Inevitably, these technological transitions have altered the media experience by
fragmenting the market for content. Every viewer now abides by his or her own
idiosyncratic program schedule and narrowcasts to "friends" on massive social
networks. Everyone is both a market for media and a distribution channel with
the added value of his or her commentary, self-generated content, and
hyperlinked references
Cell (mobile) phones will be instrumental in the ascendance of the map.
users will derive data from the Internet and superimpose them on their physical
environment in order to enhance their experience, or to obtain more and better
information regarding objects and people in their surroundings.
How are maps different across cultures? Is there a correlation on the type of map, viewpoint, material etc that has allowed for success and failure among different peoples?
"speaker at the counter-rally to the EDL demo in Luton, added: "The attack on
multiculturalism surrenders to the far-right ideology that moderate and
fundamentalist ideas cannot be distinguished from each other, and actually
undermines respect and co-operation between peoples of different faith.
"The phrase 'muscular liberalism' in particular sadly endorses the climate of
threat, fear and violence which is present on the streets of Luton today."
In a joint statement, Luton council and Bedfordshire police said a "tiny
handful" of people from various backgrounds"
Reading more into this it seems as though identifying/having an identity with a nation rather than cultural subgroups within a nation is being attacked...
Interesting article about the infrastructure of our classrooms. How does technology (generally of course) perpetuate the cycle of only sitting-sedentary students which often leads to sedentary adults? How is this going to change the health landscape? And then the insurance landscape? And then the MediCare landscape? And then taxes? and then? and then? At which point does this become an integrated part of our culture, not just our education system (I think its already started). Where does the continued use of media fit into this landscape?