SMAD 470 midterm
AOL
America Online, Steve Case provided free cds for installment/updates goal was to create a place of gathering for people all over America
technology
the process of making something that allows humans to share knowledge, perform tasks, or fulfill an action
new colonial powers
Google and Facebook extract assets of data, complete integration provide countries no say in rule, and they must follow in order to progress
ballons
Google is providing free wi-fi coverage in Sri-Lanka with these
technological mediation
phenomenon that when technologies fulfill their functions, they also help to shape the actions and perceptions of their users
connectivity
the ability to link to distant and sometimes near others one or many at the same time
Green Brothers
the brothers would communicate via video that were sent back and forth opened a new door for the use of the internet
technological determinism
the idea that machines and their development drive economic and cultural change and has the most important effect on our lives answer and cause to all problems
Kittler
the medium is the message media determines our situation provides us with the material artifacts by which to write, communicate, or otherwise understand ourselves and others around us technological evolution as the motor of history
social action
the person acting does something which is oriented to past, present, or future behavior of others
online disinhibition effect
the tendency to experience disinhibition because of the effects of computer mediated communication people are less restrained and express themselves more openly online
common carriers
the web is content neutral and we bring our own behaviors to it
McLuhan
theorist that argues the importance of media is not located in the contents they circulate but in the media media is the message media is an extension of human selves medium can amplify or accelerate existing processes or sense
social presence theory
theory that suggests that face-to-face communication is generally high in social presence and that media vary in the amount of social presence they convey sense of awareness is important
digital media
tools, channels, platforms, and strategies to obtain, produce, and share knowledge in an online world
media
tools, channels, platforms, and strategies used to communicate
impact-imprint
transferring their qualities to individual collective psyche
ALS ice bucket challenge
traveled incredibly fast through the power of the web created a narcissistic, "look at me" culture
Brazilian beer commercial
we are not focusing on the important people and moments right in front of us because we constantly have our heads buried in our phones phone eats first concept
media logic
we have to comprehend the contextualized role of media
implications of full-time connectivity
we will never truly be alone again
splinternet
webs split at geographic regions and boundaries, servers no longer a global network creates a rigid system with borders and increases vulnerability
interactivity
when media is interactive and offer their users the ability and potential to directly intervene in the content in different ways
social cooperation
when people work together to produce something
peer production
when users collaboratively work to create content, products, and services nonprofessional and non-market
google makes us stupid
you get the knowledge but you don't need to write it down because we can just look it up again
the web
system of hyperlinked pages and documents that exist on the internet
we make media social
media isn't social itself
Sherry Turkle attitude towards tech in classroom
-computers have become a big part of our personal lives -classrooms are fully connected, yet there are no phones or laptops in use -it takes students away from the real connection of human communication -not completely unplug, but know when to take a break
content moderation
-removal of offensive material -somewhat hidden or invisible process -labor often outsourced to other countries/economic classes of workers
internet
A huge network that links together millions of computers and networks around the world. consists of many smaller networks and operations including web, global network of circuits, tubes and packets of data
web 1.0
A term to refer to the WWW during its first few years of operation between 1991 and 2003 early form, static, lacked 2 way communication
internet exchange point
A way of connecting internet service providers that's made up of one or more network switches to which the ISPs connect where all computers and networks link up
hypermediacy
Awareness of a medium by its audience - does not try to hide its medium, reminds viewers of its presence (connected to remediation)
Edward Snowden
Former employee of the NSA who leaked secret documents about US surveillance showed that government is tapping into tech giants and collecting data of millions of Americans
narrowcasting
Media programming on cable TV or the Internet that is focused on one topic and aimed at a particular audience MTV, ESPN, and C-SPAN
society
_____ in general shapes the internet more than the other way around
technological cycle
a cycle that begins with the birth of a new technology and ends when that technology reaches its limits and is replaced by a newer, substantially better technology
cyberspace
a metaphor for describing the non-physical terrain created by computer systems
web 2.0
a new way of using the internet for collaboration and sharing of data among individual users marketing, connecting, interacting any user can be a creator, democratic
communicative capitalism
a phase of late capitalism where the circulation of opinion, debate, status updates and other communicative acts is the driving force of the economy more people using a network creates more value, the more interactions = higher capital
swatting
a prank where someone falsely reports criminal activity in order to initiate a police SWAT team investigation originated in the gaming world to throw opponents of their game
collective intelligence
a product of people pooling resources and knowledge online
systems
interconnected elements
networked individualism
a way of thinking about community in which individuals operate in large, personalized, complex networks more open and more diverse than previous periods
media is shaped by...
