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 …
April 2018 archive
Apr 19 2018
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 …
Apr 19 2018
Groups and communities
Groups and communities have been around since the internet came around. Social media pages such as Facebook and Instagram are used to support these groups. One of the common themes of the articles was Privacy and Public, with these sites it is very hard for anyone on these sites to have a private life. In …
Apr 19 2018
Hacking Social Software, The Public and Communities
All readings touch base on what I actually agree with and consider to be for the most part true. Social media has definitely taken over a big portion of my generations life, the younger generations, and even mine. I find myself with my phone in my hand probably for the most of my day. I …
Apr 19 2018
Online Communities and groups
All articles I believe speak well on how we are so attached to social media and what happens through social media. Social media is something of an addiction. I agree with the articles and how its changing teenagers and how they interact with others. Since everything is through the internet you don’t see as much …
Apr 18 2018
Hacking Social Software, The Public and Communities Discussion
This is a really good topic especially in this day and time of the popular social media. Social Media has sucked me in because I am normally a very private person. When I first joined Facebook back in 2009 I bee lined straight to the privacy settings to make sure I was private as I …
Apr 12 2018
medium is the message
These days we get media speedier than at any other time. My translation of what I got from the article is that the Medium is the thing that will characterize the message as it were. Back in the days, we were constrained to how we get news or whenever of media. It would fundamentally be …
Apr 12 2018
medium is the message
According to the article, the many different forms of messaging has converged into one. Including oral, visual, and written messages. In the forms of television, print media, and the radio. These new inavasions have sky rocketed the humanity with wireless communication. Which connects us together better than ever before. Examples of these are international trade …
Apr 12 2018
Medium is the Message
Nowadays we get media faster than ever. My interpretation of what I got from the article is that the Medium is what will define the message in a sense. Back in the days, we were limited to how we get news or any time of media. It would mainly be through printed papers or television. …
Apr 12 2018
Medium is the Message
From what I understood about the article the term “Medium is the Message” means that where the message comes from is just as important as the message. The properties of the message provides certain elements to the message that one shouldn’t ignore. Technology has the ability to mold and shape the way that we perceive …