2nd post: A Marketplace of Echoes

1.       The author, David Weinberger, refers that the Internet making us stupid or smart at the end of part; however, he rather shows his position than keeps neutral position. What are his opinions towards the Internet?

2.       Does the diversity in the web give us positive or negative effect?

3.       Wikipedia, an online encyclopedia that anyone can edit and post, has brought great conveniences of sharing information. However, there are some issues occurred because of its diversity. Does it major issue that include harmful effects into our society?

 Wikipedia is a collaboratively edited, multilingual, free internet encyclopedia supported by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation (Wikipedia). Yes, this online encyclopedia is made for sharing information to anyone in this world. Basically, the information is written collaboratively by volunteers, and the volunteers can be anyone. Before the Internet was supplied in world, there were many barriers to share information because some information were too limited and not known to people. The best means of sharing information is what Wikipedia has chosen: anyone can share the information to make the information more precise. However, the problem is also accompanied which is about people can post or edit wrong or manipulated information. Before the Internet has supplied, there are only few methods people can get new information. It was basically asking others or searching from the book. In these days, people just turn on their PC and type into search engine such as, Google or Yahoo. Most people believe the information in the web without any doubt of its accuracy of the information like newspaper and TV. As more people in the world started to use the Internet, more information can be shared to us; however, there are also many people who manipulate information getting increased for their own benefits or just for fun. And the information has not to include their own idea or opinion; however, people sometimes believe what they want to believe and persuade others as they want, so they put their opinions in the information in the web such as Wikipedia. If there are some groups get benefits by manipulated information, then someone might try to change it as fact. This is also asserted problem in mass media such as, newspaper and TV. Data becomes power these days. Products are no longer most important things in the world, the most important and precious thing is the information.