Thursday, 21 March 2013
Monday, 18 March 2013
Does our past reflect our future?
The connection of networks was displayed by enlightenment thinkers
in the 1500s-1800s as they abnormally challenged the ideas of the church. Likewise,
the ideas of people who created internet sites that have now taken the world by
storm.
Rene' Descartes |
Rene’ Descartes (1596-1650) unlike the rest of society in his time, challenged
the churches idea that what makes up a human is our physical body. Descartes
believed that even if we did not have physical features, we would still be a
human as proved by his famous statement “I
think therefore I am.” This revolutionary thinking was talked about by many
people and created conversations, by doing so it expanded networks in the
community. This is similar to Tim-Berners-Lee who created the worldwide web as he believes that as a “culture
we decide what to create.” This suggests that people choose how they intend
to use the internet, and they have the power to control what they consume
online. Similarly, Lee believes that “everybody has to look into the future,”
and this is exactly what Descartes did to gain power in society. Lee further
explains his point by stating it is only “early days,” that the world is still
producing ideas for the future that we do not see coming.
Ted Berners-Lee |
Penny Post Letter |
Larry Page and Sergey Brin |
Denis Diderot |
Some may argue that enlightenment thinkers have not
influenced the creation of network sites in society. They may believe that network
sites were inevitable and not everyone agreed with enlightenment ideas. If this
was true the courage to create something different would not be acceptable
today.
The enlightenment thinkers of history have ultimately shaped the advancement of the future.
Thursday, 14 March 2013
Hi fellow bloggers,
I thought I would give you a bit of a background about myself. I am currently a first year university student studying a Bachelor of Media alongside electives of Journalism and Tourism and Hospitality. I am open to interpretation and others criticisms, therefore feel free to disagree with my posts as that is what they are there for, as new ideas could actually sway my own opinion. I wish to understand and explore others various perspectives on certain topics and ideas. This blog aims to show how huge the internet is via various network connections and the advancing technology which is broadening our horizons.
Wednesday, 6 March 2013
the world of networking is growing rapidly, so who knows what the next big thing is? Does anyone know of an idea whether crazy or not about some kind of new technology (not yet founded) that will draw our attention away from these smart phones, in order to engage with the people that are directly in front of us
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