The document discusses how new technologies have changed literacies and the relationship between private and public. It traces this evolution from print, which standardized information but kept reading a private act, to the web, which has made reading public and collaborative through social media. Some scholars argue blogs offer a new public sphere, though others like Habermas worry the internet has led to a loss of focus. The document examines how each new medium reshapes ideas of the self and its connections to others.