Lecture 17Outline of Last Lecture I. Texting vs ConversationII. Online CommunitiesIII. Community Networks and Technology Outline of Current Lecture IV. Web 2.0V. Internet UsersVI. Internet as a CommunityCurrent Lecture“Web 2.0” SOA 240 1st Edition-term emerged in 2004-conceptual umbrella for marketers, techies, analysts interested in new generation of internet applications-think blogs, wikis, pod casting, etc.-different from “Web 1.0”, more PARTICIPATORY, USER-CENTRICUser Generated Content-anything produced by user- text, audio, video-among adults, 35% of internet users have created content, posted it online-8% keep a blog-14% work on own webpage-13% create/work on webpages for othersThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best-26% share something online that they created themselves (artwork, photos, etc.)Who is Creating Content?-73% of content creators have home broadband-more men (37%) that women (32%)-young people: 43% of under 30, vs 18% of 65+-teensRemnants of “Web 1.0”-despite more participatory internet and synchronous exchanges, some things remain constant..Categories of Internet Users-newcomers-ultilitarians- access less than 3 years ago, log on from home every day-netizens- access more than 3 years ago, internet part of work and home lifeArguments FOR internet as community-fosters sense of common character, identity, or interest-leads to communal spirit, apparent social bonding-may promote real political action on the ground-brings nations and people together-allows interaction in spite of physical isolationVirtual Self-people tend to represent themselves more favorably online, not always fully accurate in real-life-may alter how community functions once people meet in person, reality is different from cyber-imageThe Many Faces of You-increasing need to put up digital wall between work and personal life-emergence of increased calls for privacy and need to segment our social lives-facebook responded- easier way to make posts visible to only certain groups-offline lives are more segmented and specialized too-one group of friends for certain social activities, another for political orspiritual discussions,
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