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Hi guys, so today I am going to be talking about another
interesting media skill which is “Networking.”
Networking is the ability to search for, blend, and spread information.(Jenkins, 2009: Pg 91) According to Jenkins (2009, Pg 91), A
resourceful student is no long resourceful if he/she personally possesses a
wide range of resources from which to choose, rather a student is resourceful
when a student can productively navigate through a frequently changing world of
information. Students achieve this by visiting various socially based search engines
such as google.com, amazon.com, and yahoo.com. Jenkins (2009, Pg 93) also
believes that students should smartly identify which social group is most
reliable, relevant and appropriate in order to get the best results and get
them in a safe way. Examples of identifications could be similar tastes,
similar viewpoints, similar goals, trusted, unbiased, and popularity. (Jenkins,
2009: Pg 93) Networking is not only about seeking resources, rather it is also
a process of synthesis where seeking multiple resources helps you produce new
and fresh knowledge (Jenkins, 2009: Pg 94) After reading all that information
about Networking from Jenkins, I think networking is a valid point. As Jenkins
(2009, Pg 93) said, “Networking involves the ability to navigate across
different social communities” I believe that is very valid and very important.
I feel these websites are very important to the youths of today because they
not only are easily accessible but in fact they are very beneficial. Networking
broadens student’s exposure to different perspectives so that they are exposed
to reality and the different views of others. This could help students expand
their knowledge and could help them amend their perspectives of certain aspects
in life. Networking is not only done for knowledge, there is also something
known as “Social Networking.” Social Networking is the exercise of expanding
individual’s social contacts by making connections with others through certain
social platforms. (Rouse, 2015) Depending on the certain social platform,
individuals can register themselves as a member and contact any other member on
the platform. Examples include Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Google+. (Rouse,
2015) An example of Networking is a search engine called google.com. Graduate
students of Stanford University’s Larry Page and Sergei Brin found Google.com
in 1998. Since then it has become the #1 search engine in the world and does at
least 1.1 Trillion searches per year (Sullivan, 2015) Google.com provides
information from all over the world and proves the “Networking skill.”
References:
· Jenkins,
H. et al (2009). “Confronting the
Challenges of Participatory Culture: Media Education for the 21st Century”.
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Reports on Digital Media and
Learning. The MIT Press. Cambridge, Massachusetts. http://bit.ly/1AaI4rc
· Sullivan,
D. (2015, January 16). Google Still Doing
At Least 1 Trillion Searches Per Year. Retrieved December 5, 2015, from http://searchengineland.com/google-1-trillion-searches-per-year-212940
· Rouse,
M. (2015, July 1). What is Social
Networking? Retrieved December 5, 2015, from
http://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/social-networking