Monthly Archives: January 2012

Henry Jenkins wrote a fabulous blog post on YouTube back in May of 2007 (click here to read). Reading his post over 4 years after he wrote it, it is almost eerie how accurate he was on many of the … Continue reading →

I know that MySpace exists.  The question is really, is it still a widely used social media site?  In “White Flight in Networked Publics? How Race and Class Shaped American Teen Engagement with MySpace and Facebook” by Danah Boyd, Boyd … Continue reading →

After reading “the cult of the amateur” by Andrew Keen, I was ready to write my blog about my opinion of Keen that was very similar to what my classmates have said.  Calling your readers monkeys is not a good … Continue reading →

In reading Lawrence Lessig’s “Remix”, a book about “The Future of Ideas” I was inundated with different ideas, as Lessig’s point of view has many valid points.  I was raised in a house where there was a bookshelf in every … Continue reading →

Jonathan Lethem’s “The ecstasy of influence: A plagiarism” is a fascinating read.  He makes a very compelling argument that art should be shared freely, and that the first copyright laws were only enacted to encourage development, not to permanently keep … Continue reading →

It is truly the information age.  You cannot turn on the TV, computer, or radio without being inundated with news and information.  Even if you try to stick your head in the sand, you will see major news events appear … Continue reading →