Saturday, April 24, 2010
What Happens Now
So as the last post for our class, I wanted to focus a little more on the overall feel instead of the specific topics for this week. We've discussed such a wide range of ideas and media features in this class that it's hard to decide how I feel about media now. I would definitely say that our articles and discussions have made me aware of media on a whole other level. Now I can't watch TV without seeing commercials that promote products with fantasies of how they will change your life. Being so aware of this sales tactic makes me perhaps overly critical and I know my roommate is starting to get annoyed with the amount of times I point it out while she's trying to enjoy her soaps. Everything from faster texting phones that will allow you to overcome boundaries or allow you to break records to the network that will prove your worth as a mother. These might be a stretch but I definitely think that technology is constantly promising us things that are unrealistic. Trying to sell us products that will change our lives. Between our talks of personalization and glass bedrooms to the iPad and outrageous artists living in public, there are so many reasons to love and hate the Internet. I will constantly be looking to see what new kinds of media will be throw out into our culture to sink or float. The iPad is still so interesting to me and I want to see how its creative fantasies pan out. I would want to hear from a panel of the creators who promote the iPad as a life-changing device and the users that agreed or disagreed. I wonder if Apple would ever agree to something like this. A session for its users to just call it out on the failings or successes. If something like this were ever to occur (maybe it already has) it could change how products or sold or created, perhaps viewed more as a life enhancing accessory instead of a necessity. No matter Apple's actions, I know I will be far more aware and observant of the devices and Internet capabilities that I utilize in my everyday life due to this class.
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You have brought up some important notions about what we have been talking about...you spoke about the promises new technologies offer, I agree that they do seem far fetched. What I think will be interesting is seeing how these new technologies have effects on our everyday lives. Apple does offer a lot of intriguing promises, some of which I don't believe or agree with, but it will be interesting to see how these play out. In class we all seem to speak negatively about the promises new technologies offer, but I think its because the purpose of talking about these topics is to have a critial eye on what they offer...maybe we're all wrong and someday we look back on how all these products do enhance our life as a necessity instead of just an accessory.
ReplyDeleteThat is so true that sometimes it is frustrating to watch TV without seeing annoying ads about new products. Like Brittni said many tecnologies are alittle far fetched and I would never even think about buying those things. Apple is one company that continues to come out with things are far fetched.
ReplyDeleteI definitely agree that we can be really critical in this class and that's a main and necessary component. If we just sat around and praised everything about the Internet and technologies available now then how would we make any progress. I think that hearing everyone critiques and points of view has really opened my eyes to what I should be looking at. I think its pretty obvious how beneficial the Internet and new media has been in our lives and as much as we criticize, in the end we would rather not be without it.
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