April 19, 2018 archive

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Out of what I comprehended from the articles they clarify how the young is appended to online networking. The impact that web-based social networking has on gatherings and groups has advantages and disadvantages. For instance there are online sites that enable the young to work in bunches together basically. A con would most likely be …

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Communities and Groups

after reading the articles it has shown me exactly how I already thought about the internet and this era. There are many pros and cons when it comes to social media. Social media helps us come together and gives us our platform to share our thoughts and opinions. But as a society we are too …

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Groups and Communities

Out of what I understood from the articles they explain how the youth is attached to social media. The effect that social media has on groups and communities has pros and cons. For example there are online websites that allow the youth to work in groups together virtually. A con would probably be is it …

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Social Software and Groups 4/19

Social software enables us to work together in groups because social media creates public platforms. As “Abundance in Scarcity” states, within a system, new boundaries are created while old ones are simultaneously destroyed.  The Internet and social software can be thought of through the Hawaiian Slack Key Approach: people are conduits in which individual expression …

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Groups and communities

The article “Social Network Sites: Public, Private, or What?” spoke about something very interesting. “More conservative educators view social technologies as a product of the devil, bound to do nothing but corrupt and destroy todays youth.” This quote illustrates that the old school way of teaching. Using Print media are far more effective in learning. Unlike …

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groups and communities.

Reading these articles, I realize how attached and obsessed we are when it comes to social media. Social media has become a part of our everyday lives and some people cannot live without it. I mean that literally because social media actually pays some people’s bills.  This week, we are discussing online communities and groups. …

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Groups and communities

These articles speak on how connected todays youth is with social media. In the article titled Social Network Sites: Public, Private, or What? It says “More conservative educators view social technologies as a product of the devil, bound to do nothing but corrupt and destroy todays youth.” I found that interesting because sometimes I do …

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Weekly post- Topic: Hacking Social Software, The Public and Communities

Social Software and groups

I found the readings to be interesting because they’re relevant to the times. The readings touched on the positives and negatives of being able to so quickly and seamlessly create groups and communities online.  In my own personal experience I found the ease of gathering people and getting in touch with people to be very …

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Class Activity 4/19- Online Communities and Groups

Penelope Andujar and Kaitlyn Woelpper’s Class Activity (~30 minutes): Divide into three groups. Think of a prominent trend/group/counterculture within the last twenty years that developed primarily from an interactive online platform. Now, fast-forward twenty years from now. Predict where you foresee the future of online communities heading. For example: How will the platforms that house …

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