Much of society today is dependent upon sharing ideas and
beliefs to connect to each other and the world. Writing, technology, and circulation
all share the same purpose of spreading knowledge to others, and it is easy to
connect their influences to one another. One example of the relationship
between the three as a whole is an e-reader. Amazon released the Kindle that
has revolutionized the process of daily reading. The Kindle makes writings such
as books and magazines accessible to more people through new, sleek technology.
One downside to this is that e-readers are expensive, and this could make this
outlet of information a little less accessible than a person’s ability to
obtain books from somewhere like a library for free. In this sense,
circulation, technology, and writing are all still in play. The technology of
the alphabet alone is in itself a feat of technology, and the library itself is
the form of circulation of writings like books, newspapers, and magazines.
Books are shared between people and returned to be recirculated to other people
as they desire to check them out.
Each of these three terms are directly influenced by the
other two as well, not just as a big picture. Individually, they all can be
seen in different examples of outlets in which the three terms come into play. Technology
is influenced by writing and circulation, for example, through social media
outlets that digitize the transfer of thoughts disguised as shared albums,
status updates, cute cat videos, and tweets. Writing is influenced by
technology and circulation, for example, through translator applications and computer
software that allow for the expansion of thoughts, ideas, and beliefs to people
of a whole different culture and language to effectively break the language barrier
and allow writings to become inclusive to all people. Circulation is influenced
by technology and writing, for example, through the example I used earlier: electronic books and e-readers
such as a Kindle. They allow much easier access to books and magazines from all
over without having to obtain the physical copy of the writings.
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