Comments on: The Last Man on Earth Sat Alone in a Room http://access.jiscinvolve.org/wp/the-last-man-on-earth-sat-alone-in-a-room/ federating access management Wed, 18 Jan 2012 08:35:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Annette http://access.jiscinvolve.org/wp/the-last-man-on-earth-sat-alone-in-a-room/comment-page-1/#comment-23117 Annette Thu, 30 Jun 2011 20:35:04 +0000 http://access.jiscinvolve.org/the-last-man-on-earth-sat-alone-in-a-room/#comment-23117 "We have the aibility to create characters online using persona, and to also use our personas to tell non-fictional stories without necessarily revealing our identity. This creates interesting nuances, with people following and befriending fictional characters" Web 2.0 is an interesting phenomenon. Whether opperating as our true selves or a persona, I think it is something that is here for many years to come. Do we just want to entertain and gossip, or do we want to make a difference in peoples lives. Both can be done. Which will be more fullfilling and a better use of time? I like some of both, but focus on the later. “We have the aibility to create characters online using persona, and to also use our personas to tell non-fictional stories without necessarily revealing our identity. This creates interesting nuances, with people following and befriending fictional characters”

Web 2.0 is an interesting phenomenon. Whether opperating as our true selves or a persona, I think it is something that is here for many years to come.

Do we just want to entertain and gossip, or do we want to make a difference in peoples lives. Both can be done. Which will be more fullfilling
and a better use of time? I like some of both, but focus on the later.

]]> By: Jeannie http://access.jiscinvolve.org/wp/the-last-man-on-earth-sat-alone-in-a-room/comment-page-1/#comment-22242 Jeannie Mon, 20 Jun 2011 20:56:31 +0000 http://access.jiscinvolve.org/the-last-man-on-earth-sat-alone-in-a-room/#comment-22242 "I think the real difference is a) the ease in which everyone can now communicate online without needing to understand html and b) the ability to respond to stories, which is closer to the older concept of storytelling as a community exercise." Interesting take on this. I had never thought of it this way. I agree that much on web 2.0 is fictional, or written by those who perfer to write as personas, rather than themselves. It can be entertaining, but I see two problems: 1. There is a lot of misinformation out there, be careful what you believe. 2. A person can end up saying far too much about their personal life in discussing what you find on web 2.0 sites. Once published on the internet, there is no taking it back. “I think the real difference is a) the ease in which everyone can now communicate online without needing to understand html and b) the ability to respond to stories, which is closer to the older concept of storytelling as a community exercise.”

Interesting take on this. I had never thought of it this way. I agree that much on web 2.0 is fictional, or written by those who perfer to write as personas, rather than themselves.

It can be entertaining, but I see two problems:
1. There is a lot of misinformation out there, be careful what you believe.
2. A person can end up saying far too much about their personal life in discussing what you find on web 2.0 sites. Once published on the internet, there is no taking it back.

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