Internet Flashcards
What has the internet change?
Changes our views, the way we get news, entertainment, the definition of “friends”, we meet people etc..
Is the internet a different kind of media?
changes the definition of communication, equalizes the messengers, changes feedback, changes our relationship to media, changing journalism/PR/Advertising and US
Who is Herbert Marshall McLuhan?
He said that the internet is a global Village, media as extension of our nervous system
Steve Jobs
Apple, iPods, Iphone, ITunes and iBook
Bill Gates
Microsoft Software for personal computers
What the vision?
linked computers informed, interested, involved in government. Home computers
“Giant teleconference”
Apart of the vision for political process
The first computer
desktop computers connected to a “mainframe” and Internet first used at work
The revolution with the revolution
Personal Computers! small, affordable and portable. Point and click technology. Opens the internet to everyone
What is the audiences doing with the internet?
becoming users and creators
The Internet Definition:
A global network of interconnected computers that communicate freely and share and exchange information.
Worldwide Users
more than 3 billion, seven time what it was 15 years ago. 43% of the world Population
What are the top user worldwide for the internet?
China, US, Inda, Japan and Brazil
In the United States
84% of people use the Internet and 50% of them are 15 years old
Who uses the Internet?
Older adults lag behind (58 percent), People with college educations, People with higher incomes (>$70,000), Hispanics, blacks less likely to use the Internet than whites, Rural residents less likely than urban residents, and Women, men use the Internet equally
Social Networking
online communities, united by common interests, professions, schools.
Why do we use social media?
Stay in touch with current friends, family, old friends. Share Hobbies/interests. Make new friends and celebrity news, dating
What are Search Engines
Allows you to navigate the net, key terms are important and 113 billion searches per month
Ex: Bing, Google and YaHoo!
WWW
Http: Transporting files from one place to another
URL – a site’s official, unique address
Domain – .com .gov .edu .org
Home Pages
are what the viewers see first and entryway to a site
What does the Social Media do for Journalism, Public Relation and advertising?
MUST use Social Media
Digital Native
Never known a world without Internet
Equalizers
Individuals, groups, corporations can communicate with a large audience
Feedback
can be immediate
The internet and mass communication
changes our relationship with media, each other
Roles Collide
a medium without audience, both are users and creators. We are all gatekeepers and journalists, broadcasters, commentators, filmmakers, advice columnists
Media R Us
Media as extensions of our brains and bodies, media allow us to be involved in others’ lives and allows us to experience the world
Free Expression
Theoretical vs. Practical
Coperation vs. Lone User
voice for the voiceless, expanded expression
Why can free expression on the internet be bad?
No on/off switch, Now everyone can be a publisher, ideas with borders
Authority
who controls?
Activism
is a # enough?
Anonymity
good or bad?
Affordability
Democracy?
Abuse
How do we stop it?
Global Village
Exchange ideas and information through technology
What are some ethical issues with the internet?
Anonymity, paid bloggers, smear forward, flash mobs, see-through society and accuracy
Pornography: Child Pornography Presentation Act of 1996
RIP and too damaging to free expression
Pornography: Children’s Internet Protection Act of 2000
Filters Allowed
Copyright
creator owns the work, creator gets paid, must give permission.
Digital Millennium Copyright Act
Can’t use codebreaking devices to illegally copy software, can’t pirate materials, ISPs can’t be sued for transmitting materials and fair use applies in cyberspace
Encryption
Only with a court order
it’s private, sort of
Dataveillance
Digital trail, cookies, clock streams and spyware
Digital Democracy
Freedom and Self-Governance (Flash Mobs, advocacy groups) Digital Divide-Technology Gap=knowledge gap
What is Net neutrality?
All Internet service providers must allow free, equal flow of all Web traffic.
What would it be like to not have net neutrality?
companies can buy priority access to the internet, service providers can prevent you from visiting some websites, redirect you from one website to another. Ex: Netflix would be slower
Digital Divide
Gap between those who have access to the internet and those who do not
Gap between those who benefit from digital technology and those who do not
Who is affected in a digital divide?
People of color, people with disabilities, poor people, people in rural areas, and older people
Information Gap
Need information to be good citizens, without the internet, we may not get information. Technology acts as a censor?
Knowledge Gap
If we don’t have technology-we don’t have information and we don’t gain knowledge
Truth Splinters
Different Media provide different information, virtual communities form around common interests. You can be isolated and you have your truth, I have mine.
