tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54132150369712100642024-03-05T16:22:46.902-08:00PSY 724E - Media Literacy: The Social Impact of TechnologyMichael L. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18393266973538832626noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413215036971210064.post-44703994562464171062013-04-29T21:46:00.000-07:002013-04-29T21:46:06.942-07:00CONVERGENCE
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<span style="font-family: Cambria;">A single function device of any
kind is virtually obsolete; you would be hard pressed to find one. On June 11,
1997, Philippe Kahn wirelessly transmitted a cell phone picture of his daughter,
Sophie and shared it instantly with more than 2,000 family members, friends and
associates around the world<w:sdt citation="t" id="-1152750346"><!--[if supportFields]><span
style='mso-element:field-begin'></span> CITATION Wik13 \l 1033 <span
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style='mso-element:field-end'></span><![endif]--></w:sdt>. This action marked
the birth of visual communication. Mobile devices are no longer used
exclusively for talking; they now allow us to not just talk but talk with FaceTime,
an option in which you see your caller and they see you. You can browse the
Internet, watch movies and television series, stream music, take photos and
video, upload content directly to social media platforms, play games, calendar
appointments, and navigate unknown territories with exact precision. All of
these functions and more are capable because of convergence. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria;">In 1983, Ithiel de Sola Pool, PhD
wrote <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Technologies of Freedom </i>this
was the undoubtedly the first book to lay the foundation of convergence as a
force for change<w:sdt citation="t" id="478117644"><!--[if supportFields]><span
style='mso-element:field-begin'></span> CITATION Jen06 \l 1033 <span
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style='mso-element:field-end'></span><![endif]--></w:sdt>. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Convergence is more than a shift in technology;
it alters the relationship between existing technologies, industries, markets,
genres, and audiences <w:sdt citation="t" id="-387413229"><!--[if supportFields]><span
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style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>CITATION Jen06 \l 1033 <span
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field-end'></span><![endif]--></w:sdt>. Convergence also alters the logic by
which media industries operate and their process.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria;">The New Orleans Media Experience
set the tone for the coming decades and </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria;">the message was plain. 1.
Convergence is coming and you better be ready. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria;">2. Convergence is harder than it
sounds. 3. Everyone will survive if everyone </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria;">works together. That was
unfortunately one thing nobody knew how to do. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria;">These predictions could not have been more decisive as
partnerships reign supreme in the success of converging entities. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria;">In our current media landscape,
technology and media outlets cannot function successfully without multiple partnerships
from various entities. When you attempt to login into various websites or
accounts you are prompted with the questions, “would you like to log-in, sync
this content, contacts, etc. using your Facebook account?” or “would you like
the content you are viewing visible on your Facebook wall?” you see Amazon
partnering with PayPal; there are very few ways to escape the convergence of
technology and information. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria;">What does all this shared
information and technology mean for our futures? In some ways it has enhanced
our lives and in other ways it has complicated things. The convergence of technology
and media has created powerful, well informed consumers that are eager to
participate in this society.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>BIBLIOGRAPHY <span style='mso-element:field-separator'></span><![endif]--><span style="mso-no-proof: yes;">(2013, 29 April). Retrieved from Wikipedia:
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/camera_phone<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-no-proof: yes;">Jenkins, H. (2006). <i>Convergence Culture: Where Old
and New Media Collide.</i> New York: New York University Press.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br />Michael L. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18393266973538832626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413215036971210064.post-30157155255574147962013-04-20T00:19:00.000-07:002013-04-20T00:19:25.349-07:00Week 9: Persuasion<span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Abstract</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Have you ever felt tricked or trapped into saying yes;
contributing to a social cause; or buying something you didn’t really want? </span><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Each year, legions of ad people,
copywriters, market researchers, pollsters, consultants, and even linguists
spend billions of dollars and millions of man-hours trying to determine how to
persuade consumers what to buy, whom to trust, and what to think </span><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><w:sdt citation="t" id="907268105"><!--[if supportFields]><span style='mso-element:
field-begin'></span><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>CITATION PBS04 \l
