Expression Through Video Remix

After completing our still image mash-up assignment, we were asked to incorporate video and audio to enhance our arguments. This assignment has been somewhat problematic for me. At first, I wasn’t sure which direction to go in for my still image mash-up, to be able to display an argument visually. After settling on obesity in [...]

The benefits of remix: stealing or creation?

The still image mash up assignment for New Media Writing applies very well to the central concepts discussed in Lawrence Lessig’s article titled “RW Revived.” Remix: Making Art and Commerce Thrive in the Hybrid Economy. By defining how the ability to use something old and established in order to create something else, the value and [...]

Twitter: A Reflection of real identity?

In Freishtat and Sandlin’s article, we learn that while Facebook imitates a social networking website, in many ways it is limited by its own culture. Users generally conform to those around them, following the unwritten rules of what is acceptable online behavior, limiting expression. When comparing what Freishtat and Sandlin say to another social networking [...]

Facebook: Democracy or Dictatorship?

Freishtat and Sandlin make several great arguments in their paper about aspects of Facebook that others seem to have overlooked. Of course, Facebook is neither a democracy or dictatorship but in my opinion could be seen as an oligarchy. Freishtat and Sandlin say, “Facebook uses a rhetoric of control to attract, maintain, and discipline users, [...]

WriteBoard- The right collaborative writing website?

WriteBoard WriteBoard is a collaborative writing website that functions much like GoogleDocs. Some interesting features include the ability to collaborate on a writing document, while restricting the users allowed by invite. This website would be useful when writing papers as a student. On a group paper, the individual group members could all work on the [...]