Kudos to you for finding a video that not only distills the internet, of which you are the avatar, but has your name, literally, all over it.
Seriously though, this is really interesting. It's one of those moments where all of this stuff seems really intuitive, but you never took the time to scientifically think about the qualities of the phenomenon.
This video essentially shows the evolution of communication, not only in how we communicate, but who is communicating their ideas. In the past it was much easier to both present and accept ideas which, more or less, promoted the status quo, narrow world view. With the advent of the internet it has now become possible for the "average" man or woman to promote and spread new ways of thinking and to call attention to issues that otherwise would have gone unnoticed. From the beginning of our class it has been said over and over again, "What are you trying to investigate?" With the ideas presented in the video, it becomes possible for individuals to connect and share points of view that could more easily facilitate what questions scholars investigate. Also, the range of questions raised about our world would increase as new views and issues enjoy a more front stage appearance to an infinitely larger audience. Questions yet to be more fully investigated and presented, can also now be analyzed and addressed in ways that were previously unknown or un thought of at the time. As scholars the inter connectivity of today's world and the flow of ideas is an exciting time in history. No longer, can people can hide from each other, nor does it seen that they want too. It seems that people now actually want to learn and interact with each other and can easily do so. It is harder and harder to live in a world with an "us and them" mentality. The audiences we seek as scholars can now encompass every person in the world. No longer is any one person forced to feel "outside" the world we live in. Because of all of this the interaction and involvement of research we seek to compose as scholars, can make our work more accessible and prevalent in the eyes of the individuals we seek to serve and address.
OHHHNOOO... I just posted a comment and then lost it :( Oh well, here we go again.
This video does a good job of illustrating the importance of web videos. As researchers we can use this phenomena to inform us, and make us privy to, other phenomena that we have never been able to reach at such an accelerated pace before. Web videos have opened up a windows, doors and trap-doors to facets of life for us as social scientists to study.
In summation, Dr. Welser, you are the internet. Also, in the words of one of my favorite web videos "Hide your kids, hide your wife, and hide your husband" because web videos are taking over!
I can see the relation of this video to our class through the sharing of ideas. In the video, Chris (I really hope that is his name LoL) emphasizes that the continually increasing distribution of ideas is a reciprocal process. By sharing our ideas, we press for others to challenge us mentally, allowing us to convey our thoughts in such a manner that it sparks others to react. Chris basically states that through this interaction, we are able to feed off of each other, mentally, inspiring new ideas, and improving previous ones, which I feel is what you've been trying to get through to us =)
This is an interesting video and points to something that has interested me for a bit; web videos can be instrumental in mobilizing people. It appears that viral web videos spread faster than any other type information, as they spread both by word of mouth and through other social networking sites.
I see the power technology has come to possess in terms of expanding of ideas and innovations. I think it is calling scholars to hop on in this new plat form. Because, the net is becoming a great area to do research on or by, or expand scientific innovation and research across boundaries.
Dr. Welser,
ReplyDeleteKudos to you for finding a video that not only distills the internet, of which you are the avatar, but has your name, literally, all over it.
Seriously though, this is really interesting. It's one of those moments where all of this stuff seems really intuitive, but you never took the time to scientifically think about the qualities of the phenomenon.
This video essentially shows the evolution of communication, not only in how we communicate, but who is communicating their ideas. In the past it was much easier to both present and accept ideas which, more or less, promoted the status quo, narrow world view. With the advent of the internet it has now become possible for the "average" man or woman to promote and spread new ways of thinking and to call attention to issues that otherwise would have gone unnoticed. From the beginning of our class it has been said over and over again, "What are you trying to investigate?" With the ideas presented in the video, it becomes possible for individuals to connect and share points of view that could more easily facilitate what questions scholars investigate. Also, the range of questions raised about our world would increase as new views and issues enjoy a more front stage appearance to an infinitely larger audience. Questions yet to be more fully investigated and presented, can also now be analyzed and addressed in ways that were previously unknown or un thought of at the time. As scholars the inter connectivity of today's world and the flow of ideas is an exciting time in history. No longer, can people can hide from each other, nor does it seen that they want too. It seems that people now actually want to learn and interact with each other and can easily do so. It is harder and harder to live in a world with an "us and them" mentality. The audiences we seek as scholars can now encompass every person in the world. No longer is any one person forced to feel "outside" the world we live in. Because of all of this the interaction and involvement of research we seek to compose as scholars, can make our work more accessible and prevalent in the eyes of the individuals we seek to serve and address.
ReplyDeleteOHHHNOOO... I just posted a comment and then lost it :( Oh well, here we go again.
ReplyDeleteThis video does a good job of illustrating the importance of web videos. As researchers we can use this phenomena to inform us, and make us privy to, other phenomena that we have never been able to reach at such an accelerated pace before. Web videos have opened up a windows, doors and trap-doors to facets of life for us as social scientists to study.
In summation, Dr. Welser, you are the internet. Also, in the words of one of my favorite web videos "Hide your kids, hide your wife, and hide your husband" because web videos are taking over!
I can see the relation of this video to our class through the sharing of ideas. In the video, Chris (I really hope that is his name LoL) emphasizes that the continually increasing distribution of ideas is a reciprocal process. By sharing our ideas, we press for others to challenge us mentally, allowing us to convey our thoughts in such a manner that it sparks others to react. Chris basically states that through this interaction, we are able to feed off of each other, mentally, inspiring new ideas, and improving previous ones, which I feel is what you've been trying to get through to us =)
ReplyDeleteThis is an interesting video and points to something that has interested me for a bit; web videos can be instrumental in mobilizing people. It appears that viral web videos spread faster than any other type information, as they spread both by word of mouth and through other social networking sites.
ReplyDeleteI see the power technology has come to possess in terms of expanding of ideas and innovations. I think it is calling scholars to hop on in this new plat form. Because, the net is becoming a great area to do research on or by, or expand scientific innovation and research across boundaries.
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