This week for lecture 5, Adam took the class. He wore a chocolate brown Zappa shirt. Did you know Frank Zappa named his children Dweezil, Ahmet Rodan, Moon Unit and Diva?
MOON UNIT?!
Moving on, this lecture was about New Media, like virtual communities and idividual identity, and Internet Studies, web 2.0 and "social media"... and ROFLcopters.
The main interesting point came from Adam's experience with the internet. When he first became interested in the technology, it was all about connecting with people from every corner of the globe, being whoever you wanted to be, and being able to express your interests with like minded people. He pointed out that now is more of an "ego-centric social network" where the focus has moved away from connecting with people who have common interests to where you yourself are the common thread.
I think this is probably due to websites like myspace and facebook where the site encourages you to only add people you "know".
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