Benkler

Wow, that was very hard to read!! After reading this chapter, I was able to pick up some examples of Benkler's ideas of social networked sphere being positive. There are many free sources on the internet that brings people together. For example he talks about how thousands of people who coauthor wikipedia. That gives people opportunity to give their opinions and sources.

Skype is an example of a social network that I tend to use a lot. I have many friends and family all over the world, and Skype is a free way to keep in touch with them. Skpe is getting so advanced, it's almost like your friend is in the same room as you!

Iuse Facebook more than any other social network sites. It is pretty much my planner. When doing group projects for school, I had times when we all just looked each other up on Facebook rather than exchange emails. Since Facebook is such a popular social network site, we all knew we would constantly check it to see how everyone is doing in their part of the project. Not only has it helped me in school related events, but I have created many social events like a Bachelorette party.