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Vanishing Act!

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Reading Chapter 5 of the “Vanishing Act” I was a bit confused, because with the multiple papers I write every semester and never used any footnotes nor did I pay attention to any information about the changes. The authors information provided information I was not aware of.
Footnotes obviously have come a long way according to the authors; “some have survived and some hasn’t”. When citing newer websites in recent times; the authors mentioned that the older the website the more accessible it will be.
It was also interesting to learn about top level domain (TDL) this means the ‘Internet page with a parent URL”: for example “com,” “gov,” “org”. “net” which are some of the most common top level domains. The authors also give information about the most reliable and most stable of all the top level domains.
All of the information in chapter 5 of this book give more information that will be helpful in citing and collecting information for my research paper.

“The Wayback Machine” and “The Reading Brain”

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The article entitled “The Cobweb” by Jill Lepore was a very interesting and informational read. When I hear the word “Cobweb” I automatically think about the network of treads spread by a spider; indeed I was incorrect in this case. This article revealed information about archiving the web. I was never aware of the fact that webpages has a life span. It was of my belief that everything that is online will be there forever.
In my opinion this can be good or bad because many important information can be found online that may become a part of history in the further which is good. But the web page with incorrect scholarly information for example, should not exist.
With the use of “The Wayback Machine “ the deleted post by Ukrainian separatist leader mentioning taking down an airplane was archived. This machine is a great idea but as mentioned in the article it is not very well kept; as the machine stores webpages and sites by its Uniform Resource Locator (URL) which can be major pain when retrieving archived information. Additionally, will this machine every be available for everyone to use or its it going to be housed under security in that church. Either way, it was fascinating to know the life span of webpages and websites and become aware of “The Wayback Machine”.
The article “The Reading Brain” by Ferris Jabr gives insight on the differences in reading actual paper materials including books and magazines and reading on from a monitor or e-reader. In my opinion we live in an era where it is tedious to carry several books at a time as students for example; when you have the option of having those severals books as Electronic books; it definitely makes life easier.
The study mentioned in the article revealed that people comprehend information less on screens than on paper and studies published later on showed inconsistencies in that result. Personally, I would rather use electronic media because it is more effective for me, than the actual book. Additionally, I believe electronic media will replace books in the future; as technology evolves.