...Assignment 2: Essay In Brief: This assignment is worth 25% of your mark for this unit. Please refer to the calendar in your Unit Outline for the due date. Instructions: Essay Question: Choose one Web 2.0 platform discussed during module two and analyse the extent to which this platform has changed the way people communicate and collaborate. The Web 2.0 platforms specifically discussed in module two are Delicious, blogs, wikis (in general), The Wikipedia, Twitter, Flickr and YouTube. However, if you have discussed other Web 2.0 platforms during the unit in tutorials or on the discussion board, you may select this platform if it is approved by your tutor at least one week before the essay is due. The word limit for this essay, excluding the reference list, is to be confirmed by David Cake (between 1000-1500 words). This essay asks you to analyse one of the Web 2.0 platforms that you’ve been examining in the unit, looking in particular at how that particular platform has changed the way in which users/participants both communicate and collaborate. Given the context in which you’re examining these technologies, it is a good idea to think about how Web 2.0 in general is thought to indicate a general shift in the character of online interactions and use these changes to help think about your chosen platform. You will be expected to use some of the readings/viewings provided in the unit, but you will also need to seek out appropriate secondary material...
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...In this essay by Carr Nicholas “ Is Google Making Us Stupid” and published by The Atlantic in JULY/AUGUST 2008 ISSUE. Carr’s main point in his essay is that internet is making us dumb. He states, “ The more they use the Web, the more they have to fight to stay focused on long pieces of writing” (Carr 315). I may agree with his argument but also i would also have a disagreement because internet does help in many cases but not all the time. Many people use google to find what they want, although we may feel like google is the answer to everything. Sometimes that goes to show that we as a society are so use to technology that we don’t even bother trying to look for an answer reading a book. Using the internet “Google” also has advantages, making a research much faster than going to the library reading books all day. Carrs points out how he used to read long articles with no problem. Now he can’t anymore he says “Now my concentration often starts to drift two or three pages. I get fidgety, lose the thread,...
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...David. "Co Workers in the Kingdom of Culture: Black Swan Records and the Political Economy of African American Music." Teaching the Journal of American History Vol. 90, No. 4.March 2004 (2004): 1295-1324. Web. 1 Mar. 2004. African American owned Record Company, which produced records for African American consumers, was faced with attempts by a large record corporation to force them into bankruptcy. Why would a large company do this for such a small African American owned company? How would it merit attention from African American people in this medium when you have more important subjects like voting rights and lynching? Moreover, why would it merit any attention at all, not to mention, selling records to black consumers. This article answers these questions and investigates the rise and fall of the small record company and explores the political economy in which it operated. Black Swan Records created by Henry H. Pace, who saw a way to respond to a hostile environment that African American people faced with, both in the entertainment industry and in American society. The protégé of W.E.B Du Bois, also saw that African Americans were not equally even when they were freed from slavery. Access to material goods that cultivate and motivate African Americans creative spirits were denied by America. The fear of African Americans, by White America, to support one another and encourage each other to develop business, and economic self-sufficiency was racially evident. African American...
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...Role of Media in Various Sectors Advantages and Disadvantages on Youth Pragati Maheshwari* Abstract In this paper it is observed that media includes sources like print media and electronic media. Newspapers, magazines and any other form, which is written or printed, is included in print media and in electronic, media radio, television and Internet etc. are included. When there are so many channels and newspapers we cannot ignore its importance in the society.Mediacan change opinions because they have access to people and this gives it a lot of strength. This strength can either be used constructively by educating the people or it can be used destructively by misleading the innocent people. Power of the media can transform the whole society. Keywords: Print Media, Electronic Media, Democratic Media, Educative Media, Media in Entertainment. Introduction Media is everywhere; it has become a part of our daily life. The media play a dominant role in the learning process. Media has potential to shape personalities, change the way we perceive and understand the world and our immediate reality. The term media is derived from Medium, which means a carrier or mode. Media denotes an item specifically designed to reach a large audience or viewers. The term was first used with the advent of newspapers and magazines. However, with the passage of time, the term broadened by the inventions of radio, TV, cinemas and Internet. Connecting with media means being connected with the world around...
