It's social not political

Is the world of Web2.0 a new kind of democracy? I don't think the internet, specifically the web2.0 is a political systerm, although it is grass-rooted, and it does threaten the traditional modes of political engagement and the mainstream media.To me, the web 2.0 is communicational and publishing stage that allows people deliver all modes of information(vidio, audio, photo etc) on it. As one of these users, i post, leave massages and leave comments, email to friends, forward, bookmark, rate and vote. I interact with others. It is more social than political, and technology plus culture give us new social practice.

A virtual Friend: Homer Simpson

Art 104A lot of people like The Simpson show. Like many others who we can find on the street, Homer simpson plays a role of a husband, a father, a small business owner and a dreamer. Mr.Simpson is not real. He is one of our virtual friend that exist in mess media, and I think the mass media works for ordinary people just like Homer Simpson. Cartoons and comics are especially created for a person who is a dreamer and an ordinary person at the same time. In many fields we are "outsiders", but we are involved in many field. Actually, in the post moden socialy, people are not labled insider or oursider anymore. We do cross boundaris all the time, everybody can become an artist, at least, "life is a show".

I have been confused recently about one topic that we had discussed at the beginning of the semester. Now I do agree that "The media is the message". Here, a cartoon show is a message.