Organization structures:
Hierarchy: your basic top-down approach with the main page being the page you see first. Usually the most important page because you can easily go to the other pages from this main page.
Database model- Using a search mechanism in order to find what you are looking for. Much of the same way a database is used to find specific data, the user types in a keyword and the program searches for those specific words and returns the data the meets the criteria. It can create much better accuracy and efficiency regarding what you are looking for.
Sequences- Very similar to the use of chronological order or even alphabetical. There is a pre-set “sequence” in which the information will be displayed. Not very customizable and can be non efficient.
Webs- Basically the free flow of ideas and structure. Pages are linked together in really no specific order allowing the user to find his/hers interests. Authors mention this can be very confusing to users because there is no set order.
Hypertext- The use of hyperlinks that involve text, images, and other multimedia formats to link to different pages. It can be confusing because of the no specific set order and makes it easier to get lost within the site
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Monday, April 5, 2010
Post # 6- W,J,L Wrapup
Weinberger: Everything is Miscellaneous is basically talking about the digital orders of how things are organized on the internet and what changes need to be made in order to better organize the information being offered within the internet. He also talks a lot about how organization is changing due to the shift to the digital world.
Jenkins: Convergence culture is mainly about the digital revolution and how the different forms of media are transforming along with our culture. Jenkins talks about how the convergence is taking place and how it impacts both the audiences and producers of content. He explains that this convergence is not only a technological revolution but a major culture shift as well.
Lessig: Remix is a book that covers many of the controversies and problems with today’s copyright laws. Lessig goes into detail about how this new shift to the digital world and how the laws regarding this digital content need to be changed in order to better suit our shifting culture. He talks about how to change the copyright laws themselves as well as the change that needs to take place among people and their moral outlook.
Key Terms: Here are some of the key terms that I feel stick out in all three of these books and in some ways tie into each other very well: Delivery technologies- basically the technologies that are enabling users to become more involved in the media content world. Media Convergence- is where multiple media systems integrate to co-exist and provides a more fluid flow of content. Web 2.0- the technologies that are enabling users to be more collaborative with one another and essentially reshaping the role of the user. Participatory culture- basically a culture where a community combines its knowledge to become more educated with Wikipedia being a great example. There are many other key terms throughout the three books but I feel that these are some universal terms that are thrown around in different forms in the three books.
Connection between the books: In my opinion a lot of the universal ideas surrounding the cultural shift that is taking place into the new digital world. One of the basic terms that is common is the participatory culture and how it is changing the world we live in and how we interact in it as well. I feel that Jenkins and Weinberger have much more of a connection of ideas because they are focusing on the actual culture shift itself. Lessig does talk about this shift but focuses on what the future needs to go towards and the changes that need to be made.
Final Project relation: I feel that the information we have learned from these three books will help us tremendously in our final project website design. We know where our culture is heading and I feel that if we can tailor the website to these ideas we have learned, the project itself will be very successful.
Jenkins: Convergence culture is mainly about the digital revolution and how the different forms of media are transforming along with our culture. Jenkins talks about how the convergence is taking place and how it impacts both the audiences and producers of content. He explains that this convergence is not only a technological revolution but a major culture shift as well.
Lessig: Remix is a book that covers many of the controversies and problems with today’s copyright laws. Lessig goes into detail about how this new shift to the digital world and how the laws regarding this digital content need to be changed in order to better suit our shifting culture. He talks about how to change the copyright laws themselves as well as the change that needs to take place among people and their moral outlook.
Key Terms: Here are some of the key terms that I feel stick out in all three of these books and in some ways tie into each other very well: Delivery technologies- basically the technologies that are enabling users to become more involved in the media content world. Media Convergence- is where multiple media systems integrate to co-exist and provides a more fluid flow of content. Web 2.0- the technologies that are enabling users to be more collaborative with one another and essentially reshaping the role of the user. Participatory culture- basically a culture where a community combines its knowledge to become more educated with Wikipedia being a great example. There are many other key terms throughout the three books but I feel that these are some universal terms that are thrown around in different forms in the three books.
