Wednesday, 11 March 2009
Week 8 - Article Disagreement 5
One of my major disagreements with this article is the fact that the statistics given are from an anonymous source. However, although the statistics given do mirror what is seen to be happening between new media and society, is it a reliable source? Is it too much of a “wide assumption” to link these statistics into what is basically a negative view on the effects of new media on young people. Could it be biased in using the statistics to manipulate the thoughts that are already existent on the stereotypes of young people and how new media isn’t necessarily a positive integral part of their lives.
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Are there also any issues relevant to the usual unit concerns of hype, techno/socio determinism? produserism and profiting from the Inet etc?
ReplyDeleteProduserism is a factor from this unit that is easily applicable to this artice, because it shows how anyone can put anything on the internet - the users are producing for other users. Could this also be an example of social determinism as we are shaping the abilities the technology gives us?
ReplyDeleteYes, it's interesting that even when there were only a small handfull of networked computers in the world and e-mail was first invented, it was a matter of months only before it started to be used for 'gossip' and socialisation as well as its initial purpose of network management.
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