1033 <span style='mso-element:field-separator'></span><![endif]--><span style="mso-no-proof: yes;">(PBS, 2004)</span><!--[if supportFields]><span
style='mso-element:field-end'></span><![endif]--></w:sdt>. Merriam Webster
Dictionary</span><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">
states that to persuade is to move by argument, entreaty, or expostulation to a
belief, position, or course of action (2001).</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Scientists, doctors, professors and
other professionals often appear in ads and advocacy messages, lending their
credibility to the product, service, or idea being sold<w:sdt citation="t" id="129303897"><!--[if supportFields]><span style='mso-element:field-begin'></span>
CITATION Med13 \l 1033 <span style='mso-element:field-separator'></span><![endif]--><span style="mso-no-proof: yes;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(Media
Literacy Project, 2013)</span><!--[if supportFields]><span style='mso-element:
field-end'></span><![endif]--></w:sdt>. We all seek the opinion of specialists
or authorities that can provide true, accurate, and reliable advice. The
principle of authority is the idea of the power to influence or command
thought, opinion, or behavior (2001). <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">In September 1969, an American medical drama television
program premiered on the ABC<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> </i>Network,
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Marcus Welby, M.D</i>. The primary
character, Dr. Welby was portrayed by Robert Young. He was featured in a coffee
commercial that stated the benefits of drinking decaffeinated coffee. The ad
campaign was successful because Young represented a successful show and he was
the nation’s most famous physician. He received a quarter of a million letters
from viewers most of whom were seeking medical advice (Cho, Wilson, & Choi,
2011). Young portrayed a doctor and was not qualified to disseminate medical
advice. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Beautiful people</span><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">
celebrities or politician attract our attention. When people like you, they are
more likely to say yes or whatever it is you are seeking. One component of
liking is physical attractiveness.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Research and marketing techniques
are increasingly migrating to the high-stakes arena of politics, shaping policy
and influencing how Americans choose their leaders (PBS, 2004).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></i><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">In 2005, Alexander Todorov of
Princeton University<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> </i>published the
article, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Inferences of Competence from
Faces Predict Election Outcomes</i>. The published study indicates inferences
were made within 1 second of viewing the faces of candidates. According to
Todorov, inferences based solely on facial appearance predicted the outcomes of
U.S. congressional elections better than chance (e.g., 68.8% of the Senate
races in 2004) and also were linearly related to the margin of victory (Todorov,
Mandisodza, Goren, & Hall, 2005). <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Conclusion</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">As
consumer we must become aware of persuasive techniques in order to make
rational decisions. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-no-proof: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">(2004, November 9). Retrieved from PBS: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/persuaders/etc/synopsis.html<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<div class="MsoBibliography" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;">
<span style="mso-no-proof: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">(2012). Retrieved from Influence at Work:
http://www.influenceatwork.com/robert-cialdini-phd/biography/<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<div class="MsoBibliography" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;">
<span style="mso-no-proof: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">(2013). Retrieved from Media Literacy Project:
http://medialiteracyproject.org/sites/default/files/resources/Intro_to_Media_Literacy.pdf<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<div class="MsoBibliography" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;">
<span style="mso-no-proof: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Cho, H., Wilson, K., & Choi, J. (2011). Perceived
Realism of Television Medical Dramas and Perceptions About Physicians. <i>Journal
of Media Psychology</i>, 141-148.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-no-proof: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Dictionary, M.-W. C. (2001). Springfield: Merriam Webster,
Incorporated.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<div class="MsoBibliography" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;">
<span style="mso-no-proof: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Todorov, A., Mandisodza, A. N., Goren, A., & Hall,
C. C. (2005). Inferences of Competence from Faces Predict Election Outcomes. <i>Science</i>,
1623-1626.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
Michael L. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18393266973538832626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413215036971210064.post-35661582284785041372013-04-19T22:43:00.000-07:002013-04-19T22:43:27.585-07:00Week 8: Media Literacy
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Media and the manner in which we interact with it changes rapidly.
