Here is How Post-Modernism Changed Free Social Networking

Posted by Tanvi Singh
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May 8, 2017
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For anyone who grew up in India of the 1980s, has been part of a very radical and trans-formative phase of the media; namely, Post-Modernism. They have seen the country move from a very controlled and limited access of media to its immense spread. And this has caused it to reach to millions of people in the form of social media and free social networking sites in india.

To put it briefly, modernism began after the Second World War and it is a philosophical approach based on the principles of modernity. In post-modernism, the people started questioning the idea of universal concept of truth. They began understanding that they too had a right to access of media, good education, etc.

Rise of Networked Society

From the 1980s onwards we can look at the ‘’Rise of Networked Society’’. With the Asiad Games of 1982 began the first color transmission of nationwide television in India. And gradually with the new economic policy of 1991, India saw television reach millions of homes.

With networked society, there was an emergence of cross-media platforms; an example of which is VHS Cassettes, CDs, DVDs, etc. The movies which were earlier only available to watch in theaters were now released on the digital disks as well.

And then, of course, the internet gave us social media and free social networking sites in India. With this came up the ability to search and share anything from photos to movies and songs from anywhere through our smart phones and laptop computers.

The development of Internet in this post-modern era has resulted in the following:

·         It has led to the emergence of the concept of Cyber Democracy under which all citizens get fair and equal access to the internet. It would be their choice to search anything such as jobs, research articles, royalty free stock photos or mp3 songs, provided they do not infringe upon the rights of others

·         It has led to the spread of Media Literacy. These include media and tech skills as well as creativity, collaboration and responsibility

·         The nature of protest has changed with social media sites without actually creating a change in the structures. For instance, the protest campaigns raised across the world on social media

With this transformation, the people started questioning whether this is a sign of public sphere. The public sphere is a theoretical space where there is equal access and free private individuals arrive at a consensus on the functions and role of a state, through sensible discussions and debate.

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Source:- http://www.artipot.com/articles/2071543/here-is-how-post-modernism-changed-free-social-networking.htm

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