The topic of our group presentation is “Consumption and Digital Commodities in the Everyday”, we will focus on how internet influence our consumption practices. It is divided into two parts. Firstly, Amie will talk about how the consumption pattern and method are changed, new consumer behaviour and new advertisement and promotion, etc exist. Moreover, she also illustrates the effect of the emergence of digital media.
In my part, I am going to discuss how the digital technology influences our consumption practice and how copyright exists as a problem of the online world. Everyone can be a consumer and also a seller. Nowadays, we are more and more active in consumption. For example, we will actively search a product which is rare or brand new overseas through internet. I also want to share my experience in this part. I would like to show some examples of online shopping such as Amazon, Yesaisa. In addition, I will go to examine how the new model of digital technology changes the consumer to be also a seller - online auction. At last, I will talk about the problem of copyright and illustrate the example of a band “Radiohead”.
In my part, I am going to discuss how the digital technology influences our consumption practice and how copyright exists as a problem of the online world. Everyone can be a consumer and also a seller. Nowadays, we are more and more active in consumption. For example, we will actively search a product which is rare or brand new overseas through internet. I also want to share my experience in this part. I would like to show some examples of online shopping such as Amazon, Yesaisa. In addition, I will go to examine how the new model of digital technology changes the consumer to be also a seller - online auction. At last, I will talk about the problem of copyright and illustrate the example of a band “Radiohead”.
by Juliana Chan
3 comments:
After our group presentation, I find that Amy's part which dealt with theory did not contain much problems. Dr.Alison and many classmates were interested in my part, particularly in my own experience about the 'nubrella'. I was happy to share my experience through this presentation. However, due to the time limit, I was not able to share so many examples. In fact, I have to admit that Internet is a very big issue in the current era and what we have discussed is only a very, very small part of it. I hope I can discuss some other parts more deeply in my final paper.
I agree with what your group have pointed out that the internet really influences our consumption practices. With wider range of choices provided on the Internet, it is quite attractive to shop online, especially through the auction website in which a lower price of the product may be found. By which, the consumption pattern of people is changed in come extents.
However, instead of the copyright, I am more concerned about the online security. As the online payment is usually required in the online shopping, it may increase the possibilities of leaking out the personal information by others with the advanced computer technology and thus damaging the individual privacy. In which, the anonymity in the virtual world may also be attributed to the potential security issue. In this way, the security problem of the online world may act as a barrier stopping people from participating in online consumption practices.
I agree that the new form of information technology has been changing our consumption practices. Through the internet, we can be the buyer and the seller. The online auction, such as ebay, turns our roles from passive to active. Sometimes, we cannot find the products which we need in daily life, internet gives us another chance to search online. Therefore, this consumption practice is very attractive and convenient.
However, I think online shopping only gives us another way, but it cannot replace the shopping in real life. It is because we can do the fitting and checking in real life, maybe I can say that it is pleasure of shopping. Therefore, online shopping is just another way.
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