Review questions for November 30
1) The exercise we did in class this week involved finding information. What was your best source of information to answer the questions ? Why ? What other strategies did you use to answer the questions ?
When I had to answer to the questions of the exam, I went to the website http://www.wikipedia.org/, that I consider as a very great source of information. In fact, this website corresponds to an electronic encyclopaedia which purposes an enormous quantity of information, on lots of subjects. Also, I used the website http://www.google.com/ when I didn’t find what I was searching on Wikipedia, because I consider it as one of the best and more complete web search motor.
2) At the end of class, we had a collection of answers available to all of you in the form of each student's blog. What is this effect called and what does it do ? How can it be useful to you ? Did you use it ? What types of situations or tasks can it be useful in ?
We could call this effect “an effect of community”, as a groupware. In fact, we can all see what other students have done on their blog and use it : the information can be more detailed. So, if I don’t understand a concept about a specific subject, I can visit one of the students’ blog to have an explanation. Even if I didn’t use it, I think that it can be very helpful, especially when people have to work in group, exchanging lots of information.
3) What is the difference between the attitude and approach of French people (in general) and Americans (in general) to technology and the adoption of new technologies ? Should this change ? How ? What would help it change ?
Personally, I think that the difference existing between French people and Americans face with technologies is purely cultural. Indeed, in France, people are very negative or pessimistic when they encounter something new that is not yet institutionalised. Maybe can we explain it through the phenomenon of “fear” or a certain conservatism. In the USA, people are more enthusiastic, because they are “early adopters” and that they always have been positive face with new discoveries, especially new technologies. Nevertheless, I think that this difference will persists because of our specific mentalities, or way of thinking.
4) In more and more professions, the application of e-communications skills like we are developing are increasingly important. Give three examples of professions you are interested in where this is the case.
I know that in the future, I want to work in the domains of multimedia, culture and arts. These three examples are jobs that I am interested in :
- Journalist in the domains of culture and arts (you need to have e-communication skills to search for information or to communicate with institutions) - examples : the periodical "beaux-art"(www.beauxartsmagazine.com), the magazine "technikart"(www.technikart.com), the TV show "Tracks"(www.arte-tv.com/fr/art-musique/tracks/).
- Person in charge of the digital politic of an institution - example : the Unesco (www.unesco.org)
- Director of a digital art gallery - The Cube (www.lesiteducube.com)
5) Concerning the practice of ripping : what is your point of view on this practice ? Is it illegal ? Is it unethical ? What are the moral considerations ? Do you consider it normal ? Why ?
I think that the practice of ripping is very useful for people, because they can listen to music or watch videos in a more flexible way : they just need to rip their data on CD’s and to bring it wherever they want. In France, ripping albums or movies are illegal, even if everybody does it. We could say that there is a kind of contradiction in this practice. For me it is not unethical because music or movies are cultural contents and have to be accessible to everybody, without any financial constraints. I consider it as normal, and I think that it can help to promote the artists or the producers, because their creation can be more known.
6) What are three things you learned from this exercise, two things that interested you, and one question you still have about the subjects mentioned ?
I learned three phenomena as long tail marketing strategies, DRM and click and mortar companies. Also, I have been interested in Intellectual Property and alternative journalism, because it corresponds to practices that exists outside the web and that are very important in the media. Nevertheless, I still want to know if Pay-on-demand TV is a good concept and if it will work.
When I had to answer to the questions of the exam, I went to the website http://www.wikipedia.org/, that I consider as a very great source of information. In fact, this website corresponds to an electronic encyclopaedia which purposes an enormous quantity of information, on lots of subjects. Also, I used the website http://www.google.com/ when I didn’t find what I was searching on Wikipedia, because I consider it as one of the best and more complete web search motor.
2) At the end of class, we had a collection of answers available to all of you in the form of each student's blog. What is this effect called and what does it do ? How can it be useful to you ? Did you use it ? What types of situations or tasks can it be useful in ?
We could call this effect “an effect of community”, as a groupware. In fact, we can all see what other students have done on their blog and use it : the information can be more detailed. So, if I don’t understand a concept about a specific subject, I can visit one of the students’ blog to have an explanation. Even if I didn’t use it, I think that it can be very helpful, especially when people have to work in group, exchanging lots of information.
3) What is the difference between the attitude and approach of French people (in general) and Americans (in general) to technology and the adoption of new technologies ? Should this change ? How ? What would help it change ?
Personally, I think that the difference existing between French people and Americans face with technologies is purely cultural. Indeed, in France, people are very negative or pessimistic when they encounter something new that is not yet institutionalised. Maybe can we explain it through the phenomenon of “fear” or a certain conservatism. In the USA, people are more enthusiastic, because they are “early adopters” and that they always have been positive face with new discoveries, especially new technologies. Nevertheless, I think that this difference will persists because of our specific mentalities, or way of thinking.
4) In more and more professions, the application of e-communications skills like we are developing are increasingly important. Give three examples of professions you are interested in where this is the case.
I know that in the future, I want to work in the domains of multimedia, culture and arts. These three examples are jobs that I am interested in :
- Journalist in the domains of culture and arts (you need to have e-communication skills to search for information or to communicate with institutions) - examples : the periodical "beaux-art"(www.beauxartsmagazine.com), the magazine "technikart"(www.technikart.com), the TV show "Tracks"(www.arte-tv.com/fr/art-musique/tracks/).
- Person in charge of the digital politic of an institution - example : the Unesco (www.unesco.org)
- Director of a digital art gallery - The Cube (www.lesiteducube.com)
5) Concerning the practice of ripping : what is your point of view on this practice ? Is it illegal ? Is it unethical ? What are the moral considerations ? Do you consider it normal ? Why ?
I think that the practice of ripping is very useful for people, because they can listen to music or watch videos in a more flexible way : they just need to rip their data on CD’s and to bring it wherever they want. In France, ripping albums or movies are illegal, even if everybody does it. We could say that there is a kind of contradiction in this practice. For me it is not unethical because music or movies are cultural contents and have to be accessible to everybody, without any financial constraints. I consider it as normal, and I think that it can help to promote the artists or the producers, because their creation can be more known.
6) What are three things you learned from this exercise, two things that interested you, and one question you still have about the subjects mentioned ?
I learned three phenomena as long tail marketing strategies, DRM and click and mortar companies. Also, I have been interested in Intellectual Property and alternative journalism, because it corresponds to practices that exists outside the web and that are very important in the media. Nevertheless, I still want to know if Pay-on-demand TV is a good concept and if it will work.
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