interweb self-consciousness – notes from George P. Landow’s ‘hypertext 3.0’

This weeks reading really reinforced the notion within me of the “awareness” we must have as writers posting to the most public outlet that exists (the WORLD WIDE web). The awareness that we must have for issues on copyright, legality, maintaining an acceptable professional image, as well as the awareness of the fact that our writing is out there with millions of other pieces of work, and where we fit within the grand scale of things. To be honest, I’m not the most adamant blogger, nor do I feel that if somebody were wanting to get to know me they could find out too much about me just by reading this blog, but then again, that’s why I’m trying. Adrian’s words throughout the symposiums stay very poignant in my mind whenever I start to second guess why I’m even trying to maintain a blog (who reads this? what is the point?), whenever he says that the media industry is in a state of flux, and that the Internet is the way of the future. I know this to be true, even though I really sort of wish it wasn’t, so therefore I will persist, try and find my online market, my niché, my little part of this world wide web in which I can feel safe and secure.

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