I would like to apologise for my blogs not being saved on the H drive as I am unable to get into university, and have to work from my home computer :(
I would also like to apologize for the completely messed up order of the blogs, I'm afraid I don't know how to re-arrange them...
Thursday, June 5, 2008
Walter Benjamin "Art in the age of mechanical reproduction"
Good morning all, in this blog I will be discussing the opinion of Mr Walter Benjamin.
Walter Benjamin’s “Art in the age of mechanical reproduction”
1.
How do the ideas from Walter Benjamin's "Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction" apply to contemporary digital media?
Walter Benjamin’s “Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction" suggests that digital media and reproduction in not authentic as it loses originality.
2. There was a time when "Art" was made by artists who were skilled professionals. Now that anyone with a computer can create things digitally (music, images, videos, etc), what does that mean for "art"?
There was a time when artworks were unable to be reproduced, and in a way, it could be seen as more authentic. However, the earliest forms of art were scratched onto the inside of a cave, did the invention of the paint brush affect the authenticity of artwork? Art in all its forms changes with the technology available to artists. Without the mechanical reproduction of artworks, it would be extremely difficult for artists to make a living from their art.
3. Is a photo shopped image "authentic"?
I dabble in photography and I use photo shop to improve the lighting, crop out unwanted objects, and overall make them more interesting. Photoshop can vastly improve a photograph, and it allows for human error in photography. A photo shopped image is definitely authentic, as the photo had to be taken by the artist in the first place. The authenticity may feel as though it is being reduced, but as long as the owner of the photo is happy, then it’s not a problem.
4. Do digital "things" have an "aura" (in Benjamin's terms)?
Even digital things have an aura because they hold the aura of the person who made them. The time and effort which the original artist committed to the piece cannot be destroyed by the medium.
Lecture 5: Wikipedia; the search for the truth
'Playback on full recall shows Ralfi stepping forward as the little tech sidles out of nowhere, smiling. Just a suggestion of a bow, and his left thumb falls off. It's a conjuring trick. The thumb hangs suspended. Mirrors? Wires?'William Gibson Johnny Mnemonic
'Image-making, no matter how manipulative, doesn't replace reality;it becomes part of it.' Sidney Blumenthal The Permanent Campaign
'TV is images of a life not really lived anywhere but arranged for the viewing.' Benedikt (sourced from http://www.learning@griffith.edu.au/)
-Matrix: how do we know what’s real?
- Wikipedia: can be changed
- Edited
- Not necessarily factual
- People change the pages as a joke
-Guy Debord = 'Society of Spectacle'
-Umberto Eco = 'Hyper-reality'
-Jean Baudrillard = 'Simulacrum'
-William Gibson = 'Cyberspace as Consensual Hallucination'
-Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari = 'Becoming Media'
Walter Benjamin’s “Art in the age of mechanical reproduction”
1.
How do the ideas from Walter Benjamin's "Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction" apply to contemporary digital media?
Walter Benjamin’s “Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction" suggests that digital media and reproduction in not authentic as it loses originality.
2. There was a time when "Art" was made by artists who were skilled professionals. Now that anyone with a computer can create things digitally (music, images, videos, etc), what does that mean for "art"?
There was a time when artworks were unable to be reproduced, and in a way, it could be seen as more authentic. However, the earliest forms of art were scratched onto the inside of a cave, did the invention of the paint brush affect the authenticity of artwork? Art in all its forms changes with the technology available to artists. Without the mechanical reproduction of artworks, it would be extremely difficult for artists to make a living from their art.
3. Is a photo shopped image "authentic"?
I dabble in photography and I use photo shop to improve the lighting, crop out unwanted objects, and overall make them more interesting. Photoshop can vastly improve a photograph, and it allows for human error in photography. A photo shopped image is definitely authentic, as the photo had to be taken by the artist in the first place. The authenticity may feel as though it is being reduced, but as long as the owner of the photo is happy, then it’s not a problem.
