Time's Person of the Year: You Time’s person of the year : You is are very attractive and truthful article. I like the way the article approaches the reader and in somewhat conquers their minds. What I mean is that it starts of by an introduction where it describes the setting as a turning point “That theory took a serious beating this year.” Then it describes the unsuccessful year for the nation and company 2006, finally the article gets “Hot” when it approaches it main idea. The main idea is that “us” the people have set a new type of democracy on the web: most of us communicate through an electronic box in which we expand our knowledge and are changing our society. The article use popular website like facebook and Youtube to support the fact that we people have become a giant ball of power! Yes I do agree because I my self spend hours online with friends whether it chatting or doing research online. I get most of my info online and I pay my bills online, its an incredible system(the internet).
“It’s all about Us” is much similar to the article “Times person of the Year: You”. Both of the articles target the public/you as market. In “It’s all about Us” the people are viewed as best at what the do online. Everyone uses the web for their own purpose and in their own way; they do not have to follow any tradition of scholars or professional. We are experts in our own way, just having and enjoying conversations when blogging. We make our own communities online and are free at will to post. I agree with the article in a sense that the web is a megaphone because we have limited our word-of-mouth, but expanded our freedom of speech. One more thing we save a lot of money on our phone bill. lol
The "Times Person of the Year: You" article states many interesting facts of how the internet has changed the world. The article starts off with a little bit of irony when they quote the Scottish philosopher Thomas Carlyle. He said that only the few and powerful can shape the world, little did he know that this was further from the truth. Now thanks to the internet you the average Joe can help shape the world as well. The article goes on to explain how the web has transformed thanks to us, it's now this huge social network where we can express our thoughts and feelings about something which can be seen by millions of others and it is these same thoughts and feelings that can make a difference in the world. I believe the articles main point is that now thanks to the internet we have the power to change the world and we should seize this opportunity. I agree with this article, the internet is a revolution because it is something that almost everybody uses on a daily basis and the fact that I am doing my English homework online says a lot about how the internet has changed the way we do things.
The second article "It's All About Us" talks about how the web has turned into this large community of average people expressing their thought and opinions on different issues. We are no longer forced to accept what is written by professionals. The web allows us to express our ideas about any topic without being familiar with the topic. Information is now readily available thanks to web 2.0. I agree with this article, the internet is a great resource, it allows us to become closer to one another while being so far apart.
The Time's Person of the Year: You article expresses and shows how the people of the windows 2.0 generation have become the new leaders. A person no longer has to be famous, or on television in order to speak their minds about anything that is going on in the world. People also no longer have to pick up a newspaper or magazine to see what is taking place in the world, or to find out the latest rumors/gossip. All they have to do is check the internet. People are losing their sense of privacy. In a way that scares me very much. I feel like too much information is being exploited on the internet. I do have a facebook, and I do have a myspace but I don't put up my whole life story. Maybe I'm just the type of person who doesn't want everyone to know her buisness. When I look at some of the things I see on the interent (facebook, myspace, blog spots, websites) I wonder whether or not we are ready to be Time's Person of the Year, and even bigger... America's new leaders.
The second article "It's All About Us" leads in two different directions. It states how we can either go with the flow of windows 2.0, or just deny the fact that the world is changing every second. In the article it states that "Windows 2.0 is taking away from Professionalism, and quality", I believe that this is somewhat true. We've become so use to internet language (omg,lol,w.e.,brb,ttyl,etc.) that we sometimes end up using it in our essays, or other everyday writings. If it weren't for spell check our essays would be horrifying. I believe change is good, but I also believe that if something is working out fine the way it is than you should leave it alone. I am also a bit afraid of change. Me doing my homework on the internet is a big change, and the fact that it is no longer in my control after I send it worries me. Windows 2.0 is a new way of living that everyone is just going to have to eventually get use to.
In his article, “Time’s Person of the Year: You,” Lev Grossman is trying to communicate to the readers that we all have had an impact on society. In the opening of the article Grossman explains how it is thought that only strong and powerful people can influence society but it has recently been shown otherwise with the powerful wanting to go to war and causing chaos and destruction. People in communities, though, have found a way to interact with other communities all over the world through the internet and it has proven that now not the “powerful and the famous shape our collective destiny as a species” but the people as a whole. I agree with Grossman that people as a whole have had an effect on society with the internet because we have created a new way of life and a new type of culture for us that is extremely technologically advanced than our ancestors. The new style of writing and language that has come out of the internet is frequently looked down upon but it is amazing how the human race has been able to create such a thing in less than a decade. Through the internet people share their ideas and their personal lives bringing people all over the world together and even raising awareness. Thanks to us a new industry has been created on the internet from downloading music to ordering food and even raising money for charities. The internet has made people more creative and advanced making themselves realize what they are capable of. If we didn’t use the internet the world would still be behind in many areas such as politics and even in entertainment so thanks to us we have helped all this become reality.
