tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post6365443466757465286..comments2024-01-06T00:28:45.062+08:00Comments on Bibliobibuli: The New Literacybibliobibulihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16456636355933524132noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-40323488853244015432009-09-24T01:16:43.449+08:002009-09-24T01:16:43.449+08:00"...in the midst of a literacy revolution the..."...in the midst of a literacy revolution the likes of which we haven't seen since Greek civilization"<br /><br />Enter now: the Geek Civilization.<br /><br />I find it peculiar as to how the thought that technology would diminish the ability to write came about, thus, underestimating the capability of the internet to expand knowledge.<br /><br />With the advent of the internet, information and communication are widely spread and more accessible than it ever did before.<br /><br />The internet is so huge, according to Google, it would take 300 years to index the whole thing, and that is IF nobody posted any new content.<br /><br />Websites, forum boards, groups, and portals offering free writing courses, tips, tutorials, advise, critiques, are countless.<br /><br />Just because a few wikipedia contents are fouled, doesn't mean the rest of the hundred millions of other wiki entries are inaccurate. The entries in the Wikipedias is ever expanding and being improve by dedicated individuals, and groups and among them are experts and educators.<br /><br />Currently, there are many websites founded by the world's top universities offering home study-learn-at-your-own-pace-degree courses for free, complete with lecture notes and syllabus.<br /><br />People can now gain access to degree-level knowledge by just paying the internet monthly-bills.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14348939729076546582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-61915587462966067622009-09-23T21:57:43.399+08:002009-09-23T21:57:43.399+08:00more people are writing because of blogs.more people are writing because of blogs.Burhanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05582444270077430405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-82118310702813552032009-09-22T11:18:33.394+08:002009-09-22T11:18:33.394+08:00I think there are good shows on Astro, some with e...I think there are good shows on Astro, some with episodes with stories that reminded me of the power of the word to share (or to quote Margaret Atwood, to "excavate"). Watching those episodes made me want to write! So that, for me, is a good thing.Chethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10743260318771644192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-25100927395934674282009-09-22T01:59:28.910+08:002009-09-22T01:59:28.910+08:00"... technology isn't killing our ability...<i>"... technology isn't killing our ability to write. It's reviving it..."</i><br /><br />Amen to that. Now, if I can only find evidence of our Astro cable channels improving their viewers' ability to communicate clearly and eloquently... :pKenny Mahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10858453655208305063noreply@blogger.com