Sunday, August 30, 2009

Sosnoski Reading

The Sosnoski reading was somewhat interesting to me. It really emphasized how much our world is becoming more and more dependent on technology, and how much less effort is being put into work. I agree with the author’s point that when reading out of a book one tends to feel the need to read every word, but when reading from a website or online article, or anything else on the computer, one tends to skim simply for the desired information. I disagree, however, with the author’s opinion that those who author articles, essays, etc. online do not receive proper credit for what they wrote. I have used online sources for information for research papers in high school, and have always sited the author, and I know other students, as well as people who are writing papers, essay, and books, site (or are supposed to, at least) their resources, including the ones they found online. I will agree, however, that writing that is posted online does not receive the literary merit that books often do. One often hears of bestselling books and authors receiving the Nobel Prize in literature, but one never hears of anyone receiving awards or special recognition for things published online. This reading really made me think about technology and how we use it.
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2 comments:

  1. AnonymousSeptember 3, 2009 at 7:39 PM

    I have to disagree with you about blog awards. There are a number of blogging awards that exist on the web (weblogawards.org and bloggies.com are the big name ones) that present yearly awards to winners in multiple categories. And in Forbes' Top Thirty Influential Women in Media, Heather Armstrong was recognized for her blogging (beating out correspondents for media giants CNN and MSNBC).

    Things like these are out there. The current problem is that with blogging still being in its infancy (especially in comparison to printed literature), the word of mouth buzz still seems to be segregated to those on the bleeding edge.

    Kayleigh C.

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  2. Lisa IrvinSeptember 6, 2009 at 1:11 PM

    I didn't know there were awards for blogging. I shouldn't have said anything without knowing. Thanks for letting me know. That's interesting.

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