In Johnson’s article “It’s All About Us,” he is pointing out to us that the “traditional media” now is not the only source people turn to with the invention of the internet. Now we turn to each other. We use the internet to look at things that are going on around the world and we see it as a more reliable source because it comes from people who are just like us and from people who come from those areas where the good or bad news is coming from. I agree with this article that through the internet we have created a “megaphone” because we can blog about a event that occurred or post an image or video and the next second the whole world has access to that information. When it comes to news we always turn to each other for more details because we feel more reliable since the media covers up stories that can make the government look bad or weak and is usually where a lot of the propaganda comes from. Through the blogs and posts we see on the internet you almost get the full effect of the situation and can now create our own opinions by being able to view different sides of the story. We are now the media.
The “Times Person of the Year: You,” article is opening up our eyes to a whole new world; the new World Wide Web. The new web gives “us” the average person all the power. No longer does one have to be well known to the public to get his opinions out there and heard. The new web gives everyone the opportunity to do that through many different ways such as posting blogs or making a video and putting it on Youtube for millions to watch. I feel the new web has its pros and cons. It’s great to be able to put your ideas and opinions for the world to hear but at the same time do you want the whole world to know everything about you?
The article, “It’s all about us,” by Steven Johnson talks about how amateur and unprofessional the web has become, since everyone has access to it. Since everyone has the same access to the web and as the same ability to add to the web it is taking away from the seriousness and accuracy of the web. I agree with this article, the new web has the ability to lead us to wrong and inaccurate information. However, I think that everyone has the commonsense to differentiate right and wrong statements.
The "Time's Person of the Year: You" article emphasizes how the many the trivial and the average men have taken over the territory of the few the powerful and the famous. There once was a time where each person’s information was his own, where every individual’s knowledge belonged only to him for no one else could access it. However, in this day and age we have an invention which connects millions and millions of people, and with that their intelligence as well. The “Web 2.0”, or the World Wide Web, is a collaboration of many individuals’ hard work and contribution. With ease, numerous people add much information to this utility every day, enlarging its size and efficiency. The creation is serving as an open door to the productivity and creativity of all mankind; allowing average people to broadcast their thoughts, feelings, or everyday doings on the internet. I believe that the point Grossman conveys in his article is a very important one and one which should be recognized. As much as famous people are adding to the lives of others, so are we. What an ordinary person can show those around him through the internet is not necessarily something which others could reveal. The web grants every single person the permission and power to become more than just another face, allowing them to share their lives and unique creations with a vast amount of people. Because of the web, many work off other people’s doings and give off more to the world. As technology progresses, so do we as a whole for we are constantly interacting with one another and taking further steps as one to enhance our community. Thanks to the web we have to ability to show the world what we think is important and to give our input, making us a vital part of a growing society.
The article “It’s All About Us” discusses how the use of a new function, the web, could swing both ways. The web is a creation which each individual makes their own.; each person decides what he could add or access. With the great amount of news and vital information coming into the web, comes much nonsense and distortion. The freedom to televise your own information can be taken out of hand at times, and according to some, in that situation you could be tarnishing the professionalism of the web. Johnson suggests in the beginning of his article that it is due to the more laid back role of amateurs on the web that its professional value has come down a notch. I believe it’s the second part of his article which people should focus on . I think that the “amateurs” on the web can actually be seen as experts, because at some point, the “insignificant” information which they put up on the web may be useful. Every person using the web is an expert in their own field, as people can work off their information and make their knowledge vital (as the author of this article did with mere blogs). Therefore numerous people are giving to a community of limited knowledgeable people constantly; both adding to the web and “staining it with nonsense”- as some see it.
The Time's article "Person of the Year:You" explains to us how we have built an online community, and how it's changing the world. Without you, us, the internet wouldn't be what it is today. Thanks to Wikipedia, anyone can go on and edit their own definition to a word, or add a little history behind an event. Thanks to Facebook, friends from opposite sides of the country can keep in touch easier. Blogs allow people to discuss or argue over politics, celebrities, sports, and other current events. The internet has allowed anyone who has access to a computer to voice their own personal opinion. I agree with this article because I fell that now the internet is playing a huge role in how we get our information and how we keep in touch with one another. Even the media is using it to its advantage, which it should be. CNN took questions submitted by Youtube users, played them by a presidential debate and had the candidates answer them. The internet is a way of getting our questions answered, our videos watched, our ideas turned into reality, it's a way of getting our voices heard.
