Thompson talks about social media and our social
interactions with each other. He gives
examples of how on Facebook/ Twitter we are able to see what our friends are
doing, if they are sick, how work is going, etc. For example when Zuckerberg first made the
News Feed, people were shocked of how much was broadcasted to everyone. At first people did not like the News Feed,
but over time people came to realize it was a great way to connect with their
friends. The article defines “ambient
awareness” as incessant online contact.
The example they give of ambient awareness is when the News Feed first
came out people didn’t think they wanted to constantly be updated on their
other friends lives, but once they actually experienced this constant update,
they quickly became interested in what was going on. When Thompson talks about social media
updates being “skimmable” this relates to what we have been talking about in
class of how people are constantly skimming information opposed to reading in
depth. Literacy is defined in this
article through social media and our interactions with others.
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