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Being asked to watch movies for class seemed to me to be something fun and excited; though when I first saw these two movies, one by Godin and the second by Shirky, I have to say I did not see my interest spike at as I watched. Then I took the chance to watch them again and I found something totally different they were funny and I saw that I could relate to these movies. They were both connected in ways but each had its own distinct differences that stuck out.

These two speakers approached similar topics in completely different ways it seems to me. Godin came up with a witty and funny way of presenting his topic. He used funny pictures along with witty comments to keep the attention of the audience allowing them to really get a feel for what he was saying. I spoke of some very specific leaders and tribes then had more general details for as to why he was talking about them. There were many examples he uses some of which were the leader of Toms Shoes or Zappos, he spoke of how these two people to a simple idea of shoes and found two completely different ideas. Zappos is a way for shoe lovers to get together and look or find something they love. Whereas Toms Shoes is a way to give to others, when someone buys a pair of shows that exact pair of shoes will be given to someone that does not have any shoes at all. Godin helps the audience to see that there are so many different tribes out there and so many different leaders. He challenges the audience to become leaders themselves and create their own tribes. His speech in this way seems to be more of a motivational speech, whereas Shirky had a more of an informative speech. He informed the audience of how much the technology of our world today has changed over time. He gave examples with three more so general stories and went into depth on the reasoning for telling each of them. He spoke of the election and how people decided to video the vote getting the idea from the Nigerian election that happened just a few months earlier. He used this story to show that it does not matter where the technology is coming from anymore it now puts everyone on a similar playing field. Although different, each of these speeches had its own way of conveying a similar message.

I saw that these two movies both spoke of communication but not only that they spoke of movements technology and communication have made. Shirky spoke of how communication has transformed throughout history to be something not only for the individual but also for the group. This is connected to Godin and his speech because Godin's speech speaks of the leader, which is the individual, but he also speaks of the tribe that is the group. He tells us how these leaders have been able to create these tribes due to the invention of the mass communication of the Internet. I this way the two speeches are very similar. Each speaker in general gives the audience the same message in the end that the Internet brings people together. Whether it be groups or tribes leaders or armatures just telling a story everyone that uses the internet some how gets interconnected letting use all know, as Shirk put it, “ We are all in this together.”

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Composing can change shape when using a digital space because a person can be less formal with a blog or composing an online diary rather than a more formal paper. Blogs and online diaries allow a person to choose a topic and let out whatever emotions they may be feeling. They can write on what interests them, which can allow for a more personal piece of work. There are also many efficient bonuses to using digital space. For instance, when one uses the computer to write they will type much faster than handwriting out the composition. This is because a person needs to white out or erasing when handwriting instead of just backspacing or deleting which is faster. Its difficult if someone has sloppy handwriting as well because one has to write and rewrite the piece many times. Another advantage and change of the shape of using a digital space is that revising the paper can be much easier than having to rewrite the paper in its entirety.

In order to understand the process and perks of using digital media, one should experiment with digital media's use first-hand. This means one must use trial and error, which is what I have used throughout my life. I have learned so many new things about digital media in this manner. An example of this would be using a computer for the first time and learning how to type. I was very slow with typing to start and then as time passed; I worked with it and kept experimenting and trying I got faster and very good at typing. I have used this method when making my screenshot as well. I thought it was going to be easy but I found it took a lot of trial and error. After experimenting over a few days I think my screenshot really shows who I am when I am on my computer and the things that distract me most when it comes to doing homework. I think this screenshot says this is me when it comes to computers.