JenniCAM:
In response to the line in Nessi’s post, “According to Jimroglou, JenniCAM destabilizing the traditional and tacit lines of the public and private self is another constituent of being a cyborg”, I don’t believe this is the case- yes she is presenting us with a view of her private life, but I am cynical about how ‘naturally’ she acted during the streaming- it is like Big Brother- I don’t believe that what you see is anything like how these people truly behave in their own homes. JenniCAM is a production. While she purports to be opening a window into her life, the very act of creating an online program about it turns into an exercise, a constructed narrative.
Also, in response to the line “Jimroglou also claimed that JenniCAM forced the term ‘voyeur’ to be re-evaluated. This is shown by Jenni holding the role of an object yet refusing the traditional illustration of objectification” I disagree- I don’t believe that Jenni, or any other person in that position has any control over how she will be viewed- objectification is not something that the ‘object’ can generally control. I cannot agree with Jimroglou when he says that she is ‘refusing objectification’ when the program showed Jenni getting dressed, having intercourse etc... This would have attracted men (and women) to watch, and I am certain she would have been objectified to some degree.
Cyber stalking:
I think the questions Therese posted are interesting, especially those in regards to how we behave online. I wrote above that I consider JenniCAM to be a program- a constructed narrative, that doesn’t entirely bear relation to her real life. I think the same idea applies to interfaces like Facebook or Myspace. My own profile is a carefully constructed presentation to highlight aspects of my life/personality that I think are favourable, and I dare anyone to say that their page is any different! I do not consciously construct my page like this, but it is natural to want to ‘put your best foot forward’.
In this respect, I think that the notion of Facebook-stalking, and invasion of privacy, while disturbing, are not the end of the world. The whole notion of Facebook is self-publicity. To complain about the invasion of privacy that it involves, is to try to have it both ways. If you have concerns about your information being widespread- don’t post it!!
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I get where your comming from about the posting of information on facebook and representing the most favourable sides of ourselves on the internet (just look at the number of profile pictures photoshoped on facebook!)
However, what I think people don't take into account of is how comments left between two people can hurt/insult a third party - a Face-book "stalking" backfire. This happened at my old job, which resulted in a fight between a manager and employee - and the employee eventually quit. This is a case where people unconcerned about what they say online, should have shown more caution.
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