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One For The Road

Photo: Diego Saldiva via Flickr
Photo: Diego Saldiva via Flickr

Here’s one last look at what my fellow Networked Media students have been blogging about this semester:

Courtney discusses whether form or content are more important in a book. She argues content is more important but I would disagree. For me, the order of events seems to be integral to a good book. I feel even if you have the juiciest content, if it’s not organised correctly it can end up being a whole lot of mumble jumble. Structure is everything, but after completing the Networked Media course I’m more open to the loosening of structure.

I seriously love Tilly’s post about the cafe Combi! I’m craving that delicious bowl of goodness right now and it’s the middle of the night! I’ll be making a trip down to Elwood to feed my temple soon.

Rebecca’s post about the Week Eleven readings fleshes out the idea that all things are connected to something else. This ties in well with discussions of neutrality that took place several weeks ago in the Symposium. Rebecca also hints at notions of technological determinism and whether or not technology is the main driver of cultural change.

To wrap up my last post for the semester, I’d like to say thanks for everyone’s contributions this semester. My brain has been strained at times but I’ve learnt a lot.

Enjoy the rest of your journey and have a great summer.

Getting In Early

Picture: Playing Futures: Applied ... via Flickr
Picture: Playing Futures: Applied … via Flickr

I have a stack of homework to do this weekend so I thought I’d get most of my posting done before the weekend actually starts.

I’ll get the ball rolling this week by having a sticky beak at what my fellow classmates have been writing about. I seem to be linking to the same (reliable) bloggers all the time, so this time I’m going to pick names at random. Here goes…

Carlie appears to have done a similar thing to me (great minds think alike) in checking out what others are writing about. I’m glad I looked at your blog though Carly, because I love your theme!

Moving on, Kenton offers a cool approach to Technological Determinism. It’s like a breath of fresh air. I too get mind boggled over theories such as this. To add to Kenton’s point about Technological Determinism being independent from other sociological factors, Betty highlighted in my tutorial this week the idea that without technology (think the simple things, writing, reading, music, books) certain social factors may not exist. In that sense, perhaps technology is somewhat of a catalyst in social trends that lead to cultural change? Right, thats about enough of that on a Friday evening.

Next, Elly raises an interesting discussion about the ‘Ice Bucket Challenge’ that’s recently plagued social media. I’m rarely one to get involved in this sort of activity, quite honestly it annoys me. However, I feel this challenge has been affective in raising awareness for a very unknown and devastating disease. Coming from a family affected by Motor Neurone Disease, I’m pleased to see that more people know what it is, and even better is that they’re wanting to create change. Sure, there are many who just want people to laugh at them chucking buckets of water over their heads, but I feel they are the reason for this campaign’s success. Quite clever really.

I’ll finish up there, but keep posting food for thought people.