Connection between the books: In my opinion a lot of the universal ideas surrounding the cultural shift that is taking place into the new digital world. One of the basic terms that is common is the participatory culture and how it is changing the world we live in and how we interact in it as well. I feel that Jenkins and Weinberger have much more of a connection of ideas because they are focusing on the actual culture shift itself. Lessig does talk about this shift but focuses on what the future needs to go towards and the changes that need to be made.
Final Project relation: I feel that the information we have learned from these three books will help us tremendously in our final project website design. We know where our culture is heading and I feel that if we can tailor the website to these ideas we have learned, the project itself will be very successful.
Monday, February 8, 2010
Convergence Culture Intro
Convergence Culture Introduction
Main Point:
I believe that the main point of the introduction to Convergence Culture is basically to get across the meaning of the main points the author will be taking into more detail later in the book. It seems that there is a general description of the three main concepts which include media convergence, participatory culture, and collective intelligence. Jenkins provides a simple definition of convergence and how it ties into the other two concepts.
Quotes:
-“In the world of media convergence, every important story gets told, every brand gets sold, and every consumer gets courted across multiple media platforms.”
-“The circulation of media content—across media systems, competing media economies, and national borders—depends heavily on consumers’ active participation.”
Real World Connection:
In my second quote it talks about consumer participation in the circulation of media content and how important it is. This is very true in American society because we seem to only see or hear popular content. A prime example is in the radio, we usually only here the songs that are very popular at the current time.
Weinberger Connection:
Weinberger and Jenkins talk about seem to talk about some similar points and one of the connections I made was about consumer participation. Weinberger talks about how the consumer is becoming more and more vital to today’s world of technology and it seems that Jenkins is introducing the same concept in his ideas surrounding convergence.
Main Point:
I believe that the main point of the introduction to Convergence Culture is basically to get across the meaning of the main points the author will be taking into more detail later in the book. It seems that there is a general description of the three main concepts which include media convergence, participatory culture, and collective intelligence. Jenkins provides a simple definition of convergence and how it ties into the other two concepts.
Quotes:
-“In the world of media convergence, every important story gets told, every brand gets sold, and every consumer gets courted across multiple media platforms.”
-“The circulation of media content—across media systems, competing media economies, and national borders—depends heavily on consumers’ active participation.”
Real World Connection:
In my second quote it talks about consumer participation in the circulation of media content and how important it is. This is very true in American society because we seem to only see or hear popular content. A prime example is in the radio, we usually only here the songs that are very popular at the current time.
Weinberger Connection:
Weinberger and Jenkins talk about seem to talk about some similar points and one of the connections I made was about consumer participation. Weinberger talks about how the consumer is becoming more and more vital to today’s world of technology and it seems that Jenkins is introducing the same concept in his ideas surrounding convergence.
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Weinberger So What?
After reading this book one of the main points that I gathered was the importance of the use of metadata and tagging. As the amount of information continues to grow, organization of that information will become more and more important. As for the so what, I am a frequent user of the internet and I believe the internet alone will benefit from tagging and the use of unique metadata for the fact that new information goes up on the internet every second and will continue to do so well into the future. Also I will most likely be in a technology oriented career soon and the use of tagging and metadata will most likely be an important part of my career as well.
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Weinberger Chapter 8, 9
Chapter 8
Weinberger talks a lot about the use of metadata and more recently in the book the use of tagging and it’s importance in the world. In chapter 8 he talks about the uses of implicit and explicit data. Basically implicit data is there to help you understand the material better, whereas explicit data is a more generalization of the material.
So What? I believe as a DTC major I should care about this because the use of implicit and explicit data is becoming even more and more important in today’s world because the amount of data generated is expanding rapidly. In the future it will be very important to be able to distinguish different types of data and using implicit and explicit data is a very effective and basic way of doing so.
Chapter 9
In my understanding of chapter 9, Weinberger is talking about the organization of information mainly on the web. He talks about how different organization is on the web and how there really isn’t a set way of organizing a website. Different people have different tastes in organization and therefore different companies must tailor their organization of their material in a specific way in order to satisfy their target audience.
