Module 3 - My Thoughts on Infosphere

Did anyone else know that hypertext began way back in 1945? WOW i'm blown away by this, i seriously had no idea it started way back then!!

Ohhhh ok WWW was created in 1991, thats better, that makes much more sense!

Before i begin my rant about what i thought of Module 3 i wanted to share that i got let of work early this afternoon, it is 40 DEGREES outside (Stinking Hot), my family are all over swimming in the pool and playing volleyball and YES that's right i am inside studying my NET11 Module 3 in the boiling hot study.. NOW THAT IS DEDICATION MY FRIENDS

I began my learning of the infosphere by reading the Cybertextspace suggested. When i first read this link i got quite confused, well alot confused actually, so much depth to take in.. So i read it a few times to grasp the idea & concept of Dr Karin Wenz. She brings perception, conceptualization & imagination together to introduce the idea of space & how we construde in our minds the structure of our perceptions & ideas. It does make sense that the organisation of our memory defines the concepts we choose to compose texts. The way we take in, percieve & organise the information in our minds, forms the expressions in its content & expresses ourselves through cyperspace like a form of art!

I always wondered what HTML was & what it did exactly but over this course i have learnt that it is a very important piece of the internet puzzle. And i'm starting to write & understand html code to :)

Quoted from Curtin that Hypertext is trully above and beyond is an understatement. The way it was put into perspective on curtin is a real eye opener. The internet has changed communications structure and flows in ways of the readers choice, it is the gateway of information and the way it is provided has no ending. We can control everything in cyperspace

Hypertext (linearity VS non-linearity)

So i continued further and checked out the online Book of Sand (P.S i just sent you to another package of information) This sort of technology is going to push business out and online in. Is it a good thing or a bad thing? Books like these posted online to view the information you're after could diminish businesses such as book cafe's, libraries, R & D etc. Do we really want the world to move in this way? Before we know it the internet will run us! Or has it already begun!! I'm not sure if it is entirely good, in 20 years from now everything will be viewed from our computers.

What would you prefer...

Reading a good novel in bed VS reading a good novel on the laptop

Take a walk down to the nearest cafe to grab the Sunday paper VS logging on the SMH online and NO exercise

I know what i'd prefer, read a hard copy book & take a stroll.

These are only a few examples of the million or so ways in which the internet can change our lives, all because of hypertext! But the world is moving faster, people want things NOW, they want convienance & more information. And the reason why the internet and information are a combining force is because it provides answers to our needs and wants & hence the reason why it is moving faster everyday, WE are the hungry people who want more! This discussion with myself could go on and on! I find it really interesting, don't you? OK so i went of on a bit of a tangent! Hypertext has no structure, we make the form/structure/content WE want, the internet is what we made it today!

Ahh Huh, See i'm on to something. I just checked out the Youtube video suggested called The Internet is Us/ing US. What a great video by the way, did you notice that 7.5 Million people have viewed in to watch that! Just goes to show the interest in this topic. I love how it shows who organises hypertext, WE DO! That's what i love about it, we make the rules, hence we can RULE THE WORLD!! Ok now im exaggerating.. Or am i not?

I think i'm going to go to the forums for this one...

Web 2.0 - Is it something different, was it necessary to put in a second stage. I think so, the internet is moving all the time however there was a stand still moment that needed something to kick it into gear. Web 2.0, i highly doubt that this name was the critical element that kicked cyberspace into notch but why not call it an upgrade, the internet had moved from basic to incredible with endless opportunities that became a money making machine. It definitely was a step in online history, take a look at the Web 1.0 VS Web 2.0 at What is Web 2.0. I can definitely see an upgrade in these comparisons. The web turned from learner to experienced in seconds! It was such a big step, i guess it had to have a name. Don't you?

I'm of for a swim!! See ya :)