Media Revelation #3 (The Computer)

The next major media meditation I had during our class is the realization of how much the computer and the Internet have influenced media writing as a whole. On page 64 and 65 Hilliard explains how the computer has become a new tool of writing for the modern generation, and has completely changed the way people write. When reflecting on this topic the first thing that came to mind was the youtube video we reflected on for our mid-term. I feel that Michael Wesch is trying to create an overall theme in this text outlining how the computer and the Web are not only influencing the world of the media, but practically all aspects of college-aged peoples lives. I feel that the ideas of Wesch in his video have a lot in common with Hilliard's ideas in the text. They are both trying to explain how the new age of convergence and the computer are changing the world, and it is still uncertain if it is for better or worse.