Link to Ella's Connecting the Dots Entry
After I saw that Ella had chosen to discuss and make connections to a similar topic of class discussion that I did, I knew that I wanted to respond to this entry, or "Connect the Dots", in Ella's words. I discussed the topic of television in one of my entries, while Ella discussed radio broadcast and then the time when television came into focus and how that affected radio.
I definitely am intrigued by the point that tells us that without television, there would be no so-called, "teenage years". There would be no idea that there is a time in everyone's life when they are free to let loose and have some fun with their friends without an adult constantly peering over their shoulder. We would be considered adults by this time in our lives; we would be getting married and starting a family if it wasn't for the image of a teenager that television was able to create, as Ella brought up in her blog entry.
I was definitely able to delve deeper into the topic of radio demassification after reading Ella's entry. I find it interesting how when a new technology becomes more prevalent, the big technology craze that was before it is forced to demassify as people become more interested in the newer technology, in this case television, rather than the old craze, which would be radio.
It makes me happy that television created the teenage profile, because without it, there wouldn't be that carefree time in your life when you're able to make your own decisions, rather than a playful child or a serious adult. Ella's entry definitely helped me to pursue more of the knowledge that comes from radio demassification and television invention.
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