All entries for July 2006

01 – The beginning

I've decided to use this blog for updates/discussion/hair–pulling/ranting*
on my 3YP on the evolution of weblogs as computer mediated communication & their social impacts.

After a few weeks of procrastination & vague research reading I've managed to draw up a rough TOC, with the history of weblogs from first generation through to third generation application programs that we all know & love/hate* like MySpace.

A few issues I'm considering for the remaining chapters:

• Why do people blog?
• Growing up digital – the Net–generation & the usage of blogs by them.
• Does blogging bring people together in shared interests, or segregate them according to interests?
• Personal communication with family & friends vs. isolation & anti–social IRL
• Journalism vs. blogging – the effect of blogs on our access & knowledge of the goings on in the world.
• The future.

* delete as applicable

: 10 Jul 2006 20:04 |  Tags: 3Yp Research |  Comments (2) |  Close comments |  Report a problem