"It's All About Us" is telling us that anyone can let their voice be heard and people are doing it. Amateurs who know nothing about an issue can post a blog, and say what ever he wants whats ever on their mind. That is why I agree with this article. You don't have to be an expert on foreign affairs to write about the war in Iraq. You don't have to be a sports analyst to comment on last nights game. And you most certainly don't have to be a news anchor to discuss what is happening in your community. People who live in that neighborhood know that area better than the guy on Fox news. The internet has become a "megaphone" in which average people are using to be heard.
Time's "Person of the Year":You speaks about how the world wide web puts power in the hands of ordinary people. The author feels it used to be that all the power was in the hands of the affluent and in today's societey the everyday man sets the tone of our generation through the millions of websites available at our fingertips.He feels that thanks to the internet we have the power to express our feelings and post watever we want in an instant. I agree with what the author is saying. But I don't think it's necessarily good. Because the average man can post watever he feels like putting up, people are losing their privacy. But at the same time the internet is really good and helpful. It's become so easy for us to look up any piece of information, all it takes is typing in a few words on the internet and you'll have a whole article laying in front of you.
In the second article "It's All About Us" we see how the web has lost it's accuracy. Because any person can put up watever he wants we can no longer rely on the information we find on the web. I agree with the author that because of the new web we can no longer believe everything we see on the internet because anyone could have written it and we don't know if it's a reliable source.
"Time's Person of the Year: You" basically explains how the internet has become a place where the many can take the power away from the few. The article talks about how websites like myspace and youtube have given people the opportunity to collaborate their ideas and form an online community. The article ends by giving time's person of the year award to us "for seizing the reins of the global media, for founding and framing the new digital democracy, for working for nothing and beating the pros at their own game." I agree with this article because in the past few years the internet has changed greatly and has now become more of a community.
"It's All About Us" talks about how web 2.0 is made up of ordinary people, and how "it signals the end of quality and professionalism." The article goes on to talk about blogging's impact on professional journalism and wikipedia's impact on traditional scholarship, and how there is a lack of expertise on these websites. The article then explains how there is no media coverage in local communities, but now thanks to the internet these people can be heard. I agree with the article because I think the internet gives more people the chance to have their voices heard. I'm going to bed now
"Time's person of the year: You" talks about how the web 2.0 is completely different from the old web because now anyone can post a news article or a bulletin. it talks about different sites such as myspace, facebook,wikipedia, and youtube and the millions of people who use these sites everyday.
"Time's: It's All About Us" talks about how anyone can voice their opinion on the web. The author says that the web is a megaphone and now people can discuss anything they want such as issues in their communities. I agree with the author because now since anyone can post anything they want it is hard to tell which information is true and which is false.
The article begins with the author Lev Grossman questioning the "Great Man" theory. He begins by talking about how distressing 2006 was due to certain individuals. The dictator of North Korea experimenting with the "Bomb," and the President of Iran wanting to arm his country with nuclear weapons as well. The topic of global warming was also brought up, but no one ever did anything about it. The auhor starts to talk about the good things that come out of 2006. It wasn't only about "conflict in Iraq or great men," but a community revolving around around the World Wide Web. This is where we see a turn in the article and we see how the author gives credit to "you." To people who use youtube, wikipedia, or myspace use them to help other people for at no cost or benefit for them. The article goes on to say that this is a "revolution" and everyone is contributing to this new Web 2.0, as the author calls it. I agree with this article because it talks about how important the internet is today and how it affects people's lives. We get to learn about other cultures not just here in the United States but anywhere in the world through youtube videos. I myself have used wikipedia and it helped me with what I needed, and we need to thank the people who took the time to actually provide us with knowledge. The Web 2.0 is the key to many things now, including knowledge and as long as everyone contributes, society can benefit and we as individuals can grow.
The article begins with the author saying that the world wide web (web 1.0) has changed from being about pages to revolving around people (web 2.0). Web 2.0 " has the power to he people authencity," and shows who exactly is "boss" now. One problem the author has with this si that he doesn't like the transition from Professionals to Amateurs. He mentions wikipedia information being provided by amateurs. Myspace is just for people sharing their lives with other people and requires nothing spectacular, you can just be who you are. I agree with this article that the web has changed significantly. I do agree that although the information is being posted by amateurs, it lets everyone's voice get heard nonetheless and that's a good thing for the world.
