Week 1 – Response to ‘ A domain of one’s own’. The article “A Domain of One’s Own” (Woolf, 2012) enlightened me on how relatively recent and rapid the integration of the cloud in our lives is. After just a couple of years of its existence, many systems today already cannot function without the cloud. …
From the start, our group quickly decided to centre our digital artefact on surveillance capitalism, a topic that had captivated us during lectures due to its concerning nature. Motivated to share our insights through a well-thought-out digital artefact, we delved deeper into this topic. To make the issue more relatable for people viewing our digital …
The article “Should All Archives Be Open Access?” by Rev was really insightful and intriguing. Until now, most of our discussions have approached the subject from the standpoint that archives should be publicly accessible. I therefore greatly appreciate this article’s more nuanced approach to the issue, as the article also looks at the disadvantages and problems …
Principles 5 and 8 from “A Contract for the Web” contain important values to make the internet a better place. Principle 5 emphasizes the importance of protecting personal data to establish trust among users. Giving users the oppurtunity to choose how, when and if their data can be collected helps to make them more aware …
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In our current world, most things have fallen victim to the system of capitalism, especially knowledge. I understand that research has to be funded in some way. However, as was mentioned in the video, research that was funded by taxpayers is still not free to the public and is behind paywalls. Besides, the profit that …
In the article, Marino visualizes the developments and changes in blogging through the use of infographics, examples, and other visuals in a great way. The way the article is written makes it really engaging and interesting to read. It gives a good impression of how rapidly blogs are changing and how much blogging has developed …
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The article “A Domain of One’s Own” made me aware of how recent the cloud developed and how integrated it has already become in our lives, in such a short time, as I believe many systems today would fail without the cloud. As a result, I agree with Mr. Campbell that it’s crucial to learn …
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