EmilyChow

1. **Sept 21, 2006** 2. **Nov 11, 2006** 3. **Nov 16, 2006** 4. **Dec 07, 2006** 5. **Dec 08, 2006** >
 * Edited content in "Home"
 * Created the page "Fashion".
 * Edited content in "Facebook".
 * Inserted Events Description.
 * Created the page "J-pop"
 * Created the page "Japanese Variety Shows"
 * Created the page "Japanese Magazines"
 * Edited "Table of Contents"
 * Edited content in "Blogs"
 * Inserted further description on the development of blogs and features.
 * Edited content in "Fashion Magazines"
 * Edited layout style for better clarity.
 * Added "Japanese Magazines" to related links.
 * Edited content in "Japanese Drama"
 * Edited layout for clarity and added a heading.
 * Added "External Links"
 * Edited content in "Anime"
 * Edited layout and format for legibility.
 * Made corrections to grammar and punctuation.
 * Added "Better Living Through Design" to "Interesting Websites"

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1. Beginning
I really looked forward to this course. I previously have not yet worked on wiki before, so I found this course attracting. I have participated in many other online interactive communities; such as, journals, forums, etc..That is why I find the interactive environment of wikispaces enjoyable.

I expect to research content that I have an interest in and a passion to learn more about. I aim to contribute to pages that I feel appeal to my personal interests and help to enrich each others knowledge.

2. Middle
Editing a page on wiki is by far the best feature of wikispaces. The pages that I choose to edit and contribute to are dependant upon my interest in that specific content. However, I am also willing to look at pages that appear new to me, so I also choose pages that I have a novelty preference for. I will also contribute to pages which I have previous knowledge in, as I have background knowledge and concrete sources which can become useful. Pages with incomplete information, improper language structure or layout errors will also become a target for my editing preference.

The feature of editing in wikispaces is an asset not only to other but myself too. As one cannot be too sure of ones' work and may be oblivious to ones' mistakes, wikispaces allow other people to in turn contribute and correct errors which I may make. This produces more accurate information and a more enriching environment.

I have not yet decided on a specific topic of interest yet. However, I am currently in the stages of brainstorming and researching a range of possible potential outcomes. I had created a content page for "Fashion", however it appears to me that someone may have taken this idea and branched it into another topic of interest and removed such page. This in fact shows the success of wikispaces in promoting ideas among peers and in turn creating something else.

**3. End**
As I have not worked with wikispaces before, my initial challenge was to understand and how to navigate the site efficiently. When creating my own space, I was not familiar with the editing format; as I was used to html. With the lack of html input I felt a limitation in my editing and creation style. The benefits of this wiki I find is the amount of participation and new content that is added everyday. In my opinion, wikispaces has a resemblence to a community and social network, similar to that of online blogs and journals.