Much like last week, the bulk of this weeks topics were more discussion based rather than problem-solving based. Even though I can't claim to have learned how to do something new, i really do appreciate the topics we have discussed (digital manipulation, wiki pages, and the pros and cons of social networking) as well as the socratic-seminar-like environment of this week's class. Even though this idea of digital manipulation frequently appears in news feeds or tabloids, people usually don't sit down to really think about how much Photoshop or something of the sort is directly impacting society. In other words, this week's discussions were really meaningful because they all expounded on programs or ideas that are used everyday. That's not to say i didn't learn anything new though. Prior to Wednesday, Wiki pages were something completely unfamiliar but now i can claim i know how Wikipedia works! Well, sort of....
An attempt to describe Wikipedia:
Wikipedia is like a big public google document where one can add information or revise information at will. The biggest difference is that Wiki pages can track all revisions made on the page. In other words, there is a sense of accountability when contributing to such a resource. As far as usability goes, google docs seems to be more geared to private projects where all the contributors are known whereas wiki pages seem to be most useful in a forum-like setting.
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