Theme 3 Every form of technology that's gone digital has been transformed by its users/audience.
The interaction between society and resources that have gone digital is a transformative relationship. Many of these online resources have completely altered from their original reason of creation. The online music-sharing program’s, Limewire, intention is to allow aspiring musicians to spread his/her music and ultimately communicate through music, to other musicians, in hopes to gain fans. However, once the general public gained access to the program, music that was already known and copyrighted, began to be shared on the program. Limewire has now become the quick, easy and extremely inexpensive way of downloading new music. Instead of hassling with iTunes or other legal downloading programs, many people turn to Limewire, simply because it is free music. The risk of a fine is merely half the fun!
Another example of a digital resource that has been renovated by its users is Youtube. This video sharing resource is open to the public to post videos with no restrictions. No longer are videos shared merely from person to person. Now thousands of viewers can view millions of videos. Videos of every type are accessible through Youtube, including homemade videos. This allows for the most outlandish videos to be posted for all to see, such as video tutorials of how to make a Mii Garfield to use as a character on Wii.
Encyclopedias traditionally are a set of reference books offering comprehensive information on specialized areas of knowledge. I remember both my maternal and fraternal grandparents owning an entire bookshelf of these valuable research tools. However, nowadays these books would be dust collectors. The information contained within the several volumes has been compressed into digital files that can be accessed online. Wikipedia is supposed to be such an online encyclopedia, A.K.A, a credible and reliable source, but nowadays anyone can publish on Wikipedia. How do I know this as a fact? My Art History professor’s brother is an editor for Wikipedia and must read all the crazy entries for Wikipedia. Thus, the sole reason why professors do not approve of Wikipedia as a cited source is revealed.
In the pod cast titled, “Down With Paper,” the hosts discuss the new innovation called Kindle. This digital device weighs 10 ounces and is the size of a skinny paperback. Its original intention is for consumers to be capable of purchasing electronic novels and reading them as if reading a book made of paper. However, choosing from 80,000 novels is no longer enough for today’s society. Now that the public has gotten their hands on this new digital form of reading, they are using it to subscribe to favorite magazines, newspapers and even blogs! No longer must a commuter be hassled with carrying his/her newpaper, magazine and book. All that is required is a simple and quick download and POOF!!! Instant reading materials for the long commute.
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