The understanding of its abilities, function and purpose is constantly
evolving. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Media Literacy teaches us to
access, analyze, evaluate, and produce media.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">In the 1960s, Media Literacy 1.0 was in reference to how
mass media was being used to persuade and convince its audience to think in
particular ways, buy certain products, and otherwise influence their behavior <w:sdt citation="t" id="-1014305713"><!--[if supportFields]><span style='mso-element:
field-begin'></span><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>CITATION Ohl10 \l
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style='mso-element:field-end'></span><![endif]--></w:sdt>. During the Media
Literacy 1.0 era, the ability to produce content was not readily available to
the average citizen thus we were only consumers of mass media. According to
Ohler, the primary difference between versions 1 and 2 is that media literacy
has been expanded to encompass production (2010). <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The accessibility and relativity low cost to secure
technology has made virtually everyone a producer of media content. We take
home movies and photos recorded with our mobile devices, add music and post them
on various Internet websites for family and friends to enjoy. Platforms like,
YouTube, Vimeo, Facebook, SocialCam and others have become the breeding ground
for Internet celebrities. The fade seem to be working. It’s not unheard of for
an Internet celebrity to have several hundred thousand followers and views well
into millions. People are literally producing content in their homes, uploading
it to the Internet and people around the world are tuning in to enjoy it. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">However the videos and celebrity styles are not only limited
to people. Animals are getting in on the game as well; like “grumpy cat” and “Tuna”
the dog. <br />
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Grumpy Cat is actually Tardar Sauce, a female cat and known for her
grump facial expressions. She has appeared on <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Anderson Live</i>, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Good Morning
America</i> and has photos and interviews in <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Time</i> and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Forbes</i> magazines.
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Tuna is an Internet hit for his overbite. He recently appeared on the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Today Show</i>. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">It is interesting that with the Internet, people and even
animals can rise from obscurity and become celebrities. In the early days,
there was Lassie, Morris the Cat, Benji and actual movie and television actors
and actress that were paid to do a job. Now we are surpassing reality TV stars
and it only takes a $35 web cam, Internet connection and social media account
to put you on a trajectory to stardom. I’m interested to see were this phenomenon
of self-broadcasting will take us and how allowing strangers into our normal lives
will affect us in the years to come. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>BIBLIOGRAPHY <span style='mso-element:field-separator'></span><![endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-no-proof: yes;">Ohler, J. B. (2010). <i>Digital Community Digital
Citizen.</i> Thousand Oaks: Corwin.<o:p></o:p></span><w:sdtpr></w:sdtpr></span></div>
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mso-no-proof:yes'><span style='mso-element:field-end'></span></span></b><![endif]--></w:sdt><br />Michael L. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18393266973538832626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413215036971210064.post-37733791309246615542013-04-10T08:05:00.000-07:002013-04-10T08:16:22.361-07:00Week 7: De-Tech-Tive<br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The purpose of a technology assessment is to investigate, analyze, and
make recommendations about how to address the personal, social, and
environmental impacts of technology (Ohler, 2010). I will use the “de-tech-tive”
process to assess Google Glass.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Google recently announced a new product, Google Glass. This headgear
will be available to the public by year’s end. It consists of a small display
situated on a frame that resembles eyeglasses and will project text or video
into your field of vision. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The Glass pairs with your smartphone using Bluetooth
or Wi-Fi to access the Internet. You can use your voice or your finger to take
photos, record video, initiate video or voice chats, send messages, search
Google and translate words or phrases.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Analyze <o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">CNet has list 5 potential uses for Google Glass: <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">TV enhancement: users will be able to look up
athlete’s stats, view the IMDb page of an actor, or get more information on
products or services offered during commercials. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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can monitor their heart rate, calories burned, and steps taken superimposed
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hiking they will have a constant image of their surroundings and directions to
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The use of Google Glass is not without controversy. Google Glass will
destroy the notion of public anonymity; everyone potentially could become “big
brother.” Also, anywhere cameras and other recording devices are unwelcome; the
