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Category Archives: Readings
CopyRight
So is copyright a good thing or a bad thing? In my opinion, I agree the copyright should last long for some materials like Star Wars. Because if they didn’t have years of protection then someone else will come along, … Continue reading
Copyright
When i first came across the word Copyright when i was younger, i always thought that it meant that you have the right to film or write a book about something that you came up with yourself. I guess i … Continue reading
Notes from today, and reading, viewing and blogging for Monday, March 5
Today we discussed plagiarism and academic misconduct from both academic/educational perspectives and “real-world” perspectives. Though we did not have time to watch it in class, I encourage you all to view Katie Couric’s interview with Jayson Blair. See today’s slides … Continue reading
Notes from today, and reading and blogging for Wednesday 2/29
Today we discussed some of the legal and social aspects of privacy as well as how our understanding and expectations of privacy change depending on the context. Here’s a question I did not get a chance to ask you all: … Continue reading
Privacy
One thing that i learn about the web is that anything you do is never private. Privacy on web pages is just saying that they’ll hide info from others that visit the same website and can view your profile. But … Continue reading
Marshall Online Privacy and Facebook’s Privacy Trainwreck
By reading both articles i can now see and understand that privacy is very important. Facebook was made for college studies when it was first made, now everybody is on it, even high school students and adults. It was really … Continue reading
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Access to Baker’s article, “How I fell in love with Wikipedia”
The Nicholson Baker article about Wikipedia appeared under a slightly different title in the Guardian in April 2008, and persists on its website, so anyone who felt deprived of Monday’s full experience can read it here. Many thanks to Prof. … Continue reading
Notes from today, and reading and blogging homework for Monday 2/27
Today we discussed access to information: personal and institutional. We also discussed the digital divide; click on infographic thumbnail below to see a full-size version. We also divided into groups to spend time analyzing and summarizing sections from the Martin … Continue reading
Knowledge is Power
Knowledge is indeed power. However, it isn’t power just by itself as Martin stated. According to Martin, it can be a means for obtaining power, wealth, and status. Knowledge can help you gain control of money. Individuals and groups have … Continue reading
Notes from today, and reading and blogging assignments for tomorrow, February 22
Today we wrapped up the section of the course surveying the Information Landscape with a discussion on Web 2.0, participatory media, and the Semantic Web. We’re moving into Issues in Information and Media next, and tomorrow we’ll discuss access: personal … Continue reading
