Subcultures

Subcultures and Cyberniches

 

 

 

 

 

 

Modern society has been consumed by digital and social media.  Instead of using a type-writer to put together news, entertainment and political information. people of the twenty-first century are using digital electronics.  Computers offer word processing software and Internet tools that are widely globalized.  A form of this new digital culture is Blogging.  Blogs are constructed of online entries that are for personal enjoyment or public reading.  A definition in Promad K. Nayar's book "Introductions to New Media and Cybercultures" says "blogging is refered to as 'reverse-chronological posting by an individual that incorporate hyperlinks, videos and photos."    Another form of posting online are social websites like Facebook, Pintrest, Instagram and Twitter.  Below I have included a chart dividing the use of social and digital communication.  As  you can see in the second chart, Blogging is expected to rise 2% (about 10 million readers each year) by 2014.

 

 

 



 

 

Webcams and Online Self Pleasure

 

 

Web cam technology is not new, but its use is always being redefined.  Web cams were first used as a means of showing ones self to those who they are chatting with.  Softwares like Microsoft Net Meeting, Skype and IMovie allow people to chat with video imagery.  Webcams are now used by men and women for online pleasure and sex chats.  Websites like Live Jasmin and Adult Finder make soft porn accessible through webcam interfaces.  Web cams are not just used for sexual pleasure, they are used for business conferences and for recording personal videos of the family or friends.  These webcams through software like Skype, bring families together even though they might live apart.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fansites and Fan-Communities

 

 

 

 

 

 

Today, just about everything you can think of has a website.  It just takes one person as a fan to sit down and create a website.  These pages are public so the fan community grows quickly.  Fansites can be on any subject including sports, cars, music, art, books, movies, digital culture and more.  For kids there are fansites on Pokeman, Curious George, Yo Gabba Gabba, Spongebob, Hanna Barbera cartoons, The Peanuts, Disney characters and music groups like Jonas Brothers or Backstreet Boys.  For high school and college students there are fansites for Star Trek, Comic books, bands, tattoos, fashion, muscle cars, fitness and more.  These fansites allow anyone to see recent updates on their favorite subject and links to videos on Youtube.


The Avatar Self is a new subculture that has attracted millions to cybergaming.  Online gaming communities include Worlds of Warcraft, SIMS, Second Life, Ultima Forever and now Enterprise (a business oriented game).

 

Tpyes of Cyberculture Through Movies and The Internet