My name is Ashley Downs. I am a junior majoring in Development Sociology and minoring in Communication. I am fascinated with society and interested in ways to make it truly better. I think self-expression is the key to making things better. Communication is a powerful thing. I find an outlet with writing and an escape with reading that I haven't found with anything else. I hope to one day enter the print media field. I think it would be incredibly exciting to write for the Boston Globe. I consider myself a free spirit, constantly moving from one place to the next, with new ideas formulating at each place. I like to explore all of the possibilities out there. I am an avid listener of Bob Dylan because he seems to sing the tunes of my soul.
The internet phenomenon that most intrigues me is the increasingly evident addiction to AOL Instant Messenger. I have countless friends who remain online for days, even weeks, at a time. Checking away messages has become a favorite pastime. I understand the convenience of speaking to multiple friends at the same time. I understand the desire to speak to someone online rather than on the phone. I understand the need to take a little break from paper-writing to complain to a fellow student. I don't understand, however, why the use of AIM has become as routine in the daily schedule as brushing teeth and eating dinner.
I can't recall if AIM was around in 1999 when this book was published. Similar to a chatroom, I believe the environment of this phenomenon is a sychronous one: Individuals are speaking to each other at the same time. The only difference between a chatroom and an AIM conversation is that the communication taking place in a chatroom is between many more individuals. Jody can speak to Lauren but Suzy can see the message. On AIM it is different. Jody can "whisper" to Lauren and Suzy cannot see the message.
Monday, August 27, 2007
Assignment #1: Introducing Myself and Interests
Hi guys my name is Lauren Burrick and I am a junior in the school of Industrial and Labor Relations. When I’m not watching Friends or Greys Anatomy re-runs, you can find me at the gym, talking about camp, or exploring the wonderful city of Ithaca. I really love Wegmans and the Ithaca Farmer’s Market, as eating is another one of my favorite activities. While Lost Dog, Boatyard, and Jon Thomas are on the top of my Ithaca dining list, Collegetown Bagels and its Dewitt Melt will always rest at the very top. I am also an avid reader, knitter, and arts & crafts guru, as I tend to turn everything and anything in to an arts & crafts project. This past summer I worked at a law firm in New York City and got to learn some pretty interesting things. While I truly did love my summer there, I’m not exactly sure what I want to do when I enter “reality.”
After returning from my cousins wedding a few weeks ago, a wedding where my cousin, the groom, and his beautiful bride met in an internet Mets Baseball chat room, I must say that the internet phenomenon that most puzzles me is this demonstrated concept of forming relationships in chat rooms on the internet. While I am my no means opposed to it, I simply do not understand how people can form such a deep connection that sometimes grows in to a lifetime friendship, relationship, and in my cousin’s case, marriage by meeting someone through this type of online forum. It amazes me that people can pick each other out, either from a short biography, description of themselves, or a small conversation, and develop such an incredible connection, one that is as strong, if not stronger as those developed by people who first met face to face.
This phenomenon of forming relationships in chat rooms on the Internet is part of the synchronous chats space. Like my cousin as his now bride, both entered in to this type of space, a Mets Baseball chat room, to engage in real-time conversations with people of similar interests.
After returning from my cousins wedding a few weeks ago, a wedding where my cousin, the groom, and his beautiful bride met in an internet Mets Baseball chat room, I must say that the internet phenomenon that most puzzles me is this demonstrated concept of forming relationships in chat rooms on the internet. While I am my no means opposed to it, I simply do not understand how people can form such a deep connection that sometimes grows in to a lifetime friendship, relationship, and in my cousin’s case, marriage by meeting someone through this type of online forum. It amazes me that people can pick each other out, either from a short biography, description of themselves, or a small conversation, and develop such an incredible connection, one that is as strong, if not stronger as those developed by people who first met face to face.
This phenomenon of forming relationships in chat rooms on the Internet is part of the synchronous chats space. Like my cousin as his now bride, both entered in to this type of space, a Mets Baseball chat room, to engage in real-time conversations with people of similar interests.
Sunday, August 26, 2007
Assignment #1: Introducing Myself and Interests
Hey everybody, this is Christina Reda from Queens , New York Ithaca
The internet phenomenon that interests me is online dating sites. I suppose I find it interesting because I don’t understand the mindset nor expectations of the site users. Do users register once they’ve given up on “real-life” dating? Do they expect to find “the one” online? Doesn’t the fact that someone resorts to online dating lead to questions of self-worth or the worthiness of a potential mate? There are also issues of safety, what aspects users present of themselves, and if such information is true-to-life. I mean, people aren’t going to broadcast negative behaviors like “bites nails” on their profile when they’re trying to attract a date, even if they are bothersome enough to affect a relationship.
