Monthly Archives: October 2009

Commercialism and the Internet

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…

Political Freedom? Or Misguided Google?

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…

How full of myself am I?

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…

Linux, Windows, Mac, Oh My!

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

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?

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…