Can the Internet truly be considered a heterotopia? I have my doubts. Specifically I wonder where these material qualities of the heterotopia can be found when considering the Internet. Possibly it's easier to think of certain areas in cyperspace as heterotopic? What about Facebook and MySpace? Are blogs essentially heterotopic?
Again, I'm not sure, but can it be possible that the computer screen – the iMac and other recent Apple screens with the webcam integrated, come to mind – can replace the mirror? Do we face our utopias as we construct our profiles? Is the process of building a profile on a social network site, similar to creating a narrative utopia (YouTopia)?
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