D#5,HW#4

Micheletti, M. (2003). Political Virtue and Shopping: Individuals, Consumerism, and
Collective Action. Palgrave Macmillan.

Is there a link between politics and consumerism? Would there be a political control over the market? Politics does have its place, yet when it comes to consumerism, they should not meet. The book does ask some questions that I hadn’t thought of. This book may be useful in my research.

Kehal, H. (2004). Digital Economy: Impacts, Influences and Challenges. Idea Group

Though in this chapter the writer uses magazines as an example, you could say the same about video games. There was a time when you had to go to an arcade to play the hottest newest games. But once Atari, Activision, and then Nintendo made it so you could enjoy these games in the comfort of your home, everything changed. Was this the spark that started a technology driven world? Or maybe had a part in it? This may be a good resource.

Kehal, H. (2004). Digital Economy: Impacts, Influences and Challenges. Idea Group

Is it that we know that there is a limited amount of the new product that is being released that causes us to wait in a line for them? Since most of us do not have the patience to wait a few extra months to buy said items, yet we do have the patience to stand in a line for hours sometimes days to buy these items. Does the manufacturer make so few of products to see what response it will get? Or do they just like to see us wait?