Chapter 8
Chapter 8 Focusses on metadata. It really starts discussing the different meanings associated with being explicit and implicit and how that relates to a new level of organization through technology. The shortening of information to concise metadata forces us to decide what we think is most important and what else can be excluded from out summary.
So What?
The information that Weinberger is talking about is important to us because it shapes the way we develop our skills, both as students and as young professionals. As a new DTC student I am still learning the uses of our studies and find that the understanding of technologies place in our world is what is so very valuable to employers. Being able to translate the ideas that Weinberger is talking about with metadata to a company can be a highly valued trait.
Chapter 9
Summary
What chapter 9 is mostly talking about is new organization across platforms and they way in which they are governed. Weinberger is talking about the levels in which organization exists among the completely open network of the web. I think that he is simply pointing out the idea of group thinking and knowledge among web users.
So what?
The reason I think this is important is because it is shaping not only our generation but the ones to follow us. It is leading to a new wave of thinking. It seems like we are in a transition period right now between new ideas and old foundations that will eventually die and be taken over by what our generation develops as web standards. These standards may or may not be the best but they are important to relate to our work relations and personal relations. So I think it will be extremely important to take the idea of the non governed body of internet work and find a way to make it more powerful and useful than ever.
I definitely think that the manner in which businesses are using data today is a huge 'so what' for this conversation. I had a meeting with the Center for Civic Engagement Advisory Council today and one of their primary goals is to better understand and utilize technologies and data in their day to day business. I have also seen this occur with internships that I had last summer for both nonprofit and for profit businesses. I think you hit the head on the nail here and how we approach and understand the transition to the miscellaneous will definitely effect future generations and how they interact with information. Personally I believe that the internet will always continue to evolve in unimaginable ways but the work that were doing right now will most certainly push in specific directions that will lead us to those developments.
ReplyDeleteAS a new DTC student as well I can understand how important it is to understand the information around you and how it shapes the data and developes the skills we use daily.
ReplyDeleteYour connections to DTC are great here, but do work on those summaries as you could be a lot more specific. Your summaries are so big picture that in a way they could be about any chapter, not necessarily these ones.
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