Keyword author Lisa Parks postulates that modern media infrastructure is more than simply the wires, cell-towers, and satellites that make up our ability to connect. While this technology is obviously a necessity, companies’ invisible structures such as their capital are constantly shifting and are dependent on user information and demands. Specifically, Parks suggests that although the internet used to be… Read more »
What’s Due Next? This Week Tuesday (today): Keyword Infrastructure Thursday: Response post to “Infrastructure” Near Future Write Short Response Paper #2: Technology using All You Need is Kill and Edge of Tomorrow for Sunday, October 31 New! Add a paragraph on the cover page that explains how you used feedback provided for your first short response paper to write this paper. What’s Coming Up? Be sure you’re able… Read more »
In everyday life, networks are occurring all around us. For example, websites such as LinkedIn connect ready-to-work employees with their future bosses or employers. However, in recent times, I feel as though social media has became a very prevalent networking source as well. Social media can be described as people in relation to one another mediated through network technology. Apps… Read more »
A network could be a variety of things. When we first heard the word we immediately think of social network. This automatically makes me think of the movie Social Network and how Mark Zuckerberg made Facebook. Facebook, like most social media apps, are a way for people to connect to each other. They’re built up of ways to connect with… Read more »
What’s Due Next? This Week Tuesday (today): Keyword Data Thursday: Response post to “Data” Near Future Access the full text of Keywords for Media Studies to select an original Keyword to read and report on during class on Thursday, October 14 What’s Coming Up? Grades for Response Paper 1 (I’m working on it and hope to finish by Friday) Grades for Field Experience Report… Read more »
What’s Due Next? Tuesday (today) Readings Identity The Best Four Years of Your Life? Thursday Response post to “Identity” keyword Next Tuesday, September 7 Reply comments to “Identity” post Readings for next week: Gender & Feminism What’s Coming Up? Start watching I Am Not Your Negro and consider how it illustrates or explains any of the keywords in the Identity… Read more »
As the text points out the concept of new media is unique in its ever changing nature and exists constantly in both directions in regards to time. I think that in this current age the first “new media” to come to mind is social media. However, despite the fact that I think many people would still consider it to be… Read more »