Final Round of Presentations

Brent Rust
Online activities and how they change us

License to do things they wouldn’t do face to face

Online spaces change us – Do they really change us or do they allow us to express ourselves in a way that we can’t in meatspace?

How do you feel that we are moving towards transparency? You are arguing on one hand our anonymity and on the other a more transparent view of ourselves…Which one are you arguing for?

What about prank phone calls….When there wasn’t a system in place for people to trace your call, it seemed to be similar to not acting like you would in real life online?

I disagree with your statement regarding big business being run by older generations….Many new companies ….Google, Facebook, etc…..were started by much younger people…These are some of the huge players that are changing our online spaces.

You seem to have many different sources of information regarding your project…Are you going to center your research more on one specific area?

Have you looked at why this cultural shift is taking place?



Cynthia
Race and Ethnicity Online – Representations in Cyberspace

Cyberspace gives underrepresented groups more choices about representation that are not available through traditional media.

How does the digital divide affect the underrepresented portion of the population?

How do these underrepresented groups utilize online spaces differently than those that are not under-represented?

The claim that white’s are the majority in the United States isn’t anything new….White’s claim over 60% of the total United States population….Is it really a surprise that white’s have more jobs, access, etc….How does the race population difference challenge what you are presenting?

Wouldn’t it be fair to say that it wouldn’t matter what country you go to. The majority of the racial population within that country will dominate or be predominant in that specific country, under-representing other races within that country?

Cyberspace is already open to ALMOST everyone, not including the countries who aren’t allowed access…Is the notion of your argument stating that cyberspace isn’t open to those who have access?



Neil Fastabend
The advantage of Smart Phones: Narrowing the Digital Divide

Cell phones and Internet –ready smart phones are narrowing the access portion of the digital divide around the world, and that is a good thing.

I think that you have a strong argument. You seem to be well organized and have your sources in line to support what you’re saying.

Have you thought about talking about how users in third world countries are able to afford the technology or how they obtain access to it?

Have you thought about the issues with areas that have no cell phone service?

Are you talking about how we in developed countries are interacting with those in third world countries in forms of development , communications, etc….???