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Besides, Yahoo, Google and Wikipedia are really really important for me to search information and images for leisure or study. However, there are a flush of search results, we have to read carefully to see which sources are reliable.
Television and radio are another digital media I live with every day. Having some noise in the house is important for me to relax.... and of course mobile! I can't lose my mobile because I treat it as a clock as well.
I don't catch up with the latest technologies, I don't use hi tech things at all. The other day, my friend asked me why I don't use iphone. I said it is because I don't need so many functions. Some people buy it only because they want to follow the trend. They even bought one for their parent without considering if it is necessary and easy for their parent to operate such device.
I think its existance is a very good example to show the changes in the relationship between people, the management of information, social identity, communities and spaces etc. and these are what I expect to learn in this course.
It is interesting to think about what digital media or communication technologies/devices that we use every day.For me, both desktop and laptop computer are probably used most frequently in my life and the rest of my life. It is so important for me to amuse myself. I am really addicted to Youtube, Facebook and Hotmail I can sacrifice anything for even one second time for them. I particularly like Youtube,because I can find songs from different times and a bundle of videos, shows or drama in the world. Also, I can make my own playlists so I can enjoy music legally.
Here is an Indian stand up comedy I found in Youtube, not all of his shows are good, but this one is funny.
Here is an Indian stand up comedy I found in Youtube, not all of his shows are good, but this one is funny.
Besides, Yahoo, Google and Wikipedia are really really important for me to search information and images for leisure or study. However, there are a flush of search results, we have to read carefully to see which sources are reliable.
Television and radio are another digital media I live with every day. Having some noise in the house is important for me to relax.... and of course mobile! I can't lose my mobile because I treat it as a clock as well.
I don't catch up with the latest technologies, I don't use hi tech things at all. The other day, my friend asked me why I don't use iphone. I said it is because I don't need so many functions. Some people buy it only because they want to follow the trend. They even bought one for their parent without considering if it is necessary and easy for their parent to operate such device.
I think its existance is a very good example to show the changes in the relationship between people, the management of information, social identity, communities and spaces etc. and these are what I expect to learn in this course.
Haha, Ursula, I am pretty surprised to read that you still listen to radio everyday!!! I used to do that when I was in secondary school but not now. At one point, I think we are quite similar. That is, we spend a lot of time on internet. It is so hard not to be addicted!! Right?
回覆刪除I agree with you that many high-tech devices like iphone or PS3 change the relationship between people. My cousin is a good example. Before he got these devices, he always talked a lot and liked to make jokes in front of us. But now, when we visit him, he just ignores us and focuses on his iphone or PS3 all the times. His mom told us she is so annoyed with this.
Hi Ursula, nice to meet you on the blog. You have mentioned that some people buy iphone because they want to follow the trend. I would like to give some comments on this topic.
回覆刪除Undoubtedly, technology brings convenience to us. It shortens the physical and psychological distances between people. iphone, mobile and computer definitely are good devices linking the heart among people.
However, the devices are not just simply as communicative devices, they have economical and social meanings--rich and fashionable. People would like to achieve the image in order to be ingroup which gain identification from friends.
You are a smart and rational girl who is not controlled by new technological devices. Well done!
To Claire
回覆刪除Hhahaha There are still good programs in radio broadcast. Sometimes I don't really listen to them, I just want some noise in my room.Hehehe And I am lazy to read newspaper, it is very good to have a news reporter to report news once or twice an hour via radio. =P
ooo PS3,,that's true... as well as Wii and X Box...the only good things i found about them are that they can train people to react faster and help people to release pressure through killing zombie, that's it hahahhaaa
To Crystal
Nice to meet you too. It seems that blogging pulls us closer hehehe =P
Thanks for the compliment ^^ . I think it's non sense to only gain identification from friends. I don't think your friends will 'de-friend' you if you don't follow the trend as long as you don't act stupid or abnormal and talk silly. Hahahha By my observation so far, what my friends (about my age) mostly used with the iphone are Ebuddy, Angry Bird, SMS and Openrice. And they are willing to spend few thousands for these really 'important' functions and applications.. interesting uh hahaha