We the Media Ch. 8
Nov 11th, 2008 by noidion
Chapter 8 of We the Media brought up some interesting points on computer technology and how it can be used now and in the future to help bring journalism to the millions of amateur journalists across the world. Gillmor mentions several laws made by computer technicians and designers about the power of computer technology doubling every 18 months. He alludes to the fact that in the future people will have smaller devices that are more powerful than anything we can imagine today.
Gillmor also mentions that young people across the globe have and will help shape not only the web, but also the way journalism takes place. Another major topic Gillmor mentioned in this chapter was the use of combining, organizing, and broadcasting blogs for the world to see and utilize. He mentions some of the major sites that help to catalog the blogs from across the globe in ways that others might be able to see them.
He believes sites like Google news and Technorati that help to link and showcase blogs are the way of the future. Although this is true he believes that Google News is withholding a true way to integrate the web for users to really utilize by limiting blogs to the ones that it deems is necessary and newsworthy.
I believe, much like Gillmor, that the way the web is now constructed and used, one of the most important features is the way to find information about something that is seemingly insignificant so easily. The Internet allows for experts or really enthusiastic individuals to help others learn things about anything. By having forums, blogs, and other websites devoted to almost anything this is a way to help users become informed about something they truly enjoy and they deem newsworthy. Although I truly enjoy technology, I like the author of the post-apocalyptic technological future don’t like how some technology is utilized. I think some technology is overtaking the way people communicate. Hopefully we won’t have technology integrated into our bodies, and remain human in the most important ways.