From: "Ken Friedman" <ken.fr-*at*bi.no>;
To: <trebor-*at*earthlink.net>;; <gee-*at*xs4all.nl>;
Sent: Monday, September 08, 2003 3:32 PM
Subject: Social Network Architectures
Dear Trebor and Geert,
Your call for participation in Social Network Architectures
came up on the new Media Curating List. I would like to
participate.
Two specific issues interest me.
One is the history of social networks in and through art.
The other is the problem of why so many networks have
failed. The virtues and problems of networks constitute
an important stream of research in the social and behavioral
sciences, and it seems to me that much of what is being
learned can be applied to art.
I recently finished a study on these themes for a book on
the prehistory of the Internet, and this conference offers
and opportunity to carry forward.
A short bio appears below.
Best regards,
Ken

Ken Friedman is associate professor of design theory at Denmark's
Design School and associate professor of leadership and strategic
design at the Norwegian School of Management. He is also visiting
professor at Staffordshire University School of Art and Design.
Friedman works on knowledge economy issues as well as philosophy and
theory of design. Prof. Friedman has published articles and books on
management and organization, information science, and art. In the
1980s, he was publisher and CEO of The Art Economist Corporation in
New York. He serves on the Editorial Advisory Board of
ARTbibliographies Modern.
Ken Friedman is also a practicing artist and designer who was active
in the international laboratory of designers, artists, and architects
known as Fluxus.

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Ken Friedman, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Leadership and Strategic Design
Department of Leadership and Organization
Norwegian School of Management
Visiting Professor
Advanced Research Institute
School of Art and Design
Staffordshire University