Which Networking Law do I agree with?

The law that I agree with the most is Reed’s Law, which states that the utility of a network with n members increases exponentially. In other words, the networks focus more on the multiple individual relationships a user has than one user’s link to another. It focuses more on social networks, which consists of several social media options and people who use them. Instant messaging is a recent thing, so it’s more accurate to today’s networking than the Metcalfe’s and Sarnoff’s Laws. The other laws only focus on statistics and ratings like one would when working on television. Reed’s law acknowledges that connections between users should be viewed from more of a qualitative perspective than a quantitative one. In other words, Reed’s Law seems to draw attention to the sociality of networking than the statistical aspect. Since networking nowadays is more about personal and work relationships than how many people one is able to contact (which was an amazing feat back when the internet was developed), Reed’s Law is a better representation of networking. In Five years, I doubt things will change. People claim that it’s a bad thing that people only communicate online or by text. I personally think it’s a double-edged sword. While people have become more prone to interacting with others without physically being around them, the Internet has given people an opportunity to connect with potential friends from around the globe. Soon texting won’t be enough; phones won’t be enough; screens won’t be enough, and the replacements/improvements will never truly stop. We’re becoming more comfortable with speaking to machines, whether it’s to other people or with artificial intelligence like Cleverbot. It’s not viewed as strange or crazy, and neither does speaking into or typing a device to a person several miles away. There have actually been fairly recent news about Japan developing and selling automatons with the intelligence of kindergarteners. The people who I told the news to hardly batted an eye since they’re used to technological advances having close ties to social interaction. There are more examples, of course, due to our interest in creating life in…less than conventional ways. It will become more common the more we learn and more willing we are to take risks.

"Why We Blog"

This article talks about the purposes of frequent blogging, whether it's for informational or personal reasons. They're not always personal diaries, but they can tell you of medical or scientific discoveries. According to the article, blogging isn't always a daily thing; some are only updated weekly or monthly. They can be used to stay in touch with friends and family, as an information source, or simply as an outlet. A blog gets a larger audience the more often it’s shared or talked about either online or by word of mouth. Since bloggers are typically anonymous unless their intended audience is friends and loved ones, their blogs can have controversial subjects without fear of retaliation. Blogs are used instead of mass email or websites. They’re more personal and less likely to spam an audience who doesn’t want to see every single post. They can be made to represent the person, giving their posts more “life” than an email would. This was an interesting take on blogging, focusing on the psychological aspects. People usually assume that blogs are for angst-ridden teenagers who want to vent, but they’re so much more than that. I personally am not much of a blogger since I, like many others who attempt to, wouldn’t know what to say when expected to update frequently. There are other ways of using them, whether it’s for staying in touch with family or promoting franchises. This is shown in Generation Like. With Tyler Oakley and the Hunger Games fanatic. The short film has even shown that blogs aren’t limited to typing and can be videos, known as “vlogs”.

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