World Wide Web Transform To Semantic Web !!!!!!!!!!!!

                                         World Wide Web Transform To Semantic Web !!!!!!!!!!!!

In this blog I am going to define what the semantic is and the advantages of it and what it means to the World Wide Web. Semantic web concept  is basically came from the idea of Tim Berners- Lee an inventor that believes that the web as whole can get smarter to improve users searching.

When researching and thinking about this topic they question that I started to ask myself was do we as a society want and welcome the semantic web ?and also other question was how  and it works and what is the advantages of the semantic web.  I believe the reason why we need the world wide web to become the semantic web is that semantic works by adding data referred to metadata, application can drive more meaningful data from the web.Furthermore when  I was introduce to this topic by teacher in class I really find it very difficult to understand until I search online and find a video on YouTube which explains the concept of semantic web really well.

according to to the website ehow.com it says that ''the advantages of semantic web depend on the fact that data isn't just stored, it's understand'', this an great example of the purpose of semantic web.
http://www.ehow.com/info_12014339_advantages-semantic.html 


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGg8A2zfWKg

They are many types of advantages which has led people to believe that semantic web is the future did you know one particular which is big advantage to me personally is semantic web lies in tagging as new blogger myself  I usually  tag many posts with a few key important words about the topic I am talking about . This in turn helps others to find and similar posts.

The Usefulness Of Wikipedia !!!

                                                                   

                                                         
 They Always Tell Me Never To Use Wikipedia Like Its Some Kind Of Forbidden Fruit !!!!!!!

In This blog I am going discuss about the problem everyone has against Wikipedia the so called forbidden unreliable website. First of all during my seminar class we spoke about the many things that relate to Wikipedia also as much as I myself used Wikipedia very frequently against  everyone wishes advising me not I never actually never quite knew what Wikipedia was I until know when I done some research in class and find out the formal definition  according to the website  Whatls .com/Wikipedia Wikipedia is an free, open content online encyclopedia created through the collaborative effort of an community  of know know users  know as Wikipedians.

The reason I  myself and many students  enjoy  using Wikipedia is not because were told its bad so it made us want to use it the real  reason why it so popular and we visit it allot it is so easier to you use and I see this as of the strengths and also the weakness of Wikipedia but for now I concentrate on the strengths of this website  which  I regard very highly when doing research work. Wikipedia is very accessible all you got to do is type in what your searching for with Wikipedia at the end in your search engine and instantly your if Wikipedia which they likely to have it will come up. Furthermore one of the common strengths and which makes it  able to have some information on many types of things us as users are looking for is Wikipedia can bed edited by anyone who has the proper permissions and this can attract smart individuals put the input in a certain topic , in my own opinion reminds me of a early old school social networking site instead of swapping  messages and photos like Facebook you swap information.

In addition the weakness and criticism that Wikipedia is the the opposite of being useful such due to the reason that what makes Wikipedia what is being able to edit and change information makes it easy to be corrupt with bad information.

according to Jason Scott an Archivist  says  ''Wikipedia  can be useful reference resource and if you understand how it works or doesn't work in both theory and in practice often very different things can be even more useful. Of course , it's a resource , not the resource. Sadly , many users don't realize this and don't use a wide variety of research and reference tools that are available on the web or via library web site . it's all about the right tool at the right time. Wikipedia is far from perfect this is the case with any reference work but we also have concerns about how it operates''. http://www.infodocket.com/2012/12/12/important-read-archivist-jason-scott-has-a-lot-to-say-about-wikipedia/

Also an video from called The Great Failure Of Wikipedia made by Jason Scott

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AxtypXLSl0 

However many people may argue that if Wikipedia gives out non - accurate information  and it seen as not useful in getting information so when the Wikipedia blackout occur in January 2012 why did affect so many people? its reported it affect an minimum of at least 50 million users.


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2087673/Wikipedia-blackout-SOPA-protest-US-senators-withdraw-support-anti-piracy-bills.html

The Beginning of Digital Culture Blogging!!!!!!!!

                                                      The Beginning of Digital Culture  Blogging!!!!!!!!

From now I am going to start blogging about various hopefully interesting things about Digital Culture after doing research in class I came across many articles on the internet which told me in bullet points what makes a good blog. Which was be an original with your writing style which means don't be afraid to express yourself for example opinions and constant questioning information and also asking question plays a big role in an successful blog ,also continuity is very important this means updating your blog on a daily basics rather than doing one blog and forget about it because its a fact that the most blogs that attract most readers are the ones which get updated allot.  So my aim when doing theses Digital Culture blogs is to apply this in my blog posting.  

Furthermore during my seminar class I  researched and I told how important blogs and the purpose of it.The purpose of an blog is to share your knowledge with world and see blogging as your microphone to the world. 

In addition I  myself was surprise on how an internet diary such as an blog can so important such I came saw 

  this http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/mar/09/blogs which is basically an list of well know powerful  blogs which has had affect in society.

