The idea of the internet as cyberspace has been a part of our contemporary culture for some time, particularly in the popular medium of film. But is the concept of cyberspace still relevant to our contemporary society? Discuss with reference to your own experience of contemporary media.
Introduction
The word "cyberspace" is credited to William Gibson, who used it in his book, Neuromancer, written in 1984. Gibson defines cyberspace as "a consensual hallucination experienced daily by billions of legitimate operators, in every nation, by children being taught mathematical concepts (Accardi J, 2004). During 25 years, the word has been known by almost everyone around the word. Because of the easy communication function of the cyberspace, the contemporary culture has been change. (Laura Robinson,2008) For example, the most convenient communication of 21st country is email, however before the invention of the internet, people communicated by hand write letters. Moreover, information has been spread in more then newspaper or television. There are other way of information spread, such as internet and Mobile phone. Next, the living style has been strong influenced by cyberspace. In the past, the majority of people were shopping by going to the shop or market, but in the present day, customers can sit before the computers and click some buttons to order commodity. As a result, cyberspace has a strong influent on contemporary society and culture.
Body
Cyberspace and individual
In this essay, it is going to explore how the cyberspace or internet relevant to our contemporary society. The cyberspace and internet have influenced the daily live of individual. (Simi P, Futrell R, 2006) They are strongly affecting individual thinking and behaviors, and human’s satisfactions. Firstly the living style has change because the changing of individual thinking, like judgment of some thing or some events, and values. For example, people like to download music and movies from the internet. But, they do not feel guilty on download. Moreover, the changing of humans’ behaviors also has strong effect on their daily live. The most popular example is that reading emails, many people had addict to check email everyday, and spend a lot of hours on the internet. (Cabrera Paz, José and Schwartz, 2009) That is because internet makes communication easier, and gets information more convenient. Next, the internet has also changed how individual satisfy human needs. At the present day, because of the rapid change of the information on the internet, people need to learn more and get more information. As a result, people have to use internet more offer. The daily live of individual has change dramatically.
Cyberspace and culture
The Internet has had an effect on culture because it has led groups to think differently, since it allows individuals in groups to make collective decisions in new ways. This arises because groups have more cognitive resources, members are dispersed, and the time span for decision-making is more flexible.(David J, 2005)
Firstly, groups have more measures to get information when they are making decisions. For example, it is easy for a group to publish knowledge or opinions online to influence other groups. This occurred in South Korea's year 2000 election where "the internet was used to bypass a timid mainstream media and publish what proved to be damning and crucial information (Wai-ming Ng,2007)," Additionally, one group can find out information about others easily online, which can impact groups’ decision-making. As a result, these cognitive resources have changed the way groups think, changing group culture. (Shubert, Irwin Gerald, 1994) Moreover, because of the internet, contacting people on the other side of the world is easy and cheap, and this makes the world smaller. Tele-commuting uses the internet to allow decision making to happen amongst employees who are widely separated. Gates say that "Knowledge workers" can be hired from anywhere. Dispersal of decision-making has changed group culture.
Secondly, because of the changing of groups’ behaviors and the changing of groups’ formation, the internet also had a strong effect on the culture (Nils Zurawski, 1998). Because the length of the distance is not a factor for a group, group formation has changed. The invention of internet and cyberspace give the opportunities to people contact with others, so the community location form across wide distances in a business context. Large companies can connect with employees, suppliers, and partners around the globe, and small businesses can find their customers anywhere in the world. Because of the internet, groups have formed that never could have existed before.
Another reason, group behavior changes on the internet is because membership in groups which is usually disposable, meaning that people can create new identities at will, and abandons them just as quickly. That make people are not shy any more, this make a great change on the patterns of communication.
