First Blog ever.
We have been given the task to create and maintain a webblog for the period of our summer school course, 'New Communication and Technologies'. This mornings lecture focused on the impact of technology in the 21st century and the impact that these new technologies have on our lives.
After a brief survey of the people in our class, we learnt that mobile phones, online communities and the virtual world are playing a huge role in people's lives and are redefining the way we communicate with one another.
Today is the first time that I have been introduced to the idea of blogging - I never knew that websites which I had thought were 'websites' were actually blogs. People create this virtual worlds for all sorts of of reasons. Some are personal reflections, others are political, others pure news.
I am fasinated by the idea that people would 'blog'. To me the concept is time consuming and as an avid fan of facebook and email - a blog to me, seems too personal, too risky and devoid of any privacy - but I ask myself, is Facebook or Online banking or dating any different.
Technology is present in every aspect of my life - I use my mobile phone, email and Facebook profile daily. It is an easy way to keep up with friends, check out what people are doing and update others on my happenings. However as much as I respect and appreciate technology and the way in which it has made our lives accesible, faster and more fluent, we must not forget to master the 'art of conversation'.
Until Tomorrow
1 comment:
A lovely writing style.
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