4. Do digital "things" have an "aura" (in Benjamin's terms)?
Even digital things have an aura because they hold the aura of the person who made them. The time and effort which the original artist committed to the piece cannot be destroyed by the medium.
Lecture 5: Wikipedia; the search for the truth
'Playback on full recall shows Ralfi stepping forward as the little tech sidles out of nowhere, smiling. Just a suggestion of a bow, and his left thumb falls off. It's a conjuring trick. The thumb hangs suspended. Mirrors? Wires?'William Gibson Johnny Mnemonic
'Image-making, no matter how manipulative, doesn't replace reality;it becomes part of it.' Sidney Blumenthal The Permanent Campaign
'TV is images of a life not really lived anywhere but arranged for the viewing.' Benedikt (sourced from http://www.learning@griffith.edu.au/)
-Matrix: how do we know what’s real?
- Wikipedia: can be changed
- Edited
- Not necessarily factual
- People change the pages as a joke
-Guy Debord = 'Society of Spectacle'
-Umberto Eco = 'Hyper-reality'
-Jean Baudrillard = 'Simulacrum'
-William Gibson = 'Cyberspace as Consensual Hallucination'
-Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari = 'Becoming Media'
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Mircosoft Office Tutorial Task
I decided to do the Office tutorial task on my laptop. Unfortunately that meant that I had to use Microsoft Office 2007. It was sort of difficult to do because the menu structure on the new Office is completely different. There are no more drop-down menus, they have been replaced by categorised tabs. This made following the steps on the tutorial task rather difficult.
I wasn't sure how i would show the mail merge so I just posted my finished letter.
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New menu structure on Microsoft Office Word 2007
Microsoft Excel
I ran into the same problems with excel as I did with word.
But it also has some handy new functions, like being able to sort the records by the values of different parameters.
Active worlds
After entering the 3D environment of ‘Active worlds’ and having a quick look around, I discovered some of the differences between instant messaging and the 3D worlds. Being able to see an avatar of the other person you’re talking to makes it slightly more personal. You can see which tastes they have in clothing, you can walk around and choose who you want to talk to. I didn’t delve very deeply into the 3D world, but in touching the surface I think I have experienced the difference between active worlds and msn. With so many people signed up to these virtual worlds, businesses can be started and profits can be made from them.
Lecture 7
eXistenZ
Director: David Cronenburg
Year: 1999
“Allegra Geller, the leading game designer in the world, is testing her new virtual reality game, eXistenZ with a focus group. As they begin, she is attacked by a fanatic assassin employing a bizarre organic gun. She flees with a young marketing trainee, Ted Pikul, who is suddenly assigned as her bodyguard. Unfortunately, her pod, an organic gaming device that contains the only copy of the eXistenZ game program, is damaged. To inspect it, she talks Ted into accepting a gameport in his own body so he can play the game with her. The events leading up to this, and the resulting game lead the pair on a strange adventure where reality and their actions are impossible to determine from either their own or the game's perspective.” Chrisholm, K. {kchishol@execulink.com}
Overall I thought eXistenZ was a bit weird…. It had a clever twist I suppose, but I was kind of grossed out by the game pods and the umbilical cords. I will admit that I did not predict the ending. It did raise a valid point about where the game finishes and reality begins. I would be a bit concerned if anything similar was invented in the future, as it would be fairly dangerous to leave your body on standby like that.
I wasn't sure how i would show the mail merge so I just posted my finished letter.
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Dear Mr Johnston,
I am writing to apply for a position within Mass Media Inc.
I have recently completed a Journalism and Communications degree at Griffith University and feel that I have the suitable skills and experience to be a valuable asset to your company. During this degree I have completed subjects in:
· New Communications Technologies,
· Cyber Studies,
· Digital Production,
· News and Politics,
· Culture, Media and Society,
· and Creative Writing.
Please find attached a copy of my resume.
Should you need any further information, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Sincerely,
Holly Powell.
