Not Only Text, But Video

After taking this course and writing this blog for few weeks, it inspired me a lot. I think that it provided me a chance to think more about new media. Not only does it provide us a deeper understanding towards the new media, but also let me think about the new media with many various angles. For example, I have read so many news, blogs, articles about new media and it. It trained my critical thinking to know every aspects of an issue and make up our mind that which side I should support. For this ever-changing society, can you imagine what if we don't have smartphone on our hand? Now, I think new media is positive and irreplaceable.

Instead of summarizing my blog experience by repeating the same things, I would like to share about my new insight these days. We should not only focus on the texts on new media but also the video. As we all know, Youtube is a very popular platform around the world which provides users various functions.

I would like to make the emphasis this time on the video clips that users uploaded onto the net. Before mentioning this, I would raise a question. Is it good or bad? You may have some opinion after reading this post. So, Feel free to share.

We can categorise those uploaded videos. Some of them can beneficial to our daily while some of them may reflect some negative phenomenon of the society. Let's discuss!

Music Video

The most common type of video on youtube should be music videos. In regardless of the promotion strategies of those entertainment agencies, watching those music videos can provide a channel for the users  to release their emotions. It is no doubted that YouTube can be beneficial to the users to certain extent.

Funny Things

Due to the hectic life of Hong Kongers, it's good for them to spend more time on YouTube to serch for some relaxation. In psychological approach, it is a kind of emotion-focused coping skills to del with stress. Thus, it is essential for users to upload more or watch more funny clips that they have. It can undeniably enhance one's optimism.

Self Promoting 

Additionally, Youtube is a platform for some users who would promote themselves by uploading videos like singing or make-up workshop, etc. It's free, and it is effective. Do you have anything about yourselves that you would share? Just do it!

News & Interview

What's more, people can also search around the Youtube to get some knowledge or news about the society. Thus, they can have the most updated information about the world. They can also develop their independent thinking and critical thinking by searching more than one interview on each aspect. Therefore, people can know the stances on an issue from different angles and then criticise some of them which they do not agree.

Disgusting Cartoon

For the negative aspect, I think the only disadvantage of YouTube is that there are no restriction on the content of video such as violence or pornography. Furthermore, for those who are below 18 or even younger, they can still freely browse around the youtube and access to some videos which are supposed to be watched by adults such as some disgusting cartoon in the above pic. They can watch whatever they want without any parents guidance. Hence, they cannot differentiate what is suit for them and what is not.

Any comments on what I share? Feel free:)

Here is my favourite post that I want to share which titled People Around Us? Or Machine Around Us?

And here are some comments that I have left in previous weeks.

People Around Us? or Machines Around Us?

Some psychologists aroused an issue in recent year that people tend to "interact" with the iPhones more than with their family members, friends, etc. Did you have any similar experience? When there is a gathering with your primary schoolmates, people were only concerning the group photos at the end of the gathering so that they could upload it to their Facebook and Instagram with some touching schedule and then attracts people to click the "LIKE" button. Just that simple. As a result, nobody enjoy the process of meeting friends who haven't met for almost ten years . 

Last Sunday, my family planed to go yum cha on that afternoon when we all woke up. However, at the end my Dad got mad on my Mum, so cute. The dialogue were as following:

MUM: Hey Dad, we are gonna go out at 2 for yum cha.

DAD: I won't go today.

MUM: Why?

DAD: We all only meet each other once a week but you never treasure the time when we gather. Last time when we yum cha, you were looking at your iPhone all the time for the Tai Wan drama and laugh. Anymore interaction in this family? (as I am living hall now and one of my sis was moving out to live with her husband)

Mum: Okay, I am so sorry. I wont be like that today. I promise.

Dad: Okay, I go. Wakakakakakakaka. I have your words.

Although my Dad was not really that serious, we can have some ideas about the effects of these new technology. Thus, how about your life? Should you interact with the people around you more than the machines? Or you have already done a good job? You all better think of it.

R.I.P.

You should know the trauma happened on the National Day 2012, right?

Undoubtedly we feel really sad about it.



Sorry, I am not focusing on the trauma itself,

but I want you to think "How did you know that?"

Instead of receiving it from the instant news from the TV or radio,

I believe that most of us were knowing it from the new media such as Facebook and Instagram, right?

At least, I was!



Thus, I realised the good side of the new media that information can be spread in a very rapid rate.

After the crisis happened, the Internet was all about this

It is undeniable that it has aroused social concern.

We appreciate those who contribute a lot on the issue

and the new media also helps attract people to provide assistance to those victims.



The public always criticises the new media that it brings negative phenomenon.

I don't think so, how about you?

Leave some comments.