Michael Rand's term project presentation about how Web 2.0 has peeved its way to politics and made it possible to be beneficial for the government. The best example of this is Obama's use of new media and help him become our current president. Due to the use of several Web 2.0 utilities to promote himself, Obama comes out of nowhere and reached the top two to compete for the title of presidency. Before an underdog, and now a very phenomenal leader just because of his use of new media, which made such a huge impact on his campaign for presidency.
During the presentation, Rand did not only use a ppt file but also showed the class certain sites, where we can find more information about his topic if interested. He also involved the class to a sort of discussion/debate about the pros and cons of new media in politics by dividing the class into half and handing them out articles to read in order to set up the discussing between everybody. It definitely helped put together his presentation and made everyone understand what he is trying to impart to us.
What also struck me during his presentation was that new media has been used in Iran before Obama made use of it in his campaign for presidency. In Iran, Web 2.0 is considered somewhat of an empowerment tool that individualizes the people and help them feel a sense of community with their contributions with the use of new media and also have made Web 2.0 more personal and transparent. I thought that was pretty interesting since Iran is underdeveloped compared to the States. That was indeed a counter-intuitive, but still a fun fact.
Rand was also very flexible with his use of new media, bouncing back and forth his powerpoint to a website to a video until it reaches his involvement of the students in the class. It definitely showed his originality in presenting his topic.
During the presentation, Rand did not only use a ppt file but also showed the class certain sites, where we can find more information about his topic if interested. He also involved the class to a sort of discussion/debate about the pros and cons of new media in politics by dividing the class into half and handing them out articles to read in order to set up the discussing between everybody. It definitely helped put together his presentation and made everyone understand what he is trying to impart to us.
What also struck me during his presentation was that new media has been used in Iran before Obama made use of it in his campaign for presidency. In Iran, Web 2.0 is considered somewhat of an empowerment tool that individualizes the people and help them feel a sense of community with their contributions with the use of new media and also have made Web 2.0 more personal and transparent. I thought that was pretty interesting since Iran is underdeveloped compared to the States. That was indeed a counter-intuitive, but still a fun fact.
Rand was also very flexible with his use of new media, bouncing back and forth his powerpoint to a website to a video until it reaches his involvement of the students in the class. It definitely showed his originality in presenting his topic.
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