I think that Marshall McLuhan
would enjoy the techniques and ways of Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube. Marshall
McLuhan believes in the power of information being brief yet powerful and
different. He does not like the 90-minute debates being on TV as they just go
on and on rambling about nonsense trying to fill the 90-minute time frame. He
also does not like when people are seen when presenting their message. It puts the
focus on the person’s appearance rather than what they are saying. Someone
could be saying something insightful and look like a hobo and go unnoticed
while someone else talks about something bland with no meaning and have
everyone clinging on his every word because they look like their word is true.
Facebook and twitter is a good example of what Marshall McLuhan likes. The
content on both, especially Twitter, is very brief. Twitter’s content is
usually more insightful as it consists of 140 characters of thoughts that are
unscripted that come at random moments. Marshall McLuhan also likes when
information is different rather than the same news over and over again. Both
Facebook and Twitter have unique information on them. Every time someone signs
on, there is new things to look at and new post. I think that Marshall McLuhan
would also like YouTube, but just not as much as Twitter or Facebook. YouTube
is great with having new content and brief videos, but it also brings a visual
effect into play. Some videos get viewed more based on what is seen and McLuhan
doesn’t believe in that.
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