An big example on how important and how powerful in terms how much interest it receives is the blog of Beppe Grillo an Italian comedian , blogger and politician his blog it said to have secured its position in the top 10 most visited blogs in the world however his blog does contain content which is about insulting high profile celebrities on his blog.

http://www.beppegrillo.it/en/

Overall I  feel quite optimistic as I have couple ideas  and a n good guideline on what makes a good blog now I got to put it on my posting  I hope my blog is very interesting to read how portray my ideas very accurately.

social media is are mirror

                                               Social Media is are Mirror!!!!!

In this blog I am going to discuss and highlight factors we used to represent ourselves through social  media like social networking sites such as Facebook , Twitter , Myspace also we create websites to represent are self which show and relate to are day to day lives.

during my seminar class we spoke about basically in are world we identify  ourselves with theses factors which are family ,Sub-culture , Gender, Class , Ethnicity ,Nationality and Education and nowadays we do it online. However it quite common that we can misrepresent are self differently on the internet, and then I done some research and I came  across many interesting information which got me thinking about concept on how we can alter  theses factors on the internet. For example I read an  study article which was a study or a survey that suggest that people lie more on social networking sites like twitter and Facebook and also people lie or misrepresent themselves the most online and tend to be honest in person. ,http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/study-people-lie-more-on-twitter-and-facebook/

I was really shock and surprise  but sadly I agree as I myself  has often giving the one of those white lies on social networking site Facebook. So the question I ask myself is why we lie on these social networking ? according to Glenn Wilson a psychologist know his study and hard work on peoples attitude and personality measurement  who claim '' modern technologies such as smartphones , social networking and instant messaging have been hailed innovations in the way people interact removing obstacles to conversation and allowing for openness of discourse  however we sometimes use these means of communication rather than  face to face encounter or a full conversation when we want to be untruthful, as it is easier to fib to someone when we don't have to deal with their reaction or control our own body language. I fully agree with Mr psychologist Glenn Wilson for example I myself has been in a situation  were I lied to my female friend about a her  new outfit on Facebook so I could avoid the grilling and questions about her outfit face to face as  I knew they is a high possibility  that she could catch me out  lying about how nice her outfit his.

when coming to a conclusion the answer to my question is that it easy to do  and we do it because we see it as a culture and common curiosity to lie non - stop on social networking sites , and in my opinion I think its like  urge to lie on Facebook because from my experiences people hardly question your honestly on Facebook and Twitter simple as that.

Furthermore when researching about the topic your identity online  I instantly came across something about catfish and this is a documentary about the process about the bad negative effects of lying about the factors we alter online which in this situation is age. The documentary contains a young man being filmed by his brother and his mate as he builds a romantic relationship with a young woman on the social networking website Facebook who lies to him about her age and her appearances.

I believe this documentary can be warning and awareness symbol to aware people of how people can alter how they represent online, and try to be careful when it comes to online dating lol.

Facebook Trick Me !!!!!

                                                          Facebook Trick Me !!!!!

In this blog I am going talk about a very poplar topic about how  unaware of the lack of privacy we get when agree or sign up social networking sites such as Facebook , Twitter, Myspace and Bebo.

During my seminar  class we discuss and research specifically about privacy you get or don't get from Facebook. As an Facebook user who uses quite often and uploads many important pictures on to the social networking sites I was quite shock when I found  out from my peers in class that the one of the most best america base social  networking sites has got a new privacy policy which is called data use policy which allows more and more third parties to have access to my data online. This got me really angry and annoyed knowing some one can  have access at will to my personal information and even intimate photos. For example Facebook replaces its privacy policy with data use policy and this means Facebook will use information you give to it according to the privacy setting you have specified , however Facebook will use all the information that i have given to it and that really hurts.

so the question  I ask myself is this new private policy of Facebook a good thing or bad thing but  if i put my personal feeling aside  about Facebook new policy change which i think its not right as someone from a third party could be spying on me. Many people might say Facebook is the biggest social  network in the world  with like at least one billion members as part of the site therefore this got me thinking maybe Facebook due had big it and it is has some many users maybe  this data use policy is way of helping itself comply with its responsibilities which in case vital information is needed from Facebook can be obtain. but on the other hand  the question I could ask myself is that us users of Facebook have lied to and been trick to think Facebook has beloved friend as it it so easier and friendly to use but really this data use policy just reminds us that Facebook is business  and we should not forget that and the purpose of Facebook is to make money as data  use policy allows Facebook to sell are information data to advertisers.

 overall I believe Facebook has cross the line and manipulated  and ignoring  its users. For example did you know that Facebook has stated that it will end its practice of stopping users like myself vote on changes to its privacy policies though it will continue to let users comment on proposed updates and. I think this is another way of telling us users of Facebook that we are not in control of are on personal information on Facebook as a  result of that I now think twice of what personal information or pictures I put on Facebook.