We've started to look at media in the textbook. As the book was published at the beginning of the century, it doesn't give as much attention to the Internet as it would if it were re-published today. A 2009 survey of American adults found that 70% of them get their news from the Internet. Obviously, it's importance has grown rapidly.
As we are in the computer lab, let's investigate the role of the Internet in our world a little more closely from here. As with anything, there are positive and negative sides to the Internet, but let's start on a positive note with today's TED Talk:
http://www.ted.com/talks/don_tapscott_four_principles_for_the_open_world_1.html
Please follow the talk as well as you can, using the translation as well. As I did last week, I'll post a summary later. After you check the summary, please post your own reaction to the video, and add any general comments you can think of about the Internet, or related issues you think are worth talking about.
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