Comments on: Myspace makes kids smarter? http://krutal.com/myspace-makes-kids-smarter/ Analayzing the social internet and related topics. Mon, 06 Oct 2008 23:16:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Imran R http://krutal.com/myspace-makes-kids-smarter/#comment-30 Imran R Mon, 24 Mar 2008 22:16:29 +0000 http://krutal.com/myspace-makes-kids-smarter/#comment-30 I like the way you approached your point. It does make sense that children at young ages are interacting with more web based technologies such as HTML, CSS, Javascript. Myspace does get credit for making the younger generation more aware and being able to use them for their profiles. What I don't necessarily agree on is that it makes them smarter. It does give them a skill, but how many children or teenagers see it that way? Maybe they pick up a few tricks here and there but are they really developing a foundation to build on? Myspace gives them creativity to explore these code languages. The majority or so get it done from that "one-smart" friend who does the rest of the pages for everyone. What I can take away from this article is that the younger generation is growing up in a more technological environment. Kids now have cell phones at the age of 11 when the pager wasn't even available till I was almost 15. So in essence, things are picking up more quickly, but still a debate whether it is making us smarter individuals or more reliant on computers and geeks. I like the way you approached your point. It does make sense that children at young ages are interacting with more web based technologies such as HTML, CSS, Javascript. Myspace does get credit for making the younger generation more aware and being able to use them for their profiles.

What I don’t necessarily agree on is that it makes them smarter. It does give them a skill, but how many children or teenagers see it that way? Maybe they pick up a few tricks here and there but are they really developing a foundation to build on? Myspace gives them creativity to explore these code languages. The majority or so get it done from that “one-smart” friend who does the rest of the pages for everyone.

What I can take away from this article is that the younger generation is growing up in a more technological environment. Kids now have cell phones at the age of 11 when the pager wasn’t even available till I was almost 15. So in essence, things are picking up more quickly, but still a debate whether it is making us smarter individuals or more reliant on computers and geeks.

]]> By: Nathan D http://krutal.com/myspace-makes-kids-smarter/#comment-29 Nathan D Mon, 24 Mar 2008 02:12:40 +0000 http://krutal.com/myspace-makes-kids-smarter/#comment-29 I dunno -- when I was a kid they thought in the future everyone would be able to program because that's what it took to do really interesting things on a computer. I can remember my Mom taking me to these classes where we learned to make colored squares appear on the screen and make a "rocket" take off. I'm not sure most people have the tolerance to put up with the vagaries of HTML/CSS, especially if they can use some very simple tools to do WYSIWYG editing on the web. It does seem, though, that a whole generation is growing up EXPECTING to be able to express themselves to the world however they want -- and feeling like having access to a global medium is like having access to tap water. I dunno — when I was a kid they thought in the future everyone would be able to program because that’s what it took to do really interesting things on a computer. I can remember my Mom taking me to these classes where we learned to make colored squares appear on the screen and make a “rocket” take off.

I’m not sure most people have the tolerance to put up with the vagaries of HTML/CSS, especially if they can use some very simple tools to do WYSIWYG editing on the web.

It does seem, though, that a whole generation is growing up EXPECTING to be able to express themselves to the world however they want — and feeling like having access to a global medium is like having access to tap water.

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