What struck me was the mention of content codes on page 4 of the Meyrowitz article, and it made me think about content codes for new media. How are they different and similar to other older media? Also what is the grammar of new media?
The plasticity of the medium idea can be applied to YouTube and Facebook. People are molding these sites into what they want them to be and are then molded by their use of the media.
How do the characteristics of each medium interact with cultural codes and customs?
YouTube and other social networking sites seem to violate cultural codes and customs;
people send nude pictures of body parts by posting racy photos of themselves on social networking sites (and through email and cell phones, too). The line between the private and public self is dissolving. Is this a good thing or a bad one? If you are job hunting, you might want to take those racy photos of yourself off Facebook. I think that
social networking sites allow everyone their 15 minutes of fame—at least locally.
Liz Worden
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