Day: May 7, 2020

Cats of the World Unite!

Introduction

Young woman writing in a journal and petting her catIn the Module Notes The Internet Is Made of Cats, we discussed how the internet helped to create community around a group of people who would not otherwise have created a community in real life for a number of reasons. While cats are the most iconic of these virtual communities, they are far from the only virtual communities that exist today. For this activity, you will need to imagine (or remember!) what the world was like before social media and online communities in order to evaluate the degree to which new media has transformed the choices individuals make in terms of connecting with others.

Discussion Questions

Bayms discussion of the development of new media in Chapter 1 will help you answer the following questions. This activity aligns with module outcomes 1, 2, and 3.

For this activity, choose an online community, either one you participate in or one that you are familiar with. Then, think about how someone might have participated in a community around that topic fifty years ago vs. today. For example, how might cat lovers have shared their enthusiasm for cats in the 1960s? Try to imagine how Bayms seven key concepts would apply in this context. What creative methods might you have used to form a community before the internet? What similarities would it have to todays new media? What are the most important differences?
Consider whether the additional challenges needed to connect with others without the internet would make it less likely that participants would join or remain in the community. What impact might this have on the choices individuals would make in terms of what communities to become members of?
In your responses to classmates, suggest additional ways that your classmates might bring people together in

Cats of the World Unite!

Introduction

Young woman writing in a journal and petting her catIn the Module Notes The Internet Is Made of Cats, we discussed how the internet helped to create community around a group of people who would not otherwise have created a community in real life for a number of reasons. While cats are the most iconic of these virtual communities, they are far from the only virtual communities that exist today. For this activity, you will need to imagine (or remember!) what the world was like before social media and online communities in order to evaluate the degree to which new media has transformed the choices individuals make in terms of connecting with others.

Discussion Questions

Bayms discussion of the development of new media in Chapter 1 will help you answer the following questions. This activity aligns with module outcomes 1, 2, and 3.

For this activity, choose an online community, either one you participate in or one that you are familiar with. Then, think about how someone might have participated in a community around that topic fifty years ago vs. today. For example, how might cat lovers have shared their enthusiasm for cats in the 1960s? Try to imagine how Bayms seven key concepts would apply in this context. What creative methods might you have used to form a community before the internet? What similarities would it have to todays new media? What are the most important differences?
Consider whether the additional challenges needed to connect with others without the internet would make it less likely that participants would join or remain in the community. What impact might this have on the choices individuals would make in terms of what communities to become members of?
In your responses to classmates, suggest additional ways that your classmates might bring people together in

Cats of the World Unite!

Introduction

Young woman writing in a journal and petting her catIn the Module Notes The Internet Is Made of Cats, we discussed how the internet helped to create community around a group of people who would not otherwise have created a community in real life for a number of reasons. While cats are the most iconic of these virtual communities, they are far from the only virtual communities that exist today. For this activity, you will need to imagine (or remember!) what the world was like before social media and online communities in order to evaluate the degree to which new media has transformed the choices individuals make in terms of connecting with others.

Discussion Questions

Bayms discussion of the development of new media in Chapter 1 will help you answer the following questions. This activity aligns with module outcomes 1, 2, and 3.

For this activity, choose an online community, either one you participate in or one that you are familiar with. Then, think about how someone might have participated in a community around that topic fifty years ago vs. today. For example, how might cat lovers have shared their enthusiasm for cats in the 1960s? Try to imagine how Bayms seven key concepts would apply in this context. What creative methods might you have used to form a community before the internet? What similarities would it have to todays new media? What are the most important differences?
Consider whether the additional challenges needed to connect with others without the internet would make it less likely that participants would join or remain in the community. What impact might this have on the choices individuals would make in terms of what communities to become members of?
In your responses to classmates, suggest additional ways that your classmates might bring people together in

Cats of the World Unite!

Introduction

Young woman writing in a journal and petting her catIn the Module Notes The Internet Is Made of Cats, we discussed how the internet helped to create community around a group of people who would not otherwise have created a community in real life for a number of reasons. While cats are the most iconic of these virtual communities, they are far from the only virtual communities that exist today. For this activity, you will need to imagine (or remember!) what the world was like before social media and online communities in order to evaluate the degree to which new media has transformed the choices individuals make in terms of connecting with others.

