This week we looked at online communities and the roles that we play with our online presence. This lecture seemed to take me back to early on in the course where I was trying to establish myself as an online… Continue Reading →
The World Wide Web is a tool for global communication. This actually links to my pop culture topic that I’m studying at the moment– globalisation and how the world’s reduction in size due to transport and communication has created global… Continue Reading →
Simulacrum or Simulacra (plural) A diverse (seemingly dystopian) term I had never heard of let alone attempt it’s pronunciation. It is a historically ingrained term based around the theory of Jean Baudrillard where representations imitate reality. It is broken… Continue Reading →
Today we discussed technology in regards to culture. Culture meaning: social organisations, traditions, art, religion etc. And technology mediums such as: writing, print, radio, cinema, TV and internet. Not all cultures have access to certain technologies, so we looked at… Continue Reading →
They say time flies when you’re having fun (an obvious cliche), but four weeks have raced past me as I have been stimulated and enthralled in this blogging experience. Starting with only the most basic knowledge of blogging (Facebook posting and… Continue Reading →
Today’s workshop consisted of us signing up to Hootsuite. This site is a social media platform which manages all of your personal sites in the one place. It seems like a pretty great invention to save time and ensure that all… Continue Reading →
What is an online community? The very basic thought that comes to mind is Facebook groups. A shared experience where people can be connected through common interests and likes. Another experience of an online community stems from the Websites such… Continue Reading →
A simulation of our galaxy. There’s nothing like a lecture room filled with people to make you feel extremely small and then again, there’s nothing like an image of a galaxy to make you feel miniscule. The impressive nature of… Continue Reading →
“We must write with an awareness that we are writing in the presence of other texts.” -Landow, George P. Hypertext 3.0: Critical Theory and New Media in an Era of Globalization. Baltimore: John Hopkins University Press, 2006. Print. It’s like… Continue Reading →
Today in our Networked media workshop we had a quick discussion on the lecture and then we were given free time to try and discover our own blogs. I found this weeks class to be really beneficial. Besides from the… Continue Reading →
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