Indeed, it is very ironic that people live in the age of information abundance, yet some lack crucial knowledge, as indicated in “Are People Better Informed in the Information Society” reading. Many researchers have been done and proved that people now know as much as before or maybe less; two experts in public opinion and [...]
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Information Society
Posted in Reflection, tagged Digital Democracy on November 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Future of E-Voting
Posted in Reflection, tagged Digital Democracy on November 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Since many online services are scoring the greatest success based on the remarkable nature of the interactivity and accessibility of the internet, political researchers, with respect to electronic voting, regard voting no differently than other online services. While reading “Voter-Centered Design: Toward a Voter Decision Support System”, I came across the notion of creating internet-based [...]
Accuracy or Accuracy of Manipulation
Posted in Reflection, tagged Digital Democracy on October 14, 2008 | 1 Comment »
We all know that the internet has reinforced services/businesses such as e-commerce and effective social interactions (Social Media). On the other hand, Digital democracy (online voting) is a double-edged sword by all means.
While reading “A Nation Divided: How Technology Influences the American Political Process” (Cannon et al., 2001), I came across many important principles [...]
The World Goes Mobile
Posted in Reflection on November 18, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
In Christensen’s “Breaking the Wire”, he clearly suggests that our ways of communication are moving toward online and wireless worlds. With no doubt, consumers now are more precise about what they want; they want to be able to communicate remotely and effectively at the same time with no constraints. Therefore, telecommunication companies have to adopt [...]
Democracy Rules the Web
Posted in Reflection on November 11, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
In the last few years, the internet has become the most reliable medium in many fields. By using the internet, everyone mainly can socialize with each other, sending emails, buying or selling goods with limited governmental control. Satisfyingly, commoners utilize this tool to serve their needs, they explore different online communities and engage themselves in [...]
The Web: Tool of Interactivity
Posted in Reflection on November 4, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
The online world is a very complicated and interlaced way of communication. It is not very easy to define the online communities or even to discriminate between them. Despit the overlapping, I will try to narrow down my perspective. My first attempt, in the interactional web world, was creating a private e-mail address. I believe this method of [...]
We Are the Media
Posted in Reflection on October 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
In Gillmor’s “The Gates Come Down”, I found a lot of useful information. Some of them are facts that I totally agree with and I don’t agree with some other provided information. First, I believe that the rules for newsmakers and journalists have changed not only because everyone is able to make news, but, actually [...]
The Telegraph: The Original Tool
Posted in Reflection on October 21, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Whither Moore’s Law” in Christensen’s book and Tom Standage’s “Victorian Internet” go very well together. Just as the telegraph was the beginning of many great inventions in the communication domain, Moore’s Law contributed greatly in many electronic manufacturing domains as well.
Standage argues that new technologies inspire unrealistic hopes for universal understanding and peace. He does a [...]
Non-Market Forces and the Suppression Power
Posted in Reflection on October 14, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
There are strong and indirect relations between Howard Rheingold’s 10 points and Christensen’s writings. In chapter one, Christensen argues that it is possible to predict which companies will win and which will lose in a specific situation, and provides a practical framework for doing so. He provides business model innovations for many businesses. He shows [...]
The Emergence of Technology
Posted in Reflection on October 7, 2007 | 2 Comments »
In my readings, I found a lot of similarities and connected points among the articles. In general, all technological ideas grow from the same scientific basis. Technologies are based on the same principle, a generating concept. However, inventions come from the same source, a human ideation develops to a scientific competence and then it tranfers [...]
