The YouTube video, Economist Did you know? Is a very interesting clip that makes the human
mind recalculate their interactions with technology on a daily basis. This clip is brilliant, and it also makes the viewer think about the past, present, and future and how much technology has become a part of us, almost like another finger... or another hand, another necessity.
Can we agree that society relies on the Internet, or more specifically, on technology for everything, which as a result, declines physical human interaction? We can definitely agree and thus become more educated to our actions that we seem to be very oblivious about.
Facebook is another well-known example that proves our obsession, attachment, and addiction to technology. Facebook can go further than just technology; it becomes a habit through our daily rituals and causes our moods to change when we read wall posts or view pictures of friends. But isn't it surreal how a simple website can overpower peoples' lives worldwide? We adapt Facebook in our daily conversations and even give it the short form of ¨FB¨ expecting that everyone should just know what it stands for. We can talk and talk about Facebook, but the essence of it is portrayed through us, the ones who log onto it more than three times a day.
The video brings up very relevant and fascinating points, such as how much a teenager text messages in a day and how many frequent viewers are on pages like YouTube, Facebook and MySpace.
In our lecture we learned of a type of communication that Harold Innis had theorized: Space-binding media, which is a printed or electronic media. It can relate to this clip or the message that is being perceived.
Space- binding media is one of two divisions that Innis divided communication into. It is very easy to work with and it contains a lot of information and makes the message easy to transport. However, it is less durable than time-binding media. So, how does it relate to the clip? The clip itself is a time-binding media because it is electronic which makes it very easy to work with since everything is on the computer. Space-binding media usually includes messages on the radio or television in which the message does make a vast impact towards thousands and thousands of people.
Like this video, it gets their viewers thinking about themselves and how they have become so needy to technology, but a message like this could not stay popular in society for too long, maybe just for a few months or even weeks, then something new will evolve since technology is always creating something bigger and better.
Can we agree that society relies on the Internet, or more specifically, on technology for everything, which as a result, declines physical human interaction? We can definitely agree and thus become more educated to our actions that we seem to be very oblivious about.
Facebook is another well-known example that proves our obsession, attachment, and addiction to technology. Facebook can go further than just technology; it becomes a habit through our daily rituals and causes our moods to change when we read wall posts or view pictures of friends. But isn't it surreal how a simple website can overpower peoples' lives worldwide? We adapt Facebook in our daily conversations and even give it the short form of ¨FB¨ expecting that everyone should just know what it stands for. We can talk and talk about Facebook, but the essence of it is portrayed through us, the ones who log onto it more than three times a day.
The video brings up very relevant and fascinating points, such as how much a teenager text messages in a day and how many frequent viewers are on pages like YouTube, Facebook and MySpace.
In our lecture we learned of a type of communication that Harold Innis had theorized: Space-binding media, which is a printed or electronic media. It can relate to this clip or the message that is being perceived.
Space- binding media is one of two divisions that Innis divided communication into. It is very easy to work with and it contains a lot of information and makes the message easy to transport. However, it is less durable than time-binding media. So, how does it relate to the clip? The clip itself is a time-binding media because it is electronic which makes it very easy to work with since everything is on the computer. Space-binding media usually includes messages on the radio or television in which the message does make a vast impact towards thousands and thousands of people.
Like this video, it gets their viewers thinking about themselves and how they have become so needy to technology, but a message like this could not stay popular in society for too long, maybe just for a few months or even weeks, then something new will evolve since technology is always creating something bigger and better.
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