In this post I will be using TV Tropes as a case study of the benefits and drawbacks of hypertext. “Nelson first published the term ‘‘hypertext’’ in his 1965 paper, ‘‘A File Structure for the Complex, the Changing and the Indeterminate,’’ where he describes a type of computer-supported writing system that would allow for branching,…
11: Writing For Algorithmic Audiences
How does your writing change when you write for algorithms? Have you ever seen an algorithm go wrong, and if so how was it handled by the people in charge of the algorithm? How did the people who use that algorithm react? Like many others, my main interaction with algorithms is through social media. I…