Although I know we should not rely on wikipedia for a whole lot of scholarly information, I do believe this wiki page is a very good glimpse into the history of computing and computing hardware.
May actually distract from the main idea when used excessively << Here's a wiki! Similar to the one we created! On the advantages, disadvantages, how to use and examples of repetition.
REMEDIATION. This is a fun wikibook that breaks down the complex idea of Digital Remediation It gives a brief history of it and its impact on the web and justifies the significance of recognizing its influence.
We define "new media" as interactive forms of communication that use the Internet, including podcasts, RSS feeds, social networks, text messaging, blogs, wikis, virtual worlds and more! << this article relates new media to HIV.
Remediation: This article provides an extended definition of remediation in relation to new media. It also explains the double logic of remediation, which consists of American culture's desire to multiply media while erasing all traces of mediation through immediacy.
Thank GOD for wikia and their simple breakdown of remediation / new media. I read this and finally understand what that article was really about! It is very to the point.
Explains more about the culture that has been created using the internet as a source of information and how communication has increased due to this phenomenon. It helped me draw connects to how we perceive the internet today and the history of the internet.
We read "The Influencing Machine" this week by the author, Brooke Gladstone. I found this book to be an interesting take on things and wanted to know more about the author. I bookmarked this site because it gives details as well as links to Gladstone's work.
What I really like about this link is that it is a fluid and in depth description and explanation for rhetoric's transition from the spoken to written word. In isn't just a simple definition, but provides a broader picture of rhetoric's evolution.
After reading this weeks assignments I was still a little confused on the study of semiotics, I bookmarked this site because it gives examples as well as links to words they use to explain the definition. This site was very helpful in understanding the study of semiotics. I also made this one my favorite as semiotics was the root of our reading assignment this week.