Discussion Questions

Bayms discussion of the development of new media in Chapter 1 will help you answer the following questions. This activity aligns with module outcomes 1, 2, and 3.

For this activity, choose an online community, either one you participate in or one that you are familiar with. Then, think about how someone might have participated in a community around that topic fifty years ago vs. today. For example, how might cat lovers have shared their enthusiasm for cats in the 1960s? Try to imagine how Bayms seven key concepts would apply in this context. What creative methods might you have used to form a community before the internet? What similarities would it have to todays new media? What are the most important differences?
Consider whether the additional challenges needed to connect with others without the internet would make it less likely that participants would join or remain in the community. What impact might this have on the choices individuals would make in terms of what communities to become members of?
In your responses to classmates, suggest additional ways that your classmates might bring people together in

Cats of the World Unite!

Introduction

Young woman writing in a journal and petting her catIn the Module Notes The Internet Is Made of Cats, we discussed how the internet helped to create community around a group of people who would not otherwise have created a community in real life for a number of reasons. While cats are the most iconic of these virtual communities, they are far from the only virtual communities that exist today. For this activity, you will need to imagine (or remember!) what the world was like before social media and online communities in order to evaluate the degree to which new media has transformed the choices individuals make in terms of connecting with others.

Discussion Questions

Bayms discussion of the development of new media in Chapter 1 will help you answer the following questions. This activity aligns with module outcomes 1, 2, and 3.

For this activity, choose an online community, either one you participate in or one that you are familiar with. Then, think about how someone might have participated in a community around that topic fifty years ago vs. today. For example, how might cat lovers have shared their enthusiasm for cats in the 1960s? Try to imagine how Bayms seven key concepts would apply in this context. What creative methods might you have used to form a community before the internet? What similarities would it have to todays new media? What are the most important differences?
Consider whether the additional challenges needed to connect with others without the internet would make it less likely that participants would join or remain in the community. What impact might this have on the choices individuals would make in terms of what communities to become members of?
In your responses to classmates, suggest additional ways that your classmates might bring people together in

Cats of the World Unite!

Introduction

Young woman writing in a journal and petting her catIn the Module Notes The Internet Is Made of Cats, we discussed how the internet helped to create community around a group of people who would not otherwise have created a community in real life for a number of reasons. While cats are the most iconic of these virtual communities, they are far from the only virtual communities that exist today. For this activity, you will need to imagine (or remember!) what the world was like before social media and online communities in order to evaluate the degree to which new media has transformed the choices individuals make in terms of connecting with others.

Discussion Questions

Bayms discussion of the development of new media in Chapter 1 will help you answer the following questions. This activity aligns with module outcomes 1, 2, and 3.

For this activity, choose an online community, either one you participate in or one that you are familiar with. Then, think about how someone might have participated in a community around that topic fifty years ago vs. today. For example, how might cat lovers have shared their enthusiasm for cats in the 1960s? Try to imagine how Bayms seven key concepts would apply in this context. What creative methods might you have used to form a community before the internet? What similarities would it have to todays new media? What are the most important differences?
Consider whether the additional challenges needed to connect with others without the internet would make it less likely that participants would join or remain in the community. What impact might this have on the choices individuals would make in terms of what communities to become members of?
In your responses to classmates, suggest additional ways that your classmates might bring people together in

Cats of the World Unite!

Introduction

Young woman writing in a journal and petting her catIn the Module Notes The Internet Is Made of Cats, we discussed how the internet helped to create community around a group of people who would not otherwise have created a community in real life for a number of reasons. While cats are the most iconic of these virtual communities, they are far from the only virtual communities that exist today. For this activity, you will need to imagine (or remember!) what the world was like before social media and online communities in order to evaluate the degree to which new media has transformed the choices individuals make in terms of connecting with others.

