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On February 2, 2010, I will be plopped in front of my living room. My TV will be set to PBS. And I am going to have a great time watching Digital Nation, a new Frontline documentary.
Earlier tonight, I watched a preview for Digital Nation and am excited to see what Rachel Dretzin and scholar Douglas Rushkoff will say about today’s Internet marketplace of ideas and personal expression. Considering that I communicate with my friends via Facebook and Twitter, learn about upcoming deadlines from my professors through email and have an internship with a startup social media company, I feel confident saying that I am connected to others through the Web.
Two years ago, I watched one Dretzin’s other documentaries, Growing Up Online, in a journalism course at UW-Madison. I looked at a few of the clips from the documentary earlier tonight and was stunned to see how social media has evolved in just two short years.
As I sat infront of my MacBook, a trend I saw in all of the interviews: fear of where information will end up.
In once scene, a mother is uncomfortable when thinking about the information that her teenage children post on Facebook. Now, flash forward to 2010 and look how Facebook has evolved. If you are a large corporation, you most likely have a Facebook Page to promote your company’s brand image. Facebook attracts both young and old. The playing field for social media has changed drastically since I watched Growing Up Online in J201.
I laughed as I watched this anxious mother fear the worst in social media. I did some searching and found a YouTube video from this mom, 1 year later, updating her stance on social media. One comment she had was, “Facebook’s great… I know the kids love it.” (adaptation to social media and internet communication at it’s finest). Her new stance is that families need a time to break free from online communication and get back to the basics with a simple dinner. I completely agree her and find myself sitting down for dinner with my family (when I am back from college) without having a TV on or reading the newspaper.
In my own opinion, I think that the messages we share online have expanded within the past two years. My online identity includes all aspects of my life, both personal and professional (both of which overlap at times). I know that my Facebook contains information about what I do with my friends as well as my past jobs. I read Brazen Careerist posts to gain insight about professional development and branding. With a few characters, I can share a video, either humorous or inspiring, with my Twitter followers.
On February 2nd, I am going to make some popcorn and watch a documentary about my generation. Will you?
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To learn more about Digital Nation, click here.
To learn more about Growing Up Online, click here
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