tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4280685660918852895.post6356524569412586830..comments2023-10-05T06:13:48.018-07:00Comments on Media Studies 102: Effects of Mass Media: Dropbox InterviewAlenda Changhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12808749949370769131noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4280685660918852895.post-11325596070475039952012-11-06T12:51:29.424-08:002012-11-06T12:51:29.424-08:00The insight you got from your Dropbox interview is...The insight you got from your Dropbox interview is truly interesting! Your post reminded me of participation on Yelp -- where information by random members of society are more reliable and desired than participation by, say restaurant experts. In this Web 2.0 age of active community participation, more and more non-experts and random members of society are giving others advice, and it has become the case where these participants' advice are more valued because these members are ordinary just like us, and can provide unjaded and unbiased advice on certain issues.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06142777777773171637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4280685660918852895.post-47487670554043574672012-11-06T01:14:44.656-08:002012-11-06T01:14:44.656-08:00I think it's interesting that participation is...I think it's interesting that participation is become such a huge part of Internet use. I feel that before we just used it to search for information but that has completely change. We're constantly engaging with other users and products, from social media networks to actively looking to solve our problems. <br /><br />Participation is key in this day and age because Internet users are no longer satisfied with simply looking at information. They want something to do on a website and I think that companies are beginning to realize this. If you they want to increase their traffic they have to create platforms that will engage their users and keep them coming back. We want to feel included and a part of something. The simple way to do that is to participate! <br />-- Just another way at looking at the idea of participationAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01075722304676510298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4280685660918852895.post-43054483858893292622012-11-06T00:00:00.447-08:002012-11-06T00:00:00.447-08:00Anna, interesting tidbit from your Dropbox intervi...Anna, interesting tidbit from your Dropbox interview! You have extracted from Wessels some of her more positive conclusions about the Internet's potential to foster community, though I wonder whether Dropbox forums can really be seen as addressing the requirements of "local people" or "civil society." We return again to Habermas's notion of the public sphere, and whether or not virtual communities can create similar bonds without another layer of physical or geographical proximity.Alenda Changhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12808749949370769131noreply@blogger.com