Cyberspace

On the Internet, users are separated by a veil of anonymity, allowing them to act however they want. In fact, most people behave as if they were a completely different person once they start communicating on the Internet. Cyberspace lets us craft a custom personality: "Cyberspace crafts a new nature of reality on our everyday life. It opens up an infinity of space in an eternity of light … On the other side of our data gloves, we become creatures of colored light in motion, pulsing with golden…

focus on cyberbullying, especially since it can happen anywhere and everywhere. “The characterization of cyberbullying as offering victims “no space” (Juvonen 497). may come from the fact that kids can connect with cyberspace at school, home, anywhere else in between. As bullying in cyberspace starts, it can quickly escalate in ways that it cannot in traditional bullying. While there is no physical harm, the emotional harm being done can surpass the physical harm that would have been done.…

Digital Identity – What is it? In cyberspace, each thing that exist within it will be classed as an entity by most. These entities will be considered as everything that is within cyberspace. A digital Identity will give characteristics to said entities. The entities themselves will not be able to be identifiable without the help of a Digital Identity (Abelson, 1998). So, if we take the following data that is given to us, we will be able to know that a digital identity will refer to one person’s…

into someone connected to cyberspace. The Internet of Things is a broad term used to define an entire system of devices connected to cyberspace that can communicate with one another. As shown in figure 1.1, there are many devices just at home that can be considered a part of the IoT. This figure is just a small example of all devices that are connected to cyberspace. The term IoT can cover phones, watches, laptops and just about anything mobile that connects to cyberspace. With the IoT…

in the culture where I belong. Before I start to reflect on those experiences, I felt compelled to start with defining culture and stereotype, and providing several stories on how I experienced being stereotyped as a Filipino particularly in cyberspace. “Culture is the complex whole which includes knowledge, beliefs, arts, laws, morals, custom, and any other capabilities and habits acquired by man as a member of the society” (Tylor, 1871). In other words, culture is something that is…

people to engage in cyber criminality. This includes an aptitude for technology, peer pressure from like-minded individuals within the networks, compensation for lack of self-esteem by building an online reputation, perceived lack of policing in cyberspace, derivation of intrinsic pleasure from the challenge of online criminality, need for social affiliation and sense of belonging, and addiction to the behaviour. These findings have important implications for practice and policy towards…

Citizens’ rights is a crucial concern to achieve greater society because of the major and rapid development of technology. Which is now shaping the way our society will be, and with this change comes new concerns such as citizen rights in a postindustrial society, in which technology plays major role. It’s in every aspect of life, it’s a new world with new rules, and different rights. The Electronic Frontier Foundation EFF has addressed many issues including free speech, fair use, and innovation…

This book can be analyzed using a number of sociological techniques. The material the authors discuss is about the social interaction of humans in cyberspace. Therefore this material can be discussed using a variety of sociological concepts. Some concepts that can be used are Conflict Theory, Functionalist Theory, power and authority, social norms, social movements, culture, ethnocentrism, social deviance and symbols. Max Weber’s idea of legitimatized power can be used to analyze this text.…

Cyberspace and intimate computing are binary not only in their technical operations, but also in their associated level of discussion and controversy. The two apparently irreconcilable positions mirror the logic of the computer, where the binary digits zero and one have no intrinsic or positive meaning but are simply indicators and an effect of difference. The computer and the network have expanded from the simple purpose of entertainment, efficiency in the workplace, or improved connectedness,…

This is supported with context and descriptive techniques through Doctorow’s and Felix’s point of view. Before the Prime Minister of Cyberspace election, Felix mentions that “he fell asleep thinking about the logistics of shutting down the internet,” and while a miniscule event in the plot of the story, it sheds light on the minds of the Sysadmins. To dream about management of the details…