I really like how he compares the technology education with natives/immigrants. I do think that it is very similar. Many older generations feel that technology is bad and is ruining the new generation. However, they could just be afraid because they do not understand it.
I think that I am a resident of the internet. I have blogs and social medias that allow me to be social. visible, and communal on the web. I definitely see the web as a social space. My mother is a visitor of the web. She hates the social networking, and putting your face to your name. She is worried about identity theft and people abusing her name on the web. I do try to be as private as possible on the web though, understanding that there is a need for privacy and safety online, so I would place myself closer to the resident side, but not all the way there. I do see the internet as tools that you can use it for, but I am not completely emerged in the web.
I think that I am a resident of the internet. I have blogs and social medias that allow me to be social. visible, and communal on the web. I definitely see the web as a social space. My mother is a visitor of the web. She hates the social networking, and putting your face to your name. She is worried about identity theft and people abusing her name on the web. I do try to be as private as possible on the web though, understanding that there is a need for privacy and safety online, so I would place myself closer to the resident side, but not all the way there. I do see the internet as tools that you can use it for, but I am not completely emerged in the web.