the legendary Guerrero family, of great significance both in Mexico and the United States. I see no reference made to El Solitario here. There is no discussion of the impact of Lucha Libre on the styles of Canadian or American performers such as Chris Jericho and the late Chris Benoit. Perhaps she did not feel the matter was within the bounds of her book, but she could have mentioned the influence of Lucha Libre on Japanese professional wrestling in the form of Satoru 'Tiger Mask' Sayama, who would surely not have become 'Tiger Mask' without his unique blend of Lucha Libre, his own martial arts background, and the high-level technical wrestling of Karl Gotch. Lucha Libre even had significant influence on the insane risk-taking of Paul Heyman-era ECW. She might even have pursued his topic into the legendary technician/flier feuds in professional wrestling which were real resentments turned into wrestling angles. The feuds of Lou Thesz/Antonino Rocca(Rocca was not Mexican, but he did bring elements of Lucha Libre to American professional wrestling well before it was generally thought of), and Bret Hart/Shawn Michaels(who was trained by the Mexican wrestler Jose Lothario, a wrestler who enjoyed good runs in Texas, California, and other points south)come to mind here. Lest one thinks this was all show, Lou Thesz's autobiography expresses very real contempt for Rocca, both as a performer and as a person. And Bret Hart's contempt for Shawn Michaels seems very real to me, Hart sometimes mentioning Michaels's 'Mexican' style with some disapproval. An interesting topic that Ms. Levi passed over. The book is well-written and has good 'flow.' I thoroughly recommend this book to both academics and wrestling hardcores. Greg Cameron, Surrey, B.C., Canada Heather Levi’s boook “The World of Lucha Libre” is a fine study of Mexican professional wrestling of interest to both academics and to wrestling hardcores. Her best chapters are on the significance of the mask in Lucha Libre(even wrestling fans with a nodding acquaintance with Lucha Libre know that being unmasked is a form of symbolic castration) and the impact of television on Lucha Libre. She approaches pro wrestling as a form of sign-signifying activity(semioticizing, as it were), but she mercifully doesn’t bog down in the jargon/metalanguage of semiotics. (Even a no-frills, no-showmanship wrestler such as the great Lou Thesz was engaged in semioticizing – his very body language saying, in effect, “I’m not a clown, I’m the real thing, take me seriously!”) In this book she demonstrates a considerable grasp of the history of Lucha Libre, the psychological inner workings of Lucha Libre performers, and the psychology of the performance itself. She even laced on the boots herself! I have some quibbles about the book. She persists in calling Vince McMahon’s operation the WWF, even though it changed its name to the WWE years ago for legal reasons. There is relatively little mention of the legendary Mil Mascaras here(a controversial figure within the business) and no mention of his brother Dos Caras. I did not see any mention of the legendary Guerrero family, of great significance both in Mexico and the United States. I see no reference made to El Solitario here. There is no discussion of the impact of Lucha Libre on the styles of Canadian or American performers such as Chris Jericho and the late Chris Benoit. Perhaps she did not feel the matter was within the bounds of her book, but she could have mentioned the influence of Lucha Libre on Japanese professional wrestling in the form of Satoru ‘Tiger Mask’ Sayama, who would surely not have become ‘Tiger Mask’ without his unique blend of Lucha Libre, his own martial arts background, and the high-level technical wrestling of Karl Gotch. Lucha Libre even had significant influence on the insane risk-taking of Paul Heyman-era ECW. She might even have pursued his topic into the legendary technician/flier feuds in professional wrestling which were real resentments turned into wrestling angles. The feuds of Lou Thesz/Antonino Rocca(Rocca was not Mexican, but he did bring elements of Lucha Libre to American professional wrestling well before it was generally thought of), and Bret Hart/Shawn Michaels(who was trained by the Mexican wrestler Jose Lothario, a wrestler who enjoyed good runs in Texas, California, and other points south)come to mind here. Lest one thinks this was all show, Lou Thesz’s autobiography expresses very real contempt for Rocca, both as a performer and as a person. And Bret Hart’s contempt for Shawn Michaels seems very real to me, Hart sometimes mentioning Michaels’s ‘Mexican’ style with some disapproval. An interesting topic that Ms. Levi passed over. The book is well-written and has good ‘flow.’ I thoroughly recommend this book to both academics and wrestling hardcores. Greg Cameron, Surrey, B.C., Canada

