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The contemporary human experience is heavily influenced by both the anticipation and the trepidation of technological advancement; most clearly identified in the genre of science-fiction, where cybernetics is often depicted as leading to the alienation of individuals from the environment, each other, and themselves.
We do not have to look far to find the changes that technology and their accompanying interfaces have made on our social activities. Web based socialising has become widespread, with marketing companies taking the lead on trying to capitalise on this untapped source of market influence and earnings, and Social Networking Theory has been adapted for modelling everything from web applications to corporate strategies.
In general, people eagerly engage in this activity; replicating their physical lives online and in many cases remaking themselves as they would prefer to be seen. The translation of complicated interpersonal relationships is currently problematic, poorly defining gradients of intimacy and undermining the value of relationship through the potential for deception.
This study re-examines social alienation in the context of internet based relationships, applying the Social Network Theory as a device for redefining how our expectations of intimacy are interpreted through technological means.
2 comments:
Hey Jerad, good job here. I have to think on it over night, but thanks for putting so much effort into it.
I will try to blog changes when I get to uni, and I will be responsible for printing it tomorrow, ok?
Of course, if you are in uni, I'll talk to you too :)
One issue I have is with the refernce to science-fiction... I just don't understand the relivance in the first paragraph of the abstract. Love the second paragraph, and the third is great, but the last sentence needs a tiny bit of tweeking just to say life to technology has its limits, or something.
And I will think on the last paragraph is good too, but I need to last bit explained, because I just don't get it. Can you be in at uni at 9 perhaps so we can go over it?
I am dropping off 200 cupcakes at work, but will be in asap, and I think 9 is realistic
Unfortunately I am not doing doing well, and will not make it to school today.
The last paragraph I agree needs work. I was trying to be clear about what our expectations are from the study, but, to be honest, I'm not sure we have have gotten that far, so it was a first stab.
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