Problems with Web 2.0
I'm all for the democracy of "Web 2.0" - I want that to be clear.
But, in the participation of the millions (even billions) of the people posting and contributing to community sites, one of the biggest problems I see comes from all the amateur work posted on the internet. I don't mean that bad websites are the problem with Web 2.0, but the millions and millions of bad sites which flood the internet and due to an influx of such worthless information, I am no longer able to easily find valuable information on the internet with current search algorithms. Anyone have any counterpoint to this problem?
posted by wayne.madsen at 10:19 PM
4 Comments:
That's true. Then you have a bunch of garbage like those fucks that do the "smash my (whatever)" videos. Yeesh. Makes it easier to see just what kind of boneheaded idiots are out there.
Kind of strange, too, that there's so much stuff people can get into without parents; there's no way for them to really tell "who you're hanging out with" online, since you can do it more-or-less privately via chats, blogs, myspace, whatever.
Actually, I know of some parents that monitor their kids' MySpace pages. The funny thing is the kids (about 14-15) whine and complain about their "privacy." I think for the most part, their parents have every damn right to be in their business.
Unfortunately, it seems the trend is to be "friends" with your kids rather than be disciplinary.
Anyway, back to the point- yes, it's harder to find what you're searching for because of the amount of "spam" pages like in that Wired article we read awhile back (Splogging was it?) It seems like it's easier to find things by accidental searches than what you're actually searching for, especially if it's for a specific site.
Though I came across a cool video on YouTube by accident of footage of the Bally-Midway factory when production of Ms. Pac-Man machines was in full swing! Pretty boss.
9:41 AM
I also find it interesting that the Internet 2.0 isn't as "intangible" for lack of a better term (because I know there is one!)
With things like the "wayback" archive, things you thought were gone aren't, for better or for worse.
It's neat to try and find something that you thought was non-existant. Though it sucks when you find a webpage you made in 1997 and deleted in 1999 can still be accessed through the web archive. Ugh! :(
Google also archives newsgroup messages, most all the way back to 1981!
Also with the cache-ing that occurs on computers, things you put up aren't necessarily lost for good. Tons of people may have your thoughts floating around on their PC.
I see I can still access an archive of my MySpace. I got rid of it for a reason! But there's still remains of it archived. More plusses and minuses for TEH INTARWEB.
9:50 AM
I feel you on the bad websites.
It reminds me of that reading assignment we had a while back. That splogs reading?
Here you are, trying to google a search for a research paper, and you have to deal with all these websites that you THINK... are legit. But really, they are spam!
3:36 PM
It's true that there is a lot of junks online. I remember I had to take classes in high school that teach you how to research online and what is a good source. But I also think that Internet in a way has opened up a space for everyone to do something about anything. People can share their opinions and actually get these message out there. The truth is most people won't be able to write a book, or be on a TV show or movie to get their message out.
This is all the positive things I can come up with because personally, I find most of these web sites like garbages, and they drive me crazy when doing a research paper.
10:58 PM
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