Okay virtual world you have forced my hand. I have struggled to understand what is going on in here, but despite my efforts I am not entirely certain that I fully grasp what is happening. I feel as if I have been standing outside, peering through a window, watching a wild party inside. It reminds me of high school ; )
But I digress ... from Facebook to Twitter to YouTube, BlogTV to Omegle, internet based social networking is transforming interpersonal communication. This paradigm seems to awaken and feed both our exhibitionist and voyeuristic tendencies. Never before have so many been able to communicate with so many more, with a paradoxical blend of anonymity and spectacle.
What does this say about us and our culture?
How does the use of these technologies create and recreate personal identity?
What are the long term effects of virtual social networking on real world social interactions?
Why don't I have more followers on Twitter?
These are just a snippet of the questions with which I struggle. I have attempted to figure it out; I have been calling out to the guests inside the party. But they seem preoccupied.
And so, I have dusted off my alter ego, revived this blog, and bought a webcam ...
Internet, here I come!
QG
sum ergo tweet
1 comment:
Wow, a posting! Perhaps if you linked to your twitter...
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