The matter of network.

Why network matter

-Manuel Castells

Network is being widely interconnect with human thanks to the development of microelectronic and software that creates all those social networking server. In Manuel Castells journal, he once stated that technology does not determine the society, but without technology, society could not be formed easily. It’s just like, without argument, there will be no conflict, but without conflict there will be no changes and decision made. Everything will have the balance; it’s just the matter of how the pioneer wants it to be.

In Manuel Castells journal also, there is stated one of the point where networked organization outcompete all other form of organization. When an organization is able to follow the network, they would be the outstanding and successful one. For me, it’s just like a love drama. The guy that has the most connection with the heroin will be the one who coupled at last. If the heroin is the network, the guy would be the networked party.

I was once sitting in a Hong Kong MRT heading to Central and there were four to five office workers sitting in front of me doing the same thing. Technology actually bonds them together although they are totally strangers. I remember when I was sitting in the same MRT few years ago; it is totally different than what I’ve seen today. Office worker are actually spacing out and schoolgirls are chatting with each other. However, technology changes their behaviour.

4/5is actualy looking/swipping on their smartphone.

Geoff Mulgan actually said that networks communicate and incommunicate at the same time. For an instance, it’s just like when all of your friends are playing restaurant city in Facebook, even though you're have not playing it, you will get to know who is lacking of tomatoes and who need eggs to unlock new recipe. This is something that even though you are not part of the game, you will still be influenced or informed. This is what communicates and incommunicate at the same time means. It also happens often when you're in relationship. Even though you only get to know your partner in college, you will know who is his/her ex girlfriend or ex boyfriend. It’s all thanks to social network site where everyone's past will been revealed. 

Network bonds each other together and formed a new society, its often in social networking site where there is a news about the guy is abusing his dog, there is actually a fan page that title "Anti xxx" which is dedicated to the guy. It actually connects different people that are totally stranger but has the same thinking and objective. I think network do matter from an individual, to a small group of people till the whole society. Networks changes us from different stages, in different ways but using the same method.