Technophiles are individuals that thrive on new technology, actively seek it out and easily adapt and use it easily. As well as it playing a large part in their lives.
I believe university in 2020, will be based around web-learning. A technophile student will enjoy this. I think distance-learning online will be alot more common. In 2020, at a stretch, maybe students will not even need to attend lectures, as they could watch them online. I think that the Web 3.0 will be so much more important, not simply just for research and lecture notes, which is how every student (not just technophiles) use technology to help their studies.
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Wednesday, 25 March 2009
Sunday, 25 January 2009
How I use "New" Media...
Week One
The "new" media to me is not considered "new" at all, as most of us have grown up surrounded around computers, espcially in a learning enviroment.
Email is something which as "interactive mail" has pretty much over taken over traditional mail or "snail mail". I don't check my email as regularly as some people, only about once a day. Before Facebook or MySpace, I used to use it far more. I use it purely to keep in touch with my parents, and is especially useful as my father is usually working abroad. Email is used daily in the university enviroment, I usually use it to query tutors and for them to pass on information. I recieve some emails from mailing lists, mainly from clubs and bars that I frequent. These are generic emails sending information to everyone on their list, usually on upcoming events.
Social networking is certianly taking over from traditional forms of emailing and keeping in touch. I used to use MySpace obsessively, until Facebook took over in the last year or so. I don't even know why I use these sites, usually I dont do anything but look at other people's profiles or update mine. It is useful to get in touch with people from years gone by, that I just lost touch with. Email has some negatives. Spam emails are what usually clog my inbox, and they couldnt be anymore useless.
Chatrooms are something I barely use. I dont go online and talk to people I dont know. Instant messenger servives, such as MSN are nearly always on when I'm at home, even if Im not always talking on them. There are about 5 or 6 people I talk to online everyday using this method, it is also very useful (and cheap) if one is in a long distance relationship, as calling every night starts to cost alot. I see why people use chatrooms, if they are lonely or like something that targets a niche audience, something that they cant talk to their friends about, I think chatrooms are useful for that sort of thing.
I use the internet to download music, and to find out about new songs and artists. I also use the internet to find out when and where my favourite events and DJs are playing. I do not shop online as much as I used to, I used to use eBay alot, but that is becoming less regular.
The Multi-User Dungeon games that are online simply do not interest me, although I know some people that enjoy online role-play games. I do not really use the internet for anything other than MSN, Facebook, university work , downloading music and finding out information, which some may say is not using it to its full potential.
The "new" media to me is not considered "new" at all, as most of us have grown up surrounded around computers, espcially in a learning enviroment.
Email is something which as "interactive mail" has pretty much over taken over traditional mail or "snail mail". I don't check my email as regularly as some people, only about once a day. Before Facebook or MySpace, I used to use it far more. I use it purely to keep in touch with my parents, and is especially useful as my father is usually working abroad. Email is used daily in the university enviroment, I usually use it to query tutors and for them to pass on information. I recieve some emails from mailing lists, mainly from clubs and bars that I frequent. These are generic emails sending information to everyone on their list, usually on upcoming events.
Social networking is certianly taking over from traditional forms of emailing and keeping in touch. I used to use MySpace obsessively, until Facebook took over in the last year or so. I don't even know why I use these sites, usually I dont do anything but look at other people's profiles or update mine. It is useful to get in touch with people from years gone by, that I just lost touch with. Email has some negatives. Spam emails are what usually clog my inbox, and they couldnt be anymore useless.
Chatrooms are something I barely use. I dont go online and talk to people I dont know. Instant messenger servives, such as MSN are nearly always on when I'm at home, even if Im not always talking on them. There are about 5 or 6 people I talk to online everyday using this method, it is also very useful (and cheap) if one is in a long distance relationship, as calling every night starts to cost alot. I see why people use chatrooms, if they are lonely or like something that targets a niche audience, something that they cant talk to their friends about, I think chatrooms are useful for that sort of thing.
I use the internet to download music, and to find out about new songs and artists. I also use the internet to find out when and where my favourite events and DJs are playing. I do not shop online as much as I used to, I used to use eBay alot, but that is becoming less regular.
The Multi-User Dungeon games that are online simply do not interest me, although I know some people that enjoy online role-play games. I do not really use the internet for anything other than MSN, Facebook, university work , downloading music and finding out information, which some may say is not using it to its full potential.
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