In her book Alone Together, Sherry Turkle discusses the emergence of “robots” and how this event effects people with access to these robots. She begins her analysis by focusing on the effects of Tamagotchis and Furbies on children. Turkle plays with the idea that these first forms of robots have been impacting the way people [...]
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Intensification. Enabler to what facilitates us.
In his book Watching YouTube, Dr. Strangelove addresses a number of effects of new media on society. In the chapter The YouTube Wars, he discusses the notion of intensification and how this affects global societies. With the emergence of the Internet comes a new level of globalization. Anyone with access to an Internet connection becomes [...]
And Karel Čapek would say what….?
The question is before us of how our model of interactions with technology will evolve based on our current trend of connection. Will there be a devaluing of current relationships, as our contact with technology increases? The context of new media is the reoccuring theme and battle for authenticity. As Sherry Turkle discusses in Alone [...]
The H word.
There are many blogs with themes surrounding what I’m about to talk about. It being a subject that is so intertwinned with blogging and social media itself, to the point of convolution. But in an attempt to gain objectity while talking about a cultural phenomena that people love to hate, I’ll give my take on [...]
The cause or a catharsis?
Often in the age that we are caught up in, the question is tossed forth of how our Identity and way of living is effected by technology, it being a cause and effect relationship. We live in a time now where there is a whole influential generation who has no memory of being no Internet. [...]
Sincerity out of vulnerability.
Evolution is a global process. As societies evolve, technologies evolve, cultures evolve, and with that we see media output start to evolve. Traditional tendencies still have their place in modern society, but they are adjusted to suit the culture of their time. With the emergence of the Internet, many activities which were once private have [...]