So What? Organization is becoming more and more important in the online world. I have seen many websites that are poorly organized and therefore very confusing. Companies today try to figure out their key demographic and tailor their organization skill to that and as a DTC major where web design is a huge part of our future careers, we need to know all of the different keys to organizing material.
Weinberger talks a lot about the use of metadata and more recently in the book the use of tagging and it’s importance in the world. In chapter 8 he talks about the uses of implicit and explicit data. Basically implicit data is there to help you understand the material better, whereas explicit data is a more generalization of the material.
So What? I believe as a DTC major I should care about this because the use of implicit and explicit data is becoming even more and more important in today’s world because the amount of data generated is expanding rapidly. In the future it will be very important to be able to distinguish different types of data and using implicit and explicit data is a very effective and basic way of doing so.
Chapter 9
In my understanding of chapter 9, Weinberger is talking about the organization of information mainly on the web. He talks about how different organization is on the web and how there really isn’t a set way of organizing a website. Different people have different tastes in organization and therefore different companies must tailor their organization of their material in a specific way in order to satisfy their target audience.
So What? Organization is becoming more and more important in the online world. I have seen many websites that are poorly organized and therefore very confusing. Companies today try to figure out their key demographic and tailor their organization skill to that and as a DTC major where web design is a huge part of our future careers, we need to know all of the different keys to organizing material.
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Everything is Miscellaneous: Chpt 5,6
Chapter 5
1. Chapter five is basically about metadata and how important it is not only in the physical world, but the online world as well. Metadata is becoming more and more important online especially as the amount of information online continues to expand. The importance of metadata will continue to grow as well into the future because everything is basically turning into metadata.
2. “Everything is metadata and everything can be a label.” “in the third order, everything is connected and therefore everything is metadata.”
3. The point about how everything is metadata is so true in my life because I spend quite a bit of time online searching for things. It is amazing how you can type in one thing and a search engine takes that metadata and can either come up with exactly what you were looking for or take it completely out of context and give you results that have the same metadata but completely irrelevant to what you originally searched for.
Chapter 6
1. Chapter six goes into detail about unique identifiers. In one portion of the chapter RFID tags are detailed and also explained how they are changing the world we live in today. Unique identifiers are becoming more and more important especially because of the amount of overwhelming data we have access to, whether it be physical or online.
2. “But unique identifiers don’t just provide a way to pull information together. They also allow information to be dispersed.” “It’s how we’re going to make sense of the miscellany of ideas and information we’re creating for ourselves.”
3. My connection for this chapter has a lot to do with the last chapter as well. Searching online is becoming more and more scrambled and now with the use of unique identifiers it will become easier to find what you are looking for. When I worked at a retail store we used RFID tags for our clothing and it made it very simple to sort our inventory much quicker than having to actually looking within the product to tell the size.
1. Chapter five is basically about metadata and how important it is not only in the physical world, but the online world as well. Metadata is becoming more and more important online especially as the amount of information online continues to expand. The importance of metadata will continue to grow as well into the future because everything is basically turning into metadata.
2. “Everything is metadata and everything can be a label.” “in the third order, everything is connected and therefore everything is metadata.”
3. The point about how everything is metadata is so true in my life because I spend quite a bit of time online searching for things. It is amazing how you can type in one thing and a search engine takes that metadata and can either come up with exactly what you were looking for or take it completely out of context and give you results that have the same metadata but completely irrelevant to what you originally searched for.
Chapter 6
1. Chapter six goes into detail about unique identifiers. In one portion of the chapter RFID tags are detailed and also explained how they are changing the world we live in today. Unique identifiers are becoming more and more important especially because of the amount of overwhelming data we have access to, whether it be physical or online.
2. “But unique identifiers don’t just provide a way to pull information together. They also allow information to be dispersed.” “It’s how we’re going to make sense of the miscellany of ideas and information we’re creating for ourselves.”
