Writing in the 21st century, at its core, is still the same and writing in the 18th century. "Remix" explains this well. Everything we create is just building off of old ideas. Nothing is purely original. And writing is still about spreading ideas.
However some characteristics have changed with the advent of digital technology. On rate at which we can spread ideas as increased. therefore, we can build off each others ideas faster. An example of this would be the fan fiction we discussed last class. The students were able to collaborate, learn, and share with each other from all over the country.
Also, as Taylor mention referencing Jenkins writing on spam, technology has allowed writing to be more personalized, even with advertisements. Spam is "'personalized' from computer to computer, using your browsing history to figure out exactly which advertising should be showing on your Facebook page." Also, before writing was for the elite, but now anyone can gain a following with Web 2.0.
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