Products of the Internet Revolution

06/28/2012 7:00 pm

WesternWhat is it like growing up in a world surrounded by the online world? How has technology shaped the youth of today? Has it made us a society more aware of social issues, or are we more disconnected than ever?

Three current students from the Media, Information and Technoculture program at the University of Western Ontario — who have acted as interns for Metaviews this spring — will present about their personal experiences interfacing with technology.

* Anais Chin-Bergeron on using the web in the process of pursuing humanitarian aid projects
* Blake Johnston on how personal branding has shaped our perspective of the media industry
* Laurenne Mandel on the experience of being dedicated to staying offline one day per week

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"Why, sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast."
—Red Queen, Alice in Wonderland

“Be Realistic:
Demand the Impossible"
—political slogan used by
the Situationists in 1968

“Let's set our sights beyond the abominations of today to divine another possible world.”
—Eduardo Galeano

"Impossible is not a fact. It's an opinion. Impossible is not a declaration. It's a dare. Impossible is potential. Impossible is temporary. Impossible is nothing."
- Muhammad Ali