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  1. Dec 2015
    1. it was a lot safer if she shared her photos and put them in context by what she wrote than if she did not because she knew that her friends also had embarrassing photos. They’d be happy to embar-rass her if she let them. But by taking preemptive action and mock-ing herself by writing dismissive messages on photos that could be interpreted problematically, she undermined her friends’ ability to define the situation differently.

      I see what the girl in the story is trying to do. She thinks that if she posts the embarrassing pictures of herself first, then people will understand that they are jokes and for fun. The problem is though, that people can still use these pics in a harmful wayby adding a different caption.

    2. Cynics often suggest that only people who have something to hide need privacy. But this argument is a dis-traction.29 Privacy is valuable because it is critical for personal develop-ment. As teenagers are coming of age, they want to feel as though they matter. Privacy is especially important for those who are marginalized or lack privilege within society

      Privacy is not just for the people who are maginalized in society, it is a freedom that every member of our country can enjoy. Sometimes it is abused though, and people end up getting a lot of trouble for the things that they wish to keep private.

  2. Nov 2015
    1. What is your key message? What is it you REALLY want people to remember? What action do you want them to take? Details are important. Data and evidence and logical flow are important.

      This is important because there are so many times that I have listened to speakers that have been all over the place with their speeches. If you set a clear theme it will help the audience to follow your speech which will get them to listen better.

    2. Don't waste time at the beginning with formalities or filler talk. Start with a bang. Get their attention and then sustain that interest with variety and unexpectedness, built upon structure that is taking them some place.

      I think this may be the most important point because audiences do judge people at first sight. I feel that if you are boring and dull at the start of the presentation then the audience will never try to regain focus. I don't think the speaker needs to do anything crazy but a strong opening can really boost your speech.

    1. most early adopters entered these spaces without knowing the other people in the space. Online communities were organized by topic, with separate spaces for those interested in dis-cussing Middle East politics or getting health advice or finding out how various programming languages worked.

      Today, i feel as if online communication is less topic based and there is more emphasis on meeting new people and socializing. There are still topic based discussions on sites like reddit but I feel like online communication is all about being social now.

    2. most teenagers now go online to connect to the people in their community. Their online participation is not eccentric; it is entirely normal, even expected.

      Whileteens of the past were usually interacting in person, today people communicate at all times with the use of social media and texting. We dont have to call home phones anymore, in fact people rarely use them. Teens of today's society though, are not labeled wierd for being in chatrooms but it is considered pretty normal

  3. Oct 2015
    1. Until recently, "the news" has meant two different things­events that are newsworthy, and events covered by the press.

      What decides if something is covered by the media is determined by the public's interests. Stories used to be covered that had value. Today, all we see is celebrities outfits, deaths and shootings, and Hollywood gossip. There is so substance behind articles anymore and when watching the news I either get bored or depressed from what I see.

    2. "you're dealing with the news cycle: twenty-four hours later-that's old news." Like a delayed note to a friend, the initial lack of response would have meant, in any later version, having to apologize for not having written sooner.

      When things come up in the news there is a certain amount of time that you have before the information is considered old. So many important and groundbreaking events are brought up by the media but once that situation is no longer important to much of the public then it is rarely spoken about again. Today, people want their news fast so stories are given quick ad fast so they do not become dull and old.

    1. while others necessarily encourage much more rapid transformations — as occurs when we play a game of “telephone” and each person passing along a message changes it in some way. So, it makes little sense to talk about “memes” as an all-purpose unit of thought without regard to the medium and processes of cultural transmission being described.

      Memes aren't a single thought because while the picture may be the same, the words are constantly changing. The picture may even be manipulated, like in the anti smoking commercial that always plays on tv. Memes can be formed and changed to fit any situation in life which makes them so popular.

    2. The media virus proposition is that these marketing messages — messages consumers may normally avoid, approach skeptically, or disregard altogether — are hidden by the “protein shell” of compelling media properties. Nestled within interesting bits of content, these messages are snuck into the heads of consumers, or wilfully passed between them.

      I constantly notice this. Besides the Super Bowl, everyone hates commercials. People do not really pay attention to them when they come on so advertising companies have switched to placing their product in popular videos. An example is youtube stars drinking certain beverages in their videos or tv show characters using certain household products. It is an extremely smart move because the viewers get the message without really having to pay attention.

    3. This reminds me of memes, tweets, and other things that become globally recognized because of how controversial they are. People feed on the news their friends post which keeps tweets and memes alive.

    1. dreams aren’t coming true. Instead, twenty years on, the future not only looks a lot less dreamy than it once did, it looks like it might be worse.

      The internet was once seen as a free place where people could do or say whenever they want. It is still somewhat free but some people use it for the wrong reasons and end up hurting people in the process.

    2. What does it mean for companies to know everything about us, and for computer algorithms to make life and death decisions?

      Companies can gain information from what you search and what you post. They can gather youre age group, sex, and even IP address. The bad part is that people unknowingly send them information in which the companies gather to suggest other pages and links to you.