1. Decide what you want to do. 2. Research how to do it. 3. Do it. Credit: Joel Heffner http://www.joelheffner.com/?p=109
Monthly Archives: October 2009
Commercialism and the Internet
by Mike • • 0 Comments
The word “capital” seems to be coming up a lot lately in our readings; cultural capital, digital capital, social capital. A spin-off of the word capital is capitalism. Capitalism is linked to commerce by virtue of capital; in the sense…
Internet Communities
by Kim De Vries • • 2 Comments
Another gem from XKCD….
Political Freedom? Or Misguided Google?
by lminnis209 • • 2 Comments
Hindman picks apart political freedom on the internet. Is our society really democratic now that people can say whatever they want or are people more controlled by the internet by unclear gatekeepers? What’s funny is that politicians saw only the good…
I was Time Magazine’s Person of the Year? Where’s My Prize?!
by Ryan • • 10 Comments
In 2006, Time Magazine named me “Person of the Year”. It’s true. Google it. They named you, too. Had I realized that I was so important, I would’ve let you all know long ago. I am a filmmaker. I am…
How full of myself am I?
by Mariana • • 3 Comments
Schaefer’s article only reiterated a lot of things I have already discovered on my own about a lot of companies now and how they put their users to work for them, without pay or credit to improve their software. Thank…
Digital Participation: How Important is it in Society?
by chayden • • 0 Comments
With the advent of the internet, many began seeing the vast potential for people to become more connected within society in a variety of ways. Both authors Schaeffer and Hindman discuss the idea of participation within the context of new…
Linux, Windows, Mac, Oh My!
by MaryAnn Macedo • • 0 Comments
I wrote my blog this week about how consumer-driven software (like that mentioned in “Participation Inside?” by Schaeffer) is becoming a bigger threat, like Linux Ubuntu. I also ranted (I’ll be honest, it was seriously a rant) about Windows and…
Proposal: Using New Media in the Classroom
by Ryan • • 0 Comments
Using new media in the classroom presents new challenges for educators and students alike. Educators must: 1. Contend with the availability of the new media to their student demographic (do the students have access to computers and the internet, or…
The Demise of Public Education?
by Mike • • 1 Comment
It is increasingly difficult to keep up with technological advances; let alone advances in new digital media (NDM). Having to constantly stay knowledgeable of the latest NDM means that people without access to computer technology, let alone the training to…