“The Varieties of
Cyberspace: Problems in Definition and Delimitation,” and “Cybertime,” were
interconnected because of their emphasis on Cyber and all its many contents.
Cyberspace is absolutely a highly favored phenomenon right now and will
continue to be in the future. Because of its prevalence, I believe cybertime,
and a special analysis of time and space have become important. I relate the
theories discussed in these articles to Harold Innis’s, This Bias of Communication. In Innis’ book, he spoke about the bias
of time and space, which is a direct translation to media and society. As
cyberspace is a huge topic, we do find it hard to find balances between the cyber
world and our actual lives. A variety of technologies have shaped our culture,
and I believe this is why cybertime or cyberspace is ambiguous. They both are
consistently evolving, and society contributes to the evolution of this
phenomena because of the huge role we play in enabling this to be essential to
societal culture. These articles gave me an extended view and perspective to
Innis’ theories on space and time.
“McLuhan and New
Media,” is an article that galvanizes one to dissect media and new media
technologies in an innovative way. Media is constantly evolving, and it is
often hard to follow or understand each media technology or environment. I
agree that when interpreting or analyzing new media, one must do so with an
open mind that is free of bias, societal norms, or general beliefs that are
socially constructed. When doing this, I believe one will find information or a
truth within these new media that you can make better sense of with your own
thoughts rather than society’s presumption. Each media has different biases
that come along with it, but how do you separate this bias? Even with my
knowledge on how media technologies work, it is still sometimes difficult for
me to eliminate my biases sometimes and interpret things consciously. However,
I am excited to continue learning and finding ways to interpret and understand
new media.
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