Mission Statement: This blog was created to connect people through digital media and to show how different generations can experience new media differently. New media meaning technology such as: Television, the computer, the cell phone, the internet, Facebook, etc. This blog was also created to raise awareness about places that don't have the access we do. Here you can learn about programs that are trying to provide technology in underdeveloped countries. Organizations such as, One Laptop Per Child. So we mustn't take our the access we have for granted. We need to realize there are people all over the world who would probably like to experience technology the way do. Here you can find links for Computer Tech support, a cell phone help forum, Top 100 TV shows and many more things. I hope you have a good experience with the Digital Divide: The Generation to Generation Experience.

What is the Digital Divide?

The Digital Divide is a bridge between people with access and people without access to the newest forms of technology. The digital divide is based on gender, race, culture, location, age, and economic status.

Who has Access & Who Doesn't?

It is very important that we don't take technology for granted. If you have decided to live without major media or can't get enough of it good for you. What if you had to live without technology? I am just saying we need to appreciate what we have. I wonder how people in underdeveloped countries would react to the amount of access and information we have? If they would like it or hate it? The point is that they should have the option to choose how they interact with technology.

Monday, May 3, 2010

20 Year Old Perspective on Media - NICK @ NITE

Name: Paula Creary         Age: 21

1.    What fors of media do you use? (i.e. TV, computer, internet, iPhone, iTouch, iPod, etc.) I use a blackberry, television, radio, computer, iPod, internet, and sometimes newspapers.
 2.    Does “the media” influence your life? If so in what way? (i.e. my job, my relationships)  No it doesn’t. There are times when I feel the need to be what the media is advertising and displaying what women my age should be doing. Overall I try to stick true to who I am.
3.    Can you imagine your life without the following: TV, the internet, cell phones  No. I cannot image what my life would be like without the following. In order for me to keep in touch with love ones all over I need this technology to bring me closer to them.
4.    Do you think age effect your understanding of media? If so how? Yes, I believe so. If you want to learn something you can learn it.
5.    Can you imagine living in a country without having access to media ( internet, television, the computer, etc.)   No I can’t image that.

TV
1.    Did you grow up the TV? If, so how has the television influenced your life?   Yes I did. I grew up watching Nickelodeon and Nick at Nite shows.
2.    Do you watch TV? Why? If not, why? If so how much?   Occasionally, I like watching MTV’s 16 and pregnant, cartoon shows, and Comedy Central.
3.    What about television do you like? Why? I love watching the advertisements and cartoons because the messages that seem unreal are most entertaining to me.
4.    What about television do you dislike? Why? How the TV has the power to make me sit there and watch a complete show leaving me with the want to see more.
5.    What are your favorite shows?   
Chowder, South Park, Family Guy, Modern Family, 16 and Pregnant, History Channel, and Discovery Channel.
6.    Why do you like those shows? They all have something that I enjoy looking at, some of it is comedy, educational, and real.
7.    Do you think television is too dominated in determining society? Yes I do believe that.
8.    If you didn’t or don’t watch television why? And was it your own decision?  When I choose not to watch TV I know it will waste my time when I can be doing something more productive. Yes it is always my own decision.

Computer/Internet
1.    Did you grow up with the computer and the internet? Yes, since I was 4 there was a computer in my house and at my school.
2.    What do you mostly use the computer for (i.e. academic purposes, business purposes, personal purposes (email), etc.): Academic purposes, creative purposes (photoshop, video editing, etc.), e-mail, social networking with people all over the world.
3.    What websites do you use visit most often? Facebook, Twitter, Interpals Penpals, gmail, google, and tumblr.
4.    What are the reasons behind your usage of those websites? I use these websites to connect with people I would never meet walking down the street.
5.  Do You Use Facebook? Yes.  
        a.    Why?  It keeps me connected to family members (the ones I know and some I have not met yet)   
        b.    For What? To socialize and see what is going on in the lives of other people (their photos, status, etc.)   
6.    Do you feel your privacy is safe when using the internet?  No, I do not feel like it is safe.

Print Media
1.    Do you read the newspaper? If so how (online, print, iPhone/iTouch)? Yes, I read the actually paper or I read articles online.
      a.    Why do you prefer that method?  I like it online because  it is free and I am not wasting paper.   

2.    Do you read books? If so how (print or electronically)?  Yes, I read it in print.   
      a.    Why do you prefer that method? Books last a while and my eyes could only stare at a computer screen for so long.
3.    Can you imagine a world without newspapers and books in print? NEVER!

Blogging
1.    Do you know what blogging is?  Yes.
2.    Do you blog? If so why?  Sometimes just to put what’s on my mind out onto the web to see if anyone can connect with what I believe/think.   
3.    What is beneficial about blogs or blogging?  You can find out about things before they become popular. And reviews that you can see can be beneficial if you are interested in purchasing a particular product.

School/Job
1.    Job Status (i.e. working, student, retired etc.)  Student at Manhattanville College.   
2.    If you have a job (whether you are a student or not) does the media help or influence your job? If yes, how? Some of the flyers I design my inspiration comes from what I see in the media.   
3.    If you are a student, what media do you use? Primarily it is the internet and my cell phone.
            a.    Does the media you use to enhance your academic experience? If so how?  Yes, I use it to create PowerPoint and stream videos for the class to watch that relate to whatever topic we are discussing about.
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