CMNS 353 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Google Buzz, Web 2.0, Digital Divide
16 Jul 2016
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Web 2. 0 , social media, model of human sociality. Social network: structure, age of social networks. Avatars + self representation (gender examples: new media technologies. Network individuals (net groups: the information age. Realities: examples (specific social media: on the internet no one knows you"re a dog. Feminism/gender (gaming: history of gender & technology, example: tv/movies male dominated industries. Example: internet as spaces for empowerment: accessability (digital divide, anonymity, internet revolution, social media. What is social media: cultural, social, and economic. Way to communicate, gain or share information. Public opinion and can give an anonymous voice. Blurs the line of public and private ; ex: personal information on facebook. Public persona is being privatized and used as a commodity. Personal information is floating around cyberspace more frequently. Interactions through network reveal pieces of our identity more than traditional embedded groups. Outline internet & social medias impact on our personal lives & social relations. More of our social relationships take place online.
