Thursday, February 5, 2009

Blog #3 - "Lankshear & Knoble"

In my opinion, this article was very informative and an easy read but it was quite lengthy. I noticed that it covered various topics we discussed in class which included discourse and literacy. I liked how they described social aspects as the primary factor of discourse. The people we grow up with, our home life, our parents, our siblings, our family members... they all contribute to our primary discourse. Secondary discourse is associated with groups we are recruited to like our friends, work place, school, and religious worship places. Discourse communities are friends, family members, coworkers, gangs, peers, students, gamers, religious groups... the list goes on.

I found that the mindset table was very interesting as well. In mindset 1, people assumed that the world is the same it always was, only now we have more technological advances. Also, this is based more on the individual. In mindset 2, people realize that the world is very different from the past and is continuing to grow rapidly. The second mindset credits technology for the drastic change and is based more on the collective. Personally, I agree with both sides of the table. I am a mix because I believe that both sides have valid points.

Another aspect of the article that I found interesting were the differences between web 1.0 and web 2.0. Web 1.0, users are not in control of their own data. The "webtop" is a platform used to engage, create, and consume applications and informational artifacts. Web 1.0 has an "industrial" nature. Web 2.0 is much more broad and is considered "post-industrial." It focuses more on services and enabling than on production and sales.

1 comment:

  1. i agree with you post, i thought it was informative yet lengthy. We both understood the same concepts, so i am happy to hear you talk about things i understand so i def understand everything

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