1. In response to “Afterword: Media Monopoly”, the competition between media has become much severer than the time when the essay was published. No matter the quantity of media increased or the invasion of new media all result in tense competition. What is the best way for major media to explain to the public that [...]
Archive for February 2009
Reading Questions #3
February 20, 2009Post Presentation Thoughts
February 19, 2009The most problem of my presentation is the language. I rehearsal it not many times and I didn’t ask someone to be my listener before the presentation, which seems like a false decision. The difference between writing and speaking is quite obvious. I can rewrite my paper for many times before I delivering it. However, [...]
Leading Discussion: Slides
February 17, 2009Leading Discussion: Video
February 17, 2009Leading Discusstion: Whose Space? Differences Among Users and Non-Users of Social Network Sites
February 17, 2009Social Network Sites (SNSs) have become an irreplaceable communication channel. Although, the history of SNSs is not quite long, many researchers have dedicated to observe the social impact brought by SNSs. Indeed, the influence of SNSs should not be overlooked. Many of the social phenomena in recent years are direct or indirect guided by SNSs, [...]
Reading Reflection #3
February 16, 2009In The Tragedy of the Commons, Garrett Hardin strongly recommends human should take action to abandon the commons in breeding in order to avoid the “tragedy of the commons.” In his definition, tragedy of the commons is a phenomenon that despite the agreement of equally allocation of limited resources among a group of people, individuals [...]
