Monday, October 1, 2007

What is New Media - Jenkins

My capstone best fits the networked trait of the new media landscape. This is because my project focuses on bringing many people to many others in a way that was not possible in previous methods of communications.

Least like my capstone is the everyday trait. I'm not sure where exactly my project would fit here, nor do I believe it should. This trait seems to be pretty cosmetic and I'm not sure how I could or would want to emulate this trait.

I agree with many of Jenkins definitions although I do find that some of them although accurate are not desirable. "In some ways, these technologies have been a wedge between family members; young people often deploy media to cut themselves off from the people around them." This statement although true is a look at the problems with new media. Unfortunately my project doesn't do anything to combat this flaw.

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