How will citizen journalists change professional journalism in the future? Will the freedom of citizen journalism persuade media professionals to filter content less? Will this cause major news outlets to change the way they report the news? Will citizen journalists begin to coexist with professional journalists? Will audiences begin to prescribe to different news outlets […]

Social media is erupting in all age groups, and we are slowly discovering how to operate within its realm. Facebook currently has over 800 million users (facebook.com/press/info.php?statistics) and when Boyd wrote her article there were only 500 million users. These users have the ability to shape and customize their social media experience. Some users may […]

What is the future of education and social networking? How will educators deal with the phenomenon of social media and the possible hindrances it poses to education? Will social media begin to become more entwined with education? Will there be a shift regarding education and social media as the current population of social media users […]

Prior to reading Lessig’s writings I was unaware of the all encompassing nature of internet regulation. I did not know that there was so much turmoil to do with internet regulation and free sharing. It is impossible for me to believe that people will stand by while bits and pieces of our internet freedoms are […]

In the coming years, as the internet becomes more and more regulated will people oppose this level of control on something, that has since its inception, been so free? Or perhaps the change will happen gradually and it will not be easy to see what is happening before it has happened? Will google be a […]