EUNJINCHOI --In the article "Time's person of the year: YOU" the author explains to the readers that the web has evolved dramatically over the past years. Now the web is a place where people all around the world can keep in touch and form an online community. The web gives many ordinary people like us power. With the web many people can post their discussions and opinions online with just a click of the mouse. I agree with the author, with the internet many ordinary people are given a chance to express their feelings and opinions. --In the article "It's all about us", the author states that although the web has grown the information that is now available to us is no longer reliable or accurate as they used to be.I agree with the author in the sense that since now everyone is posting their opinions not everything online is reliable as they used to be.
The “Times Person of the Year: You” article tells us how we use the internet to affect the world. Internet can let people to share their knowledge, experiences, and opinions. We can use the Wikipedia web to find information; we can use blog to share our experiences; and there’s also a Youtube web we can watch more than a thousand videos from it. As we express our thoughts and feelings on the internet, we can also learn other people’s opinions. The internet system is a new community that makes every person can affect the world in their home. Becoming a politician or scientist is not the only way in this society now. I agree with the article since I really spend most of my time online to chat with my friends and watch videos on Youtube. The internet revolution is an incredible and unbelievable event to me.
The second article “It’s all about us” also talks about the affect of the internet. Every person can use the internet to achieve what their purpose at home. We can make a better idea than those professionals and scholars by sharing our thoughts online and receiving other people’s knowledge. I agree with this article because the internet is an extensive and elastic message board to us. This allows us to receive knowledge, news, opinions anytime and also make people have more affects to the world.
“Time's Person of the Year: You” is very interesting article. It starts with the statement that only powerful and famous are capable of the changes in the world. But then it takes turn and states that you no longer have to be famous in order for your voices to be heard. Technology has advanced so fast that by sitting home you are able to communicate all over the globe. Internet has given you the power to communicate with other people and learn from each other. I think internet has it’s pros and cons. Sometimes it can give away too much information and your privacy is no longer private. Other time it benefits you in learning new things from each other.
“It's All About Us” talks about the fact that everyone has the power to convey news, gossips or any other information over the internet. It’s done in a faster way because in today’s world most of the people are online for most of the hours and are able to read and watch news to know what’s going on around them. I do agree with this article because now everyone has the power to add up something to each other’s knowledge.
Reading “Time’s Person of the Year: You” was such an interesting article that I felt as though I was having a conversation. It caught my attention because the points made were so valid and so ironic at the same time. He mentions things such as the war in Iraq and a shortage of PS3’s in the same sentence. Ironic? Yes. This article discusses how the nation today, as a whole representing each individual creates society. It allows us to see change in the world through our very own actions. People can broadcast their emotions, their problems, their talents and whatever else they feel needs to be displayed through Internet sites such as Youtube and Facebook. It has become so much more convenient to communicate with others about the same interests. This may be a positive thing, along with being a negative. At times we are left to wonder if we are exposing ourselves too much for society. Is it OK to let everyone know your daily activities? Is it OK to broadcast your emotions to the world? Some may feel as though it is, but others can disagree. Either way, in this fast changing world there is one thing that remains the same, us.
With today’s technology and booming websites, such as Facebook and other social networking sites people have access to the world in a touch. The author of this article makes a point that the Internet sources are not as reliable as they used to be, or could be. With sites appearing such as Wikipedia and YouTube, there are no restrictions on the truth. People can analyze situations as they wish, and critique as they please but that doesn’t mean that information is correct. So now it boils down to the fact that although the internet is not reliable anymore, are the opinions and voices of our peers as dependable? Can we rely on these judgments to get through experiences, lifestyles, and day-to-day activities? I suppose it all depends on the individual and their own view of the situation.
Times person of the year: you, is all about how the web is everyones life. If you need to find some sort of information about anything, you can find it on the web. For example it says that you can learn more about american lives just by the backgrounds of youtube videos. With everyone blogging and putting their information on the web, their is no privacy and you can easily find anyone and anything. I agree with this article because its completely true. The web is everyones life, you meet your match online, you can buy your food online and you put all your information online for everyone to see. The web is you because you give them everything it is of yourself.
Its all about us, is only similar in that its talking about the web and the uses people have. Other than that its main topic is of how peoples composition and writing on the web may collide with famous and amazing writers. people feel that the web challanges the great authors and may be the start of a new writing revolution. With the web everyone has a chance to add a bit of themselves into it, by joining a conversation and putting their so called "two sense". People like to have their opinion for others to see and with the web you get that.