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New menu structure on Microsoft Office Word 2007
Microsoft Excel
I ran into the same problems with excel as I did with word.
But it also has some handy new functions, like being able to sort the records by the values of different parameters.
Active worlds
After entering the 3D environment of ‘Active worlds’ and having a quick look around, I discovered some of the differences between instant messaging and the 3D worlds. Being able to see an avatar of the other person you’re talking to makes it slightly more personal. You can see which tastes they have in clothing, you can walk around and choose who you want to talk to. I didn’t delve very deeply into the 3D world, but in touching the surface I think I have experienced the difference between active worlds and msn. With so many people signed up to these virtual worlds, businesses can be started and profits can be made from them.
Lecture 7
eXistenZ
Director: David Cronenburg
Year: 1999
“Allegra Geller, the leading game designer in the world, is testing her new virtual reality game, eXistenZ with a focus group. As they begin, she is attacked by a fanatic assassin employing a bizarre organic gun. She flees with a young marketing trainee, Ted Pikul, who is suddenly assigned as her bodyguard. Unfortunately, her pod, an organic gaming device that contains the only copy of the eXistenZ game program, is damaged. To inspect it, she talks Ted into accepting a gameport in his own body so he can play the game with her. The events leading up to this, and the resulting game lead the pair on a strange adventure where reality and their actions are impossible to determine from either their own or the game's perspective.” Chrisholm, K. {kchishol@execulink.com}
Overall I thought eXistenZ was a bit weird…. It had a clever twist I suppose, but I was kind of grossed out by the game pods and the umbilical cords. I will admit that I did not predict the ending. It did raise a valid point about where the game finishes and reality begins. I would be a bit concerned if anything similar was invented in the future, as it would be fairly dangerous to leave your body on standby like that.
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Is Email dead?
Is Email dead?
Holly Powell
S2684166
Adam Muir
Tutorial- 9-1am Monday
“What hath god wrought” was the first message sent by Telegram. Samuel B. Morse is world famous for inventing the telegram in 1844, and his powerful first message has been remembered throughout history. "Mr.Watson, come here; I want you." Was slightly less dramatic, but is still remembered as the first phrase spoken through a telephone, when it was invented in 1876 by Alexander Graham Bell. When Ray Tomlinson invented the email in 1971, he does not even remember the content of several test emails he sent. He stated in an interview "The test messages were entirely forgettable. . . . Most likely the first message was QWERTYIOP or something similar." (Pretext Magazine (1998), at http://www.pretext.com/)
It is possible that Tomlinson did not realize the extent of his discovery. Email would later be described as “one of the greatest communication tools in history, turning the Internet into a digital kitchen table for far-flung family members.” (Gaudin, S. 2002 [http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/entdev/article.php/1408411])
The invention of email opened thousands of possibilities for communication, and was one of the most popular forms of communication, until internet communication became instant. The invention of instant messaging programs, such as AIM and MSN messenger caused many people, mostly teenagers, to abandon email for a more social form of communication. These new communication tools came with the option of having a picture to go with a screen name of your choice. They were immediately popular with high school students, as they could talk to many of their peers at the same time, and there was little to no delay on sending and receiving messages. In this respect it was more like a conversation. This speedy networking lead to ‘chat rooms’ which could be used to meet new people and form relationships. MSN and AIM were extremely popular until the Myspace/Facebook revolution.
