WEBLOG AND MASS AMATUERIZATION
Above is an example of how the internet has made it stress-free to share information and copy with less cost. At times we do not even have to pay for the cost. Kevin Kelly has discussed it in his article 'when copies are free, you need to sell things which cannot be copied’. I would say with the internet connection we are able to perform better now in terms like once information which are sold in a book can now be Google or downloaded on the computer. We do not have to spend hundreds and thousands to purchase the book. This makes things harder for writer or publisher to make money from the information they provide to the society which is now FREE.I think people need to find away from letting people to get information for free or else they be doing badly in the business.
Shriky discuses about weblogs affect the ways of publishing written works and influence the ways we generate income by using weblogs in her article. Weblogs simply means information can be written by the site owner or contribute by the users. It consists of series of entries arranged in reverse chronological order, often updated on frequently with new information about particular topics.
Mass amateurization means that one can reproduce and distribute the written work worldwide without any cost or low cost. It becomes a disadvantage to the publisher or producer of the original work. And the information after reproducing is not as reliable or maintains the quality of the original work because there no editors or porters to sieve it.
ADVANTAGES OF WEBLOG
- A powerful tool for educators
- Share information with no cost
- No doorkeepers to sieve info
- Can voice out personal voice
- Reach wider audience
- Can make money with blogging
- Mostly free service
- No barriers for publications
- Exposure
- Knowledge
- New opportunities
DISADVANTAGE OF WEBLOG
· Laziness which contributes to health problem
· Weak eye sight
· blogs are easy to start and hard to maintain.
· Some information are unrealiable
· Lack of quality
· There is no confidentiality as it is a public forum
Hey peeps please do let me know whats on your mind ?
TO start a project or get an idea, refers to the web is always the good choice, even a weblog. However, some people are just too lazy to think by them self. And, this is how copy and paste issue formed.
ReplyDeleteYour list of pros and cons are spot on and easy to understand, and I agree with the point "Blogs are easy to start, but hard to maintain". I guess this is one of the main difference with proper publications. You know that effort and lots of hard work in put into every printed page. Information is top-notch and credible, and provide us and future generations for knowledge on a certain topic. For weblogs on the other hand, comes off as a trendy, habitual non-committed form of writing. It is difficult to see the lines between what is correct, and official and what is just someone's thoughts and a rant or muse. But in the world we live in today, we require both for different purposes. All we must know is how to differentiate them properly.
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