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...Effects of Mass Media Tamarra Burnett HUM/176 2/3/2013 Erin DiCesare, Ph. D. Effects of Mass Media Introduction The 20th century has brought about major developments in the evolution of mass media. Developments such as the television, newspapers, radio, internet, and the cellular phone have all contributed to the evolution of mass media. This essay will discuss each development of mass media and how it has influenced American culture as we know it. Major Developments of Mass Media in the 20th Century The newspaper happens to be one of the pioneers of mass media. In its early stages the newspaper was handwritten during the 15th century. Newspapers has steadily increased since its earlier days, but a new form of mass media was on the horizon with the introduction of the radio. Radio was first introduced in the “early decades of the 20th century” (pg. 31). This allowed for millions of people to access anything from presidential elections to advertising. The next form of mass media to come was the television. Following the end of World War II the television revolutionized the way we communicated through mass media. With continual enhancements to the television like the VCR and cable television, this allowed individuals the freedom to record and view television whenever and however they wanted. It wasn’t until the creation of the personal computer sometime around...
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...11/10/13 EMIS Essay #3 Impact of IT On Our Government Information technology has a huge impact not only on our lives but our government as well. It has revolutionized the way our legal system runs and has impacted the way fellow Americans vote in elections. With new technology advances happening daily, our government and the people of this great nation must learn adapt to it and incorporate it into our lives. Barrack Obama once said, “Change will not come if you don’t strive for it. Technology and our government’s legal system must adapt together or no change will ever come” (Brainyquote). When it comes to Information Technology and governments adapting to the advances made in the technology industry, governments usually lag behind and are forced to catch up. And even if they do not want to be involved, they have to because current trends and business practices demand that they conform. In my personal opinion, this leaves governments vulnerable in many ways. With that said, I believe that information technology has had a negative impact on our government and our legal system. The first issue, is that governments are not leaders in technology. They react to the environment around them rather than trying to find new ways of efficiency. This leads to more inefficiency as new systems are confused with old and chaotic situations occur. The second issue, is that governments hold confidential information. As all information becomes digital and available to anyone who wants...
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...via platforms such as the Appstore on iPhones, iPads and Macbooks, we are becoming more and more dependent on the Internet and social media. Every day, college students use Facebook to communicate with friends and browse Instagram to keep up with the times and follow every friend’s lives. Without any argument, the new digital world makes our lives more interesting and colorful. However, I consider technology a double-edged sword, especially cellphone applications. Even though technology enriches our lives from many perspectives, it may sometimes negatively affect us socially and academically. I still recall when I got my first iPhone. It was also my introduction to Instagram. Back in middle school, when I was only 15 years old, my dad gave me an iPhone 3GS as a birthday gift. I was already very excited when I saw the pure white box. However, it shocked me more when I started up the phone. The app store had hundreds of apps, which were classified by categories, such as games, music, and lifestyles. At first, I was not sure if I could use such a great number of functions in such a small phone, but when the Wi-Fi was connected, it felt like opening the door to a new world. Then I started to learn how to use these apps and installed them as soon as possible. Among the hundreds of apps, I found Instagram the most attractive, and it has greatly changed my life. This is an app designed to capture and share moments with our iPhones. With Instagram, I can customize photos and videos with...
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...Patrick Jacks. DBRGE 200 B- The Tools that Make Us Research Essay June 2013 Technology and Social behavior. When human beings are supposed to be free by nature, the truth is that we possess an obvious tendency to live under certain regimes that mark us and define us throughout our lives. We are creating in our own environment some features that enslave us but we are curiously interested to maintain. The essay is to support the idea that men,from birth, is victim of a consecutive series of technological regimes that has as a result an impact on society. It is a fact that technology has contributed tremendously to the development of society until this days. From the creation of devices, to detect several illness and other medical conditions, to products that will simplify our life at work and home. Two important questions to ask ourselves are: how are we being shaped by technology in society? And, how we are influencing technology? When analyzing the impacts on both sides we find many factors that influence are being influenced by its progress. Some of them are science, communication, information, education, medicine, in to others. When analyzing technological impact, a major contributor is ICT (Information and communications technology). According to Britanica Encyclopedia ICT are provided by computational tools and computer that process, store, synthesize, and present information retrieved represented in the most varied forms. It is a set of tools, supports and channels...