same would most certainly go for Google Glass<w:sdt citation="t" id="1820539317"><!--[if supportFields]><span
style='mso-element:field-begin'></span> CITATION CNB13 \l 1033 <span
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style='mso-element:field-end'></span><![endif]--></w:sdt>. One of the reasons is
because the camera lives at the wearer's eye level. It will have the ability to
take photos or video without a red blinking light alerting others. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">As responses to Google Glass, some establishments have already said,
“you are welcome, but your Google Glass must stay outside” <w:sdt citation="t" id="1093587661"><!--[if supportFields]><span style='mso-element:field-begin'></span><span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>CITATION CNB13 \l 1033 <span
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Some of these establishments include: gentlemen’s clubs, casinos, and movie
theaters. According to the CNBC article, “they encountered a lot of that as
they made calls for this piece: From the TSA to Bank of America, spokespeople
were not yet ready to speak to the particulars of Google Glass but reiterated
general statements about protecting the privacy and personal information of
staff and customers alike (2013).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">There are already concerns about mobile phone usage and brain cancer
because of the microwave frequencies that are emitted from mobile phones. I’m
sure scientist and researchers will be interested in studying the effects of
having a small computer mounted near the brain and the possibility for cancer. Privacy
is another issue because of the inconspicuous manner in which photos and video
can be captured and conversations recorded all without the knowledge of any of
the parties involved. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Another concern
would be operating a vehicle while wearing Glass because it will project text
or video into your field of vision. So, there is the potential for distraction
just as texting and driving. While the technology has the potential to provide
functionality some safety and privacy measure must be evaluated.</span></div>
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<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>\l 1033 <span style='mso-element:field-separator'></span><![endif]--><span style="mso-no-proof: yes;">(2013, April 8). Retrieved from CNET:
<a href="http://cnettv.cnet.com/best-uses-google-glass/9742-1_53-50144287.html">http://cnettv.cnet.com/best-uses-google-glass/9742-1_53-50144287.html</a></span></div>
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<span style="mso-no-proof: yes;">CNBC. (2013, April 9). Retrieved from Yahoo:
<a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/google-glass-wont-welcome-everywhere-142244315.html">http://finance.yahoo.com/news/google-glass-wont-welcome-everywhere-142244315.html</a></span></div>
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<span style="mso-no-proof: yes;">Ohler, J. B. (2010). <i>Digital Community Digital
Citizen.</i> Thousand Oaks: Corwin.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Michael L. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18393266973538832626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413215036971210064.post-79478342080392420752013-03-03T20:47:00.000-08:002013-03-03T20:47:29.382-08:00Week 6: Mantra
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<span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif";">I make a concerted
effort to stay abreast of new media technologies but last week I was introduced
to something new by the intern in my office. It is called Snapchat. The idea
behind this relatively new phenomenon is a conversation through images (i.e.,
photos or piece of paper with something written on it by the sender; photos of
them or a group; or even just a random photo). Often it is up to the receiver to
deduce the meaning of the message; that is only available on their mobile
device for 10 seconds, then disappears and cannot be retrieved. I had so many
questions about the medium, why it was so popular and of course the deviant
uses; none the less it was fascinating and interesting to watch photos pop-up.
I would ask, “What does that mean?” and she would interpret the things I didn’t
understand. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif";">Then this
weekend, I discovered a new social media platform, Pheed (Feed) and it is
giving Facebook quite a scare (<a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/craig-kanalley/pheed-app-iphone-facebook-twitter_b_2760027.html"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/craig-kanalley/pheed-app-iphone-facebook-twitter_b_2760027.html</span></a>).</span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif";">I
quickly downloaded the app, began to browse and quickly saw why it was becoming
such a hit. Their catchphrase is “A new way to express yourself" and you
can do so in text, photos, videos, audio, voice or live broadcast <w:sdt citation="t" id="1227872192"><span style="mso-no-proof: yes;">(Kanalley, 2013)</span></w:sdt>. It is literally a
convergence of every social media yet it’s intuitive and well designed. I sent
a text to the intern to gauge her interest but surprisingly she knew nothing
about it. So, I took the liberty to inform her and she has now signed up.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif";">Pheed started
in October of 2012 and quickly has become the preferred social media platform
for youth demographic. Facebook has publicly admitted they have a problem with
the sector of their demographic (<a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mobileweb/craig-kanalley/quit-facebook-teenager-problem_b_2782512.html?fb_source=timeline&ref=profile&refid=17"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mobileweb/craig-kanalley/quit-facebook-teenager-problem_b_2782512.html?fb_source=timeline&ref=profile&refid=17</span></a>).