I believe (but don’t know for sure) that online dating sites have aspects of asynchronous chats since users can contribute to the site at any time, and it may be an extended period of time before anything comes of it. Users presumably can send messages to each other regarding their profiles and interests. Some profiles may generate high traffic whereas others can be lost in the dust, and discussion among people from various geographic areas can generate. Online dating sites were in existence when Wallace wrote this book, however usage has increased in recent years as the practice has become more socially accepted, probably thanks to movies like “You’ve Got Mail” touting its results, giving users hope that they’ll meet the next Tom Hanks or Meg Ryan.
Assignment #1: Introducing Myself and Interests
Hey all, my name is Benjamin Stephen Finkle but most call me Ben. I was born and raised outside of
The Internet-related phenomenon I’m most intrigued by is videoconferencing. This topic fascinates me most probably because I am currently involved in a long distance relationship. Personally it seems that videoconferencing helps to eliminate the distance by being able to see the face of the person you’re talking to. However, as fast as instant messaging caught on, I believe that videoconferencing has taken a much longer time to gain traction in the mainstream. I’m curious as to why this has occurred, and what social implications there would be if videoconferencing were to reach a critical mass and become as popular as instant messenger or Facebook.
This phenomenon takes place in the “interactive video and voice” arena, which has qualities of “synchronous chats” as well. Videoconferencing is similar to a synchronous chat in that it allows people to engage in real-time conversation with others, yet differs in that it adds a video and voice aspect to the chat. While videoconferencing was just at its beginnings in 1999 when Patricia Wallace published her book “The Psychology of the Internet”, her descriptions fit the mold of the technology available today. I can’t wait for advances in bandwidth and camera quality so that hopefully soon videoconferencing will be as easily available as instant messaging.
Assignment #1: Introducing Myself and Interests
Hi world and Comm 245, my name is Emily Abramson and I’m a freshman here at Cornell University in the School of Hotel Administration. I’m from a smallish town in southwestern Connecticut named Westport, which is right on the coast of Long Island Sound. Right now, however, I live in Bauer Hall in the Court-Kay-Bauer Community, also known as the “Court Resort”. I love skiing, both for leisure and racing giant slalom, and scuba diving, as well as listening to music, watching movies, cooking, and traveling. Even though I’m a Hotelie, I still have no idea what I want to do with my life, but I guess I have four years to figure that out.
The internet-related phenomenon that interests me most, as unoriginal as it is, is the universal obsession with sites like Facebook. In particular, it intrigues me how people are judged based on their profile page, the groups they are in, and the pictures they’ve posted. It seems so easy to jump to conclusions based on what can be seen on a person’s profile, when in reality, there is usually so much more to that person. Sites like Facebook and MySpace can reveal what music you listen to, what activities you participate in, and what you look like, but they rarely give insight into what a person’s personality is like.
The internet space that Facebook falls under would be the asynchronous discussion forum. With features like wall posts, groups, and discussion boards, users are free to log in and out and participate whenever they want to without the time-constraints posed by chat rooms and instant messaging. However, the other media connected to Facebook falls under other internet space classifications. Private messaging, for example, could be considered a form of email since it is sent to one or several specific people privately. Ultimately, however, Facebook was created to be an asynchronous discussion forum.
The internet-related phenomenon that interests me most, as unoriginal as it is, is the universal obsession with sites like Facebook. In particular, it intrigues me how people are judged based on their profile page, the groups they are in, and the pictures they’ve posted. It seems so easy to jump to conclusions based on what can be seen on a person’s profile, when in reality, there is usually so much more to that person. Sites like Facebook and MySpace can reveal what music you listen to, what activities you participate in, and what you look like, but they rarely give insight into what a person’s personality is like.
The internet space that Facebook falls under would be the asynchronous discussion forum. With features like wall posts, groups, and discussion boards, users are free to log in and out and participate whenever they want to without the time-constraints posed by chat rooms and instant messaging. However, the other media connected to Facebook falls under other internet space classifications. Private messaging, for example, could be considered a form of email since it is sent to one or several specific people privately. Ultimately, however, Facebook was created to be an asynchronous discussion forum.
Assignment #1: Introducting Myself and Interests
1) Yo.
My name, as you may or may not but probably should be able to figure out, is Jason. I'm a junior English major here at Cornell University, and predictable though it may sound, I love writing. I actually have a blog already, through which I periodically regale the masses with tales of my awesome doings, but my real goal is to become a screenwriter, because movies are sweet, and writing them is easy, and "easy" and "fun" are synonymous to me.