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...minds of people through different avenues of artistic labors. Art touches and affects people in unique ways; it can have special or unusual meaning on the person depending on how one views it. Artists’ rendering of their art is interpreted in numerous ways by others who view it unless it is explained by the artist on its meaning giving a clear example of what they are portraying. Two people looking at the same painting, sculpture, portrait, or photo may come to different views on the arts meaning even though they are looking at the same item. Art is how one interprets it and what that person sees. In today’s society art is done in so many other forms and diverse categories. This essay will concentrate and bring together four art forms, photojournalism, painting, architecture, and sculpture. The in-depth examination of the subsequent arts will be concentrated to the following: The influence of technology on the evolution of each of the art forms: architecture, photography, sculpture, and painting. Diversity’s role in the development of the arts and how it changed throughout the 20th century. Art and popular culture’s relationship and how this developed during the 20th century. From the beginning of time, Art has been known as evidenced by the past relics. Technology certainly has made it promising for new equipment manufactured, improved upon, and for new avenues to be used. The many options that allow people to work with colors and images also are the option of digital art. Art...
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...minds of people through different avenues of artistic labors. Art touches and affects people in unique ways; it can have special or unusual meaning on the person depending on how one views it. Artists’ rendering of their art is interpreted in numerous ways by others who view it unless it is explained by the artist on its meaning giving a clear example of what they are portraying. Two people looking at the same painting, sculpture, portrait, or photo may come to different views on the arts meaning even though they are looking at the same item. Art is how one interprets it and what that person sees. In today’s society art is done in so many other forms and diverse categories. This essay will concentrate and bring together four art forms, photojournalism, painting, architecture, and sculpture. The in-depth examination of the subsequent arts will be concentrated to the following: The influence of technology on the evolution of each of the art forms: architecture, photography, sculpture, and painting. Diversity’s role in the development of the arts and how it changed throughout the 20th century. Art and popular culture’s relationship and how this developed during the 20th century. From the beginning of time, Art has been known as evidenced by the past relics. Technology certainly has made it promising for new equipment manufactured, improved upon, and for new avenues to be used. The many options that allow people to work with colors and images also are the option of digital art. Art...
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...Cinemas have changed drastically over the past one-hundred years, however, it did not change for the worse. In Susan Sontag’s short story, “A Century of Cinema,” she gives her point of view about the way the cinema has changed in negative ways. She states, “If cinephilia is dead, then movies are dead too . . . no matter how many movies, even very good ones, go on being made. If cinema can be resurrected, it will only be through the birth of a new kind of cine-love.” Susan believes that cinephilia in current days have decreased. I personally do not agree with Susan and her argument about cinephilia in modern times. I do agree with Sontag about cinephilia not being the same anymore, because it is not. Cinephilia has changed throughout the years, and in more positive ways than negatives ways. Today, cinephilia is enabled by new media technologies of the digital revolution (“The New Cinephilia, Girish Shambu). Many cinephile’s today find most of their mediators on the Internet, unlike back then, during the time period Susan Sontag talks about in her essay, cinephile’s got their mediators through newspapers and through their peers. Sontag expresses how she feels about the movies in America culture. She explains that going to the movies has been a major part of American culture during the...
