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The Influencers 2009
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Wolfgang Staehle

Part 1

1991: the first BBS (Bulletin Board Systems). The Thing New York was born.

The Influencers 2009

Wolfgang Staehle

Wolfgang Staehle

Part 1

Wolfgang Staehle - The Influencers 2009 (1)

1991: the first BBS (Bulletin Board Systems). The Thing New York was born.

Wolfgang Staehle

Part 2

Wolfgang Staehle - The Influencers 2009 (2)

1991-4: the first multimedia on-line experiments. Selling images, establishing connections with physical space, first locally then in long distance.

Wolfgang Staehle

Part 3

Wolfgang Staehle - The Influencers 2009 (3)

1995: the first mailing lists. The Thing becomes a non profit organization. The first Web site and the idea of making it function as a social network. The first web cam at The Thing.

Wolfgang Staehle

Part 4

Wolfgang Staehle - The Influencers 2009 (4)

Between electronic bodies and physical space at the time. Ricardo Dominguez's Electronic Disturbance Theater project and the first acts of "electronic civil disobedience".

Wolfgang Staehle

Part 5

Wolfgang Staehle - The Influencers 2009 (5)

1999: The Millennium Copyright Act and first Yes Men actions, hosted by The Thing servers. Etoy and the Toy War case rigt in the middle of the "dot-com" bubble.

Wolfgang Staehle

Part 6

Wolfgang Staehle - The Influencers 2009 (6)

The relationship between Staehle's networking activities and his work as an artist. "The first time I saw the sunrise in Manhattan was in Germany": "Empire 24/7" and the "Untitled" real time installation on September 11, 2001. The Anschauung and being accused of being an "escapist" artist.