Conclusion
Culture, "the patterns of behavior and thinking that people living in social groups learn, create, and share,"( Dodge M, Kitchin R, 2001) has been greatly changed in groups, because of changes to group thinking and group behavior made possible by the internet. Group thanking has changed because of new cognitive resources, the presence of geographically dispersed members, and by the different communication time spans associated with new methods of communicating on the internet. In addition, group behavior has been affected by changes to the way groups form, and the anonymous and disposable natures of online identities. (Xiang Zhou,2008) The internet has also changed daily living by changing the thinking and behavior of individuals and by changing the way basic needs can be satisfied. We can expect change to group cultures and daily living to continue as the internet becomes even more wide-spread.
reference
Cabrera Paz, José and Schwartz, translated by Margaret, 2009 Techno-Cultural Convergence: Wanting to Say Everything, Wanting to Watch Everything’, Popular Communication, 7:3,130 — 139
David J Gunkel
Journalism & Mass Communication Educator; winter 2005; 59, 4; Academic Research Library
Dodge M, Kitchin R, Atlas of cyberspace, Pearson Education, Harlow, 2001. pg. 416
Shubert, Irwin Gerald, M.A., Simon Fraser University (Canada), 1994 , 104 pages; AAT MM01111
Internet's History As Tracked By Codrescu, Anonymous. All Things Considered. Washington, D.C.: Sep 2, 2009
Joe Accardi. Library Journal. New York: Jun 15, 2004. Vol. 129, Iss. 11; pg. 89, 1 pgs
Laura Robinson. Journal of Communication. New York: Dec 2007. Vol. 57, Iss. 4; pg. 808
Nils Zurawski 1998. Culture, Identity and the Internet
http://www.uni-muenster.de/PeaCon/zurawski/Identity.htm
Pete Simi; Robert Futrell
Journal of Political and Military Sociology; summer 2006; 34, 1; Academic Research Library pg. 115
Wai-ming Ng. Comparative Sociology. Leiden: 2005. Vol. 4, Iss. 1/2; pg. 250
Xiang Zhou. The International Communication Gazette. Deventer: Apr 2008. Vol. 70, Iss. 2; pg. 117
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Sunday, October 4, 2009
Essay Topic For Week 12
2. The idea of the internet as cyberspace has been a part of our contemporary culture for some time, particularly in the popular medium of film. But is the concept of cyberspace still relevant to our contemporary society? Discuss with reference to your own experience of contemporary media.
Thursday, September 24, 2009
week8 lecture
Nowadays, internet enabled computers allow us to participate globally and share our political and social opinion while engaging in debate. Internet makes the government more open to the public, whatever they do, it will be publish on the internet at a short time. For example, obama is living under the recorder. Also, internet can make public have more chance to share their ideas, this will help government to perfect their job.
Politics!!
This week's tasks:
Sign an e-petition.
Respond to a professional blogger at a major news site.
What is Barak Obama up to today?
Obama Today will follow President Obama's initiatives and policy directions. We'll look at new presidential orders, policies on the economy, alternative energy and foreign affairs, and his use of new media. We’ll review the new president's progress and governing style, take a look at the challenges of governing the United States, and keep you informed about the fun moments as well. We encourage you to share your thoughts on the president’s job.
Find out who your local, state and federal representatives are
Local Representative- Councillor Dawn Crichlow
State Representative- Hon. Peter Joseph Lawlor last sat 22/7/09
Federal Representative-Hon Ronald Boswell
Sign an e-petition.
Respond to a professional blogger at a major news site.
What is Barak Obama up to today?
Obama Today will follow President Obama's initiatives and policy directions. We'll look at new presidential orders, policies on the economy, alternative energy and foreign affairs, and his use of new media. We’ll review the new president's progress and governing style, take a look at the challenges of governing the United States, and keep you informed about the fun moments as well. We encourage you to share your thoughts on the president’s job.
Find out who your local, state and federal representatives are
Local Representative- Councillor Dawn Crichlow
State Representative- Hon. Peter Joseph Lawlor last sat 22/7/09
Federal Representative-Hon Ronald Boswell
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Sunday, September 13, 2009
week8 tute
at this tute, i would look for a freeware app. the mane of that is Internet Download Manager. it is fast,can help me save time. it also very simple. it can connecte with the seed automatically. Internet Download Manager has a smart download logic accelerator that features intelligent dynamic file segmentation and safe multipart downloading technology to accelerate your downloads
week7 lecture
in the lecture. we learned that most of us are consumer, at the same time we also are producer. especially, in the term of internet, we publish alot of works and articals. and the internet help us to delivering this works to all over the world.
