The participatory nature of blogging has significantly altered the global culture of communication and collaboration. From the semantic web to 2.0 society is increasingly getting involved in blogging and creating user content to be part of the global world. Furthermore, Web 2.0 offers a diverse range of media for users to generate content which conveys personal opinions and stimulates comments. The speed and quality of user content can only be created when the software and knowledge are available. (Jenkins 2006) argues that it is about our usage of the technology not the technological advancements. He also mentions that though conglomerates try to impose their ideas and software for financial gain that users defining their own needs and grasp opportunities even if it is illegal. Firstly this essay will discuss the definition, history, use and evolution of blogs. Secondly, it will discuss how blogs encourage user created content, collaboration and communication. Lastly it will show the benefits of blogging to enhance participatory culture and the progression of technology. This essay will argue that providing citizens with the knowledge and not just the tools will increase global intelligence and technology innovation advancement.
A blog is a style of open-ended website run by an individual or business that regularly updates post content. The posts are listed in reverse-chronological order with a comment box which allows feedback and interaction. Blogs link the global community by erasing boundaries, connecting every culture, race, government, satellite and business. (Youngs 2009) discusses how blog posts contain life events, educational, spiritual or inspiring and political or news information. Participatory citizens gain knowle...
... middle of paper ...
... Blogging and globalization: the blurring of the public/private spheres. Department of Media and Communication. Retrieved from www.emeraldinsight.com/0001-253X.htm
Jenkins, H. (2006). Eight Traits of the New Media Landscape. Retrieved from http://henryjenkins.org/2006/11/eight_traits_of_the_new_media.html
Blood, R. (2000). Weblogs: a history and perspective. Retrieved from http://www.rebeccablood.net/essays/weblog_history.html
Lankshear, C. & Knobel, M. (2006). Blogging as Participation: The Active Sociality of a New Literacy. The American Educational Research Association. Retrieved from http://reocities.com/c.lankshear/bloggingparticipation.pdf
Darwish, A & Lakhtaria K, I. (2011). The Impact of the New Web 2.0 Technologies in Communication, Development, and Revolutions of Societies. http://ojs.academypublisher.com/index.php/jait/article/viewFile/jait0204204216/3904
In Steve Johnsons’ article, “It’s All About Us,” he says that “web 2.0 is organized around people …adding their voice to the web’s evolving conversations as a megaphone.” By this he means that technology brings the opportunity for the spread of effective communication by allowing people to talk and
New technology has fuelled the expansion with the growth of phone apps, social media formats, smartphones able to capture video and upload instantly onto the web. The public is now recording, documenting, sharing and viewing events as they happen, often before professional journalist or reporters. Technology allows people to view major events in real time anywhere in the world, creating a ‘global village’ in which everyone is connected (McLuhan 1964; cited in Giddens 2013). However, the mass medias of television, radio and newspapers both in print and online, continue to be the mediums the public accesses the news and events on a local, national and international
However, think about the evolution of literacy and the different ways in which children and people learn and retrieve information; this definition could also include interaction with the digital text. There is a wide range as to what counts as literacy such as blogging, social networking, emailing, digital storytelling, online chats and even shopping online just to name a few. Not everyone will agree with what counts as literacy, but if students are not enlightened on the many aspects of what could make them valuable assets in the future; that would be negligent. In Rich’s article digital literacy is being discussed which is the topic this response will focus on. Learning is not restricted only to the classroom. Just like books, the Internet can take you places, on advantages without having to leave home. Digital literacy can be beneficial with the proper guidance of teachers, educators and
Over the past several months countless changes have taken place across the world; between the increasingly bizarre presidential campaign, refugee crisis, and periods of economic change, both America and the world are seeing great periods of modification. Documenting this series of alterations is Thomas Friedman, columnist for the New York Times. Friedman, a three time Pulitzer Prize winning author mainly focuses his writing on the different happenings in foreign affairs and globalization. To argue his different claims, Friedman is particularly effective by incorporating diction that reflects his viewpoints. In his column, “Social Media: Destroyer or Creator?”
