Friday, March 20, 2009

Response to First Question

I'm not really surprised because I think men and women approach and use technology and especially the web in different ways. Although I think both men and women use the web for specific purposes, I think women use the web more for strategic purposes, like seeking out knowledge, networking or job hunting. I think men are more likely to play games, download music/movies, or prowl chat rooms.

Also I feel as if computers are perceived as "masculine' and therefore women may view computer interaction in a negative way. Even computer games are biased toward wome\en given the immense amount of male violence and depiction of women as weak, slender, big breasted with no clothes on. No wonder the majority of video gamers are male?