week7 tute
this week we were done something interesting. at this tute, we looked for 3 short film. this 3 shortfilm are show the internet is very important for information delivering. and interenet also have some copy rights problem. many people copy form the internet without pay or inform.
week7
Internet Download Manager (IDM) is a tool to increase download speeds by up to 5 times, resume and schedule downloads. Comprehensive error recovery and resume capability will restart broken or interrupted downloads due to lost connections, network problems, computer shutdowns, or unexpected power outages. Simple graphic user interface makes IDM user friendly and easy to use.Internet Download Manager has a smart download logic accelerator that features intelligent dynamic file segmentation and safe multipart downloading technology to accelerate your downloads. Unlike other download managers and accelerators Internet Download Manager segments downloaded files dynamically during download process and reuses available connections without additional connect and login stages to achieve best acceleration performance.
Sunday, September 6, 2009
short film
why i choose this video that is becuase this kind of video is very popular on the internet. it is nature and recorded by accidently. it is recording the happyness in our live.
this kind of video is popular, because someone make miss some important shows. so people will put this on the internet for sharing.
this kind of video can not be showed on the tv or public. but on the internet. this shows that the internet is a place no matter what can be put on.
week6 tute
this week task is a big job for me ,becuase i can not finish all of them in time. specially, the part of my map, it is a trouble for me. i do not know how to get star and i have not idea how to do this. i go to the tuter and get some information about this. finally, i know how to finish it. i go to google research how to built up my map and how to make it. this tute tell me that all information is on the net. what you going to do just google it.
Sunday, August 30, 2009
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
week 5 tute
Week 5 tute
In this tute, we have a very complicated task to do that is to find the answers to ten questions. That is a big job, it need us spend time to do and there are a lot of answer on the website, but only one of them are right, so that you should use you thinking to judge which one is the best. I think it is good for my research in my study in the other courses.
In this tute, we have a very complicated task to do that is to find the answers to ten questions. That is a big job, it need us spend time to do and there are a lot of answer on the website, but only one of them are right, so that you should use you thinking to judge which one is the best. I think it is good for my research in my study in the other courses.
Monday, August 24, 2009
week 4 tute
Week 4 tutorial
In this tutorial, we had a task that is finding a movie which had been watched, and find the key point of the story. Like how the directors tell the reader how is the story going, and the story was happened in what time, who is the key man in the story. What is more, we also need to cut some pictures from the movie, and show when, who, where, how, what, and why. This tutorial helps us to know how to make a story, and how to use different shut to recording.
In this tutorial, we had a task that is finding a movie which had been watched, and find the key point of the story. Like how the directors tell the reader how is the story going, and the story was happened in what time, who is the key man in the story. What is more, we also need to cut some pictures from the movie, and show when, who, where, how, what, and why. This tutorial helps us to know how to make a story, and how to use different shut to recording.
week3 lecture
Week 3 lecture
This lecture was telling about the meaning of abbreviation in the process of video making. Such as LS, WS, MS, CU. Why people using this kind of measures to make a video, that is because in those way makers can make the story more clear.
The long shot is our answer to the where question, at the beginning of a scene it is known as the establishing shot. Both the wide shot and the close up can help us answer the when question. Time can be a difficult thing to capture on the screen. The big close up can help answer the why question, usually by revealing more about a character and their actions. A single medium close up or a series of close ups can explain an event and answer the how question.
This lecture was telling about the meaning of abbreviation in the process of video making. Such as LS, WS, MS, CU. Why people using this kind of measures to make a video, that is because in those way makers can make the story more clear.
The long shot is our answer to the where question, at the beginning of a scene it is known as the establishing shot. Both the wide shot and the close up can help us answer the when question. Time can be a difficult thing to capture on the screen. The big close up can help answer the why question, usually by revealing more about a character and their actions. A single medium close up or a series of close ups can explain an event and answer the how question.
week 2 tute
In the week 2 tutorial, I learned how this course work, and the outline of new technology communication. During the time, I opened my blog, and known how to post video. I had strong curiosity on this course. I thought I can do better in it.
