Category Archive: readings

A reading on databases.

A reading on databases.

Seen as a form of cultural expression in the computer age, a database differs greatly to previous forms of cultural expression as it doesn’t aim …

 

Readings 09.

Readings 09.

“The 80/20 Rule”. Barabási, Albert-László. Linked: The New Science of Networks. Cambridge (MA): Perseus, 2002. Print. In other words; ‘The 80/20 Rule’. What sets Pareto’s law systems apart …

 

Reading wk 7.

Reading wk 7.

Watts, Duncan J. Six Degrees: The Science of a Connected Age. London: Vintage, 2003. Print. This reading  begins by speaking about how reliant Americans have been …

 

WK 7 readings; ‘Theoretical Frameworks’ and ‘Collage’.

WK 7 readings; ‘Theoretical Frameworks’ and ‘Collage’.

‘Theoretical Frameworks’ Discussing various perspectives on the cultural and social significance of technology. Technological determinism = the belief that technology is the agent of social change. Learning that …

 

Hypertext 3.0.

Hypertext 3.0.

  Before i begin, i found this reading particularly hard to understand with terminology that i was unfamiliar with. However, what i did gain an understanding …

 
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