“The digital revolution has radically changed the way we work, play, learn and communicate. Just think how different it would be without the ability to carry around your music collection in the palm of your hand, research any topic on the internet, develop a network of friends on Myspace or take videos on a mobile phone.” (Jordan, P. Digital media; access an eMerging career) In a way, email had been outdated. It could be compared to record players beings outdated by tape players, tape players being outdated by CD’s, and CD’s being outdated by MP3’s. Myspace and Facebook are programs which provide anyone in the world with a chance to post the events of their lives on a website to be viewed by friends and family. Once again, these were immediately popular with teenagers, as they could post photos of themselves, talk to, or check up on their friends, and meet new people. “You could chalk up the decline of e-mail to kids following the newest tech fads. You're not cool if you're not on Facebook or MySpace” (Lorenz, C. 2007)
According to a website called ‘emarketer’; “Teens ages 13 to 18 showed a wide range of Internet interests, varying from downloading music and playing games to blogging and social networks.” (2008; http://www.emarketer.com/Article.aspx?id=1006243&src=article_head_sitesearch)
‘Tom’ the creator of myspace, is a friend on nearly every myspace account. By checking his page, I have discovered that there are over 234327546 accounts. (http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=6221)
On Myspace you can communicate by either commenting or messaging. Comments can be viewed by any of your friends, where as messages can only be read by the receiver. In a sense, Myspace and Facebook are more like email than MSN and AIM, because the comments and messages are not instant. Myspace and Facebook however, are far more personal than email, because in accepting someone as a friend on Myspace, you are allowing them to read your profile, view any pictures you have, and read any comments you have sent to other friends. stated in the above quote, email is often used for more professional forms of communication.
Myspace, facebook, MSN and AIM could be seen as more inviting because you can talk to your friends, look at their pictures, and check up on how their lives are going without necessarily talking to them. These programs are designed for people to communicate with their friends, but unfortunately not all the people we have to communicate with are our friends. While it has been said that email is in fact ‘dead’ it still holds an important place within the business community. According to www.stoneshot.com, a survey conducted last year shows that;
“89% check their email every hour (82% last year)
82% prefer fund updates and launches and industry news by email
70% check email at home and office (54% last year)” (http://www.stoneshot.com/pdf/ifa-survey-2007.pdf)
Formal communication, but communication none-the-less is necessary between business owners and customers, teachers and students, employers and employees. During an interview, 3 university students said that “They rely on e-mail for complicated, lengthier, or formal interactions, such as with professors, and with other students involved in group projects and other school work.” (Hamblen, M: 2007 [http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/11/21/Is-e-mail-dead_1.html]) As stated in the above quote, email is often used for more professional forms of communication. Most students would be more comfortable giving teachers and lecturers their emails as opposed to their Myspace addresses. In conclusion, email is not, and possibly never will be ‘dead’. Its usage has been cutback by the presence of Myspace, Facebook, AIM and MSN, but it will always hold a place in human communication.
Bibliography
- Lorenz, C. http://www.slate.com/id/2177969/
-1998, at http://www.pretext.com/)
-[http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/11/21/Is-e-mail-dead_1.html]
-(Jordan, P. Digital media; access an eMerging career)
-Gaudin, S. 2006 [http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/entdev/article.php/1408411])
-http://www.stoneshot.com/pdf/ifa-survey-2007.pdf
-http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=6221
-http://www.emarketer.com/Article.aspx?id=1006243&src=article_head_sitesearch
-Woodford, C. 2006; Digital technology; Suffolk; The Evans brothers publishing
Sunday, April 13, 2008
wikipedia
Good morning all,
I have finally gotten around to starting my blog after sitting on wikipedia for nearly an hour just searching random topics and reading about them. who knew I would ever resort to wikipedia as a form of procrastination :
Personally, the extent of wikipedia's knowledge never ceases to amaze me. I searched weebl and bob (some weird internet flash animation) paperclips, yoshi, diddy kong racing, mashed potato, komodo dragons, playdoh, cheeseburgers, pillows, nailpolish, sandpaper and teddy bears. All of these topics had a detailed description of what they were and a large amount of information provided about them. Who on earth sits around and writes and writes about mashed potatoes??? Although I did learn that when making them i should use warm milk as opposed to cold, because the cold milk will set the start and makes the potatoes 'gluey'.
