I think Clay Shirky makes some really interesting points in this video. The internet is still a fairly young medium and I think that we are just starting to use it to communicate in ways that are using its potential. The President Obama example is a great way to show how the internet was used for the better and really show exactly why its there. The internet can truly open up so many dimensions of communication. There may also be faults with the internet, as people do exploit those who are in the entertainment industries. However, even these industries are moving past this and finding that they have new ways in which to communicate their trade to their audiences and get that close connection to their audiences, and this is global. Of course, the internet may be global but their is still a large portion of the world population that is not using the internet and I personally think that this could be due to a language barrier as the number one language used on the internet is American English. If we can break down these barriers then the internet could truly change the landscape of communication.

I think Clay Shirky makes some really interesting points in this video. The internet is still a fairly young medium and I think that we are just starting to use it to communicate in ways that are using its potential. The President Obama example is a great way to show how the internet was used for the better and really show exactly why its there. The internet can truly open up so many dimensions of communication.

There may also be faults with the internet, as people do exploit those who are in the entertainment industries. However, even these industries are moving past this and finding that they have new ways in which to communicate their trade to their audiences and get that close connection to their audiences, and this is global.

Of course, the internet may be global but their is still a large portion of the world population that is not using the internet and I personally think that this could be due to a language barrier as the number one language used on the internet is American English. If we can break down these barriers then the internet could truly change the landscape of communication.