Basically, in my eyes this article questions the legitimacy of
historical context found in the modern web.
There are several thoughts that came into mind throughout reading this
technical piece: the transfer from historical first-edition artifacts to
digital representations, credibility of internet history through documentation,
conforming to web-based format vs. any other format, and the complexity of
privacy within the internet.
The internet itself is a gigantic resource for storing and transmitting
data. Originally, everything was made from code, by code and produced something
completely different. You typed in a code, and the result of a certain code or
programmed text resulted in a display of visual information. This was the
beginning, however the beginning is just that – a beginning. The internet
constantly adapts, changes and progresses moment by moment. With continuous
updates, historical documentation of web pages may be discredited and viewed as
distorted. The oldest web page is considered the oldest, because it is the
least recently updated. The location of this webpage was altered to a different
location, and thus modified. Some argue that this update or relocation is means
to discredit the historical status of the ‘oldest’ webpage; however in my
opinion I do not feel this discredits anything other than the historical
location of the webpage.
Another ahh moment for me, was understanding that the format in which the internet may be utilized and web pages produced is set, just like any other context. People in order to effectively utilize any form of digital media-production must follow the guidelines to make it work. For example, if people make a webpage there is a certain structure in which it must be done in order for it to work. This application of format and conforming to it is applicable in other situations as well, just like writing. Depending on the context and message/standard of your written work, there will be a certain format you follow, whether it be MLA, APA, or informal.
Internet privacy is a complex and compelling subject. In the article it refers to privacy and how some things put onto the internet are capable of being seen by others, when it typically should be confidential. Collectively, the internet is neither public nor private.
All in all, this article wrote of the informative side of the internet and processes within it. I was very confused about where the writer was going, because he almost never seemed like he had a point, and then at the end he made it when he basically said that the internet is complex. I feel the internet is credible in some aspects, and not reliable in others. It depends on how you use it, and in my opinion if an individual can identify credibility, then your set. The internet is what you make it as Google might say.
Another ahh moment for me, was understanding that the format in which the internet may be utilized and web pages produced is set, just like any other context. People in order to effectively utilize any form of digital media-production must follow the guidelines to make it work. For example, if people make a webpage there is a certain structure in which it must be done in order for it to work. This application of format and conforming to it is applicable in other situations as well, just like writing. Depending on the context and message/standard of your written work, there will be a certain format you follow, whether it be MLA, APA, or informal.
Internet privacy is a complex and compelling subject. In the article it refers to privacy and how some things put onto the internet are capable of being seen by others, when it typically should be confidential. Collectively, the internet is neither public nor private.
All in all, this article wrote of the informative side of the internet and processes within it. I was very confused about where the writer was going, because he almost never seemed like he had a point, and then at the end he made it when he basically said that the internet is complex. I feel the internet is credible in some aspects, and not reliable in others. It depends on how you use it, and in my opinion if an individual can identify credibility, then your set. The internet is what you make it as Google might say.
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