Friday, February 27, 2015
Blog 2
I agree with Reed's law the most. I agree that large networks, especially social networks, increase exponentially with the size of the network. I also think that this law is so prevalent in today's age with social networks booming. Social networks are being used by almost all ages. It would only make sense that these networks increase at that rate.
In five years I think most people are going to get their information from their smart phones, and more specifically news apps and social media networks. People use technology when it is most convenient for them. We care a lot about whats easiest and what requires the least amount of work. That being said, the one thing that most people never leave their house without is their phone. If their phone is already on them they will more likely utilize them to receive information. For myself, a busy college student, I already use news apps to receive information. Instead of spending time looking online or watching the news, I get breaking news updates directly to my phone. I can browse over headlines and get a good idea of whats going on in the world at my convenience. I think that this trend will only grow. I also think that social networks will start to create other features that give valuable information. Snapchat has recently done this with their 'discovery' application. Facebook right now is a great social media network that allows people to share content such as links to articles and videos. One day I see them utilizing a feature that allows its users to find legitimate information on current events-maybe a separate tab.
Overall, I think that the Internet will take over. I find myself watching TV less and less and instead I watch shows, read articles, and listen to music at a convenience to me. The Internet in general will be a major medium in which people receive their news content. Current discussion of net neutrality will impact how fast the public receives information. I cannot predict what will happen with net neutrality, but I can definitely predict that it will affect one’s accessibility to news and information.
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Dear Hannah, I agree 100% with you when you say that, nowadays, we use the easiest and quickest way to access any kind of information. In our society, we do not take time to dig informations. What we care about is the headlines and not the deeper information.
ReplyDeleteI also chose to write about Reed's Law, because although social media is already a huge aspect of our everyday lives it will only get bigger. Information is accessible to us in an instant, so why wouldn't people gravitate towards it more in the future?
ReplyDeleteI agree with you about how we are getting our information and Reed's law. It was interesting that you mentioned the smartphone and news apps. I did not take those into account when thinking about the development and distribution of news. I think that you are right and these applications and smartphones overall will greatly impact how people access information. I wonder if smartphones will eventually decrease desktop and laptop use because of smartphones ease of use.
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