Victoria Croffie

Digg shows content submitted by users that lets people not only comment but vote either thumbs up or down to show the likes and dislike of a post.

The top 3 gaming posts were as follows

New super mario galaxy 2 trailer is incredible
ten Modern Warfare 2 record setting special ops speed run
one letter off games: violating 26 irreplaceable characters

These three post is only the top because they have received the most Diggs. They also show variety of the popularity of top gaming posts in Digg. The quality of these top posts are interesting and in depth but seeing and shows what type of posts that those who frequent Digg are interesed in at this point of time. The rating system in digg is a biased balance for not only does it shows how many like a post but also who dislikes it. On top of that it shows the total vote of diggs. However digg has the flaw of being able for people to skew the rating system and only show how popular it is in relation to Digg.


Technorati has a different rating system like say Digg. They have a authority system which shows the popularity of a blog or post. This is calculated through the sites linking popularity over a short period of time. It also shows different blogs influence on the internet based on the amount of authority it is. Technorati is a blog that allows comments to each blog post or news story. They also supply icons to repost said stories to a degree on different sites.

The top three blogs in the gaming area is
Kotaku
Joystiq
1UP

The top blogs are highly popular and they show really in depth posts that are proportionate to their popularity and influence on the internet. They're effective in showing how great a by is by its high following and popularity. Technorati authority rating system is a good method for since it's based on amount of times it is linked and other variations, it shows how hot a top it is in whole and isn't just limited to that one website.

Mike Galoppa

Wikipedia is visited by different user types and its contributors vary greatly. For the most part a smaller group of contributors make up the bulk of a page's content, but gradually smaller contributions add further detail. I noticed a lot of revisions for vandalism as well. There contributions are smaller, but allow for another type of user to retract their false information. Wikipedia gives all users the tools to report possible vandalism or fix it themselves. Wikipedia does not tolerate vandalism and its integrity relies on this. Wikipedia retains its reputation as a reliable source, because of its variation of contributors.

Brenton Sharpe In-Class Writing Assignment

The two news websites that I chose to write about are Slashdot and IndyMedia. These two websites are completely different things in that IndyMedia reports on political and social issues- whereas Slashdot covers technology-related news. They are both user heavy and they rely on user submitted content.

Rachel Dennett In-class writing Comm 366

I chose to analyze the websites www.Kuro5hin.org (Kuro5hin) and www.english.ohmynews.com (Ohmynews).

Both of these website are excellent sources of information, outstanding for public and online journalism, and very well organized. However, there are several differences between the websites. One of the prime differences that I notices are the manner in which the articles are published on the websites. Ohmynews allows subscribed members to make posts on the website that are first carefully chosen by professionals. This allows for the public to contribute to the news. One thing about today's journalism is the amazing interaction between the people and the media. This website allows for this interaction, but is also highly regulated by professional journalists.
Also, Kuro5shin allows for the public to make contributions to the website. This website is extremely aimed to the public and it allows for media to become a very personal and enjoyable experience. It allows for the public to decide what to post, what is important, and what stories are the most imporant.
While both of these website are extremely user friendly and interactive, they perfectly portray the new age and how journalism, media, and news are becoming more and more public oriented. This allows for the PEOPLE to choose what is IMPORTANT news, as well as allows the people to post opinions and share more information as they please.

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Thomas Raines

I reviewed Sloashdot and OhmyNews for comparison. Slashdot is a more technology oriented blog. It contains user generated content, but content submissions are reviewed by editors before posted. OhmyNews is similar in that there it is user generated content, but with a much more strict submission requirement. Specific rules are laid out, and checked for by professional editors. The top stories are chosen chosen by hired professionals for the site.

Both sites rely on users for their content, but each go about gathering said content differently.