Jackie Trueman
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Jackie Trueman commented on Television’s Last Stand on August 6, 2009, 6:40 PM
Watching television on the computer... hmm well the first thing is that you are closer to screen than televison which creates, not funny..., but a closer tie to what you are watching. It becomes more personal. Time is yours on the internet, unlike TV. Having worked in televison myself, I know that stories are shot and edited for a particular time slot on "live" television. You cannot rewind unless you are taping that particular segment. If television wants to go forward and be extremely competitve, then air the segment online as soon as it is edited. Imagine what a world that could create for televison! Leave prime time for when people feel like putting their feet up and watching a compilation of segments. It may not matter that some have been previously aired online earlier, as the "mode" is different. Earlier people may feel more alert and not mind the computer but later after work, it is slow down time. Watching televison at primetime requires no effort unlike the computer and also sofas are a lot more comfortable than computer chairs.
Do we have a sense of community in our lives?
With a lot of families moving around for jobs, education, etc. do we have a sense of community, a sense of connection in our lives? In the sixties children could come home from school and go out to play with friends because they had a parent at home. Over time parents knew most of their neighbors, usually, because they had lived there for several years which made for security, social interaction, free advice, helping each other out, etc. I think my children's generation (they are in their twenties) struggle with it. Facebook seems to be their way of connecting. … Read More
January 27, 2008 |
Jackie Trueman commented on Re: When did you become conscious of your heritage? on January 27, 2008, 1:24 PM
I was always aware of my heritage as a child. Growing up in the sixties in a rural area, there were few families of German heritage. In my case, I was a child of a German father and an English mother. we were labelled as "German" at a time when there was still resentment leftover from WWII. In later years, I can remember a friend who was Haida Indian, saying to me, "German and English are the same" which surprised me because I grew up with dual foods, language and culture. Then if you threw in Canadian, that makes three. Years, later I was talking to man of Japanese descent and saying how I felt torn between my two cultures, and he told me to choose the best of both in order to reconcile myself. It has always been difficult because my father came from a different culture, religion (Catholic), language and socio-economic group than did my mother. Both had grown up in war torn cities in their respective countries during WWII. Today I celebrate my heritage, and enjoy learning about others.
Jackie Trueman commented on Twitter and the Economics of Social Media on August 6, 2009, 6:58 PM
Twitter may be short blurbs but it is a form of communication as much as hand gestures are :) The biggest thoughts about the direction that the society was going was the issue of "cocooning" meaning more and more of the population were or were going to spend more time in their homes. Some of the many reasons for this were that people could work from their homes, pay bills online, order products and services online, etc. The one thing that was forgotten is that people need connection and I feel that Twitter provides that. It saves time connecting there than going to Networking meetings, etc. which include for the most part, travel, parking time, walking to location and return. One of the interesting idosyncrasies of Twitter is that you don't have to talk to anyone you don't want to. In real life networking, you have to politely find your way out of the situation. A person cannot be longwinded on Twitter in a single conversation. The only issue I see is that the older generation is used to face to face, so participating is more of an effort.