Friday, March 30, 2007
What if we created a system that accurately and continuously obtained endless knowledge from experts all over the world, stored it into a user-friedndly database, and made it free of charge and accessible to utilize as a resource and personally fine-tune into perfection? The rapid technological advances of today have made this ideal a plausible reality. The creation of Wikipedia has permanently altered the way we gain knowledge. When comparing articles published on Wiki to those on other credited information sites, the revolution is apparent. In investigating the history of hip-hop culture and music for example, I not only found insight into what I was initially researching, but also a mecca of information with endless demensions and related links. When viewing the discussion link, I came across pages and pages of conversation between people all over the world defending their personal viewpoints and passion for hip hop. Ideas change over time, and the creation of new concepts causes inevitable dissonance. It is now our responsibility to accept and defend this revolution and break the dissonance.
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I completely agree with you in your discussion of the availability of information and even more than what you originally asked for from the site in return. And yes, Wiki, is a brilliant endevour and decision for a mass amount of information. But, i also feel that we must ask ourselves if the information being presented it very reliable or not. Yes, there are cited sources, however some are not and how am I to know exactly where it has been pulled from and if it is valid in it's entirety....However, I must say that you make an excellent point and judgement.
I feel the same way about the amount of information I get back from doing a simple search. Even though it may not be exatly what I wanted, like you said, the links and information you can get back from it will eventually give you the answers you needed.
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