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<span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif";">Media and
technology are all around us; we are engaged and yet disengaged all at the
same. I believe a great way to learn, educate and retrieve valuable information
is a conversation or exchange of thoughts, perceptions and ideas. The manner in
which each individual manages the overwhelming amount of information and
technology that is flooding our lives daily differs from person to person and
from generation to generation and to understand the differences it requires a
conversation.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif";">It is
these kinds of conversations and exchanges that provide a framework for
education and enlightenment for all.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif";"><strong>My Mantra</strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif";">To educate and enlighten by providing
a fun and intellectually stimulating platform to discuss our media and
technology reach society and how it impacts us.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif";">Sources</span></div>
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<span style="mso-no-proof: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Kanalley, C. (2013, February 25). Retrieved from
Huffington Post:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/craig-kanalley/pheed-app-iphone-facebook-twitter_b_2760027.html<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Michael L. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18393266973538832626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413215036971210064.post-3553938065305320012013-02-24T00:10:00.000-08:002013-02-24T00:11:24.702-08:00Week 5: McLuhan's Tetrad<br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The tetrad describes four effects (enhance, reverse, retrieve, and
obsolesce) that all technology/medium has on society. McLuhan believed that the
introduction of new technologies/medium into a society has a determining
influence on how that society is organized, how its members perceive the world
around them and how knowledge is stored and shared (Collections Canada, 2007).
McLuhan argues that media are languages, with their own grammar and structure,
and that they can be studied as such (Collections Canada, 2007). McLuhan saw
the goal of technology/media studies as making the invisible, visible.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">McLuhan viewed all technologies as extensions of our bodies: the phone
is an extension of the voice and the pencil is an extension of the hand. He
believed these extensions altered their respective environments.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I find myself tethered to my mobile device. Communication today is
moving at a very fast paced. There was a time when you could work at a slower
pace but not anymore.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My mobile device
is essential for my professional environment. It allows me to constantly be
accessible. I can transfer my office phone to my mobile; participate in
conference calls; draft and respond to emails; view and approve documents it
all happens seamlessly and regardless of where I am and what I’m doing. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">McLuhan’s tetrad examines the effects on society of any
technology/medium (put another way: a means of explaining the social processes
underlying the adoption of a technology/medium) by dividing its effects into
four categories and displaying them simultaneously (Wikipedia, 2013a). The
tetrad presents four questions: 1. What does it enhance? What is enlarged,
amplified or increased (or minimized) or accelerated (if previously slow) or
retarded (if previously slow)? (Ohler, 2010) 2. What do it make obsolete? What
is displaced, pushed offstage, or sidelined? (Ohler, 2010) 3. What does it
retrieve? What is renewed, reactivated, updated, comeback or revived that had
been obsolesced earlier? (Ohler, 2010) 4. What is the flip? What happens when
the medium is pushed to extremes? What does the subject turn into when its
enhancement process eventually becomes the norm instead of the unusual? (Ohler,
2010) It is important to remember all four laws happen simultaneously and not
in sequential order. Every technology enhances, obsolesces, retrieves, and
flips, all at the same time (Ohler, 2010).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">1. What has my mobile device enhanced? My mobile device has enhanced my
ability to get work done. I’m able to work anytime and anywhere. I can respond
quickly to issue via phone, text or email that will allow things to keep moving
rather than sitting still and waiting for me to arrive at the office. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">2. What has my mobile device obsolesce? It has made my physical
presence obsolete. I can be anywhere and chime into a conference call, respond
to an email, send an email, forward documents, etc. There was a time when you
couldn’t sync your email to your mobile device. So there were limitations on
how productive you could be especially without access to email during transit
situations (i.e., commute to the office, walking from one meeting to another or
in my case shuttling from one building to another, etc.) but now those
limitations are removed. I can be more productive regardless of my location or
activity. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">3. What has my mobile device retrieved that was lost? It allows me to retrieve
awareness, omnipresence. There was a time when town/cities were small; everyone
knew everything about everyone but with modernization we outgrew walking a few
blocks to work or living in the loft space above the office. Those were the days
when as you walked down the street you were told all the latest neighborhood
gossip. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">4. What is the flip for Facebook when pushed to its extreme? Rather
than working 40 hours week, I find myself working 60-65 hours a week because I’m
always connected and accessible. I’m always “on.” There was a time when I left
the office now I take the office with me, wherever I go. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Ohler holds high-regard for the tetrad and says, “It provides much
grist for the mill even for novices who are trying to see the impacts of
technology more clearly (p.134). He also believes the tetrad benefits students
because they can use it as an investigative tool for modern technologies.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Sources</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">(2013a, February 18). Retrieved from Wikipedia: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetrad_of_media_effects">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetrad_of_media_effects</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Collections Canada. (2007, March 6). Retrieved from
<a href="http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/innis-mcluhan/030003-2010-e.html">http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/innis-mcluhan/030003-2010-e.html</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Ohler, J. B. (2010). Digital Community Digital Citizen.
