OnlineOnline revolution in social communications availability of images and ideas ethical question use of the media of social communication The common good international common good drives and supports globalization Changes in technology and work relationships every person everywhere “a partner in the business of the human race transforming political and economic relations digital divide

– Males comprise 72 percent of wireless Internet users in the US - 18-34 age group are the most likely to use wireless devices to access the Net.

– gay/lesbian sites have the highest concentration of Internet users that access the Internet via wireless devices, followed by car-rental sites and directories-classified sites.

– 11 percent of all Web-based email users access the Internet via mobile phone or PDA.

English language native to seven countries (8.2% of the world's population)

The U.S. The U.K. Ireland Canada Australia New Zealand South Africa Philippines English is used most of the time online in India. total Gross Domestic Products of these seven countries is $12.26 trillion (29.8% of

the entire world economy). – The U.S. Population: 270 Million

Gross National Product: US$8.083 trillion GNP per capita: $30,200

– The U.K. Population: 59.5 Million Gross Domestic Product: US$1.29 trillion GDP per capita: US$21,800

– Canada. Population 31.3 Million, out of which 24.3 Million are in English-speaking provinces. Gross Domestic Product : US$ 722.3 billion (1999 est.)GDP per capita : US$23,100

– Australia. Population 20 Million Gross Domestic Product: US$ 416 billion GDP per capita: USD$ 20,800

– South Africa. Population 43.4 Million. Gross Domestic Product: US$ 296 billion GDP per capita: US$6,800

Online population

Internet users

Telephone lines

Other facts The United States has more computers than the rest of the world combined

When assessed by region, Internet use is dominated by North Americans:

41% of the global online population is in the United States & Canada

27% of the online population lives in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (25% of European Homes are online)

20% of the online population logs on from Asia Pacific (33% of all Asian Homes are online)

Only 4% of the world's online population are in South America only 0.4% of people in South Asia are online although the region is home to one-

fifth of the world's population.

Internet usage by household South Korea 54.7%

Sweden 54.5%

USA 54.1%

Singapore 53.3%

Hong Kong 51.0%

Canada 50.0%

Denmark 49.0%

Taiwan 48.7%

Netherlands 48.5%

Norway 47.1%

Australia 46.7%

New Zealand 42.6%

Switzerland 40.8%

United Kingdom 33.4%

Israel 32.8%

Austria 31.5%

Finland 30.6%

Japan 30.2%

Belgium/ Lux 29.6%

Germary 29.5%

Italy 28.0%

Ireland 28.0%

France 15.7%

Spain 15.6%

Argentina 10.9%

Brazil 7.3%

South Africa 4.7%

Mexico 3.5%

India 0.5%

Source: Nielsen//NetRatings GNETT Q20015

Privacy

Large companies monitored the e-mail, computer files or phone calls of their workers (Internet Privacy for Dummies)

"cookie" files on hard drives Globally Unique Identifiers, or GUIDs main threat to privacy from commercial interests. surveillance cameras, biometric devices and medical technology, spy satellites

and computer chips Some chose to be watched such as http://www.icepick.com/ Other Internet devices o        Hand-held computers and organisers, o        TV sets, o        Motor vehicles, o        Cell phones over 1 billion mobile phone owners globally with

Internet access - 9.9 million Americans access the Internet via a PDA or mobile phone.

o        Wrist watches o        Clothes (BodyNet and Personal Area Network – PAN) o        Refrigerators, microwave ovens and

Subject: Amnesty International: AMINA LAWAL SET TO BE STONED

The Nigerian Supreme Court has upheld the death sentence for Amina Lawal, condemned for the crime of adultery on August 19th 2002, to be buried up to her neck and stoned to death. Her death was postponed so that she could continue to nurse her baby. Hearing on her Execution is now set for 25 SEPTEMBER 2003. If you haven't been following this case, you might like to know that Amina's baby is regarded as the 'evidence' of her adultery. Amina's case is being handled by the Spanish branch of Amnesty International, which is attempting to put together enough signatures to make the Nigerian government rescind the death sentence. A similar campaign saved another Nigerian woman, Safiya, condemned in similar circumstances. By March 4th the petition had amassed over 2,600,000 signatures. It will only take you a few seconds to sign Amnesty's online petition. Please sign the petition now, then copy this message into a new email and send it to everyone in your address book. http://www.amnesty.org.au/e-card/petition.asp

Internet-mediated communication technologies usable for online qualitative research

Asynchronous Email: Email list(servs):

Synchronous Internet Relay Chat (IRC) channels. Multi-User Dungeons/Domains (MUDs)

and MUD Object-Oriented (MOOs). video and audio conferencing,

Synchronous CMC

•Real time communication examples•Internet relay chat•MUD (multi-user chat) virtual reality, virtual communities•Videoconferencing

•Absence of non-verbal cues (uses abbreviations and emoticons)•Virtual conversation-lacks the rules of effective interaction•Encourages role playing, virtual identity

Asynchronous CMC

Asynchronous CMC

What is missing

Collaborative commitment of participants

Feedback which allows the social meaning of the message to be processed

Loss of personal identity (deliberate or accidental) can encourage both

Open and free expression

Breaking of social rules

MUDs and MOOS

Go to http://mappa.mundi.net/maps/maps_005/answer these questionsAND PUT IN THIS WEEK’S JOURNAL1. What are MUDs?2. When did they begin?

Worldwide interactivityExample – Ancient Worlds

Ancient Worlds is an online multiplayer game based on medieval wargames

Go to the next screen and read “What is Ancient Worlds”

Emoticons

See http://se.unisa.edu.au/phd/storm/abreviations.htm

Write down several for Thursday

Foreign emoticons http://se.unisa.edu.au/gc/emoticons.htm 

Online chat for Thursday in CETL room 1Online chat for Thursday in CETL room 1

http://infoshuttle.magill.unisa.edu.au:9990/palace/client/instantpal.html if this does not work go to http://www.thepalace.com/ and go to the last palace on the page - palace://so.palaceunlimited.com:9998

For this exercise you will need both the Internet and Word open. You will need Word to write notes as this will be included in your journal for next week (journal week 10). If you do not have a disk with you, email it to yourself.

Give yourself a name and choose an AvatarExplore the PalaceFrom the lobby take the door into the conference room and then back to the lobby

and into the breakout room. Use the room’s menu to explore the other rooms. (time: 5 mins)

Make a friendFind another person to talk to. Perhaps you can go to a quieter room to talk. Find out

their group’s country, and one interesting thing that you both have in common that is a cultural difference. Record this information in your journal. (time: 10 mins)

Week 9-1: Record the username, their group’s country, and one thing that is unique about that person’s country as a result of globalisation.

Week 9-3: Find a group of 3 or more. Ask politely if you can join them. Find out something interesting about each of the members. Record this information in your journal (time: 10 minutes)

Week 9-3: Discuss music as one aspect of Internet privacy and record each person’s input into the discussion. (time: 10 mins)