adaptation usage resistance
personal computers
allowed technology to go from large military used machines to being used for anything on smaller machines at home
ARPA
america's response to sputnik (keep up with the Russians) government funded to improve connectivity and needed communication
medium
any symbolic structure/environment that defines human interaction and the production of culture
Steigler
argues that technology and humanity are coeval or co-ordinary humans and tech are bound, belong together, and co-determine each other
social life
aspects of lives most profoundly changed when tech enters the equation
internet centrism
assumes logic of Internet shapes every environment, Internet as tool > environmental context, Internet as a constant the internet has global reach, interactivity, and uncontrollability
social construction of technology
belief that people determine the development of technology and ultimately determine social structure and cultural value tech is not natural or neutral, not a tool, rather something that can disproportionately benefit those who make it, profit, or control usage
new media
introduces the issues of what is old and new but allows us to include digital, online and other without limiting or prioritizing one fails to recognize evolved media but values change
surveillance capitalism
capitalism is driving companies to make developing countries connect to the internet
digital narrative
clashes between digital immigrants and digital natives
Holland Shielding
company that creates products that protect against electromagnetic radiation also keeps devices and data safe, blocks signal
Jaron Lanier
computer scientist best known for his advocacy of humanism and sustainable economics in a digital context claims we are being manipulated by algorithms and social media is made intentionally to be addictive so tech companies can make $$$$ depression is correlated to increased use of social media
Castell
concerned with the sociology of new media and technologies technology does not determine society our societies can be understood as network societies but no longer on the individual rather the society
cable modem
created a faster and wider bandwidth for everyone to connect to high speed data, allowed people to join discussion groups, send emails
Tim Berners Lee
created the World Wide Web and made tech free
clicktivism
democratic engagement in an online age: point your mouse, click, and you have donated funds, "liked" a candidate, or (in some states) even cast your vote mindless rather than actions with genuine impact
Internet of Things
describes a system in which everyday objects are connected to the internet and in turn are able to communicate information throughout an interconnected system (the cloud)
mediated vs. face-to-face communication
differs in richness, synchronicity, and permeance you can't see physical reactions or emotions desensitizes us to an extent being behind a screen
cyberoptimism
digital media contributes to the positive told for liberation, self-actualization, empowerment, and participation
cyberpessimism
digital media contributing to the negative fragmented society, division, weakness, isolation, unhappiness
asynchronous
digital society is rendered ____ if it can't operate in real time
"lo"
first message sent on the internet
Facebook and India
goal to connect the world's largest democracy provide free basics but at the cost of only seeing content Facebooks forces them to see
Leonard Kleinrock
had idea for internet in 1969 - packet switching
hypersocial interaction
higher levels of self disclosure in the digital world compared to face-to-face
remediation
how digital media absorbs and repurposes/reuses other forms of media
social facts
how society, the social imposes itself upon when we do things, it is not because we want to but rather we know we ought to
information society
idea that innovation and technology lead to a richer and better world related to big business and large scale politics
dox
leaking personal information online with malicious intent stealing info and crossing privacy lines
1970s internet
like the "biblical tower of Babel" there was no way to access it it needed a common language
mediatisation
media has become entangled in our realities
Media ecology perspective
media such as internet and its platforms, are environments: symbolic structures which we are situated and through which we engage
media ecology
medium because it's an environment, environment because its a medium
social reshaping approach
middle ground between TD and SCOT examines the content of technology and the processes involved in innovation. ... this assumes that many relations are both material and semiotic
technological solutionism
mindless embracing of digital solutions to systematic problems, one-sided focus on efficiency and economy
needed to make a true global village
money, language, infrastructure
online anonymity
more democratic social media, no following to be viral but it can end up being offensive and threatening allows people to speak freely out of bounds
post industrial society
new forms of production and communication that have replaced the previous, prevailing society
Packet Switching
occurs when the sending computer divides a message into a number of efficiently sized units called packets, each of which contains the address of the destination computer
network society
one in which information technology networks are the dominant shapers of new, decentralized, economic and social organizations and relationships
social media
online platforms for interacting, networking, and creativity friend, like, comment, share
Amish and technology
only occasionally allow new technology they use it, but they don't let it use them
technosociality
our lives are highly social and influenced by technology
sociality
people's tendency to form connections and bonds with one another to live life in concert with others
online media
prioritizes the element of connectivity of the ways in which they connect with other media, mainly computers but also more recently mobile phones
control revolution
rapid technological changes used for collecting storing, processing and communicating info
anomaly
removes personal responsibility and generates a loss of individuality
cognitive surplus
results when leisure time and tools allow us to engage in creative acts and share resources
2 dimensions of social structure
rules and resources
affordances
see technologies in terms of the action possibilities that are latent and can be realized depending on abilities in a given environment or platform
networked publics
set of social, cultural and tech transformations that have followed from the transition to a society where digitally networked media are central to communication
social change
shift in thoughts, ideas, or actions enabled by new media that allows us to communicate
digital society
society affected by the internet and social media
factors that impact connectedness
socioeconomic status, education, race/ethnicity, gender