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Time's Person of the Year: You
Time’s person of the year : You is are very attractive and truthful article. I like the way the article approaches the reader and in somewhat conquers their minds. What I mean is that it starts of by an introduction where it describes the setting as a turning point “That theory took a serious beating this year.” Then it describes the unsuccessful year for the nation and company 2006, finally the article gets “Hot” when it approaches it main idea. The main idea is that “us” the people have set a new type of democracy on the web: most of us communicate through an electronic box in which we expand our knowledge and are changing our society. The article use popular website like facebook and Youtube to support the fact that we people have become a giant ball of power! Yes I do agree because I my self spend hours online with friends whether it chatting or doing research online. I get most of my info online and I pay my bills online, its an incredible system(the internet).
“It’s all about Us” is much similar to the article “Times person of the Year: You”. Both of the articles target the public/you as market. In “It’s all about Us” the people are viewed as best at what the do online. Everyone uses the web for their own purpose and in their own way; they do not have to follow any tradition of scholars or professional. We are experts in our own way, just having and enjoying conversations when blogging. We make our own communities online and are free at will to post. I agree with the article in a sense that the web is a megaphone because we have limited our word-of-mouth, but expanded our freedom of speech. One more thing we save a lot of money on our phone bill. lol
The "Times Person of the Year: You" article states many interesting facts of how the internet has changed the world. The article starts off with a little bit of irony when they quote the Scottish philosopher Thomas Carlyle. He said that only the few and powerful can shape the world, little did he know that this was further from the truth. Now thanks to the internet you the average Joe can help shape the world as well. The article goes on to explain how the web has transformed thanks to us, it's now this huge social network where we can express our thoughts and feelings about something which can be seen by millions of others and it is these same thoughts and feelings that can make a difference in the world. I believe the articles main point is that now thanks to the internet we have the power to change the world and we should seize this opportunity. I agree with this article, the internet is a revolution because it is something that almost everybody uses on a daily basis and the fact that I am doing my English homework online says a lot about how the internet has changed the way we do things.
The second article "It's All About Us" talks about how the web has turned into this large community of average people expressing their thought and opinions on different issues. We are no longer forced to accept what is written by professionals. The web allows us to express our ideas about any topic without being familiar with the topic. Information is now readily available thanks to web 2.0. I agree with this article, the internet is a great resource, it allows us to become closer to one another while being so far apart.
The Time's Person of the Year: You article expresses and shows how the people of the windows 2.0 generation have become the new leaders. A person no longer has to be famous, or on television in order to speak their minds about anything that is going on in the world. People also no longer have to pick up a newspaper or magazine to see what is taking place in the world, or to find out the latest rumors/gossip. All they have to do is check the internet. People are losing their sense of privacy. In a way that scares me very much. I feel like too much information is being exploited on the internet. I do have a facebook, and I do have a myspace but I don't put up my whole life story. Maybe I'm just the type of person who doesn't want everyone to know her buisness. When I look at some of the things I see on the interent (facebook, myspace, blog spots, websites) I wonder whether or not we are ready to be Time's Person of the Year, and even bigger... America's new leaders.
The second article "It's All About Us" leads in two different directions. It states how we can either go with the flow of windows 2.0, or just deny the fact that the world is changing every second. In the article it states that "Windows 2.0 is taking away from Professionalism, and quality", I believe that this is somewhat true. We've become so use to internet language (omg,lol,w.e.,brb,ttyl,etc.) that we sometimes end up using it in our essays, or other everyday writings. If it weren't for spell check our essays would be horrifying. I believe change is good, but I also believe that if something is working out fine the way it is than you should leave it alone. I am also a bit afraid of change. Me doing my homework on the internet is a big change, and the fact that it is no longer in my control after I send it worries me. Windows 2.0 is a new way of living that everyone is just going to have to eventually get use to.
In his article, “Time’s Person of the Year: You,” Lev Grossman is trying to communicate to the readers that we all have had an impact on society. In the opening of the article Grossman explains how it is thought that only strong and powerful people can influence society but it has recently been shown otherwise with the powerful wanting to go to war and causing chaos and destruction. People in communities, though, have found a way to interact with other communities all over the world through the internet and it has proven that now not the “powerful and the famous shape our collective destiny as a species” but the people as a whole. I agree with Grossman that people as a whole have had an effect on society with the internet because we have created a new way of life and a new type of culture for us that is extremely technologically advanced than our ancestors. The new style of writing and language that has come out of the internet is frequently looked down upon but it is amazing how the human race has been able to create such a thing in less than a decade. Through the internet people share their ideas and their personal lives bringing people all over the world together and even raising awareness. Thanks to us a new industry has been created on the internet from downloading music to ordering food and even raising money for charities. The internet has made people more creative and advanced making themselves realize what they are capable of. If we didn’t use the internet the world would still be behind in many areas such as politics and even in entertainment so thanks to us we have helped all this become reality.
