Web 2.0

After reading Time magazine's selection for person of the year, I agree with the article and its view on Web 2.0. Time points out that people are using the Internet frequently which in turn is helping to shape the world we live in. YouTube, Facebook, and Myspace are growing exponentially and allowing people all over the globe to communicate and spread information. However, as Time points out, this may not be a great thing since information obtained on Wikipedia and other online sources could be false since these are not documented sources. Time's view that the world lacks the necessity for great men is odd and does not ring true in my mind.

The article I read deals with the effects of Web 2.0 on long-standing news websites such as ABC News and USA Today. Both websites have lost viewers, which can be attributed to the broad ways of getting information that have become available due to Web 2.0. These news sites have tried to stay up-to-date with other media sources by allowing users to blog on different topics and by including those on the web sites. However, the more traditional web sites have seen a steady decline in the number of viewers daily.

I believe that Web 2.0 will continue to grow as more people get onto social networks and Wikipedia. In addition, I feel that the need for more conventional news sources will diminish but never fully go away. Sometimes the public will need a reliable source that they can be use and be positive it is accurate and without bias.

Dennis Grebe

Microsoft Office 2007

The first three chapters in the textbook describe some basic word functions such as accessing files, page format, text manipulations, and emailing documents. These chapters also help clarify how to use the new tabs. After studying this section and learning how to use the tabs, I feel the new version of Microsoft Word is much easier and more convenient to use than the old version. I am very comfortable using all of these things. However, tab stops and HTML files are confusing for me, and I am not very comfortable using them yet.

Dennis Grebe