New Communication Technologies-Dan O’Reilley

Facebook has been a subject of controversy when it comes to the topic of peoples’ privacy. People can upload so much information about themselves onto the platform that it has made some feel uneasy about what Facebook’s intentions are with people’s info. Mark Zuckerberg has had to testify before Congress about this issue since it…

As I mentioned in one of the previous posts, the topic of how AI affects workers is brought up in the video. One Amazon associate says that he feels as if he is working for the robots. Some people fear that AI will take away jobs from humans. The video shows us an example of…

Another topic that is discussed in the video is Universal Basic Income. I was previously aware of what universal basic income was, and was interested in seeing the different perspectives on it. Some people say that it can allow people the opportunity to try new things, while others say that it would not be able…

In the video we watched this week, one of the first things we are introduced to is the concept of self-driving vehicles, specifically trucks. While I am familiar with self-driving vehicles, the idea of self-driving trucks is new to me. The video shows us how it is still in active development, and requires a driver…

The video shows us a great example of how robotics have been able to change jobs. One Amazon center is shown to use machines that can move around shelves whenever they need to. However, we also see an Amazon associate say that he feels as if he works for these robots, which shows another perspective…

Artificial intelligence has been a very popular topic over the years, and people have wondered how far we will be able to take this new technology. The video that we watched this week offered a new perspective on A.I., by showing how it can be used to help humans do work. Certain tasks seem better…

Collective Intelligence is another term that I had learned this week. The term refers to shared information that is created when people work together. Henry Jenkins talked about this topic in his interview and brought up the example of Wikipedia. As someone who uses Wikipedia regularly, I can see how this works as a great…

One topic that I have become more aware of is transmedia storytelling. I was previously aware of this topic, but knew it under a different name, multi-media storytelling. I have seen different franchises try out this way of storytelling and find it interesting how well it can be implemented. I enjoy this style of storytelling,…

Participatory culture is a term that I was not aware of before. This term refers to how people nowadays are able to not just consume media, but can also produce it. I have seen numerous different people try to create their own content based on a pre-existing property, and find it very fascinating. I really…

Convergence is a word that I had heard before, but did not know the meaning of. After learning about how it refers to content flowing across multiple media platforms, I was able to see this in my own life. For example, I am able to listen to people on the Internet talk about subjects that…