Crouch_Media Hot and Cold

Media Hot and Cold was kind of compelling but also confusing. His descriptions of the two different types of mediums were interesting but I do not think he did a good job of describing them for readers to understand. I think some readers would have to try to interpret them on their own, but I think there would be variety of definitions.

Overall, I believe the author was trying to explain how people will react or change as film, radio and television expand and get more prevalent in society as the years progress.

Personal Dynamic Media Response

This article was an interesting way to look at computers from a different angle. This idea of a “Dynabook” is basically a laptop or iPhone in today’s time without being as intense for lack of better words. Its referred to as a “personal medium” which is interesting because its geared specifically for the viewers’ needs and wants. It’s funny when they talk about SHAZAM as an animation/moviemaker system, when today most of us know it as an app that can help you discover music. Overall, I think this article is interesting in saying that this DynaBook could be a personal machine and a new medium, when today, in 2015, we’ve come so far with different computer systems. Kay and Goldberg were hitting the nail on the head because there are laptops designed today specifically for gamers, laptops for doctors, etc.  I think this transmission of ideas and programs/software has actually been a revolution over the past decade like Kay was saying. In both good and bad ways, the machine has allowed for more communication in our culture. Its bizarre to think about how much we rely on programs, software, and communication through our laptops, computers, iPhones, etc.

Media Hot and Cold -- Cowart

This article confuses me as it almost contradicts itself. The author describes hot medium as revolutionary and culture changing like the steel axe missionaries provided to Australian natives, but puts the telephone as an invention in the classification as cool medium. I have to disagree with this assessment. Anyone today can look around and see that the telephone has completely transformed culture today. Then the author says that a hot medium provides a large quantity of information but the steel axe does not meet these standards. This article seemed too opinionated with not much factual support for my liking.