Thousand Oaks: Corwin.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Michael L. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18393266973538832626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413215036971210064.post-51866661842065421012013-02-17T21:47:00.002-08:002013-02-17T21:47:16.149-08:00Week 4: Marshall McLuhan (part 1)
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif";">Abstract</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif";">Marshall
McLuhan was a controversial professor, author, lecturer and researcher in media,
technology and communication. Since his death, his work has continued to
provide a powerful framework for analyze of communication and media. He is most
noted for his for interests in predicting the future of technology, most
notably the internet and coining for “global village,” “the medium is the message”
and “retribalized.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif";">In a 1969
interview with <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Playboy </i>(<a href="http://www.mcluhanmedia.com/m_mcl_inter_pb_01.html"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.mcluhanmedia.com/m_mcl_inter_pb_01.html</span></a>)
the reporter asks, “Would you describe this retribalizing process in more
detail? <w:sdt citation="t" id="-2017982682"><span style="mso-no-proof: yes;">(mcluhanmedia, 2008)</span></w:sdt>” McLuhan provides an
in-depth understanding. In a sense he is equating “retribalized” to a “global
village”; a community that is no longer fragmented by class, literate, access
to information and educational resources. McLuhan discusses how in tribes
everyone sat around; heard and shared stories at the same time; and how the
alphabet and printing started the beginning of a fragmented society based on
access to information, classism, education, etc. He equates a “global village” or
“retribalized” as returning to everyone having access and receiving information
at the same time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif";">He associates
retribalization to ethnic groups that remain close to their tribal roots. The
sense of community allowed people tribalized people to communicate and share
information. He describes Western civilization as fragmented, alienated and
dissociated. He cites the alphabet and printing as the beginning of
fragmentation in Western civilization. McLuhan says all media from the phonetic
alphabet to the computer are extensions of man that cause deep and lasting
changes in him and transform his environment (mcluhanmedia, 2008). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif";">However his
prediction of an electronically intertwine world set the stage for a “retribalization”
or “global village.” “The new electronic interdependence recreates the world in
the image of a global village” (McLuhan & Fiore, 1967). It was through this
global village that McLuhan identified the retribalization process, the
reconnection of man in, “a new state of multitudinous tribal existences”
(McLuhan, 1969, 2004).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The internet is
proving a real-time link of accurate information about what is happening on a
global scale and not all information is coming from the media. Instead the
media is increasingly using social media as an indicator of what us accurate or
true based on their numbers “followers” or “subscribers”…a “global village.” </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif";">McLuhan was
obviously a man ahead of his time with enormous insight into the future of
media, technology, and communication. I am personally interested in his predictions
about politics and the USA political system. On September 24, 1976, he provided
a candid interviewed with Tom Brokaw and Edwin Newman the morning after the
Carter/Ford Debate.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif";">His
predictions and theories continue to be analyzed and studied by a new generation
of theorist and researchers that are looking to uncover or expand on theories
from McLuhan’s work.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Michael L. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18393266973538832626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413215036971210064.post-86809938996924808072013-02-13T00:39:00.000-08:002013-02-13T00:39:21.780-08:00Week 3: Mobile Myself
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I merge Yelp and Livestream. Yelp is an online
business directory founded in 2004 with social networking capabilities and user
reviews. Yelp had an average of approximately 86 million monthly unique
visitors in Q4 2012 (Yelp, 2013). </span></div>
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available on through iPhone, Android, and BlackBerry. Livestream connects
people and live events. More than 30 million viewers each month watch thousands
of live events (Livestream, 2013). Livestream is available via the web or apps available through iPhone, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The new social media platform would be called Voyeur. The convergence of these two mediums would allow consumers
to view “real time” streaming video footage of various establishments (i.e.,
restaurants, clubs, bars, grocery stores, shopping malls, etc, before
venturing out which would allow them the opportunity to arrive at the optimum
time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">There is nothing worse than arriving at your favorite
restaurant only to find a line out the door and an hour and half wait; you need
to go to the grocery store, but you want to go when it’s not congested and the