]]> Kommentar zu Enterprise 2.0 ROI revisited von A Quality Metric for Enterprise 2.0? | MarkSimon.de http://blog.marksimon.de/2009/04/22/enterprise-20-roi-revisited/#comment-38 A Quality Metric for Enterprise 2.0? | MarkSimon.de Sat, 18 Jul 2009 08:04:04 +0000 http://blog.marksimon.de/?p=187#comment-38 [...] I have to come back to what I have written about the ROI of Enterprise 2.0 applications. Here and here I phrased an idea of using sociological tool sets to grasp the outcomes and possible benefits of [...] [...] I have to come back to what I have written about the ROI of Enterprise 2.0 applications. Here and here I phrased an idea of using sociological tool sets to grasp the outcomes and possible benefits of [...]

]]> Kommentar zu Best Practice Examples of Social Media & Online Participation Guidelines von Social Media & Online Participation Guidelines Pt. 2 | MarkSimon.de http://blog.marksimon.de/2009/05/08/best-practice-examples-of-social-media-online-participation-guidelines/#comment-21 Social Media & Online Participation Guidelines Pt. 2 | MarkSimon.de Sat, 09 May 2009 07:58:02 +0000 http://blog.marksimon.de/?p=292#comment-21 [...] Hey there! Mark is currently looking for a job in fields he considers himself good at: Internal Communications, Knowledge Management or similar. Read more... « Best Practice Examples of Social Media & Online Participation Guidelines [...] [...] Hey there! Mark is currently looking for a job in fields he considers himself good at: Internal Communications, Knowledge Management or similar. Read more… « Best Practice Examples of Social Media & Online Participation Guidelines [...]

]]> Kommentar zu Intranet and Enterprise 2.0 ROI von Interviews in Intranet Needs Analysis | MarkSimon.de http://blog.marksimon.de/2009/05/05/intranet-and-enterprise-20-roi/#comment-19 Interviews in Intranet Needs Analysis | MarkSimon.de Wed, 06 May 2009 06:43:05 +0000 http://blog.marksimon.de/?p=281#comment-19 [...] Hey there! Mark is currently looking for a job in fields he considers himself good at: Internal Communications, Knowledge Management or similar. Read more... « Intranet and Enterprise 2.0 ROI [...] [...] Hey there! Mark is currently looking for a job in fields he considers himself good at: Internal Communications, Knowledge Management or similar. Read more… « Intranet and Enterprise 2.0 ROI [...]

]]> Kommentar zu A Quality Metric for Enterprise 2.0? von Intranet and Enterprise 2.0 ROI | MarkSimon.de http://blog.marksimon.de/2009/04/28/a-quality-metric-for-enterprise-20/#comment-18 Intranet and Enterprise 2.0 ROI | MarkSimon.de Tue, 05 May 2009 06:29:42 +0000 http://blog.marksimon.de/?p=202#comment-18 [...] have recently pointed out that a solution would be to establish a set of sociological approaches, and i am not alone with [...] [...] have recently pointed out that a solution would be to establish a set of sociological approaches, and i am not alone with [...]

]]> Kommentar zu Enterprise 2.0 and the ROI Mystery von A Quality Metric for Enterprise 2.0? | MarkSimon.de http://blog.marksimon.de/2009/04/17/enterprise-20-and-the-roi-mystery/#comment-15 A Quality Metric for Enterprise 2.0? | MarkSimon.de Tue, 28 Apr 2009 12:19:05 +0000 http://blog.marksimon.de/?p=169#comment-15 [...] I have to come back to what I have written about the ROI of Enterprise 2.0 applications. Here and here I phrased an idea of using sociological tool sets to grasp the outcomes and possible [...] [...] I have to come back to what I have written about the ROI of Enterprise 2.0 applications. Here and here I phrased an idea of using sociological tool sets to grasp the outcomes and possible [...]

]]> Kommentar zu Sunday Links von JG Ballard summarized | MarkSimon.de http://blog.marksimon.de/2009/04/26/sunday-links/#comment-13 JG Ballard summarized | MarkSimon.de Mon, 27 Apr 2009 06:41:43 +0000 http://blog.marksimon.de/?p=205#comment-13 [...] Hey there! Mark is currently looking for a job in fields he considers himself good at: Internal Communications, Knowledge Management or similar. Read more... « Sunday Links [...] [...] Hey there! Mark is currently looking for a job in fields he considers himself good at: Internal Communications, Knowledge Management or similar. Read more… « Sunday Links [...]

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