In our first week of network cultures we were given the task of explaining what we define network cultures to be but to also later on in class we found out the real definition of what it means in today’s society.
In my opinion I feel network cultures is the connection of nodes which is a group of people interconnect through a variety of networks i.e. Mobile, World Wide Web, etc… Paul Baran’s Network Models in 1926 define how network can be formatted into three different kinds of networks i.e. a centralized network, a decentralized network and a distributed network.
Most of the changes in network culture are subtle and only appear radical in retrospect. Take our relationship with the press. One morning you noted with interest that your daily newspaper had established a website. Another day you decided to stop buying the paper and just read it online. Then you started reading it on a mobile Internet platform, or began listening to a podcast of your favourite column while riding a train. (Varnelis, K., 2010).
Network Culture is today’s society and economy is fast grossing way of communicating to receive and exchange information. With today’s society it’s possible in the future that network culture could make such things as newspapers and books obsolete.
Bibliography:
Varnelis, K., (2010), The Meaning of Network Culture. Available at: http://www.eurozine.com/articles/2010-01-14-varnelis-en.html (Accessed on 23rd September 2011)
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