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December 7, 2009 //copyright// //authorship// //identity// //ethics// //aesthetics// //rhetorics// //governance// //privacy// //commerce// //l// //ove// //family// //ourselves// **Copyright** has now evolved into something called Creative Commons. It's kind of a system of rules made by Web 2.0 artists, respecting the increase in collaboration and the blurred lines of authorship. It kind of suggests that Web 2.0 artists govern themselves, which is a very interesting idea. -who can own words and information th at can be constantly edited and restructured by, well, anyone? Video on fair use (and disney): [] It is so simple to access and reproduce information now, monitoring copyright will become an overwhelming, evidenced already by infringements in the music and movie industries. **Goverance** - Is web data something that needs to be governed? If so, who should it be gverned by? link into privacy If everyone has equal access to the web, how can someone be chosen to govern it? Will formal institutions to govern web content need to be created? How will that affect free speech and other rights? It's gonna get - censored **Love** Possible in an entirely online relationship????? It is interesting that some people think that relationships are only official when then are on facebook. (There is a video of a couple at their wedding and they both pull out their iphones to update their facebook statuses before the priest says "you may now kiss the bride") -yea i saw that, crazy stuff huh? EHarmony I think the internet has redefined what relationships mean. Like you have some people that you don't feel comfortable calling or your upset so you send an email. the web has created a way for us to all hide a little bit. that stat in the little youtube thing we saw about like 1 in 8 peope finding their spouse online was pretty sh oc king to me. I think that is scary, because part of me thinks that meeting a person face to face is the only way to really know them. Anyone could be anyone online. like I could be an old man or a playboy model. I mean couldn't you argue that meeting someone on the interent could possibly be easier than meeting someone in real life- like you put down the type of person that you are looking for, and what type of personthat you are.. that way you don't have to fiddle around with guys were are super fake/asses... i mean hey it just might be the cool new thing to do... everyones doing it It does make sense, I mean the internet is ideal for filtering and searching. I guess my biggest concern would be knowing if a person is really who/how they say they are online. Like we said before, there are so many levels of human interaction that just can't (yet) be covered online. **Ourselves** Using the web for expression can be both wonderful and damaging. There is always the danger that you might put too much information on the internet that could lead to damaged relationships, creepy people stalking you, or other issues. E.g. complaining about your boss online could come back to hurt you. At the same time though, you can meet new people all over the globe or stay in contact with people even though you are miles apart. **Aesthetics** Will aeshetics folow the train of technology and become consistently more exacting, or is it likely that people will come to appreciate a less exact aesthetic in a world ofexactitude? Instead of having an overarching aesthetics that defines our age, we might be an age of the many aesthetics. People have more of an opportunity of put their art out there, whereas art was controlled by the Church or monarchy. **Privacy** technology has the ability both limit an enhance privacy simultaneously (ie. you can post anonymou s ly in new spheres but also people can access you in new ways) people being able to access other people's info online can be a scary thought, wenever I think about privacy and the internet/technology I always think about chat rooms and that show "To Catch a Predator"... not the posative aspects of privacy such as posting anonomously and stuff Google Street view is something that I think infringes upon privacy and safety in some cases. How about companies that hack into facebook accounts, etc. to look at a person's history? Ethical? Should our online lives be open season for our workplaces respectively or should it be considered unethical for a corporation to gain "unauthorize" or "trick" access? **Ethics** - is more important now than ever to discuss with students, because since everyone hsa access and ability to edit and publish content on the web, everyone is responsible for what is put out there. **Authorship** is no longer just for people who have degrees or who have editors. Everyone can be an author. The explosion of information on the Web has resulted in more information than we could ever imagine and by more people than we could ever imagine. On the other hand, it has also expanded the place authors hold in the publishing world. I have never written a paper in college without using digital articles that I searched online. Sometimes, when I open an article written in the 80s or so I think, "I wonder if this person ever thought that their article would be accessible online and not just on a library shelf." - ditto, and alot of children in school now are not required to ever use print source: depressing or shifting tide? **Family** - with all this technology advancement- does this change the family dynamic? Are families less likely to spend time together/ will children be able to effectively communicate with their parents? Do parents know what their kids are doing? I think that this would bring spread out families closer together. Broader definition of family time I think that families still need to eat meals together, but texting and sch can make communication easier (obvious understatement)