As far as if I would contribute my talents towards this effort, absolutely, but not anytime soon. We used to be a Nielson. Would sell information about what we were.

Never Live Your Life In Comparison To Others. The first community action project that came to mind when I read the questions regarding cognitive surplus was that of the meaningful efforts provided to the blog Blessed by Brenna. Started right here in Springfield, Illinois. A brief background about this blog Brenna Westlake was born in 2011 with a severe skin disease called Harlequin Ichthyosis. As for an existing project, I.

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I believe blogging is a collective effort using the internet to generate cognitive surplus. How would I benefit from blogging? I would definitely contribute my talents and efforts to this project. I definitely comment on blogs that I am reading and providing insight when I have it. In the future, when I have enough personal experiences of my own, and have a steady healthy lifestyle, I could see myself creating a similar blog and helping other people.

It seems like only yesterday that we began the journey into. And now the class and course work has come to an end. I have gained so much knowledge and insight into the world of technology and digital communication that I will use to grow, expound, and implement. My one sided views of social media and digital technology are no longer firm but has evolved through this class and has broken through my hard shell.

I agree with Clay Shirky that creating anything online is better than sitting in front of a television. I do see drawbacks with some of the content online and how that content is utilized. I just think overall, the internet is more positive for our minds than the television. These ideas make me wish that those individuals would just go watch television. A few years ago I met a roommate through Craigslist. I started off the vid.

Whats on your mind? July 25, 2014. We also talked about technological determinism; how changes in communication technology shape culture and society and vice versa. McLuhan voiced his opinion about the effects of technology on people we shape our tools and in turn our tools shape us . This was evident in some of the videos we watched about Korean children and their addiction to online gaming and generation like.