COMM 410: New Media and Community Life (Fall 2006)

» Fear of the Future from New Media & Community - g45
In 1999, some people actually believed that world would end in 2000. It is intriguing to read articles published before the turn of the century because they articulate the fears felt by many in a changing world. Michael Ventura... [Read More]

» Changing views of society over time and how technology has impacted our views from New Media & Community - g34
In Michael Ventura’s article “The 21st Century is Now” in 1994, he challenges the pre-2000 idea that the world as we knew it in 1994 would significantly change when we reached the new millennium. In 1994, and in decades... [Read More]

» Predictions of the Internet's Future: Accurate or Way Off? from New Media & Community - y32
The world of new technology is both an exciting and scary place that always leaves a lot of questions unanswered. While some effects of new technology can be predicted based on previous occurrences, it is also an unpredictable world where... [Read More]

» The Changing Idea of Community from New Media & Community - g42
Ventura provides an interesting commentary that focuses upon the expectations and realities of the millennium. Though written in 1994, Ventura has strong insight about what the year 2000 will be like, and describes a scenario of the world that is... [Read More]

» A New Dimension; not the end of society from New Media & Community - r17
Each author identifies the same characteristic of the internet’s impact on community: Isolation and individuality. To someone born in the midst of an information revolution, like myself, the speculation of past scholars on the implications of new media... [Read More]

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It appears as though the main point of all the articles, as well as my mian question is how we deifne community and why the definition of community has changed over the last few years, especially with the advent of... [Read More]

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The rise of the internet was one of the most quickly adapted and radically changing inventions of all times. It created a great stir, causing concerns as well as ease in all areas such as privacy, security, and fast communication.... [Read More]

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It is apparent that the use of the Internet and other computer-mediated activities are proliferating. Many everyday-activities can now be performed by the click of a button. We no longer need to physically go to a mall to buy a... [Read More]

» The Evaporation of Boundaries: Choosing a Community from New Media & Community - y42
Fred Turner’s article, “Where the Counter Culture Met the New Economy,” demonstrates that the initial and primary reason the internet was created was to give people in the Bay Area access to the unprecedented Whole Life Catalog. Whole Earth Lectronic’... [Read More]

» Will borders matter in the future? from New Media & Community - r4
Since the invention of the moveable type printing press in the fifteenth century the world has continually gotten smaller, but as a result the world immediately around us feels further away. The eventual adoption of radio, television, and computers con... [Read More]

» The Bitter Sweet of the New Age from New Media & Community - t11
In academia emphasis is placed on how terms are defined, but in reality everyone has a unique experience in life, resulting in a unique definition of these terms. Take for example community, to me it seems to be no more... [Read More]

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