In Johnson’s article “It’s All About Us,” he is pointing out to us that the “traditional media” now is not the only source people turn to with the invention of the internet. Now we turn to each other. We use the internet to look at things that are going on around the world and we see it as a more reliable source because it comes from people who are just like us and from people who come from those areas where the good or bad news is coming from. I agree with this article that through the internet we have created a “megaphone” because we can blog about a event that occurred or post an image or video and the next second the whole world has access to that information. When it comes to news we always turn to each other for more details because we feel more reliable since the media covers up stories that can make the government look bad or weak and is usually where a lot of the propaganda comes from. Through the blogs and posts we see on the internet you almost get the full effect of the situation and can now create our own opinions by being able to view different sides of the story. We are now the media.
The “Times Person of the Year: You,” article is opening up our eyes to a whole new world; the new World Wide Web. The new web gives “us” the average person all the power. No longer does one have to be well known to the public to get his opinions out there and heard. The new web gives everyone the opportunity to do that through many different ways such as posting blogs or making a video and putting it on Youtube for millions to watch. I feel the new web has its pros and cons. It’s great to be able to put your ideas and opinions for the world to hear but at the same time do you want the whole world to know everything about you?
The article, “It’s all about us,” by Steven Johnson talks about how amateur and unprofessional the web has become, since everyone has access to it. Since everyone has the same access to the web and as the same ability to add to the web it is taking away from the seriousness and accuracy of the web. I agree with this article, the new web has the ability to lead us to wrong and inaccurate information. However, I think that everyone has the commonsense to differentiate right and wrong statements.
The "Time's Person of the Year: You" article emphasizes how the many the trivial and the average men have taken over the territory of the few the powerful and the famous. There once was a time where each person’s information was his own, where every individual’s knowledge belonged only to him for no one else could access it. However, in this day and age we have an invention which connects millions and millions of people, and with that their intelligence as well. The “Web 2.0”, or the World Wide Web, is a collaboration of many individuals’ hard work and contribution. With ease, numerous people add much information to this utility every day, enlarging its size and efficiency. The creation is serving as an open door to the productivity and creativity of all mankind; allowing average people to broadcast their thoughts, feelings, or everyday doings on the internet. I believe that the point Grossman conveys in his article is a very important one and one which should be recognized. As much as famous people are adding to the lives of others, so are we. What an ordinary person can show those around him through the internet is not necessarily something which others could reveal. The web grants every single person the permission and power to become more than just another face, allowing them to share their lives and unique creations with a vast amount of people. Because of the web, many work off other people’s doings and give off more to the world. As technology progresses, so do we as a whole for we are constantly interacting with one another and taking further steps as one to enhance our community. Thanks to the web we have to ability to show the world what we think is important and to give our input, making us a vital part of a growing society.
The article “It’s All About Us” discusses how the use of a new function, the web, could swing both ways. The web is a creation which each individual makes their own.; each person decides what he could add or access. With the great amount of news and vital information coming into the web, comes much nonsense and distortion. The freedom to televise your own information can be taken out of hand at times, and according to some, in that situation you could be tarnishing the professionalism of the web. Johnson suggests in the beginning of his article that it is due to the more laid back role of amateurs on the web that its professional value has come down a notch. I believe it’s the second part of his article which people should focus on . I think that the “amateurs” on the web can actually be seen as experts, because at some point, the “insignificant” information which they put up on the web may be useful. Every person using the web is an expert in their own field, as people can work off their information and make their knowledge vital (as the author of this article did with mere blogs). Therefore numerous people are giving to a community of limited knowledgeable people constantly; both adding to the web and “staining it with nonsense”- as some see it.
The Time's article "Person of the Year:You" explains to us how we have built an online community, and how it's changing the world. Without you, us, the internet wouldn't be what it is today. Thanks to Wikipedia, anyone can go on and edit their own definition to a word, or add a little history behind an event. Thanks to Facebook, friends from opposite sides of the country can keep in touch easier. Blogs allow people to discuss or argue over politics, celebrities, sports, and other current events. The internet has allowed anyone who has access to a computer to voice their own personal opinion. I agree with this article because I fell that now the internet is playing a huge role in how we get our information and how we keep in touch with one another. Even the media is using it to its advantage, which it should be. CNN took questions submitted by Youtube users, played them by a presidential debate and had the candidates answer them. The internet is a way of getting our questions answered, our videos watched, our ideas turned into reality, it's a way of getting our voices heard.
