I was intrigued by Professor Hess' blog post from Wednesday found here. As we have been exploring social media, how we use it, when and with who. What it means to be participatory knowers. We have heard questions about whether or not a meaningful relationship can be built online. Parents frustrated with their children's insistence on communication by text. I love TED talks and decided tonight to search and see what TED talks have to say about social media. This video caught my eye after having responded to Hess' blog about how I feel about texting, "I would rather text than talk." I found Sherry Turkle has some intersting things to say concerning the use of social media in her TED talk found here:
What do you think? I found myself wanting to say, "yes, but..." several times. I think she has a solid general point, but I don't necessarily think it pertains to everyone. So just as with anything else, there are limits and boundaries to all activities we choose to participate in; social media isn't any different.
I would second your "yes, but" -- in fact, I have! I published a piece in an academic journal a year ago that did just that. I've made the piece available (even though it violates copyright) as part of a tribute to Aaron Swartz (http://www2.luthersem.edu/mhess/mirrorneuronsempathy.pdf).
ReplyDeleteThis basically sounds like what people said about phones in the 1930s and TV in the 1950s and rock and roll in the 1960s... unless we're going to be Amish, we need to learn how to use technology in all of our lives - our vacations, our meals, our family time, and EVEN our church!!!
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