The two chapters talked about how people connect with each other through social medias like Wikipedia. Wikipedia is a great tool for people around the world to collaborate and work for things they know and mostly concern about. Since it is a platform which basically everyone can join and make effert, the posts are actually more accurate than other encyclopedias online.
Other social medias like youtube is also another channel for people to express their attitude, or call out for awareness. The “KONY 2012” is a wonderful example of how people utilize the cyber environment to convey ideas to others. The fantastic part about social media is it’s a open platform, every single detail of a video will be viewed and analzed by a lot of people. Alone with the “KONY 2012” original production, they are also videos that question the validity of this matter and how the founder of the film uses it to scam innocent people for personal gains. You can manipulate others online, but the groups in cyber environment is so big, you can’t fool them all.
Wikipedia is really great. I don’t think where I would be without Wikipedia and the internet. I remember when I used to be in elementary school and we had to go to the library for all research projects. Now going to the library to borrow a book for me is very rare. I can find all my info online and on Wikipedia.