"It's All About Us" is telling us that anyone can let their voice be heard and people are doing it. Amateurs who know nothing about an issue can post a blog, and say what ever he wants whats ever on their mind. That is why I agree with this article. You don't have to be an expert on foreign affairs to write about the war in Iraq. You don't have to be a sports analyst to comment on last nights game. And you most certainly don't have to be a news anchor to discuss what is happening in your community. People who live in that neighborhood know that area better than the guy on Fox news. The internet has become a "megaphone" in which average people are using to be heard.
Time's "Person of the Year":You speaks about how the world wide web puts power in the hands of ordinary people. The author feels it used to be that all the power was in the hands of the affluent and in today's societey the everyday man sets the tone of our generation through the millions of websites available at our fingertips.He feels that thanks to the internet we have the power to express our feelings and post watever we want in an instant. I agree with what
the author is saying. But I don't think it's necessarily good. Because the average man can post watever he feels like putting up, people are losing their privacy. But at the same time the internet is really good and helpful. It's become so easy for us to look up any piece of information, all it takes is typing in a few words on the internet and you'll have a whole article laying in front of you.
In the second article "It's All About Us" we see how the web has lost it's accuracy. Because any person can put up watever he wants we can no longer rely on the information we find on the web. I agree with the author that because of the new web we can no longer believe everything we see on the internet because anyone could have written it and we don't know if it's a reliable source.
"Time's Person of the Year: You" basically explains how the internet has become a place where the many can take the power away from the few. The article talks about how websites like myspace and youtube have given people the opportunity to collaborate their ideas and form an online community. The article ends by giving time's person of the year award to us "for seizing the reins of the global media, for founding and framing the new digital democracy, for working for nothing and beating the pros at their own game." I agree with this article because in the past few years the internet has changed greatly and has now become more of a community.
"It's All About Us" talks about how web 2.0 is made up of ordinary people, and how "it signals the end of quality and professionalism." The article goes on to talk about blogging's impact on professional journalism and wikipedia's impact on traditional scholarship, and how there is a lack of expertise on these websites. The article then explains how there is no media coverage in local communities, but now thanks to the internet these people can be heard. I agree with the article because I think the internet gives more people the chance to have their voices heard. I'm going to bed now
"Time's person of the year: You" talks about how the web 2.0 is completely different from the old web because now anyone can post a news article or a bulletin. it talks about different sites such as myspace, facebook,wikipedia, and youtube and the millions of people who use these sites everyday.
"Time's: It's All About Us" talks about how anyone can voice their opinion on the web. The author says that the web is a megaphone and now people can discuss anything they want such as issues in their communities. I agree with the author because now since anyone can post anything they want it is hard to tell which information is true and which is false.
Time's Person of the Year:You
The article begins with the author Lev Grossman questioning the "Great Man" theory. He begins by talking about how distressing 2006 was due to certain individuals. The dictator of North Korea experimenting with the "Bomb," and the President of Iran wanting to arm his country with nuclear weapons as well. The topic of global warming was also brought up, but no one ever did anything about it. The auhor starts to talk about the good things that come out of 2006. It wasn't only about "conflict in Iraq or great men," but a community revolving around around the World Wide Web. This is where we see a turn in the article and we see how the author gives credit to "you." To people who use youtube, wikipedia, or myspace use them to help other people for at no cost or benefit for them. The article goes on to say that this is a "revolution" and everyone is contributing to this new Web 2.0, as the author calls it. I agree with this article because it talks about how important the internet is today and how it affects people's lives. We get to learn about other cultures not just here in the United States but anywhere in the world through youtube videos. I myself have used wikipedia and it helped me with what I needed, and we need to thank the people who took the time to actually provide us with knowledge. The Web 2.0 is the key to many things now, including knowledge and as long as everyone contributes, society can benefit and we as individuals can grow.
It's All About Us
The article begins with the author saying that the world wide web (web 1.0) has changed from being about pages to revolving around people (web 2.0). Web 2.0 " has the power to he people authencity," and shows who exactly is "boss" now. One problem the author has with this si that he doesn't like the transition from Professionals to Amateurs. He mentions wikipedia information being provided by amateurs. Myspace is just for people sharing their lives with other people and requires nothing spectacular, you can just be who you are. I agree with this article that the web has changed significantly. I do agree that although the information is being posted by amateurs, it lets everyone's voice get heard nonetheless and that's a good thing for the world.