Sunday, August 23, 2009
1. What is the weight of the world's biggest pumpkin? How long did it take to grow?
The weight of the world's biggest pumpkin is 1689 pound, it require 150 days or more of growing time
http://pumpkinnook.com/giants/giantpumpkins.htm
2. What is the best way (quickest, most reliable) to contact Lilly Allen?
The best way (quickest, most reliable) to contact Lilly Allen is from this website
http://www.lilyallenmusic.com/lily/
3. What is the length of a giraffe's tongue?
The average size of a giraffe's tongue is about 18 inches
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_long_is_a_giraffe's_tongue
4. How would you define the word 'glycomics'? In your own words, what does it really mean ? What does the term 'seagull manager' refer to?
Glycomics, an analogous term to genomics and proteomics, is the comprehensive study of glycomes (the entire complement of sugars, whether free or present in more complex molecules, of an organism), including genetic, physiologic, pathologic, and other aspects.
In my own words, glycomics is a brand of biological
Seagull Manager is a term first dating back to an 1988 Marketing article by Michael Madison, used to describe a management style of interacting with employees only when a problem arises, making hasty decisions about things they have little understanding of, then leaving others to deal with the mess they leave behind.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seagull_manager
5. What was David Cronenberg's first feature film? Which of his films Had 'Blondie' in it?
David Cronenberg's first feature film is The Artist as Monster
http://www.amazon.com/Artist-Monster-Cinema-David-Cronenberg/dp/0802038077
Videodrome
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086541/
6. When was the original 'Hacker's Manifesto' written?
The Hacker Manifesto by The Mentor Writte January 8, 1986
http://www.mithral.com/~beberg/manifesto.html
7. Why do phone numbers in Hollywood films start with '555'?
They use the 555 prefix, because it is not a real number in the United States. If they used a number that actually worked, some idiot would try calling the number. We have a lot of idiots in the United States so I'd say 1 person out of 100 people would try calling this number. If 200 million people watched this movie, 2 million people would try to call this number. That poor unfortunate person who by no fault of their own ended up with this number! It would be a nightmare for that person.
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/In_American_films_why_do_they_always_start_the_phone_number_with_555
8. What is the cheapest form of travel from the Gold Coast to Sydney?
The cheapest form of travel from Gold Coast to Sydney appears to be via airplane, which is $69.
http://tsa.webjet.com.au/webjettsa/home.aspx?EntryPoint=Flight
9. What song was top of the Australian Pop Charts this week in 1965?
(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction - Rolling Stones
http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/60s_files/1965.html
10. Which Brisbane band includes Stephen Stockwell on keyboards and vocals?
The Black Assassinshttp://members.optusnet.com.au/~toxicoh/blackas.htm
The weight of the world's biggest pumpkin is 1689 pound, it require 150 days or more of growing time
http://pumpkinnook.com/giants/giantpumpkins.htm
2. What is the best way (quickest, most reliable) to contact Lilly Allen?
The best way (quickest, most reliable) to contact Lilly Allen is from this website
http://www.lilyallenmusic.com/lily/
3. What is the length of a giraffe's tongue?
The average size of a giraffe's tongue is about 18 inches
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_long_is_a_giraffe's_tongue
4. How would you define the word 'glycomics'? In your own words, what does it really mean ? What does the term 'seagull manager' refer to?
Glycomics, an analogous term to genomics and proteomics, is the comprehensive study of glycomes (the entire complement of sugars, whether free or present in more complex molecules, of an organism), including genetic, physiologic, pathologic, and other aspects.
In my own words, glycomics is a brand of biological
Seagull Manager is a term first dating back to an 1988 Marketing article by Michael Madison, used to describe a management style of interacting with employees only when a problem arises, making hasty decisions about things they have little understanding of, then leaving others to deal with the mess they leave behind.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seagull_manager
5. What was David Cronenberg's first feature film? Which of his films Had 'Blondie' in it?
David Cronenberg's first feature film is The Artist as Monster
http://www.amazon.com/Artist-Monster-Cinema-David-Cronenberg/dp/0802038077
Videodrome
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086541/
6. When was the original 'Hacker's Manifesto' written?
The Hacker Manifesto by The Mentor Writte January 8, 1986
http://www.mithral.com/~beberg/manifesto.html
7. Why do phone numbers in Hollywood films start with '555'?
They use the 555 prefix, because it is not a real number in the United States. If they used a number that actually worked, some idiot would try calling the number. We have a lot of idiots in the United States so I'd say 1 person out of 100 people would try calling this number. If 200 million people watched this movie, 2 million people would try to call this number. That poor unfortunate person who by no fault of their own ended up with this number! It would be a nightmare for that person.
