2021 NEW YEAR MESSAGE
Welcome to 2021, a brand new year! The previous year, 2020, was challenging for many individuals, organizations and even nations. The cause being the covid-19 pandemic, which spiralled out of…
Wikinomics and its discontents: Technology and the loss of democracy (3)
Wikinomics and its discontents As the title connotes, the article was about flaws found in the logic described in the book, "Wikinomics and its discontents: A critical analysis of Web…
The Elephant in the Digital Room: Technology and the Loss of Democracy (Part 2)
What is the Elephant in the Digital Room? On reading this title, I was curious to find out this elephant in the digital room. It piqued my interest to learn…
TECHNOLOGY AND THE LOSS OF DEMOCRACY (2020)
Technology and the loss of democracy The readings of the next three weeks have some exciting titles! The first title is "The Daily Me." The second title is "What is…
Convergence Culture (Part 2): Free Content Everywhere
Following our previous post on the convergence culture, this post will discuss the second of the 5Cs - Content. Remember, the 5Cs is just an acronym I created for easy…
Convergence Culture: The Power of the Human Mind (Part 1)
BY NGOZI ADIGHIBE In previous posts, our focus has been on the "culture of connectivity" and "the struggle to define online sociality" (Van Dijck, 2013). Under the culture of connectivity,…