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Digital Democracy

Throughout this course, I have learned about the impact of digital media on democracy and vice versa. The influence of Digital Democracy is vast; it influences e-commerce, marketing and social media. In this class, determination of political outlines and how politics is implemented in DM were considered such as political blogs and forums/ websites, political [...]

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People of Change

Yesterday was the most exciting political experience of my life. I witnessed something different, something I’ve always longed for–change.  The United States of America has proven to the world that it is different from any other nation. I have always known the U.S. to be a multicultural country; yet I’ve also been cognizant of the fact [...]

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Comment on Chris’s Entry

Hi Chris,
1. Tell what you think about Rheingold’s 8th point?
Well, I think those points are very general statments. It could apply to more than one giving technology wether now, in the future or even to our previous old technologies in many different societies. Basically, those points didn’t add any thing new to me, it just [...]

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Comment on Amy’s Entry

Amy, I think you have a very analytical point of view. I have always liked your analysis in our previous course. And, yes I totally agree that the digital media nowadays is completely different than before in its application but its similar in being consumer driven. 
I believe your approach to the “specific topics” that you brought [...]

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As I came across Justin’s entry, I found it very simple, neat, and direct. I think it is very brilliant idea to start with a personal experience and connect it with the reading. Justin gave a clear definition of The Long Tail under the light of the new economy which is the economy of abundance. He [...]

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I wanted to reflect on Justin’s article for several reasons. First, what he wrote made a lot of sense to me. Second, I found a lot of similarities between my scholarly article that I chose and the scholarly article that is chosen by him.
In Justin’s article, Dempsey argues that the current library system should adopt new [...]

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