Like many others have mentioned, I often associate hypertexts with Wikipedia. One of my favorite ways to waste time is getting into Wikiholes, starting with one innocent article and then it’s suddenly been three hours following different links. I’ve ended up on the Titanic passenger list too many times to count. I think that hypertexts…
12: Hypertext: A Clickable World
Several people are talking about Wikipedia, including Taj and Hannah, and so I would like to take this time to talk about the Wikipedia game. This game is, of course, based on the wonder that is hypertext. This game is played best with friends, especially when each friend has a different computer or mobile device. First, a player…
12: Hypertext
When I think of hypertext, one of the first websites I think about is Wikipedia. Every time I visit the site, I find myself following an endless stream of hypertext links. When you look at almost any Wikipedia page, you’ll see numerous segments of text highlighted in blue, leading you to another wiki with information…
6: Wyoming in the Public Domain
The search bar of CC Search on my computer screen sat below a map of Wyoming that I have hanging up on my wall. So, I searched “Wyoming.” There were over 1,300 results, so I narrowed my search with the Advanced Search tool to only show images I can both “use for commercial purposes” and…
3: Wikipedia as a Modern Genre
I very much enjoy the idea of referring to or categorizing a text into a genre using its intended and received purpose, rather than it’s form or style, as mentioned in Myers’ article. This is, in part, an aspect of the definition of genre anyway, but I enjoy the emphasis on intent and reception, which…
3. Wiki as a genre
Wikipedia has become staple in everyday looking-up of random knowledge that you just don’t remember. It’s an Internet encyclopedia that almost everyone has access to. As Vivian mentions in her blog post, the wiki genre came to be because people wanted a genre that was more collaborative and dynamic than passive. As a genre, I think…