Olowolafe,+Seun

1. Added information on the evolution ofGraphic Novels 2. Added to History of HIp Hop 3. Added to __Instant Messaging Slang__ 4. Added to History of Pornography 4.Created own homepage linking information on the internet/ Graphic Novels-->[|Novels/ Internet Blog]
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Oct This is my first time using the wiki spaces so bear with me if my addition to the space is not to say the least bit interesting. My initial contribution to the wiki community will deal with genre of comics. (considering the relavancy it has to our course) Specifically the origin of the very popular meduim that has become a staple to western culture. It appears that the influence of modern comics; whether it be graphic novels to strips found on Saturday newspapers derive from around the 1790s as a way of informing colonist in the United States issues occuring in England. Richard Newtons an English Caricature is documented as one of the first comics, satiring legislative bodies in Britain. As comics began to take a household name throughout the years, following WWII it began to overwhelm the British population, primarly the youths, where it was said that every other middle-class child hid American comics under their pillows. The comic genre that I am going focus on however is the horror comics that can be traced back to the Gothic novel' stemming from British Gothic writesrs such as Horace Walpole and Mary Shelley. These gothic comics from Britian made waves into American pop culture as hits such as Sandman, Swamp Things Black Orchrid etc. created sub-genres, and rivaled those of American counterparts. Publications from both countries continue to rival over the youths of western society, and we will continue to see this rival in the near future. Nov Havent posted in awhile, so I think its about time with all the different activity happening in the world of media. Recently for those who are not aware the World Wide Web hit a milestone. The milestone is none other than 100 million websites officially posted online(I presume excluding the hate sites, as those are considered illegal in many countries including this one) The internet has come a long way from its infancy back when it was primarily used for military means and operations. A simple definiton of the internet is basically a pubicly accessible network of interconnected cpu networks that transmit data by packet switching using internet protocols, also known as IP(wikipdia.org) The internet is the network of networks that consists of smaller domestic, academic, business and government networks that carry various information and services. Contrary to popular belief the internet is not synonymous to the world wide web. The web is a collection of interconnected documents and services. In this sense, the web is accessible via the internet. Thanks to the internet, there has been a severe increase of decentralization of information, as any individual with access to the internet are at the brink of a vast amount of information.

Nov. 29, 2006 Back again for another post. This time again I am going to take something that is recently been in the news. This is very recent, so I bet there is still going to be a developing story on this, obviously by the media, and possibly by me :) The topic your probably wondering already is the possible shift of the conventional way Ads are used to pay TV networks. One of the top CBC managers proposed to the CRTC how in the near future it will be impossible for advertisments alone to support broadcasters. What broadcasters are proposing is for a fee to be set for tv networks for broadcasters to air any show. What this means for consumers is higher cable prices, with no extra value. The reason behind this proposal to the CRTC is due mainly to technological advancements and "more local programming." It seems that this isnt the proper solution these companies are getting to; and of course the groups of people who get the bottom of the deals, are of course the consumers. until next time

This is my first year using wikispaces and I think it is an innovative and collobrative way students can contribute their ideas and a collective way. In the beginning I was a bit skeptical about the whole wikispace, mainly due to the fact that everything is done using a computer, and between you and I me and computers dont fare to well. Well in general I learned alot contributing to the various spaces I visited, it was interesting to see people's persepctives on various issues related or non-related to the course material. It was also refreshing to see how creative we can in using this form of medium for communication, and it opens up restrictions, which I seldom see in alot of my other courses. Overall I am going to enjoy using these wikispaces in the comming future
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I modified pages that I felt were necessary to be edited. These pages were obviously of interest to me, and I made sure I made an unbiased opinion of why I felt the page should be modified. While trying to get a hang of how to edit and create my own page, I ended up unintentionally creating my own blog page. This is where I would come once not so very often to just blog about issues pertaining or not pertaining to the course; but relevant to the world of media. It is not fully done yet, as I still have some images and graphics to put up to finesse my contribution to these pages. If I were to edit someone else's page I would get their consent first. I do not think it is fair to edit someone else's work without at least getting a formal conset from them. I would not appreciate someone just wanting to edit my page, because he/she felt it was necessary to. I did not recieve that much alterations to my webpage, mainly because I was not sure how to link the content properly so everyone could see it. Nevertheless, I contributed, and made some changes to other people's content.
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As I used the wikispace, I experienced some difficulties hyperlinking some of my content( I am not cpu illterate by the way) The interface was easy to use, hyperlinking the work so all can view became a problem throughout the semester, untill I was guided on how to do it. There are many advantages and benefits from participating in a community collobarative webpage such as wiki. The obvious one is the interactivity one has with other peers in the class. Another benefit is being able to view others people work to make adjustments, or suggestions that fits. This brings a fusion of different ideas that creates a haven of diverse information. I think the overall interface and options is excellent. From the chatterbox, to the topics of interest; relevant or not it added to the overall feel of the website, and I am hoping courses in the future will make using wikispace an intergral part of their curriculum. This will not only enhance the learning experience, but also give students a formal hands on feel of using the medium of the future. The internet.
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