1. Google has taken the development of democratic communication to whole new levels. With google docs you are able to share your work with someone across the globe instantly. Not only are you able to share it with them, but they are able to edit it, critique and add/remove sections of it, just as long as you set their permissions. Wikipedia is also a great example where you can openly share and contribute any amount of information that you could possibly want.
2. Social networking has grown in leaps and bounds over the past five to ten years. I remember graduating high school and and freshmen year of college when Facebook was still in its infant stage and only open to students at certain universities and with an approved university e-mail address. When it was more of a tool for college students to communicate with fellow students in their specific classes, and specific resident halls, instead of today where you can make a Facebook page for your dog or cat. Along with Facebook, there have been other large social networks that have popped up. Last spring I took a Media Literacy class that mentioned Second Life and World of Warcraft; people have actually begun romantic relationships in World of Warcraft that have led to marriage. I also have a friend who took a class here at UNI where one of the two classes of the week was actually held in Second Life.
3. I typically abstain from posting in forums, blogs or other public forum other than writing on friends facebook wall posts and select forums. One of forum that I do tend to follow is on a web site geared toward pilots. In which I tend to only read other experiences post by fellow pilots on the stupid things that they have done and how the corrected their situation, along with what other pilots that found them in similar situations.
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