Why the network society now?

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Manuel Castells,“Why Networks Matter”, Network Logic: Who Governs in an Interconnected World?,, Helen McCarthy, Paul Miller, Paul Skidmore, eds, London: Demos, 2004, pp 221-224;

... ideas, perceptions, thought´s..

Why the network society now?

I don´t agree with author about why network society is so popular now. The development of microelectronics and software-based communication Technologies is maybe one of the reasons, but in my opinion the main reason is that, people feel more lonely in last decade, don´ t trust so much to each other and social network is one possibility to show only my good quality and is much easier live you virtual live than you real live.

First, the network society expands on a global scale. That´ s true, no doubt. Network don´t know any boundaries, and that is one big plus for them. They are one tool of the globalization in good meaning of the word.

Third, the networking of political institutions is the de facto response to the management crisis suffered by nation states in a supranational world.

I think that, the call for global governance has not to been answered, because from my working experiences for big company (more than 10 000 employee) I can say only one: The biggest company means more and more mess (chaos and disorganization) in that company. Maybe only my experiences J

I absolutely agree with the fifth point.. sociability is transformed in the new historical context, with

networked individualism emerging as the synthesis between the affirmation of an individual-centred culture, and the need and desire for sharing and co-experiencing.

About sixth point, I think that the networks has a one great ability- global range. No other media like TV, Radio, Newspaper don´t have real global range, because they are mostly local (city, country, region..) and this is their main power how to say everyone on the planet, what people think in the other part of the world.

Finally i think that was a good article, i appreciate that autor divide this text to the points and also used the Open Access on the internet.