Digital Derive

Prior to starting this assignment I felt restricted by the stipulation that we could not have intentions, but I was also curious and excited about the possibilities of that the internet provides. I started this project by opening my browser to Google. I don’t have any permanent home pages so my next…

My Dérive

I began my cyberflaneur journey with finger-tutting on YouTube; I had heard about the little subculture for some time. At first I thought the recommended tab would reveal more finger-tutting videos so I could dive deeper down the rabbit hole. I’ve actually done something similar to this before, where I’ve…

Mr. Durant has left OKC, but has the Internet still shocked

I started my digital dérive on Google’s homepage. Let me tell you off back, this is one of the best experiences I had on the Internet. Maybe because I loved the plot the movie was taking me. As I started my dérive, The Game 3…

If Silent Sentinels met a Flâneur…

Romantic as it first sounded to me, I quickly realized browsing without intention was simply just not within my capacity as a person. Whatever has been recently occupying my mind seems to find it’s way to the surface of every pot, be it the internet or the water I…

Dérive: The Palimpsest

My first attempt at the dérive did not go so well. With every letter I typed into Google came a suggested word or…

Digital Dèrive

The start point for my surfing was probably the toughest part of the assignment. I usually scroll back in forth between a few sites…

And Once Again Bacon Saves the Day

It’s not common for us to enter the internet with no direction, so when put into a position that…

The End of the Internet.

I set out to discover something. I didn’t know what it was that I was looking for, but knew that if it was out there, I would find it.

I started by searching for “the edge of the internet” and began to explore. After a brief jaunt through the ad-littered…

Derive

I would wager that eighty percent of my time online is spent aimlessly wandering. However, I drew a blank when I was tasked with freely surfing…

Digital Dérive: Looking into the Uninterested

We’re all aware of trains and other modes of rail transport but I’ve never given…