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/In_American_films_why_do_they_always_start_the_phone_number_with_555
8. What is the cheapest form of travel from the Gold Coast to Sydney?
The cheapest form of travel from Gold Coast to Sydney appears to be via airplane, which is $69.
http://tsa.webjet.com.au/webjettsa/home.aspx?EntryPoint=Flight
9. What song was top of the Australian Pop Charts this week in 1965?
(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction - Rolling Stones
http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/60s_files/1965.html
10. Which Brisbane band includes Stephen Stockwell on keyboards and vocals?
The Black Assassinshttp://members.optusnet.com.au/~toxicoh/blackas.htm
computer timeline
internet timeline
Internet timeline
1837
Telegraph
1849
Boolean algebra
1851
Underwater cable
1855
Schentz's calculating engine
1876
Bell's telephone
1889
Hollerith's tabulating machine
1937
Turing's theoretical computer
1950s
Interactive graphics
Early 1960s
E-mail (single machine)
1967
Ann Arbor network proposal
March 1970
Trans-continental link
1974
TCP paper
1986
Internet takes shape
1989
Internet draws business
1837
Telegraph
1849
Boolean algebra
1851
Underwater cable
1855
Schentz's calculating engine
1876
Bell's telephone
1889
Hollerith's tabulating machine
1937
Turing's theoretical computer
1950s
Interactive graphics
Early 1960s
E-mail (single machine)
1967
Ann Arbor network proposal
March 1970
Trans-continental link
1974
TCP paper
1986
Internet takes shape
1989
Internet draws business
Sunday, August 16, 2009
this video is the good example to explain how to use EWS, VWS, WS, MS, MCU, CU, ECU.
more information...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjDT7v0EIRg
lecture 2
Lecture two is telling about a short history of the computer and the internet. The original computer is various adding machines. As the year continuous, the computers become more and more powerful. It can do many things more that you can image. Because of the development of the computer technology, the internet was invented in 1960s. Through the internet you can get almost all information of the word. Internet makes the communication system change dramatically, like IM, P2P, Skype. Now there is an very common sense: what you don’t know and what you want to know, take it easy, google it.
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
this is the new concept of computers, no screen, but a reflection.
this is just a concept, I do not think it can be sell, because it not easy to carry.
Check back here for more....http://www.squidoo.com/latest-gadgets
definition of 'Convergence'
Convergence is the approach toward a definite value, a definite point, a common view or opinion, or toward a fixed or equilibrium state. In mathematics, it describes limiting behavior, particularly of an infinite sequence or series.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convergence
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convergence
Sunday, August 9, 2009
ECU: extra close-up
WS: wide shot
MS: medium shot
http://books.google.com.au/books?id=dMdjHdj3E9gC&lpg=PA126&ots=h1GWf-aGyC&dq=ECU%20WS%20MS&pg=PA126#v=onepage&q=ECU%20WS%20MS&f=false
WS: wide shot
MS: medium shot
http://books.google.com.au/books?id=dMdjHdj3E9gC&lpg=PA126&ots=h1GWf-aGyC&dq=ECU%20WS%20MS&pg=PA126#v=onepage&q=ECU%20WS%20MS&f=false
this will be a long way to go the make this robot into practice.
http://www.gizmowatch.com/entry/high-tech-mobility-suit-latest-buzz-from-toyota/
this is iphone's touch technology many other touch-tech are from it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sscp_wygrU0
new technology
this is the latest technology, this video shows how this touch surface work.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtKQNwqNLLk
lecture one summary
In the lecture one, I got a lot of information about new communication technology. For example, new communication technology includes internet, TV, telephone... The most popular and important way to send and receive are TV and internet. form the internet, you almost can get any information as you like and any knowledge you do not know. You may not know who is the CEO of Microsoft, and you want the answer, what are you going to do. the fastest way is google it. google research has so much information more that you can image.
Sunday, August 2, 2009
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