Journal #10

I consider technology the product of innovation that allows for tasks to be completed or problems to be solved in a faster or more efficient way than was previously possible. I'm also extremely proud that I could string those words together in a seemingly coherent sentence. I will use two journal entries from classmates that I found particularly interesting to discuss digital technology and everyday writing. I believe that Christina brings up a great point by stating the digital technology has allowed everyday writing to thrive and now you can argue that everyday writing is dependent upon technology in of itself.

I really like one topic brought up by the article in particular, and that is the phenomena of social production. The author makes the case that social production enhances the level of writing in democratic countries by using the knowledge to combine. Combining ideas to create writing is a wonderful and fascinating process, that is exponentially enhanced by the ability to communicate with people instantaneously, through means of social media. Like Tayina mentions in her entry, "Each platform has a definite community, and everyone has the chance to contribute." This is no more evident than social media sites like Facebook or Twitter, where it is easy to share thoughts, comments, and ideas about topics almost immediately. Even this blog is an example of others (Tayina and Christina) contributing to the ideas I am currently writing about. Technology has enhanced everyday writing by adding the instant collaboration element, and would not be able to exist without it.