My thoughts on chapter 2:
· I liked how the authors point out the arrogance of the music industry, especially Sony. This is similar to how the movie and TV industry treats its content on YouTube. This is not new either. The movie industry fought cable, as they saw it as a threat. Instead, it made them more money. Again with the invention of the VCR, the movie industry fought against the new technology. Now, DVD sales eclipse the box office.
· It is interesting that more companies are opening up their source code. You can now post photos from Flickr onto Facebook. Also, many of the applications on Facebook are now user created.
· I forget the name of it, but there is a new wave in advertising where employees create blogs, and will get involved in other blogs. Once they have a reputation as an authority on a subject relating to the company, they then start pushing the company’s products. Electronic Arts is famous for this kind of advertising.
· The growth in blogs has led to a ‘pajamas media’ where some guy in his pajamas with a large readership now can comment on the news, and set the tone for the discussion in the media. You saw this in the last US election with the Swift Boat Veterans, and the famous CBS memos. I wonder what will happen in this next election.
· Education needs to change for the new economy and the web generation. The current education system is still stuck in the 19th century. The school system of people sitting quietly and regurgitating what the teacher said was to prepare people for factory jobs where learning to do repetitive tasks was necessary. In a knowledge based economy, active learning is required, but schools do not follow an active learning model. Reform is desperately needed in this regard.
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The education system definitely needs to be changed. Todays kids have to engaged otherwise they don't pay any attention. They always seek something intersting and new for them. They will reject anything that is boring to them. Todays education system is boring for the kids.
I never new untill I read the ch2 that Sony and BMG installed rootkits in the CDs. That is atrociuos on their part.
I definately agree with education reform. It's a vicious cycle though, teachers don't get paid enough, they have too many kids in their classes, etc. It's interesting that at the grad. level, we still have the occasional memorize and regurgitate exams.
oh and I definately like the working at home in your pajamas idea..
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