“Virtual Revolution” part 1, 2, and 3.
1. The web is celebrated as the revolutionary technology
that is great leveling of humanity
creating equal opportunity, equal access, and equal potential. However, there are only a quarter of people on the
earth who can use it. How do you
explain the controversial argument here?
- Not all of Earths citizens have access to the web
because it is not available to everyone. Although that is true, everyone has
the possibility to reach the web and to be connected to it. This is with the
exception of senior citizens and children under the age of 5 who may not use
the web. Eventually, the web will be connected to everyone.
2. How is Wikipedia the best example to implement the
leveling ideas of the Web rooted in
the cultural revolution of 1960s, namely the Libertarianism in the counter
culture? How does it explain some of the digital convergences?
-Wikipedia
is the best example because anyone can edit or leave their ideas and opinions.
Any person with access to the web can log on and submit their thoughts on a
subject. This is an example of digital convergence because information we may
have once had to look up in books at the library is now at the click of a mouse
online.
3. How
does the Web make it possible for different kinds of digital convergence?
-This is possible because you can make information
viewable to basically anyone who is looking for it. Convergence can only happen
if many people consume the information.
4. How can the Internet become a challenge for traditional
authority? Use the political
landscape changes in some counties to illustrate your answer.
-This
can become a challenge because nowadays it gives regular people the rights to
feel empowered. The government was forced to make changes when regular people
became one large and powerful voice via the internet. The web has given
everybody the chance to voice their opinions, and not just specific or (rich)
people like in the past.
5. Do you believe that getting information free can set us
free eventually?
Why or Why not? Do you see any concerns of the complete freedom or
self-expression without limit on the Internet? Why or why not?
-Access
to information is a very powerful thing. It can produce many opportunities for
people to get notice and to have their voice heard. The Internet makes us free
by allowing us to access any type of information that we choose. There is
nothing we cannot find by searching the web. With all this freedom, there are
some people who take advantage of it. Which sets people over the edge. Sometimes,
limit on the Internet is a good thing, which is why there are parental settings
on most computers to monitor children. Although everyone loves his or her
freedom, sometimes its best if we don’t obtain all of it.
6. In traditional media communication, it has the
“vertical” authority. In the
Web communication, it becomes “horizontal?” How do you explain the
change? How does this create the possibility for digital media convergence?
-The
web has horizontal authority because it is everywhere similar to the sun
shining so it has to be monitored. Traditional media is the vertical because it
needs to be overseen as a whole, similar to a shadow.
7. Why is that the Web is free
critical for the success of the Web itself? How does that clash with the corporate business ideology? How does
that pose challenges for copyright
issues at the same time? What will happen if the Web is not free?
-If the web is not free
it will not be important. People will go back to their old ways of finding news
and read a free newspaper or listen to news by word of mouth. Some people may
value the web so much that they will be wiling to pay for it. The reason the
web is popular is because everyone can use it and it gives us power. Without
the power, it is useless. The corporate world wants to remain in power and stay
successful, which is why it clashes with corporate businesses.
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