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--In the article "Time's person of the year: YOU" the author explains to the readers that the web has evolved dramatically over the past years. Now the web is a place where people all around the world can keep in touch and form an online community. The web gives many ordinary people like us power. With the web many people can post their discussions and opinions online with just a click of the mouse. I agree with the author, with the internet many ordinary people are given a chance to express their feelings and opinions.
--In the article "It's all about us", the author states that although the web has grown the information that is now available to us is no longer reliable or accurate as they used to be.I agree with the author in the sense that since now everyone is posting their opinions not everything online is reliable as they used to be.
The “Times Person of the Year: You” article tells us how we use the internet to affect the world. Internet can let people to share their knowledge, experiences, and opinions. We can use the Wikipedia web to find information; we can use blog to share our experiences; and there’s also a Youtube web we can watch more than a thousand videos from it. As we express our thoughts and feelings on the internet, we can also learn other people’s opinions. The internet system is a new community that makes every person can affect the world in their home. Becoming a politician or scientist is not the only way in this society now. I agree with the article since I really spend most of my time online to chat with my friends and watch videos on Youtube. The internet revolution is an incredible and unbelievable event to me.
The second article “It’s all about us” also talks about the affect of the internet. Every person can use the internet to achieve what their purpose at home. We can make a better idea than those professionals and scholars by sharing our thoughts online and receiving other people’s knowledge. I agree with this article because the internet is an extensive and elastic message board to us. This allows us to receive knowledge, news, opinions anytime and also make people have more affects to the world.
“Time's Person of the Year: You” is very interesting article. It starts with the statement that only powerful and famous are capable of the changes in the world. But then it takes turn and states that you no longer have to be famous in order for your voices to be heard. Technology has advanced so fast that by sitting home you are able to communicate all over the globe. Internet has given you the power to communicate with other people and learn from each other. I think internet has it’s pros and cons. Sometimes it can give away too much information and your privacy is no longer private. Other time it benefits you in learning new things from each other.
“It's All About Us” talks about the fact that everyone has the power to convey news, gossips or any other information over the internet. It’s done in a faster way because in today’s world most of the people are online for most of the hours and are able to read and watch news to know what’s going on around them. I do agree with this article because now everyone has the power to add up something to each other’s knowledge.
Reading “Time’s Person of the Year: You” was such an interesting article that I felt as though I was having a conversation. It caught my attention because the points made were so valid and so ironic at the same time. He mentions things such as the war in Iraq and a shortage of PS3’s in the same sentence. Ironic? Yes. This article discusses how the nation today, as a whole representing each individual creates society. It allows us to see change in the world through our very own actions. People can broadcast their emotions, their problems, their talents and whatever else they feel needs to be displayed through Internet sites such as Youtube and Facebook. It has become so much more convenient to communicate with others about the same interests. This may be a positive thing, along with being a negative. At times we are left to wonder if we are exposing ourselves too much for society. Is it OK to let everyone know your daily activities? Is it OK to broadcast your emotions to the world? Some may feel as though it is, but others can disagree. Either way, in this fast changing world there is one thing that remains the same, us.
With today’s technology and booming websites, such as Facebook and other social networking sites people have access to the world in a touch. The author of this article makes a point that the Internet sources are not as reliable as they used to be, or could be. With sites appearing such as Wikipedia and YouTube, there are no restrictions on the truth. People can analyze situations as they wish, and critique as they please but that doesn’t mean that information is correct. So now it boils down to the fact that although the internet is not reliable anymore, are the opinions and voices of our peers as dependable? Can we rely on these judgments to get through experiences, lifestyles, and day-to-day activities? I suppose it all depends on the individual and their own view of the situation.
Times person of the year: you, is all about how the web is everyones life. If you need to find some sort of information about anything, you can find it on the web. For example it says that you can learn more about american lives just by the backgrounds of youtube videos. With everyone blogging and putting their information on the web, their is no privacy and you can easily find anyone and anything. I agree with this article because its completely true. The web is everyones life, you meet your match online, you can buy your food online and you put all your information online for everyone to see. The web is you because you give them everything it is of yourself.
Its all about us, is only similar in that its talking about the web and the uses people have. Other than that its main topic is of how peoples composition and writing on the web may collide with famous and amazing writers. people feel that the web challanges the great authors and may be the start of a new writing revolution. With the web everyone has a chance to add a bit of themselves into it, by joining a conversation and putting their so called "two sense". People like to have their opinion for others to see and with the web you get that.
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