Economis, In Networked Citizens

Technologies+ Labour Market = Social network + Organisational Thinking

In former days, people are tend to work on knowledge-based without bring into the play of technologies.

However, the society now has changed, change into a more flexible and responsive economy environment.

Indeed, tech-infused environment enabled the employment become extensive which involves the business and network relationship. 

Speaking of that, the business sectors or organizations nowadays are tend to utilize the power of networking to alter their management and also given them various problem solution in a fast velocity. In previous days, people could be more tense due to they have to solve the problem by thinking themselves only. By contrast, people now would just type the problem on the search engine, various solution are coming out on the page.

To be more specific, liquid labour is an unique standpoint on behalf of economies. What is actually liquid labour? To make it in a more simple way, labour is like a "liquid" which means people now are using information which can move freely to perform their work in a more flexible manner. According to the journal, Bradwell stated " a survey by the Creative Group of marketing and advertising executives in the US found that 57 per cent believe it is permissible for employees to browse non-work-related websites during business hours."

Relating back to the statement, employees nowadays could work leisurely by comparing to the previous days. For example, Facebook is the popular social networking site currently. Employees might log on to Facebook to interconnect with his/her friends during the working hour, in the same time they also can start on their business on Facebook by creating group. Thus, network has become the important ecology in the boundaries of labour market and organisations naturally.

What's more, people are tend to start to do business via social networking which is counted as an ideal workplace for them. The main reason would be it can cut down their costing. For example, they doesn't need to pay any money to open up a group on Facebook for the business purpose, naturally able to arise the people's curiousity towards the group and they will just come and join the group if they are interested.

To conclude, I think if the business sectors without the joint work of network, there must be a lot of problematic and the country will fall behind.

A Declaration of the Independence of Cyberspace

Look! What can you see through the "Cyberspace"?







No, you can't see it because it is a nonphysical environment and it is also the creation of the internet forms. Cyberspace is a virtual reality that reflects on the online environment literally. Speaking of that, Cyberspace is a non-space world which has no rules or regulation and able to fulfill the satisfication of the people while utilizing it. The act of utilizing the Cyberspace is the people's freedom, they can choose to use it in any circumstances they want.

Practically, Cyberspace provides various entertainments, social networking site, rich resources and et cetera to the people.Other than that, to be more specifically focus on the meaning of virtual reality, game could be take as an example to reflect on it based on my opinion. For example, "The Sims". It is a type of game which people are trying to simulate the "character" inside the game that actually reflected on giving them a virtual environment. 

According to John Perry Barlow, it stated Cyberspace does not lie within the Government's borders. I agree with that because Cyberspace is like a big universe, it does not have to rely on any control by someone. It is flexible, things go naturally and not to refrain on any matters.

There is also another interesting statements that quoted by John Perry Barlow, "We are creating a world that all may enter without privilege or prejudice accorded by race, economic power, military force, or station of birth". Obviously,this statement has clearly clarify that Cyberspace is welcoming any people to voice out any feelings or comments on the Cyberspace without any restriction.

By contrast, modern society has a lot of speech or information that should not be exposed. Why? It is because reputation is becoming significant and people is tend to be producing the false news due to the set of rules. Relating to this point, John Perry Barlow has stated Cyberspace is a world that allow people anyone, anywhere may express his or her beliefs, now matter how singular, without fear of being coerced into silence or conformity. Indeed, what's the point of setting up the false news? It has directly devastating the harmony among different races, culturals and perhaps some critical matters which are unpredictable.

"Your legal concepts of property, expression, identity, movement, and context do not apply to us. They are all based on matter, but there is no matter here." quoted by John Perry Barlow.
Precisely, Cyberspace should not allow any problematic issue exist even by now. For example, racist problematic, cultures problematic and et cetera. Is that possible? Anyhow, acccording to John Perry Barlow's point of view, he has divided it into 2 boundaries clearly which is Cyberspace should not be interfere by the Government.

Cyberspace says to Government.






To conclude, I think some rules to control the Cyberspace is not a really bad matter but just don't too overmuch. What I mean is the "balancing". Due to too much of restriction, of course there are people who tend to anti the rules and regulation to overcome the flexibility of usage in Cyberspace. So, what you think? :)

Information Ecology

Network is like a flow, correlate with the nodes and provide nugget of information to people. In other words, node is like a seed upholding different kind of new information in everyday life.

 According to Felix Stalder, flows and nodes are mutually constitutive, one builds upon the other. Doubtlessly, flow is supporting at each node and in contrast a node without flow would be dead. In a direct manner, it probably means the interconnection within these 2 elements have to be attached with each other no matter how.

There are four dimension of four ecology as stated in the journal:

• Interdepency
• Change
• Time-boundness
• Differentiation

INTERDEPENDENCY- Likewise, it means the uniqueness of the node and the flow are interconnect with each other, both are having the consensus.


CHANGE- It means the flow of information could be change because it is infinitely malleable. The vital information could be varied  via different kind of electronic media such as smartphone, computer, radio and et cetera.  The direction and quality of the information flow could be change abruptly into a brand new environment if there is any unexpected small or big modification happened.


TIME-BOUNDNESS- It probably means the intersection of time and information flows are crucial. For example, journalists always need to update the news everydays because they have the purpose to let everyone know the most up-to-date information. Speaking of that, people would have want to know the news on time instead of getting the news which was outdated. Who will want to know the news which have passed few days ago? What's more, it is not a crucial issue to discuss anymore.


DIFFERENTIATION- "Information is difference and the nodes survive as long as they can make a difference, which is far as long as they can produce information that is valid for others." For example, every industry would have want to differenciate themselves in order to increase their population propotionally among themselves. In other words, it could be decoded in other way which they can make the difference as long as they are able to provide the credibility to the people.


Literally, these 4 dimensions of information ecology sounds quite abstract. As a matter of fact, when I was trying to understand it , it seems vivid once the points come to mind. Interesting.

Why Networks Matter?

Why Network matter? Practically, network has possessed the tech-infused and high enhancement on our life.Majority of people would have their own Facebook now, even though a small kid like 6 years old and above.The precise amount of people who are using different kind of social networking is uncountable, in a natural manner the society has become the ''Global Network'' which has expanding into an unpredictable global scale.


According to the researcher, Manuel Castells has stated that networking has actually permeated all the domains of social life. I am strongly believing in that because people nowadays are also using different kind of high tech gadget such as Iphone, Ipad & et cetera to interconnect within each other and enhance the network relations. Perhaps, the boundaries of network is becoming wide by just connecting various social networking sites with just one high tech gadget. So what if billion of people have several handheld devices or others within themselves?


Once again, as what Manuel Castells mentioned, civil society is reconstructed at the local and global level through networks of activists, often organised and debated over the Internet. It could be mean that the people now is trying to increase their recognition or population via the flexibility usage of network communication and network could be also refer as an ''trend'' that altered the complexity life of the civil society.


Besides the usage of Internet, media is also counted as the network which has occupied the time space of the public. For example, newspaper, radio, television, movies, music and et cetera has actually linked. Thus, we could share and see the same news, issues or any other events which are happening right now. It is pretty amazing that these communication medium are joint work to make the people communicate with each other.


Next, the power of network is reconstructing and shaping the life of society.  People can interconnect with others, but on the same time it can be disconnect based on their flexibility using the social networking. Indeed, I am not really sure whether my explanation is true or not as what Manuel Castells mentioned in the journal and stated that the power is the "switchers" in network society.


 So guys, as for now we are also interconnecting with each other, aren't we? This is why network matter so we can communicate and increasing our understanding by posting, tweeting and commenting!And also not being left out, Facebook. =)