By saraht, on October 4th, 2009
This is long, but worth a watch. Some key points to look out for are:
* we are made via relationships with others, so new media (YouTube, Facebook) could be changing how we see ourselves (13 minutes in)
* analysis of ‘whatever!’
* ‘context collapse’ – videoing yourself for YouTube is like ‘talking to myself’ - you [...]
By saraht, on September 28th, 2009
‘Brown left irate by “pills” questioning’ http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE58R25420090928
‘Pills’ blogger admits he doesn’t know the facts’ http://blogs.ft.com/westminster/2009/09/pills-blogger-admits-he-doesnt-know-the-facts/
This fits with what I have just been reading about.
‘The blogosphere and the transformation of journalism, where the ‘broad sheet’ newspapers become more like interfaces in their digital on-line forms, disperse the production of knowledge and cultural commentary among the community. [...]
By saraht, on September 27th, 2009
http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/reciprocalcc/
An example of digital democracy?