I relate that article to my last post, in that, as offline institutions assert themselves even more, the perception of a totally separate 'online' space becomes less and less relevant. A lot of the institutions are instrumental in creating offline barriers and constraints. Their presence online enforces the continuum that exists offline and and acts to create a consistency between virtual and real space...
Hmmm, Im curious to know if Christensen made any mention of this sort of institutional control as a reason for cultural embedding in Inuit webpages. I didn't pick up on anything of the sort, but perhaps that's due to the fact that I wasn't really looking...
Nice thoughts on the consistency the institutions are creating between virtual and real world. I wish I had this prior to submitting my paper ;) Thank you for reading my post.
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