It's Kamilah's World

I spent the majority of my spring break moving in my new apartment. I took the week off from work and gave myself more time to get settled in.  I was so infatuated with the fact that I was moving into my dream apartment that I hardly turned on my TV or opened my laptop. The only form of media that I relied on for entertainment was the radio.  It was comforting to listen to music while I cleaned, unpacked, and put furniture together. 

Listening to the radio was entertaining in regards to music, but I was out of the loop with current events all week.  The radio is sort of an old school method for listening to music nowadays. Everyone listens to their own playlists on their personal devices, but it was nice to relieve myself from the duty of choosing the kind of music and songs to play.  My focus was elsewhere so it was good for me to not have to put time into being my own DJ.

Although, having control over the media is a great perk for web 2.0, it’s also a pleasant feeling to be able to put your focus on something else while the form media you are interested in is already prepared for you

In John R. Mac Arthur: Internet Con Men Ravage Publishing; MacArthur sounds like a disgruntled employee who is upset with their company for a hiring younger fresher mind who will bring a new kind of enthusiasm to the workplace. In this case, MacArthur is a writer who is not willing to adapt to the way writing is viewed or valued via the internet.   The aspects of web 2.0 like blogs and availability of free readings is exactly what MacArthur is in not in favor of.  I don’t think that putting the blame of the writing career’s financial issues on the internet is the solution to this conflict between paper and the web.  Consumer’s are interested in the enjoyable and interactive aspect of reading via the web.  I prefer to read online because hyperlinks to other sites I may be interested in are helpful to me. 

There are people who still choose to purchase newspapers and magazines, in addition to those who choose to go to the web for a free reading. The idea of a pay wall  sounds ridiculous to me.  We go to the internet with the expectation of a free reading, if I had to pay I wouldn’t view it.  MacArthur needs to understand that people don’t like to be told what to do. We like the option to choose.