To me, the articles of network societies is very difficult to comprehend due to the fact that networks are governed by ‘nodes’ thaeations of the playlistst create social networks that distribute the ‘space of flows’, via micro electronics. Through the reading Teresa Rizzo’s article focuses on the creation of the Ipod and its ‘mobile’ creations of the playlists anywhere and anytime globally. as well as Foxtel IQ and Youtube empowers the individual where temporality of informational flow is constant with the broadcaster and access with the user is dominant.
i have foxtel IQ at home, i feel that it empowers me to view anything i want without looking at the scheduled time. i have that direct connection, with the broadcaster. i ‘organise’ and ‘customise’what there is to watch so that it can suit my ‘temporal arrangement’ especially when i come home after university the programs i want to watch which i missed during university, i can watch straight after i get back home. Lury defines this as the ‘spatial mode of viewing’. however, this weeks reading is very comprehensive and is still mind-boggling for me, so please bare with me.
the beauty of Youtube is that unlike television which is running through a scheduled time, Youtube can allow you to be the ‘producer, scheduler and user’, where you can watch anything you want at any time. from my experience, i watch Youtube for the funny skitz people upload while im at university taking a break from study. i myself have uploaded videos of my dance performances with my dance crew called Gigabeatz for everyone to see, this creates a multi-way of flow. this is a notion of creating ‘democratisation’ of media texts based upon the personal comments people place upon videos helps mt to select what is worth watching.
