"...Some people distribute several thousand movies and I don’t understand what their driving
force is."
— Henrik Pontén, lawyer
This quote to begin one of the readings this week got me thinking!
As someone who posts songs and movies online so others are able to download them, I wondered why I went to the effort and what I was getting out of doing it. For me personally, I like to share files over P2P programs such as LimeWire so other people can enjoy the music and videos that I enjoy.
I get satisfaction out of knowing that other people are able to experience the same things that I enjoy, and don't do it for any other reason or for my own gains. It feels good to be able to give something without expecting anything in return. So i found the Gifting article by McGee and Skågeby interesting to see the different reasons as to why people "give" over the internet.
Sunday, August 15, 2010
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Social Media and Lebron James
The use of social media has never been more apparent than in today's society. Almost everyone I know has a facebook site, a twitter account or blog. The notion of social media is one that is talked about reguarly and the phrase "social media" is one which is thrown around regularly, and I like to define it as social instrument of communication which is a two way street where people can produce and consume as much as they like.
What amazes me these days is the prominence of social media. I, like many others I know, reguarly are checking, updating and communicating via Facebook. It is such a significant apart of many lives, and I find myself often checking Facebook to gain insight on news and affairs within society. A recent example was when I was extremely interested in where National Basketball Association basketballer Lebron James was going to sign for the upcoming season. He was a free agent, and was holding a press conference to announce his decision. I was unable to view the press conference due to the fact that I was at work, and thus, instead of listening to the radio, or checking the NBA.com website or ESPN.com website, I chose to check Facebook to see where he decided to sign as I knew people would be making status updates about it.
Naturally, people had been talking about it on their Facebook pages and I was able to be informed that he had signed in Miami. To think of social media as an outlet for news and information a few years ago would have been unheard of, however now you are able to gather news and information through peer to peer networking.
The joys of Facebook!
What amazes me these days is the prominence of social media. I, like many others I know, reguarly are checking, updating and communicating via Facebook. It is such a significant apart of many lives, and I find myself often checking Facebook to gain insight on news and affairs within society. A recent example was when I was extremely interested in where National Basketball Association basketballer Lebron James was going to sign for the upcoming season. He was a free agent, and was holding a press conference to announce his decision. I was unable to view the press conference due to the fact that I was at work, and thus, instead of listening to the radio, or checking the NBA.com website or ESPN.com website, I chose to check Facebook to see where he decided to sign as I knew people would be making status updates about it.
Naturally, people had been talking about it on their Facebook pages and I was able to be informed that he had signed in Miami. To think of social media as an outlet for news and information a few years ago would have been unheard of, however now you are able to gather news and information through peer to peer networking.
The joys of Facebook!
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