The actual articles I searched were about sculpey and futsal. I use sculpey a lot in my artworks and I played futsal in high school, and was a qualified referee at one point. The wikipedia articles were quite thourough and seemed accurate as far as i know. It would appear the editors are doing a bang up job :) Both articles had correct spelling and grammar, appropriately placed paragraphs and headings, and correct referencing :) The articles were fair and balanced, although i don't know if sculpey and futsal have 'sides' to take. the sculpey article could have been longer but besides that it was good :)
Anyway, that's all folks :)
(until next week)
Lecture 6
A Short History of the Computer and the Internet
- Charles Babbage
- Alan Turing
- Commercially produced by IBM in 1950’s
- Xerox PARC
- Apple (Steve jobs and Steve Wozniak)
- IBM and Microsoft
The Internet:
“(i) is logically linked together by a globally unique address space based on the Internet Protocol (IP) or its subsequent extensions/follow-ons;
(ii)is able to support communications using the Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) suite or its subsequent extensions/follow-ons, and/or other IP-compatible protocols; and
(iii) provides, uses or makes accessible, either publicly or privately, high level services layered on the communications and related infrastructure described herein.” (sourced from www.learning@griffith.edu.au)
- Send information in packets
- ARPANET
- WWW= World Wide Web
Cyberspace
- World 1 - the objective material world of natural things and their physical properties
- World 2 - subjective consciousness: intentions, calculations, feelings, thoughts, dreams, memories, etc in individual minds
- World 3 - the public structures produced by living minds interacting with each other and the real world.
Email:
-virtual mail system
-susceptible to spam
-FTP (file transfer protocol)
-direct downloads
-quicker than web browser
IRC (internet relay chat):
- Real time chat system
- Popular in 1990’s
- Risk of hackers
- Chat rooms
MUDs, MOOs, MUSHs, etc.
-dungeons and dragons, world of warcraft, everquest
-typed commands
I have finally gotten around to starting my blog after sitting on wikipedia for nearly an hour just searching random topics and reading about them. who knew I would ever resort to wikipedia as a form of procrastination :
Personally, the extent of wikipedia's knowledge never ceases to amaze me. I searched weebl and bob (some weird internet flash animation) paperclips, yoshi, diddy kong racing, mashed potato, komodo dragons, playdoh, cheeseburgers, pillows, nailpolish, sandpaper and teddy bears. All of these topics had a detailed description of what they were and a large amount of information provided about them. Who on earth sits around and writes and writes about mashed potatoes??? Although I did learn that when making them i should use warm milk as opposed to cold, because the cold milk will set the start and makes the potatoes 'gluey'.
The actual articles I searched were about sculpey and futsal. I use sculpey a lot in my artworks and I played futsal in high school, and was a qualified referee at one point. The wikipedia articles were quite thourough and seemed accurate as far as i know. It would appear the editors are doing a bang up job :) Both articles had correct spelling and grammar, appropriately placed paragraphs and headings, and correct referencing :) The articles were fair and balanced, although i don't know if sculpey and futsal have 'sides' to take. the sculpey article could have been longer but besides that it was good :)
Anyway, that's all folks :)
(until next week)
Lecture 6
A Short History of the Computer and the Internet
- Charles Babbage
- Alan Turing
- Commercially produced by IBM in 1950’s
- Xerox PARC
- Apple (Steve jobs and Steve Wozniak)
- IBM and Microsoft
The Internet:
“(i) is logically linked together by a globally unique address space based on the Internet Protocol (IP) or its subsequent extensions/follow-ons;
(ii)is able to support communications using the Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) suite or its subsequent extensions/follow-ons, and/or other IP-compatible protocols; and
(iii) provides, uses or makes accessible, either publicly or privately, high level services layered on the communications and related infrastructure described herein.” (sourced from www.learning@griffith.edu.au)
- Send information in packets
- ARPANET
- WWW= World Wide Web
Cyberspace
- World 1 - the objective material world of natural things and their physical properties
- World 2 - subjective consciousness: intentions, calculations, feelings, thoughts, dreams, memories, etc in individual minds
- World 3 - the public structures produced by living minds interacting with each other and the real world.
