Over spring break, our assignment, besides the construction of our personalized 'Flavors' pages, was to read the article If "If Twitter Is a Work Necessity", and write a response using quotations from the writing to support the use of a unified web presence.
I think, that like most contemporary human beings, there is a division between this idea of too much and too little interaction, and sometimes the difference can be either under- or over-whelming, depending on the mood, and desire for socialization of the individual. It's a world of opportunity, but it's easier now than ever before to get swept away in the collective network of the digital age. I wrote this response to the article, and I really like what I had to say. This is only a snippet of writing, but I'd like to continue on this topic on and off whenever I have some time! Society has become the internet, and in terms of creativity, collaboration, and paradoxically, individual freedom, we are entering a golden age of interaction:
In a quickly moving world, it takes a sort of dedication to be able to ride the flow of technology and mass social interaction, however, at the same time, to be able to represent yourself as an individual in a world of seemingly group consciousness is an ability that can entertain, as well as enlighten, becoming more of a hobby in addition to a digital skill. In reading the article “If Twitter Is a Work Necessity”, I saw several examples of people, both young and old, becoming informed in how to best present themselves, and mingle within the digital world. I especially liked the timelessness presented in the article, as it reigns true. The Earth, in both nature and technology, is an organism with no boundaries or limits. If a direction must be labeled, it’s constantly moving forward, but the ability to be and grow through individual effort and connection with others stems from the singular, and networks to create a vast image of humanity and a digital society. “He emphasized, ‘There is no timeline tweeting me questions.”
“The timeline is the rest of our lives,’ he said.” A quote from the article by chief executive officer of Likeable, Dave Kerpen, he is implying that an individual’s timeline for networking has no bounds, as it exists within the vastness of the internet and their own mind. As we live collectively on planet Earth, we are able to treat our lives as a chance at collaboration, and therefore, we essentially live one communal life, helping each other to learn and grow, and allowing our artwork of progress to represent humanity. It’s what excellent story, threaded by the individual’s desire to accommodate to the whole, string by string.
“As part of the course, industry leaders, who often appear at major digital conferences, deliver their presentations online during a webcast. At the same time, she says they still offer students small online workshops and one-on-one guidance with instructors who give them advice for whatever specific social media project they are doing.” This is another excerpt from the article, and it shows how people are able to connect by whatever means that they wish. Online interaction is getting smoother, and differences in location are becoming meaningless. With programs like Skype, Facebook, various chat rooms and other social networking sites, we are able to collaborate face to face, and even face to face to face to face, etc. There are no limits, and a team can easily go from somebody working alone, to somebody working as a group, sometimes even still from the confines of their own home. This constant ability to interact can seem golden, but as we continue to shape and glisten our connecting abilities, I think that the next big step will be coming back to our roots, and finding a means of isolation and true independence throughout a world easily cluttered by group thought. When a balance is created, home will become a synergy between introversion and extroversion, and the ability to turn on and off on a whim, and truly ride with the wind, shifting with the smallest, yet most significant vibration.
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