book talk & borrel - Maps as Media by Alex Gekker

Netherlands Join Internet Archive Europe for a conversation with Alex Gekker who presents his book Maps as Media Maps have escaped from the confines of road atlases or decorative frames to being ubiquitous on our screens. Using a GPS while driving, looking for a shop on Google Maps, or tracking a food delivery – all involve some form of digital maps. Rather than depicting existing reality, maps are active agents in changing it, all the while making use of personalization algorithms, content curation and other techniques that are pervasive in digital media. In doing so, maps are reorienting our geography… Hosted by Internet Archive Europe & Alex Gekker