In what ways have access to online digital networks put more power in the hands of the citizens of countries?
Similar to what happened in Egypt, I recently read an article talking about what is currently going on in Ukraine. You can find the article here: http://caracaschronicles.com/2014/02/20/the-game-changed/ The article talks about how no one is talking about Ukraine right now. I found a video that was saying how no one is talking because reporting rights have been denied and so there are no reporters. However the video I watched had gathered all of its information and pictures of what is currently happening from Twitter. However, the government then proceeded to block all images on Twitter. The citizens have still been able to communicate though though this medium. Online digital networks have shown the world what is really going on in places that are hard to get a reporter in. Not only can the world find out and the citizens can communicate, but the rest of the world can find out instantaneously. This gives the county more power as they have the potential to find help from other countries or citizens faster than ever before.
4. How has the introduction of the ‘personal computer’ and ‘the World Wide Web’ changed our way of life?
I consider the personal computer nowadays to be a cell phone. People do everything on them from booking a flight to checking their bank account to sending emails. We are moving away from traditional computers and onto portable and easy to carry devices. I found an articles that you can read about how everything is going mobile. Here it is: http://thoughtwiremobileandwebsites.com/blog/websites-are-going-mobile-are-you/. It talks about how there are 6 billion mobile subscribers. This has caused all webpages to have not only an app but a mobile page as well. Users are not ok with zooming in all the time. We expect mobile pages that are easy to read and easy to use for a cell phone or tablet. It causes businesses to now develop 2 webpages instead of one.
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