Monday, May 24, 2010
Ying Ting "Have the new media changed our lives for the better?"
New media has changed our lives by making the world more connected. It has been used as a tool to communicate and voice out opinions to reach a wide audience, which could not be done in the past. A decade ago, blogs were unheard of and people could not vent their frustrations and voice out their opinions as freely to others because they fear what others might think of them. Now, there is a choice for people to remain anonymous when voicing out there opinions, thus people find it easier to be more truthful when giving feedback. Also, new media has allowed for greater connectivity between people as the internet can be used as a tool for communication. In the past, we had to communicate through talking on telephones, or by postage mail. With the development of new media, such as Twitter and Facebook, we are able to communicate with others instantly by posting out our thoughts and status updates. This allows for faster communication and increased efficiency in getting our thoughts known. Even though people may say that with increased ability to remain anonymous online comes increased boldness for people to post hurtful remarks, I feel that it is just a minority group of people who do so. Most people use new media in a way that benefits themselves and others, thus there is a net increase in positive changes to our lives rather than negative changes to our lives. Either way, new media has become an integral part of life, and as society progresses, we have to adapt to the increased usage of new media. It is here to stay; as most people have seen how new media can benefit us. Thus, base on the above points, new media has indeed changed our lives for the better by increasing efficiency in communication.
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I agree with you that media has globalized the world and made the world because of increasing and easier modes of communication. However, i also feel that these advanced technologies has also adversely affected some lives as people now tend to coop themselves at home, believing that going online on Facebook is socializing.
ReplyDeleteI think you didnt explain how the intergration of communication tools has improved the lives of people.
ReplyDeleteyou are repeating the part about new media being used as a communication tool
ReplyDeleteEven though people may say that with increased ability to remain anonymous online comes increased boldness for people to post hurtful remarks, I feel that it is just a minority group of people who do so.
ReplyDeleteGood attempt at a mini-OV and rebuttal.
New media has changed our lives by making the world more connected. It has been used as a tool to communicate and voice out opinions to reach a wide audience, which could not be done in the past. + Also, new media has allowed for greater connectivity between people as the internet can be used as a tool for communication. In the past, we had to communicate through talking on telephones, or by postage mail.
I agree with your classmates that you are spending too much time re-elaborating on a point. Be clearer with your topic sentence.