Cyberculture

i guess i was first introduced to cyberculture in middle school. when it was popular to IM. if you got that cute boy's screen name you were in. it was another way of gossiping as well. i stopped unsing AIM until like 2 years ago. i only do it now, to keep in touch with friends i dont get to see much. its more convinient communication. Cyberculture is basically any type of communication or interaction through the web or electronics. so everything we do essentially can be considered cyberculture. music, movies, art, games, shopping,cell phones, iPods, TV...
im effected negatively by it b/c since it is everywhere, we, including myslef, get so dependent on our electonic devices that when something shuts down or gets lost, we freak out. "omg, what do i do now?my whole life was on that thing!" that "thing" may just be a small peice of plastic or some wires connected in the right way to satisfy us. we forget how to please ourselves or connect with others w/out cyber connections. we take it for granted until it's gone. i heard that some day all of our electronics will turn against us. that is such a cool thought and i hope it happens. it would be pretty funny.
anyways...positively; i dont think ive been effected. it's rather that it has helped me stay connected to people i dont want to lose touch with.

responses:
uno: http://calhoundanny.blogspot.com/
dos: http://mehayr1.blogspot.com/
tres: http://stephanieannsblog.blogspot.com/

Popular Culture

Poplular Culture has difinitely shaped my life and my circle of friends. Popluar culture is defined by what mass media has had an effect on; what is "popular". My friends and i have the same interests in movies, music, hobbies, hangout areas, and clothing. These are all things that popular culture defines us as. It says PC is always changing and always being redefined. We are alwasy looking for something new. What is the new big fad? So we follow PC as it changes and we agree or disagree with it. This is how our circles also change. Not everybody will like the new Panic!at the disco CD just because the first record was a huge hit right away. It may be the next big thing or it will have an influence on who we will choose to hang out with. "PC is very indivualistic"; i agree. I try to be my own individual even if i may fall into a certain Popular Culture category. I can change my mind, my opinion, my friends, my taste in everything. Folk Culture does not allow you to do that. You are basically stuck with what you first like.
It asks "Why are some 80% of all films worldwide either made or produced in the U.S.? Why is American popular music so popular globally?". This is true because we have the most freedom of self expression that the rest of the world doesn't. To them all of our old stuff may be considered new because they are not always seeing the changes of our art, music, movies, or media. But you could also ask "why is music from England or Canada such a big hit in the US?"It's because they have a different Popular Culture than us that we think is "new".

my responsies:
uno: http://hoekstraj1.blogspot.com/
dos: http://angelsdreamblog.blogspot.com/
tres: http://theinsanecrazyness.blogspot.com/
cuatro: http://secondblogpurduecalumet.blogspot.com/
cinco: http://jimmysblog13.blogspot.com/