I use the Internet extensively, and there's no doubt in my mind that without it, my life would be significantly less interesting. The Internet allows me to keep in touch with people I would almost certainly just write off otherwise, such as parents, grandparents, and friends I don't like much. Additionally, through the magic of e-mail, I even managed to come into contact with John Heffernan, the writer of Snakes on a Plane, who graciously read and critiqued a screenplay of mine (a pretty awesome occurrence, given that people who’ve made it big in the film industry generally aren't...nice).
2) The Internet phenomenon that most interests me is instant messaging, and more specifically, how easy it is to be a different person while using it. I don't mean that in the sexual predator sense, but rather in the sense that I view people - even those I know in real life very well - differently online from how I view them in person. There are some people that I actually prefer talking to online, just because their Internet personas appeal to me more than their real ones. Conversely, there are people that are great to hang out with in the real world that I can’t stand talking to online, whether because they’re rude or just plain boring.
Example: A friend of mine that I've only met a couple of times but whom I talked to frequently through instant messaging once said to me, on one of our rare, real encounters, "I'm having trouble reconciling this you with the online you. I keep trying to put everything you say into slanty, red-on-black text." I think there's a lot of meaning in that quote, and I'd like to know what it...means.
3) I guess my interest falls under the synchronous chat space, what with all the synchronous chatting involved. Wallace didn't mention instant messaging specifically in her discussion of online spaces, but she did mention one-on-one "whispering" in chat rooms, which is more or less the same thing. Awesome.
My name, as you may or may not but probably should be able to figure out, is Jason. I'm a junior English major here at Cornell University, and predictable though it may sound, I love writing. I actually have a blog already, through which I periodically regale the masses with tales of my awesome doings, but my real goal is to become a screenwriter, because movies are sweet, and writing them is easy, and "easy" and "fun" are synonymous to me.
I use the Internet extensively, and there's no doubt in my mind that without it, my life would be significantly less interesting. The Internet allows me to keep in touch with people I would almost certainly just write off otherwise, such as parents, grandparents, and friends I don't like much. Additionally, through the magic of e-mail, I even managed to come into contact with John Heffernan, the writer of Snakes on a Plane, who graciously read and critiqued a screenplay of mine (a pretty awesome occurrence, given that people who’ve made it big in the film industry generally aren't...nice).
2) The Internet phenomenon that most interests me is instant messaging, and more specifically, how easy it is to be a different person while using it. I don't mean that in the sexual predator sense, but rather in the sense that I view people - even those I know in real life very well - differently online from how I view them in person. There are some people that I actually prefer talking to online, just because their Internet personas appeal to me more than their real ones. Conversely, there are people that are great to hang out with in the real world that I can’t stand talking to online, whether because they’re rude or just plain boring.
Example: A friend of mine that I've only met a couple of times but whom I talked to frequently through instant messaging once said to me, on one of our rare, real encounters, "I'm having trouble reconciling this you with the online you. I keep trying to put everything you say into slanty, red-on-black text." I think there's a lot of meaning in that quote, and I'd like to know what it...means.
3) I guess my interest falls under the synchronous chat space, what with all the synchronous chatting involved. Wallace didn't mention instant messaging specifically in her discussion of online spaces, but she did mention one-on-one "whispering" in chat rooms, which is more or less the same thing. Awesome.
Assignment # 1- Introducing Yourself and Interests
1) Hello world and Comm 245. My name is David Markowitz and I’m a sophomore Communication major. This is me in a nutshell: I’m an avid musician, playing various instruments on and off campus. I write a lot of my own material and it’s my favorite thing to do. In the future I hope to work for a record company (similar to what I did this summer at Universal Motown Records), and play/record my own music on the side. Making it big in the music industry is a long-shot, but you only live once, right? I sing in Cayuga’s Waiters (for those Cornellians who know), and I enjoy long walks on the beach. Very cliché, yes very cliché.
2) The internet-related phenomenon that I am most interested in is Instant Messaging and chat rooms. I am intrigued how total strangers can connect on such a close level, minutes after they meet each other. Additionally, due to the fact that anonymity is so strong in these situations, how can each person trust the other individual with sometimes, very personal information after just minutes of interaction? I am also interested in the psychology of online personality databases such as Facebook. Specifically, what does the information provided on each person’s profile, truly reveal about that person? Regarding false information, what causes someone to provide fallacies about themselves? These questions may seem obvious at first glance, but I would find it very interesting to obtain knowledge regarding psychological patterns that reveal why people disclose certain information about themselves on the internet.
3) The first internet phenomenon I discussed would be a part of the synchronous chats online space. Facebook, on the other hand, incorporates part of synchronous chats (messaging), asynchronous discussion forums (such as wall posts and groups), and interactive video-and-voice (profile pictures and profile videos). Facebook is unique that it incorporates all three of these categories; this is a new type of online space and was probably not thought of when The Psychology of the Internet was written.
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