Email:
-virtual mail system
-susceptible to spam
-FTP (file transfer protocol)
-direct downloads
-quicker than web browser
IRC (internet relay chat):
- Real time chat system
- Popular in 1990’s
- Risk of hackers
- Chat rooms
MUDs, MOOs, MUSHs, etc.
-dungeons and dragons, world of warcraft, everquest
-typed commands
Sunday, March 30, 2008
9:00am on Monday morning and here I am again, sitting in the same chair at the same computer in the same room as last week...tired again....I'm starting to see a pattern emerging...
I am also writing another blog. This time the theme is finding information on the internet without using google or wikipedia...thankfully Yahoo is an exception :)
so here are some facts that I have learnt today. Unfortunately they may not be completely accurate, it is the internet after all... but this is what I have concluded.
1. Who was the creator of the infamous "lovebug" computer virus? Onel de Guzman, 24 year old computer school student. - http://archives.cnn.com
2. Who invented the paper clip? Johan Vaaler, a Norwegian inventor. - http://www.answerbag.com
3. How did the Ebola virus get its name? from the ebola river in Zaire, Africa. This is where it was first discovered. -
http://www.suite101.com
4. What country had the largest recorded earthquake? United States of America - http://earthquake.usgs.gov
5. In computer memory/storage terms, how many kilobytes in a terabyte? one terabyte (Tb) = 1000 000 000 kilobytes - http://www.riverland.net.au
6. Who is the creator of email? Ray Tomlinson - http://www.livinginternet.com
7. What is the storm worm, and how many computers are infected by it? The Storm Botnet is a distributed computer network consisting of computers remotely controlled without their owner's knowledge. it may have infected up to 5 million computers. - http://what-is-what.com
8. If you wanted to contact the prime minister of australia directly, what is the most efficient way? by sending an email to; http://www.pm.gov.au- http://www.pm.gov.au
9. Which Brisbane-based punk band is Stephen Stockwell (Head of the School of Arts) a member of? the Black Assassins - http://www.griffith.edu.au
10.
It turns out the Ebola virus sounds pretty nasty, and shockingly, I have no immediate urge to visit the Ebola river :
I also was not aware Dr Stockwell was in a band...good for him :) I wish I wasn't musically illiterate.... It's a bit unfortunate that they were known as the ugliest band in brisbane but oh well...
Well I imagine that if next week is anything like the previous two weeks, I shall be sitting here writing another blog this time next week. I'm over my sign off line already, so I may change it...
for now the best I can come up with is:
I'm Holly Powell, and that's the way the cookie crumbles.
(Bruce almighty, lol, i love that movie)
I am also writing another blog. This time the theme is finding information on the internet without using google or wikipedia...thankfully Yahoo is an exception :)
so here are some facts that I have learnt today. Unfortunately they may not be completely accurate, it is the internet after all... but this is what I have concluded.
1. Who was the creator of the infamous "lovebug" computer virus? Onel de Guzman, 24 year old computer school student. - http://archives.cnn.com
2. Who invented the paper clip? Johan Vaaler, a Norwegian inventor. - http://www.answerbag.com
3. How did the Ebola virus get its name? from the ebola river in Zaire, Africa. This is where it was first discovered. -
http://www.suite101.com
4. What country had the largest recorded earthquake? United States of America - http://earthquake.usgs.gov
5. In computer memory/storage terms, how many kilobytes in a terabyte? one terabyte (Tb) = 1000 000 000 kilobytes - http://www.riverland.net.au
6. Who is the creator of email? Ray Tomlinson - http://www.livinginternet.com
7. What is the storm worm, and how many computers are infected by it? The Storm Botnet is a distributed computer network consisting of computers remotely controlled without their owner's knowledge. it may have infected up to 5 million computers. - http://what-is-what.com
8. If you wanted to contact the prime minister of australia directly, what is the most efficient way? by sending an email to; http://www.pm.gov.au- http://www.pm.gov.au
9. Which Brisbane-based punk band is Stephen Stockwell (Head of the School of Arts) a member of? the Black Assassins - http://www.griffith.edu.au
10.
