This post is the summary of the third day of the CAMS 2391: Memetic Communication course at Ohio Northern University. The focus for this day was to discuss the connection between culture, social networks, communities, and ways of reading mediated and cultural work to the larger discussion of memetic communication. This summary reflects the material taught January 18, 2019.
A common theme has emerged over the past couple of months. This theme has been discussed by opinion leaders, business leaders, celebrities, more celebrities and, more importantly, Wired Magazine. The argument is the death of/dying World Wide Web. The premise is that mobile and tablet computers have increased the number of applications (“apps”) available to …
Scott Brown wrote a humorous article in Wired Magazine regarding how our generation would deal with depression the likes that have only been seen by our great-grandparents during the “Great Depression.” The question that comes from this half-hearted look into the future is what are we doing to prepare for the economic crash. The only …