WEB 2.0In this lecture we covered web 2.0 which is a term used to define a second generation of the world wide web, in which enables people to be able to communicate, collaborate and share online. Web 2.0 is also noted from the development of static HTML web pages to a more dynamic web, which functions to serve web applications to users. Web 2.0 is known for its style of open communication, supporting a community of users that share information, that stem from applications such as blogs, wikis and web services.
We covered some brief history of the internet...
Computer networks: A collection of computing devices, connected to share resources i.e. files, software and printers plus many more.
Internetwork: Users that are on different networks however, they can communicate and share data.
Internet: Global, public network of computer networks.
WEB 2.0 and Social Networking
Web sources that allow average users to collaborate and contribute to web content with shared data and document access such as:
Social networking sites: Web based tools that allow users to share info about themselves and find, meet, and converse with others i.e. Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.
Wikis: Websites that enable users to add, edit and remove content such as wikipedia.
Media sharing sites: Examples include Youtube and flickr, these sites allow users to upload and share digital media files.
WEB 2.0=
-Internet, Web, Google
-Network culture
-Social Media-Facebook, Twitter
-Mobile technologies
-Blogs
-Wikis
-Peer to peer communication
-Participation
-Feedback
-Used generate content
-Collective intelligent
-Democratic
We done a group workshop on Wikipedia and looked at questions such as:
-Does Wikipedia produce 'better' knowledge?
We found that although Wikipedia allows users to share information with each other, it is hard to know how reliable the information is. However, others look at wikipedia as a quick solution to an unanswered question; some of the students in class agreed that they would find out initial, basic information about their question from wikipedia which they would look up somewhere else, to verify and expand on.
-What are the strengths and limitations of Web 2.0 culture?
Strengths of Web 2.0 culture are that it has brought people together in terms of communicating and sharing for example, Justin Bieber one of the most successful pop stars of today, was recognised and found through digital media (a video) which he uploaded to Youtube. However, the limitations of Web 2.0 can include 'openness' too many people are facing a lack of privacy through social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter.
'Selfie' Nation: The social self portrait trend
ABC News (2013) Selfie' Nation: The Social Self-Portrait Trend.
Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9qjoIUKcfI. (Last Accessed: 8th April 2014).
We looked at this video in lecture, which spoke about the selfie culture. The video looked at selfies as a form of spontaneity caught in a photograph and that perhaps a selfie is a form of insecurity rather then confidence.
However, clinical psychologist Barbara Greenberg in the video, wondered if we are breeding a selfie nation saying that Facebook and Instagram may be contributing to a generation of self absorbed, self promoting sharers; She went on to say that the pictures we post send out messages such as look at me, vote for me/give me approval, by a like on Facebook or a heart symbol on Instagram.
Nigel Barker a fashion photographer thought differently, to psychologists Barbara Greenberg, viewing selfies as therapeutic, inspiring people to feel better about themselves and therefore look better. He noted that he does not like unnatural selfies where you are pouting or posing, its about capturing your natural self, the essence of who you are. He goes on to say he does not believe selfies are narcissistic its not about feeling like your better then someone else, its about being feeling happy with a photo of yourself.
Jodi Dean notes:
“Affective networks capture users in circuits of drive. The more we contribute, the more extensive our submission. More bluntly put, as we share our opinions and upload our videos, there are more opinions to read and videos to watch and then more responses to craft and elements to mash up. And then there are still more responses to read, and as these increase so do the challenges of finding the ones we want…The result looks like a power law distribution, new voices are disadvantaged, those without language, media, and visual skills remain lost in the flow...Blogging and the use of social networks such as MySpace, Facebook, YouTube and Twitter facilitate the integration of users into the matrices of neoliberal capitalism" (Dean)
I found Jodi Dean's ideas on social networking very interesting and I intend to examine and use more of her work throughout this module.
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