It turns out the Ebola virus sounds pretty nasty, and shockingly, I have no immediate urge to visit the Ebola river :
I also was not aware Dr Stockwell was in a band...good for him :) I wish I wasn't musically illiterate.... It's a bit unfortunate that they were known as the ugliest band in brisbane but oh well...
Well I imagine that if next week is anything like the previous two weeks, I shall be sitting here writing another blog this time next week. I'm over my sign off line already, so I may change it...
for now the best I can come up with is:
I'm Holly Powell, and that's the way the cookie crumbles.
(Bruce almighty, lol, i love that movie)
Sunday, March 16, 2008
the next installment....
Good morning everyone,
it is 10:00am on a monday morning and I am halfway through my first tutorial of the day. My sentences are being typed between yawns....not because of the subject matter but the lack of sleep over the weekend. Today I will be considering what type of new communication technologies I use to socialise with other beings.
Personally, I prefer talking to people in person than online or over blogs (yes, I can sense the hypocrisy) In my opinion it is easier to understand people when face to face with them... also my constant sarcasm is sometimes misunderstood when typed....
Despite my preferences I do have a myspace, an msn account, a deviant art account, and a blog (obvisously) These various new communication technologies are fairly standard for teenagers of this era. Msn has been around for years now, myspace is more recent, and has sort of replaced msn. My reasoning behind aquiring these accounts and blogs etc. would have been a combination of peer pressure and curiosity. As I stated previously, myspace and msn etc. are fairly standard... so with the majority of my grade at school sitting happily atop the band waggon I decided to join them.
Privacy is not really an issue as long as you remember the lectures about not giving out your address, phone number, full name, or any other useful information over the internet...don't talk to anyone you don't know, stay away from chat rooms, etc.
Overall, online communication can be useful, but definately cannot replace face to face conversations.
and i have decided to stick with my sign off line... see you next week,
same bat time, same bat channel.
Lecture 3: Alphaville
Utopia and dystopia:
-Plato (The Republic) 4th century BC
-Sir Thomas (More Utopia) 1516
-Saint-Simon (New Christianity) 1825
-Samuel Butler (Erehwon) 1872
-William Morris (News from Nowhere) 1891
- Technology= utopia
- George Orwell – 1984
it is 10:00am on a monday morning and I am halfway through my first tutorial of the day. My sentences are being typed between yawns....not because of the subject matter but the lack of sleep over the weekend. Today I will be considering what type of new communication technologies I use to socialise with other beings.
Personally, I prefer talking to people in person than online or over blogs (yes, I can sense the hypocrisy) In my opinion it is easier to understand people when face to face with them... also my constant sarcasm is sometimes misunderstood when typed....
Despite my preferences I do have a myspace, an msn account, a deviant art account, and a blog (obvisously) These various new communication technologies are fairly standard for teenagers of this era. Msn has been around for years now, myspace is more recent, and has sort of replaced msn. My reasoning behind aquiring these accounts and blogs etc. would have been a combination of peer pressure and curiosity. As I stated previously, myspace and msn etc. are fairly standard... so with the majority of my grade at school sitting happily atop the band waggon I decided to join them.
Privacy is not really an issue as long as you remember the lectures about not giving out your address, phone number, full name, or any other useful information over the internet...don't talk to anyone you don't know, stay away from chat rooms, etc.
Overall, online communication can be useful, but definately cannot replace face to face conversations.
and i have decided to stick with my sign off line... see you next week,
same bat time, same bat channel.
Lecture 3: Alphaville
Utopia and dystopia:
-Plato (The Republic) 4th century BC
-Sir Thomas (More Utopia) 1516
-Saint-Simon (New Christianity) 1825
-Samuel Butler (Erehwon) 1872
-William Morris (News from Nowhere) 1891
- Technology= utopia
- George Orwell – 1984
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