3. My connection for this chapter has a lot to do with the last chapter as well. Searching online is becoming more and more scrambled and now with the use of unique identifiers it will become easier to find what you are looking for. When I worked at a retail store we used RFID tags for our clothing and it made it very simple to sort our inventory much quicker than having to actually looking within the product to tell the size.
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Prologue, Chpt 1, Chpt 2 Post
Prologue-
1. In my opinion I think that the prologue is mainly about the difference between physical space and objects and the virtual realm of spaces and objects. Mainly discussing the limitations of both the objects and spaces as well as the advantages and disadvantages of both.
2. -“If I come in with a shopping list of 15 items, then the other 7,185 items are not only irrelevant but hide what I’m looking for.”
-“physical objects can only be in one spot at one time.”
3. My real world connection to this is how I hate going into stores looking for only one thing and having to look through the majority of the store to find it. Best Buy is a very good example, I usually just need one thing when I go in and since they change there displays often, it makes it difficult to find that one item.
Chapter 1
1. Chapter 1 is basically about how customers browse in not only physical stores but more importantly in today’s society how we browse online stores and programs. The way we browse has drastically changed since the Web has taken off and will continue to do so as new technologies come out.
2. –“Before the Web, the word browsing was a polite way of telling a salesperson to buzz off.”
-“ As soon as music went digital, we learned that the natural unit of music is the track.”
3. I completely agree with many of the main points of this chapter mainly for the fact of how I browse in the different store fronts, whether it be online or physical. I would much rather prefer to browse in a physical store these days just to avoid a salesperson and I think that is why I prefer online shopping for most of the things I purchase.
Chapter 2
1. Chapter 2 talks a lot about the use of alphabetization in today’s world and how the need for a universal alphabet is a must. Since the online world is going global there needs to be a universal standard for how things are alphabetized as well as how things are translated to different parts of the world.
2. –“go global, having inconsistent alphabets seems to make as much sense as having inconsistent calendars.”
-“Space, time, and atoms conspire to make it hard to alphabetize information that is not yet complete.”
3. I often shop online and come across the problem of alphabetization and translation very often. Since the web has gone global and many of the marketplaces out there are overseas, it makes it difficult to understand exactly what is being described and even what exactly you are buying just for the fact that there is no universal method of alphabetization or translation.
1. In my opinion I think that the prologue is mainly about the difference between physical space and objects and the virtual realm of spaces and objects. Mainly discussing the limitations of both the objects and spaces as well as the advantages and disadvantages of both.
2. -“If I come in with a shopping list of 15 items, then the other 7,185 items are not only irrelevant but hide what I’m looking for.”
-“physical objects can only be in one spot at one time.”
3. My real world connection to this is how I hate going into stores looking for only one thing and having to look through the majority of the store to find it. Best Buy is a very good example, I usually just need one thing when I go in and since they change there displays often, it makes it difficult to find that one item.
Chapter 1
1. Chapter 1 is basically about how customers browse in not only physical stores but more importantly in today’s society how we browse online stores and programs. The way we browse has drastically changed since the Web has taken off and will continue to do so as new technologies come out.
2. –“Before the Web, the word browsing was a polite way of telling a salesperson to buzz off.”
-“ As soon as music went digital, we learned that the natural unit of music is the track.”
3. I completely agree with many of the main points of this chapter mainly for the fact of how I browse in the different store fronts, whether it be online or physical. I would much rather prefer to browse in a physical store these days just to avoid a salesperson and I think that is why I prefer online shopping for most of the things I purchase.
Chapter 2
1. Chapter 2 talks a lot about the use of alphabetization in today’s world and how the need for a universal alphabet is a must. Since the online world is going global there needs to be a universal standard for how things are alphabetized as well as how things are translated to different parts of the world.
2. –“go global, having inconsistent alphabets seems to make as much sense as having inconsistent calendars.”
-“Space, time, and atoms conspire to make it hard to alphabetize information that is not yet complete.”
3. I often shop online and come across the problem of alphabetization and translation very often. Since the web has gone global and many of the marketplaces out there are overseas, it makes it difficult to understand exactly what is being described and even what exactly you are buying just for the fact that there is no universal method of alphabetization or translation.
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