Contemporary communication technology (Facebook):
Choose ONE contemporary communication technology (Facebook) and discuss the co-constitution of its development from its initial design to its eventual adoption and use.
Description:
The contemporary communication technology in this essay is “Facebook”.
It should talk about how particular communication technologies are biased (or predisposed) toward specific forms of cultural development. That is to say, a given technology may possess a set of characteristics that facilitate the reorganization of society in a certain way. However, human agency is still a necessary component of any technology. In using a technology, users may apply their own values and practices to arrive at outcomes that were not envisioned by the technology’s designers. Choose ONE contemporary communication technology (Facebook) and discuss the co-constitution of its development from its initial design to its eventual adoption and use. Be sure to highlight the freedoms and limits of human agency in the description of the technology’s development.
Thesis should be something like ……how Facebook has turned from social network (people can make more friends on Facebook) into some kind of politics promotion platform.
Example:
Protesters make event page on Facebook as a promotional platform
People can post political status on Facebook freely; therefore, Mainland China has blocked Facebook in China.
Egypt Internet revolution: use Facebook page to bring attention
*use the examples above to support the thesis
*provide introduction, body paragraph, subtitles, and conclusion
*arial 12 pt, 1inch margins
*references: APA 6th edition format