When I first started in New Communication Technologies, I really wasn\u2019t sure what to expect, but now I have a better understanding of how the modern technologies that are becoming more and more advanced each day are affecting not only how we communicate to each other, but how those actions are having bigger and bigger affects.<\/p>\n
Seeing how far our cultures have advanced into these machine reliant beings is at first alarming but seeing just what we can do with this innovative technology is incredible.\u00a0 We are capable of so much now.\u00a0 We can share funny pictures, alert others of dangerous situations, or even just talk about our interests through others online.\u00a0 We are in an era where everything is online.\u00a0 We spend all our time online and live our lives through screens.\u00a0 This isn\u2019t a terrible thing though, this allows us to advance and to push our society to its limit.<\/p>\n
The whole Facebook incident really frustrated me.\u00a0 We were able to dive deeper into the topic which opened my eyes to just how much we blindly trust the internet.\u00a0 Of course, we know not to trust the Nigerian prince who is asking us to send him money through our email, but a company as big as Facebook, I think we all expected better from them.\u00a0 This really showed me that I should not just be a blind sheep who follows whatever is available.\u00a0 I need to study, do research and try and look at the bigger pictures instead of just accepting what is right in front of me.\u00a0 I also loved that this class allowed me to expand my source finding skills.\u00a0 I was not very good at finding scholarly sources before this class, but now I feel like a pro.<\/p>\n
The most interesting part of this class to me was that we did not only focus on the news side of media, we were able to talk about memes, social media, and sides of communication that I never thought would be discussed in a college level class.\u00a0 The impact that social media has had on our world is immense.\u00a0 We cannot live without social media anymore.\u00a0 It is so impactful that the thought of losing it now would seem like a massive loss.\u00a0 We can spread a lot of information quickly and effectively if done properly.\u00a0 Of course, this power can be abused easily and people who are not internet savy might fall prey to these scams, but overall, the internet is an important asset that should never be taken for granted.<\/p>\n
Overall, I learned a lot more from this class than I was expecting.\u00a0 I now have a stronger understanding of how our world is changing and how the internet and social media is helping to shape the future of our world.\u00a0 I really enjoyed being able to talk about memes and such, but really being able to take a step back and evaluate our world and how things are changing is something incredible.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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