Democracy Rules the Web

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

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…

Reflection on My Presentation

In general, this technique of how we present was quite very efficient. I have learned a lot from the group members. I felt so confident with the second and the third group unlike the first group who wasn’t very cooperative or supportive. I wanted to elaborate more on Mcluhan’s reading as I had only pointed…

The Digital World

In Mcluhan’s “The Medium Is the Massage”, he illustrates that the media in our societies has become very important in many aspects of our lives. Basically, technologies in the media world are shaping our lives_ we see now kinds and teenagers are characterized with video games, play stations, ipods, and cell-phones. We are pretty much…

We Are the Media

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

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…

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,…

Non-Market Forces and the Suppression Power

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…

Live TV in The Past, Present, and Future

First, this article shed the light on how technology regarding live TV on the web or streaming media was evolved. People from different categories in the society can get many advantages out of this technology. Online broadcasting can be a very useful and profitable tool for doctors or/and business owners (the producers); they can advertise…

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…