Definitions
The following are definitions of terms I came up with and use periodically:
GridThink – A type of literacy based on left-brain functions that are rational, abstract and linear.
HoloGrok – A type of literacy based on new media, which primarily requires right-brain processing that is spherical, musical, multi-sensory and nonlinear.
Media Composting - The repurposing/recycling/remediation of old or dead media into new media, i.e. mashups, remixing, sampling, cut and paste, collage, etc.
Media Permaculture – The application of organic farming concepts to the study of media as a kind of living environment. It presumes that the engaged mind is like a garden, and not a programmable computer.
Mediacology - The conflation of media and ecology.
Mediacolgoical Niche – Like an ecological niche, this is a niche media environment that takes into into account the mind, environment.
