Think Globally, Upload locally

BY J.D. Biersdorfer

J.D. Biersdorfer is a member of the newsroom technology staff at The New York Times. She was heavily involved with the recent conversion of the Sunday Times Magazine to a desktop publishing system, and now spends her workdays providing technical support, writing documentation andoccasionally testing new software.She has wandered into the digital world from a decidedly liberal arts direction, having spent four years at Indiana University in pursuit of a theater degree while working nights at IU's campus newspaper, The Indiana Daily Student.

After two seasons as a technician in various regional theaters around the country, she moved to New York City in 1989 ,Coming from a non-technical background herself, Biersdorfer is dedicated to finding the most efficient ways of explaining computers to new and bewildered users in the simplest language possible.

She has worked in the production departments of Men's Journal and McCall's magazines, has written for Rolling Stone and The New York Times Book Review and plays harmonica and 5-string banjo in her dwindling spare time.

Thesis:

The internet is a free space for anyone to express themselves and this has positive as well a negative
impact .


Introduction:

-The world wide web is easily accessible by everyone around the world , it’s a place where people can write or upload whatever they had in mind with no restrictions , this fact may have positive and negative impact as far as content and accuracy of information.

-New software have made the web design process simple for any ordinary person , weather professional or not

-Websites have revolutionized the way in which we seek information and has taken the place of the book.


Outline and brief:

-Before websites and internet professionals take a lot of time and effort designing and writing for books and magazine making sure the information is accurate and being responsible about every word they write, keeping in mind the reader .

-Now websites are much easier to find an information than a book it has colors, animation, obvious icons guiding the reader through multiple pages. Because of this ease people have a place to express their thought ideas and information.

-Free speech has made people think globally expressing their thoughts in a selfish way that made them forget how it could effects the readers.

-As a nature incent when children find themselves surrounded by all these website they will surely explore this world with endless information , where they can stumble upon websites that are not suitable for their age .

- Ordinary people who upload information , are not aware of the design aspect of the web pages such as layouts and easily guiding the readers through the pages . They must make sure that links are always functional and information are up-to-date .

- Hocks , roomers , political jocks can make a huge misunderstanding between countries.

Examples

International:

Local :

Question:

1) How can we solve this problem of false information and badly designed websites?

2) Do you think blocking websites in Saudi Arabia is necessary ?

3) Have you ever believed a rumor and how did you figure out the truth 
    (did you search about it or did you find out through a friend later) ?

4) How do you tell if a website that has accurate information, and what do you base it on 
    ( for example )?
5) (freedom of speech), when do a person shut up?