In the midst of this information rich society, it seems that there are a greater number of people that consider their own knowledge on a subject to have reached a level suitable to critique the opinions of others. In fact with many Web 2.0 technologies, the open dissection and criticism of ideas is not only possible but in many ways highly encouraged. We freely post comments on blogs, we share information on Twitter with our own insightful twist, we quip about articles sarcastically on Facebook, and in so many other ways we no longer allow a fear of our own lack of knowledge to hold back our opinion. Solove explores the ways in which these information exchanges, criticisms, and comments function and how they diverge from our methods of communicating outside the
The modification of literary engagement is quickly happening in the 21st century because of the entry of various technologies that can transfer literacy (Birkerts (1994). Lockyer & Patterson (2007) have also recognized the significance of pre-school teachers integrating technologies in their placements to support learning surrounding multi-literacies. The introduction of various technologies into the classroom is a strategy that might be used to adjust the available new multimodal forms of literacy (Kalantzis & Cope, 2012). By using new technology formats, for example, social media, discussion forums, blogs, video games and wiki groups, literacy could be conveyed interpersonally, allowing students to understand from each other (Cattafi & Metzner, 2007; Gee, 2007 and Kalantzis & Cope, 2012).
Fanselow, Julie. “Community Blogging: The New Wave of Citizen Journalism.” National Civic Review 97.4 (2008): 24-29.
Boyd, Danah M., and Nicole B. Ellison. "Social network sites: Definition, history, and scholarship.." Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication 13.1 (2007): 0-19. Web. 21 July 2011. http://jcmc.indiana.edu
The development of technology has erupted over the past few years, resulting in an immense number of inventions and breakthroughs. One of considered humanity “greatest invention” is the social media. According to Kaplan (2010), ‘Social media is a group of Internet-based applications that build on the ideological and technological foundations of Web 2.0, and that allow the creation and exchange of user generated content’. Social media such as Facebook, twitter and Instagram have influenced and changed our ideologies, and perspectives. Although the public would like to believe that social media has provided them with benefits that make their life easier, it may also negatively impact one’s life. This essay will be discussing the major benefits
The Arab Spring has impacted multiple countries in northern Africa and the Arab world so far since the end of December 2010, leading to the fall of the government in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya and Yemen. Among the unarmed insurrections, social media and social networking technology functioned as a new strategy that empowered the protesters to gain successful uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt and inspired grassroots movements in other Arab countries. The new media, namely Twitter, Facebook and Youtube, with online blogs and mobile telecommunications, played a significant role in the politics of connectivity, which connect, coordinate and communicate the protestors. Labeled as “Twitter Revolution” or “Facebook Revolution”, the new media to some extent engaged in the Arab Spring uprisings. By analyzing more than three million tweets on Twitter, content on YouTube and thousands of blog posts, a study led by analysts from the University of Washington finds that social media played a critical role in shaping political debates in the movements during the Arab Spring.
Turkle, Sherry. "Cyberspace and Identity." Writing and Reading Across the Curriculum. Ed. Laurence Behrens and Leonard J. Rosen. 8th ed. New York: Longman, 2003. 271-280.
Web 2.0 is a collection of technologies that enable us to create and provide services to end users in innovative ways. It's not only about the technologies which are used but about the new ways that it enables large numbers of people to come together to collaborate, share, and build .
New technology has developed rapidly since the birth of the internet, and it continues to expand and evolve affecting many domains, especially the print media. This essay will investigate the influence and impact of current technology of the electronic media and World Wide Web on print media, and how future developments in technology will affect the future direction of the traditional newspaper. The way in which “Bloggers” have influenced traditional journalism will also be explored and how this has affected the journalism profession. In addition, the negative impacts of how the electronic media is being used as a political forum will also be investigated. Finally, the author will predict the consequences of future developments in this rapidly growing industry and the implications this may have on the direction of print media.
We live in a world with technological advances that are rapidly changing right in front of our very eyes. The main focus here is the effects of social media globally and locally. There are many positives and negatives that social media has on our society. In this essay we will be taking a look at social media locally in our own country and globally through other countries around the world.
Social media came from two type of terms which are “social” and “media”. The term of social refer to basic need of human on connect with other human while media refer to which we use to connect with other human. The term social media credited to Chris Shirpel which state that term social media used to describe as online tool and utilities that allow communication of information online, participation and collaboration. In social media there are several categories such as blogs, social networking sites, wikis, podcasting and videocasting and social bookmarking.