2008 - 2

I found two recent articles to review for our current year. The first was published April 26 by Neil Humphreys with The Straits Times and is titled, "In cyberspace, no one hears you scream curses; How do you fight back against the nerds who make you pay to have a website in your name?" This comical article discusses how Mr. Humphreys had to pay $200 for a website in his own name and how he finds that to be outrageous. He does not define the term cyberspace, but it is implied to be the Internet. This article is interesting to me because he seems to be in the "dark ages" in terms of technology. He admits to not liking computers although he is a journalist. He does, however, discuss how paying for a domain in cyberspace it a conundrum because if cyberspace is this open world, who owns the space you buy? This is a very interesting question in terms of this hugely open environment discussed in all other articles.

The second article was published September 9, 2008 by The Korea Herald and is titled, "Cyberspace: A platform for social integration." I found this article to be a great closing article because it directly contradicts the 1998 article that stated that cyberspace was one of the worst things to ever happen to the non western world. This article states that "the Internet has eased fears and worries about the destruction of community because it helps to connect everyone." This is a fascinating turn of events compared to the 1998 article. It shows how information technology spreads and how the world is truly connected.