ENGL 680M: New Media

Ok, just right to the question without where the idea came from:

WHO are are Bolter & Grusin speaking about when we they speak of the "re/hypermediated self? Culture at Large (who's that exactly)? Those who have access to the view themselves as mediated? Those who have the power to create the format that remediates? Those who have NO power to either see themselves mediated OR to create in the media that mediates?

Right now I am SCREEEEEEAMing at the computer because I can't get drupal to change my photo on here but this medium only allows me to type words into the box and not to record the rage of Viking blood bellowing through the centuries. Ok, that might be a bit extreme...

Shall I make this moment to talk about new media? Does "our" "definition" of "new media" tend to "always" default to The Visual? Will writing become obsolete if computers turn to voice recognition/command only?

In light of our discussion on access to technology and such, I thought I'd post this article I just read on Yahoo News. Of course since it's a piece from pop culture news it doesn't layout any critique or deep thoughts about what access means or doesn't mean. But I thought it interesting to find the topic showing itself.