Discussion Questions

Bayms discussion of the development of new media in Chapter 1 will help you answer the following questions. This activity aligns with module outcomes 1, 2, and 3.

For this activity, choose an online community, either one you participate in or one that you are familiar with. Then, think about how someone might have participated in a community around that topic fifty years ago vs. today. For example, how might cat lovers have shared their enthusiasm for cats in the 1960s? Try to imagine how Bayms seven key concepts would apply in this context. What creative methods might you have used to form a community before the internet? What similarities would it have to todays new media? What are the most important differences?
Consider whether the additional challenges needed to connect with others without the internet would make it less likely that participants would join or remain in the community. What impact might this have on the choices individuals would make in terms of what communities to become members of?
In your responses to classmates, suggest additional ways that your classmates might bring people together in

Logging On: Our Media Worlds

Mark Zuckerberg standing in front of his Facebook profile almost every social media site asks its users to create a profile outlining who you are and why youre a member of the site. Facebook and LinkedIn have elaborate profiles with many options for defining ourselves, while sites like Twitter keep self-descriptions extremely short and to the point. Whatever style they use, the profile has become the basic unit of social interaction in new media, allowing individuals to check each other out, learn something about the people they are communicating with, and search for like-minded friends and colleagues. How do you describe yourself online?

Discussion Questions

Before you begin, be sure you have read Chapter 1 of Baym (2015), and Botterill, Bredin, and Dun (2015). This activity aligns with module outcomes 1 and 2.

Using at least three of the seven key concepts from Chapter 1 of Baym, how would you describe and explain the media you use most often? For example, how interactive are your favorite sources? What is their temporal structure
Compare your media use to the findings reported by Botterill, Bredin, and Dun for Millennials media usage. How is your use of traditional and new media similar or different? What do you think are the factors that make it similar or different?
In your response to classmates, explain how your experiences were similar or different.  What factors contributed to your similarities or differences?

Logging On: Our Media Worlds

Mark Zuckerberg standing in front of his Facebook profile almost every social media site asks its users to create a profile outlining who you are and why youre a member of the site. Facebook and LinkedIn have elaborate profiles with many options for defining ourselves, while sites like Twitter keep self-descriptions extremely short and to the point. Whatever style they use, the profile has become the basic unit of social interaction in new media, allowing individuals to check each other out, learn something about the people they are communicating with, and search for like-minded friends and colleagues. How do you describe yourself online?

Discussion Questions

Before you begin, be sure you have read Chapter 1 of Baym (2015), and Botterill, Bredin, and Dun (2015). This activity aligns with module outcomes 1 and 2.

Using at least three of the seven key concepts from Chapter 1 of Baym, how would you describe and explain the media you use most often? For example, how interactive are your favorite sources? What is their temporal structure
Compare your media use to the findings reported by Botterill, Bredin, and Dun for Millennials media usage. How is your use of traditional and new media similar or different? What do you think are the factors that make it similar or different?
In your response to classmates, explain how your experiences were similar or different.  What factors contributed to your similarities or differences?

Logging On: Our Media Worlds

Mark Zuckerberg standing in front of his Facebook profile almost every social media site asks its users to create a profile outlining who you are and why youre a member of the site. Facebook and LinkedIn have elaborate profiles with many options for defining ourselves, while sites like Twitter keep self-descriptions extremely short and to the point. Whatever style they use, the profile has become the basic unit of social interaction in new media, allowing individuals to check each other out, learn something about the people they are communicating with, and search for like-minded friends and colleagues. How do you describe yourself online?

Discussion Questions

Before you begin, be sure you have read Chapter 1 of Baym (2015), and Botterill, Bredin, and Dun (2015). This activity aligns with module outcomes 1 and 2.

Using at least three of the seven key concepts from Chapter 1 of Baym, how would you describe and explain the media you use most often? For example, how interactive are your favorite sources? What is their temporal structure
Compare your media use to the findings reported by Botterill, Bredin, and Dun for Millennials media usage. How is your use of traditional and new media similar or different? What do you think are the factors that make it similar or different?
In your response to classmates, explain how your experiences were similar or different.  What factors contributed to your similarities or differences?