Technological Jargon Builds...or crushes

These various blogs were and are written for my EL 236: Writing for the Internet class. Throughout this class, my peers and I have been exposed to different online literature, ways of writing specifically for the net, and even the technical aspect of producing and publishing the code of websites. Hence the technical jargon that can sometimes be overwhelming.

My opinion of Writing for the Web 3.0:

Our principle text throughout this part of our internet education has been Writing for the Web 3.0 by Crawford Kilian. This book was extremely helpful in demonstrating to me the best way to attract a surfer's attention, how to revise text so as to make it more inviting and easier to read, as well as how to analyze not only my own website, but those of others in order to make them easier for web surfers.

There were parts in most every chapter where I felt that I already knew what Kilian was writing about. However, there will always be someone who knows more on a particular subject than another person. I would recommend that Kilian consider separating the book into sections concerning new website creators without general knowledge of the internet and those who have the background know how, but wish to improve their websites with further critiques.

Although, for every bit of information I felt that I already knew, there was either something new to learn or a new take on the known particulars. It never hurts to go over that which you've already learned in order to make yourself better at doing it.

Blog Portfolio:

Coverage: Coverage is the salve that I am in the habit of placing before each of my blogs so that readers know that the sources I'm quoting from are real and that I'm not just making all of this up. There are times however when sources are difficult, but I love to use quotes throughout my entries in order to make a point. Just take a gander at my blogs below and see what I mean:

Attention: Easy Site - This blog concerns the fact that websites are specifically geared toward being as easy for the use as possible.

Look In With New Eyes - A blog of both a personal reflection and an in-depth look at Shelley Jackson's The Body.

Timeliness: It seems that this is the semester is when everything I wish to accomplish needs to be written down in a planner in order to actually become reality. The best way to do that is to blog early and hope for comments. The entries below were either done the night the topic was given or written earlier if time allowed.

Standard Salivating Schnauzers Stunned Suddenly...or not.

Man vs. Woman or Writer vs. Editor

Interaction: Probably one of the greatest aspects of blogs is the fact that they so easily disseminate information and opinions with large groups of people and seamlessly filter in their conversations. In short, interaction as fast as our internet connection can run! These blogs received the most comments from my class peers or provide links back to their own blogs within their comments.

You go here, I go there, We go everywhere! - One of my takes on a hypertext novel when first introduced to it in class.

Painful Politics Persistently Present - This blog was written in response to the fact that politics aren't just for Washington!

Depth: Fortunately, I'm already more than a bit wordy in my usual writing, but we were specifically assigned a few essays in response to various literary works. I suggest you read them at your leisure. (Or at least skim over really fast. No one will know but you.)

Death of Man; Life of Nature; Free of Fences - This essay analyzes the sensory interactive hypertext poem Dawn by Alan Sondheim.

Just because it sounds intelligent, doesn't mean you should trust it. - Simply a few guidelines that you may wish to keep in mind when utilizing Wikipedia and other internet sources.

Discussion: Comments are more than likely only second to new interesting information to bloggers and I'm unashamed to write that I like knowing what other people think in response to my words. My classmate's blogs below will take you to where I sought to leave a valuable comment in returning the favor.

The surprisingly personal side of Writing for the Web by Jacquelyn Johns

Dichotomy of Sanity and Insanity by Kevin Hinton

Kilian Ch 5 by Michelle Polly

Note: The blogs above are by no means all of the many that I have written for this class and certainly not for all of my blogging history. I merely hope that these are the more interesting of the latest and whole-heartedly encourage you to look at their brethren. You should also look back at my classmates collection.