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...Record of Submission & Plagiarism DeclarationThis assignment is my own work and the sources of information and material I have used (including internet resources) have been identified and acknowledged as required in the referencing guidelines provided. My work may be referred to the JISC / Turnitin Plagiarism Detection Service for checking. The Faculty reserves the right to request an electronic copy of any work where unfair practice is suspected. This assignment, or any part of this assignment, has not been submitted for any other module at the University of Glamorgan unless specifically allowed by the module leader. | First Name…Charlotte…………………………… | | Surname……Brownhill…………………………… | | Date of Birth………22/09/1993………………………. | | I have read, understood and accept the University policies on plagiarism and I hereby certify that this submission is my own work and is consistent with the policies of the University.Signed: …………C.L.Brownhill………………………….. | ------------------------------------------------- Completing the form below confirms that you have read and agreed with the above statement Assignment Cover Sheet All pages of this form must be submitted together with the completed assignment by no later than 4:00 pm on the specified submission date. SECTION A | RECORD OF SUBMISSION | To be Completed by Student Only | | | 1 | Student ID: | 13022296 | | | | | If this is a group assignment, please provide the student numbers of all group...
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...Modern communication is predominantly shaped by the advancement in technology. The human race has come a long way from “tribal epoch” to the “electronic epoch”. (Wood 305-308) However, the electronic approach to communication has grown exponentially during the last decade. Most communication mediums we use today such as cellular phones, the Internet and television are all associated with advancement in technology. In many ways the electronic mediums are similar to the natural form of communication, while they are different on other levels. Modern mobile cellular phones deliver messages similar to the traditional phones, but this new medium has changed the nature of communication. The modern structure of wireless global communication was predicted in 1945, with the “geostationary” radio communication “satellite”, long before the cell phone was ever invented. (Clarke 305-308)The geostationary satellites are positioned on a specific Even today cellular phones use radio technology similar to FM or AM radios. The invention of the traditional landline telephone has created an “interpersonal medium” (Burkell 312-323) with which one person can communicate personal messages to another person verbally. Today because modern cellular phones have revolutionized the device, now it can do much more than just two way communication between two individuals. The wave of smart-phones introduced to the market has created a new era of telephone based communication. For example not only can the Blackberry...
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...“This is the age of the prosumer – where the consumer becomes the producer” Discuss In recent times, media and technology has developed into the online age. In this essay I will be discussing the ways in which the Internet has had an increased effect on everyday life. Nowadays, the development of the internet has now allowed the once consumers to become today’s producers as it is now easier for people to produce, distribute and communicate with others by sharing their hobbies and opinions. However, some people argue that web 2.0 has done the world a injustice as it just allows more people to make money and become just a producer rather than prosumer. Theorists such as Henry Jenkins and Christian Fuchs argue both sides. A prosumer is defined as a person who consumes and produces media. The word prosumer comes from Alvin Toffler, a futurist who predicted the digital revolution from analogue to digital media. Since analogue media has moved from the ‘boardroom to the bedroom’ meaning media can be made by all different people not just businesses. Theorists, Don Tapscott and Anthony Williams discusses this in their book Wilkonomics where they coined the term presumption to refer to the creation of products and services by the same people who will ultimately use them. Before web 2.0 the media world was top down with a simple broadcasting pattern, high entry fees with a few firms competing. Charles Leadbeater takes a revolutionary view of the internet and web 2.0. He goes further...
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...industry. It remains debatable that whether the shockwave would spread to the entire journalism as a profession and to democracy which newspapers have always claimed to serve. This essay is going argue that the crisis confronted by newspapers does not necessarily entail a declining of journalism since democracy is carried out in a multidimensional way in new media environment. This essay will firstly look at the manifestation of the crisis confronted by newspaper industry in recent decades, the structural change it brought, and the nature of the crisis. After that, this essay would look at how the crisis encountered by the industry transformed journalistic practices and argues that journalism still has the capacity to carry out its civil function. Newspapers industry have been experiencing the decline of market share and revenue margin since the late twentieth century across markets such as U.S., UK, European, and Australia. (Beecher, 2005; Carson, 2013; Franklin, 2008; O’Donnell, 2012). The drop of circulation and the accelerated disappearing of afternoon newspapers in countries like UK and Australia (Carson, 2012) are the manifestation of the current news consumption environment. Facing the shrinking market and profit margin, an increasing number of newspapers developed news sites and digital versions. Moving online is not an easy...
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