Friday, January 29, 2010

Collage


I chose blogs for my medium collage. The lightbulbs represent the thoughts and ideas behind each publisher's posts. The four people in the middle represent users updating their blogs from their computers. The blue and yellow arrows represent the sharing and circulating of ideas between viewers over the internet. Finally, "blog" is spelt out from keys on a computer keyboard. This represent the fact that people have an ability to share their ideas quickly and easily over the internet.


Medium is the Message


Medium- Blogs. Over the past few years, blogs have become increasingly popular. They allow users to post their own ideas onto their own blog "websites" in turn allowing others users to read and respond to those posts. Though information is mostly opinionated on these blogs, they enable the sharing of information quickly and easily over the internet.
Medium- Smartphones. Smartphones, such as Research in Motion's Blackberry devices and Apple's iPhone, provide one of the quickest forms of sharing information. Smartphone users can text, e-mail, chat, browse the internet, and listen to music all from one device. Within seconds users can share information with one another threw a few stokes of the small keyboard.


Medium- Digital Video Cameras. While video cameras have been around for some time, the latest technology has provided video cameras that can easily fit into user's pockets. At any point in time, a user can take out the video camera, press the record button, and instantly capture something of importance on the device. To add a greater depth of technological advancement, the flip camera comes with a built-in flash drive so that videos can be uploaded to a computer. In a matter of minutes, a newsworthy event can be videotaped, uploaded, and published to the internet for a faster means of information sharing.