Bagdikian, B. H. (1983). The media monopoly. Boston: Beacon Press. Lo, O. W.-Y., & Leung, L. (2009). Effects of gratification-opportunities and gratifications-obtained on preferences of instant messaging and e-mail among college students. Telematics and Informatics. 26 (2), 156. In Wai-Yu Lo and Louis Leung’s article “Telematics and Informatics”, they use [...]
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Reflection #4 on “Telematics and Informatics” and “The Media Monopoly”
Posted in COM 546, COM546 REFLECTIONS on February 23, 2009 | 1 Comment »
REFLECTION #3 ON “THE TRAGEDY OF THE COMMONS”
Posted in COM 546, COM546 REFLECTIONS on February 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Hardin Garrett. The Tragedy of the Commons. Science 13 December 1968. In his 1968 article, Garrett Hardin argues that the only way we can preserve and nurture other and more precious freedoms is by relinquishing the freedom to breed. He points out that there are a class of human problems which can be [...]
Reflection on Presentation
Posted in COM 546, COM546 REFLECTIONS on February 16, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Frankly speaking, I am not a good speaker. I hope that my audience has not been tortured through my speaking. There were some faults that I realized after my presentation. First, there was a deficiency in the whole organization. I didn’t finish my speech when the time was up although I had skipped some [...]
Reflection#2 on Disruptive Technologies: Catching the Wave
Posted in COM 546, COM546 REFLECTIONS on January 27, 2009 | 1 Comment »
In Bower and Christensen’s viewpoint, the main reason why companies like to invest aggressively and successfully in the technologies necessary to retain their current customers but then fail to make certain other technological investments that customers of the future will demand is they stay too close to their customers. Strengths and weaknesses can [...]
Com546 Reflection#1 on : Chapter 2 of “Code” and Winston, “Media Technology and Society”
Posted in COM 546, COM546 REFLECTIONS on January 13, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Chapter 2: Four Puzzles from Cyberspace In Lessig’s article, he talks about four stories. From those stories, he discusses issues which have been raised since the appearance of the Internet and the Cyberspace. The first theme of the story is “regularbility.” The second theme is “regulation by Code.” “Latent ambiguity” is the third theme and [...]