lines are short;<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>it’s a special night,
you and your friends are planning a night out but you want to make sure the
club or bar you select is “happening” this new technology would provide all the
normal information Yelp provides (contact information, reviews, ratings, photos,
and suggestions - i.e., don’t sit at table #23, there is a constant draft;
table #33 has the best view; ask for Sarah’s section, she is fun and knows how
to pair your food with a great wine, etc.) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You would also have the ability (during
operating hours) to view “real time” video footage inside any establishment
before you leave home or while in transit.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Livestream. (2013, February 6). Retrieved from <a href="http://new.livestream.com/about/us">http://new.livestream.com/about/us</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Yelp. (2013, February 6). Retrieved from
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Michael L. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18393266973538832626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413215036971210064.post-25706476226789637252013-02-02T11:23:00.003-08:002013-02-02T11:25:08.064-08:00Week 2: Digital Community, Digital Citizenship<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif";">If you have
a Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest or even an email account; you are a digital
citizen. By merely using these technologies and others you have branded
yourself a digital citizen.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif";">You
elected to be a part this digital community (Facebook, email, etc.) it was not
forced upon.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif";">When you sign up for any social media
account or even an email account (personal, work or school) you are required to
agree with certain terms and conditions of that site before you are accepted.
Your consent makes you a part of that community; you are automatically sent an
email welcoming you to the service with your username and password. Once you
are online, there are levels of acceptable and unacceptable behavior. If you
post offensive or inappropriate content and a user reports you; it’s a
violation the agreed on terms and conditions. You will be penalized in various manners
depending on the site. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif";">So, once you
log into your accounts and begin to communicate and exchange information with
others you are exercising your right as digital citizen. The term global
citizenship or digital citizenship implies that traditional concepts of
geography and place are not as important as they used to be to our
understanding of citizenship<w:sdt citation="t" id="309062753"><span style="mso-no-proof: yes;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(Ohler, 2010)</span></w:sdt>. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif";">You are seeing
the notion of geography cast aside in reference to anything digital. People are
now working remotely, attending classes remotely and doctors are even
evaluating and monitoring patients remotely. Your real and digital lives have
crossed pollinated, geography is no longer a barrier but now you don’t know
what is real because so much of your lives are lived through social media. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>People are entering into long distance
relationships, falling in love and believing they have finally met their
significant others. The relationships are based solely on a series of images,
status updates, and conversations through social media. In some cases, they
have never seen each other and they have never communicated outside of social
media with Skype, FaceTime or even telephone but they claim they are in love.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif";">The focus on
online relationships and how they form has become increasingly popular since the
award winning documentary, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Catfish</i>
which is now a weekly television show on MTV.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif";">A catfish is someone who pretends to be someone they're
not using Facebook or other social media to create false identities,
particularly to pursue deceptive online romances <w:sdt citation="t" id="109474143"><span style="mso-no-proof: yes;">(Urban Dictionary, 2013)</span></w:sdt>. This practice was
thrust into mainstream headlines a few weeks ago because of an incident
involving</span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> a </span><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif";">fake
girlfriend hoax against</span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif";">Notre
Dame Linebacker, Manti Te’o.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif";">In the PBS
documentary, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Digital Nation: Life on the
Virtual Frontier </i>they “present an in-depth exploration of what it means to
be human in a 21st-century digital world”<w:sdt citation="t" id="515051651"><span style="mso-no-proof: yes;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(PBS , 2010)</span></w:sdt>. Internet usage in
South Korea has become a public healthcare crisis. The government has stepped
in and is now teaching children healthy internet habits. Second graders in
South Korea are taught how to use a computer right around the same time they
are learning to read. They are learning more than just technical functions.
