week 2: Comment to Jill's Post

Fourth Screen: My Reaction and Comparison

Sunday, August 9, 2009

First there was the introduction of theater followed by television with the computer to follow and hot on its heels were pocket devices..This idea dealing with the introduction of the fourth screen closely mirrors Jenkins’ Black Box Fallacy discussed in his Convergence Culture (2006). I do feel that we are witnessing this as the explosive introduction of the IPhone and Palm Pre. Phones now complete phone calls, texting,IM’s, videos, complete downloads and emails ..yes there is communication with the black box! It is exciting and also at little scary in the “Big Brother aspect..Privacy now has to be something we must work to obtain. Who knows what will occur next?

Jenkins. H. (2006). Convergence culture: Where old and new

media collide. NY: New York University Press.

Litchfield. S. (2007, October 6). Inspiration: Nokia - the

fourth screen [video]. Retrieved August 9, 2009, from

http://www.youtube.com/watch?

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Donna Wyckoff

Jill what's even more scary is that my post and your are almost identical. We must think alike!!

Monday, August 10, 2009 - 11:23 AM

Also, I completely agree with you that it is a little creepy thinking about the Big Brother thing; I believe this fear is what keeps some older people from taking the plunge into technology.

Monday, August 10, 2009 - 11:39 AM