eExtremists…dominating your future, today

eExtremists, hate groups, whatever you like to call them, are setting the world on fire. With expanding groups, with already more than 932 crowds already, these extremists are set to dominate the eLandscape in the future.

Internet being such a way for anyone to connect with anybody from around the world, help these extremist groups with their growing numbers. Being open for anyone to see, extremists websites such as Aryan Nations, and the Australia First Party, allows anyone to join these ridiculous hate groups, creating them to become bigger and bigger. Believe it or not, their strong, unrighteous and immoral views are agreed with people. Whether it is to abolish multiculturalism, or the dislike of Jewish people and their religion, they are often accepted by people, who somehow like to think like this.

One thing that set me back and took me a while to get used to was that fact that there is an extremist group in my home town. It worries me that my friends, family, or even myself may come under the reasoning for their hate group. Knowing that there is an extremist group near my home, makes me feel uneasy and unsettling.

Although, I do take into account that everybody is entitled to their own views and opinions, I often wonder whether these extremists understand that these people they are belittling and activating against are normal people, just like them. They need to understand that if they can have an opinion about a religion, the people they are patronizing and victimizing are allowed to have a view in which religion they believe in and want to follow.

However, despite my opinion, hate groups are furthermore increasing day to day. They are dominating the world of social media as well as the future of eLandscape.

Documentary making- easy as 1, 2, 3

Documentaries are being exposed to society more and more as time passes. Documentary made films are becoming big screen pictures, with the directors and producers becoming very successful. Such films are Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004) and Supersize me (2004). Not only are documentaries big screen successes, but everyday people are making their own documentaries in their own interests.

Makeuseof.com states that when wanting to make a documentary….you should do the following.
• Feel the passion
• Watch good documentaries (and also the bad ones)
• Decide what to document on

And
• Learn about making documentaries.
Then, but completing this step, you should be ready to begin

Certain documentaries, made by successful directors or everyday people, can give you some insight in the country they are living in or visiting in. This is one of the great things about documentaries. Not only do they give insight, but they give the feeling as if you are sitting there in real life, and not just over a computer screen.

Yet, not all documentaries give positive insight and in reality, not all can be. Some documentaries can consist of unpleasant facts and experiences, for example war, abuse, and even torture. A documentary made in India was banned in 2003 of the Gujarat riots in response to the Godhra Train Burning incident. The documentary was called “The Final Solution”, and was never shown.

But despite this, documentaries are at their peak, or ‘boom’ of their existence. Making them is easy (as 1, 2, 3) and allow people to get insight into cultures and experiences. Not only this, but they are a great way to start your career in film making. All you need is a camera, passion, and a topic.

Mobile Phones- The best friend of many Australians.

As the weeks go by, I’m finding more and more of my friends are purchasing the Apple iPhone. For them, going out on the weekend consists of checking the best place to go over their iPhone, checking the tram or train timetable over their iPhone, perhaps checking the weather for that night, of course over their iPhone, having a good night, then checking the last train or tram time, over their iPhone. It seems that the mobile phone screen is turning into the dominant screen of the 21st century. A friend of mine who would take hours to reply to any sort of message, recently purchased an iPhone. And now, with the use of her new phone, messages are sent as soon as she receives them as she will always have her iPhone close by. But does society really need another screen to view the internet, watch movies and take photos with. I must admit, although I do not own an iPhone, I have come to rely on my mobile phone more than I thought I would. Without it, I feel as though I am almost lost without it, and worried that if something happens I won’t be able to get onto anybody to tell them. This comes to show that society it heavily relying too much on their mobile phones, and it is becoming the dominant screen of the 21st century.
The Office for National Statistics states 90% of people aged 15 to 34 in the United Kingdom have owned or used a mobile phone. Although, this proportion declined with age. Mobile phones are a dominating source of social media in society.
I asked my father who is a businessman, what it is like being on holidays and the costs he makes being ‘switched on’24/7. He says, that without using his mobile phone on holiday would make himself, and everyone in the workplace behind in the work. He said that twenty years ago, nobody would have contacted him as mobile phones were not as dominating as what they are now. Now, is it convenient for work members to contact him, knowing that he will have his mobile phone on him.

So, as the years pass, it seems mobile phone usage is increasing more and more. It is becoming the dominant screen of the 21st century, and will have to be replaced by something incredibly new and exciting to stop the usage. The development is now irreversible in the industry and highly impacts social and societal structure.

The Politics of Social Media.

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Social Media displays such as YouTube, Facebook and Myspace are influencing the campaigns of political individuals across the Western world: who are utilizing these programs. What is the aim of this? To catch the attention of the younger generation, therefore: creating a larger audience to listen. Having used Facebook and Youtube quite often and not really being into politics myself (although I do have some strong views), I personally do not think that utilizing these programs is helping the politicians with their campaign to reach a younger audience. With all the videos in the world to watch over YouTube, I would not choose to watch John Howard talk about climate change. Although if I wanted to, I would make sure that I watched the news or listened to the radio to listen to the topic of conversation.



Utilizing the internet to help campaigns can be risky business, but how effective is it? The new craze of the social network Twitter has created havoc for politicians for “flaming” or in other words, posting what could be seen as a nasty or disliked messages which at first, were not intended to hurt. As your very own computer screen cannot show expression, the illusion of a message can come across as rude, and some cannot tolerate it. This leaves the politician in a position in which could be seen as bad for their career, and may change people in societies views on them. Despite this, there are a number of politicians who have enhanced their public profile positively to society through social networking. For example, there have been people who believe that Barack Obama won the presidency election in America because of his campaigns over the internet. His efforts created a large amount of recognition and praise from the media and the community of politics for creating a social network to back up his campaign, and shows how effective the use of social networking can be (if you use it correctly of course).

The examples show that there is a growing relationship between politics and these social media programs. Although, YouTube, Facebook and Myspace have been used by the politicians, all having different outcomes, there is a large difference in the effectiveness of it. Despite helping their campaign, issues may be taken the wrong way and could possibly destroy the campaign. Politicians must be careful in how they express their views in order for their use of social networking to be successful and effective.