They are learning something every digital citizen should be taught; Digital
Citizenship comes with expectations and responsibilities.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif";">I’m sure Douglas
Rushkoff, author of books on media, technology and culture probably never
thought we would reach this point. Rushkoff, reassured people for decades about
the positives of the digital revolution but now he says, “I want to know
whether or not we are tinkering with something more essential than we
realize."<w:sdt citation="t" id="109474144"><span style="mso-no-proof: yes;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(PBS , 2010)</span></w:sdt></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><i><span style="mso-no-proof: yes;">PBS </span></i><span style="mso-no-proof: yes;">. (2010,
February 2). Retrieved from
<a href="http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/digitalnation/etc/synopsis.html">http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/digitalnation/etc/synopsis.html</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><i><span style="mso-no-proof: yes;">Urban Dictionary</span></i><span style="mso-no-proof: yes;">. (2013). Retrieved from
<a href="http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=catfish">http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=catfish</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-no-proof: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Ohler, J. B. (2010). <i>Digital Community Digital
Citizen.</i> Thousand Oaks: Corwin.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Michael L. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18393266973538832626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413215036971210064.post-40737302453692721742013-01-28T18:10:00.000-08:002013-01-28T18:10:01.712-08:00Week 1: History and Future <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">In the documentaries <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Trigger Effect</i> and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Way We Are</i>, James Burke takes you on a journey through technological advances. He discusses our nature to subscribe to it, depend on it and our ability to trust it even though we don’t fully comprehend how it works. The contrast is stark from the video to our current technological state. The contrast is illuminated further as you read <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">From Aristotle to Augmented Reality</i> by Jean-Pierre Isbouts and Jason Ohler. The article starts with a look at the ancient tradition of storytelling, then covers every succeeding media evolution spanning 1000s of years and concludes with the fact that now “it is difficult to predict media evolution more than five years into the future”<w:sdt citation="t" id="-1577503396"><span style="mso-no-proof: yes;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(Isbouts & Ohler, 2011)</span></w:sdt>. Media development and technology are changing at such a rapid pace. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Here is evidence of how fast technology is changing. In 1994, the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Today Show</i> on NBC aired a segment featuring a news reporter along with co-hosts Bryant Gumbel and Katie Couric discussing, “What is the Internet, Anyway?” </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Once again, the development and implementation of new technologies are changing. In 1982, the Compact Disc (CD) technology replaced the cassette tape and in 1995, the Digital Versatile Disk formerly known as the Digital Video Disk (DVD) replaced <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Video Home System</span> (VHS<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">)<b>.</b></span> I don’t think anyone would have imagined that DVD/CD technology would “come” and “go” within a couple of decades. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Media development and technology are on a trajectory that has endless possibilities for consumers. Last year, www.techlicious.com made a post on their blog entitled, “Five Tech Products that Will Be Dead in Five Years.” The list included some items that would make most consumers apprehensive about the validity of the list, in particular the extinction of DVDs/CDs <span style="color: white;">(</span></span><a href="http://www.techlicious.com/blog/five-tech-products-that-will-be-dead-in-five-years/"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: white;">http://www.techlicious.com/blog/five-tech-products-that-will-be-dead-in-five-years/</span></span></a><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: white;">).</span> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">The thing we know is there are researchers, engineers, and analysts looking for ways to improve and enhance our lives through existing technology and the invention of new technology. There are infinite possibilities of what they might produce and market to consumers. As a kid, I was a huge fan of</span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">the<b><i> </i></b></span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN;">animated sitcom,</span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">The Jetsons</span></i><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">. I just have one question; where is my flying car? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-no-proof: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Isbouts, J.-P., & Ohler, J. (2011). Storytelling and Media: Narrative Models from Aristotle to Augmented Reality.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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