We're writing for the future.

Task Discussion

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  JoLaine said:

  I read a lot more publications on line than I ever read in the past in print.  I don't know that I can say there has every been a print publication that I subscribed to regularly.  Now I have several apps that aggregate various online news sources. 

  I guess the one source I've been familiar with over the years (but never been a regular subscriber) is the New York Times.  Now that I use it a lot online, I am thinking of subscribing - something I would have never done with the print version because of the time it took to sit down and read the NY Times, and the expense, not to mention the mountain of paper that accumulates so quickly when one subscribes to a newspaper.  Now I can go to the online version and search the archives for stuff from past editions - not an easy task in a print format.

  I have always listened to Public Radio and now having the online version is great.  I can hear a story on the radio, but visit the website for more information, links, and I can even hear the stories again at a different time. 

  on Jan. 18, 2013, 11:28 a.m.
  
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  kaseypelchy said:

  http://hackmemaybe.wordpress.com/2013/01/13/the-transition-from-stationary-reading-to-online-reading

  Here is my link of this task.  I did an extensive look at sites I use, and I hope this was helpful for you, as well.

  With Peace,

  Kasey

  on Jan. 13, 2013, 6:48 p.m.
  
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  Seanie said:

  My task application is reflected here: http://gravitywrks.tumblr.com/post/39749237808/personal-reading-history

  on Jan. 5, 2013, 11:45 a.m.
  
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  Abhinav said:

  Havent always had the habbit of reading, but now I am reading whatever I can get my hands on. I am loving this new habbit.

  Printed versions and E-version all are good

  The access is however limited in print versions, while your bedroom becomes a library in e-books...

  THats a biig plus

  on Nov. 16, 2012, 9:22 a.m.
  
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  Anonym said:

  There are two publications which I enjoy: New Scientist, and BBC: Focus. I have subscribed to both of these, digital and magazine. I tend not to read electronic publications because I like tangible material. The scent of a good book, the feel of the paper on my fingertips; how they sit proudly on my bookshelf. Books can make a man feel wealthy, not in the material sense, but in the intellectual and sentimental sense. 

  If I want to research a topic, I will not buy a book. I will look for an online publication, one which I can access easily and is filled with information and hyperlinks which lead to other areas of the topic. 

  What I expect from an online experience that isn't there in print is up-to-date and snippets of information. Something focused on one topic, something where I can read feedback; I quite enjoy controversy and/or an interesting dialogue. 

  on Nov. 13, 2012, 4:18 p.m.
  
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  Exceed Poetry said:

  I really can't recall subscribing for any online material order than religious literatures and as far as I am concerned, online materials makes for easy read in comparison to hard copy materials. I will only read a newspaper if I am bored or there is an information I'm aware I could get from it. Other than that...I prefer online anytime.  

  on Oct. 31, 2012, 6:38 a.m.
  
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  Sergio said:

  Non ho mai sottoscritto un abbonamento ad una rivista che abbia avuto una versione anche online ma il principale vantaggio che vedo è che non uccupa spazio fisico e che è possibile utilizzare citazioni senza dover riscrivere il testo

  on Sept. 30, 2012, 4:40 a.m.
  
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  SirisAnkh said:

  I remember subscribing to Beckett's Neopets magazine and Nintendo when I was younger. There was also the Cats magazine whenever they offered a free year subscription as a promotion. As the internet became more of a source for information, it's inevitable that magazines moved onto the digital platform. I stopped subscribing to magazine comepletely for awhile. I mostly read everything straight from their websites. I was amazed. I only recently subscribed to XBox's monthly magazine as a digital subscription. I still keep my Game Informer magazine in print. Having a magazine as a digital form provides more to their consumers. You can play videos, music, and interactive pieces inside the digital magazine itself. I think a good example of this is Portal 2: The Final Hours digital magazine. It's great because I got to see videos that I would have otherwise not seen and had a great interactive experience. I don't see print publication lasting too long. Most people are all about 'going green' and otherwise don't care for more things that pile up at their place when they're done reading.

  on Aug. 30, 2012, 11:48 a.m.
  
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  Tobias Stapf said:

  I used to read the German weekly paper Die Zeit offline, as in printed. It's a very well-designed paper, won some awards for it a number of years back. 

  Print-paper too expensive and cumbersome

  However, I stopped with that when I went to uni and nowadays I mainly read it online because it's too expensive and cumbersome to subscribe to and read the printed version.

  Online reading allows for more selective reading - and supports tunnel vision
  I haven't seen this point being mentioned in the discussion so far - with the online version I like to be able to select the articles I'm interested in, ignoring the rest - which underlines the tendency of online writing to confirm your assumptions and prejudices rather than challenge you to consider alternative perspectives - a problematic aspect of the internet that is being widely discussed as here. 

  Online allows for enhanced hypertexts - and encourages thoughts to scatter
  Also, the online articles are short and pithy which is easier to read and they integrate videos or links to other websites which is obviously a pretty awesome feature - except that it encourages a scatterbrain like myself to indulge in my scatteredness. 

  on Aug. 12, 2012, 3:08 p.m.
  
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  Coho said:

  I subscribed to The Economist as soon as I was employed after college. I have always read the print version, going to an e-article just to share with friends or family. I find it wasteful to power on an electric device just to read, and the newspaper makes a better self-defense weapon, packing material, or grill starter at a pinch than a smartphone or tablet. 

  I haven't figured out a way to make this relevant to my blog at this stage.

  EDIT: The power of online news media is that I can more effectively search for alternative perspectives to my main news source. For example, NPR and BBC seldom analyze hukou, the Chinese household registry system, but there are more posts online about it.

  on July 11, 2012, 3:28 p.m.
  
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  Josemon Maliakal said:

  Enjoy this article http://www.texplod.com/linux-and-computer-viruses/

  on July 9, 2012, 12:56 a.m.
  
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  chinnan said:

  Online publishing has many advantages. The changing technology is addressing cross platform compatibility. The content can be recieved from any devices. On the other hand the print is also changing. Printers are everywhere. Small scale printing can be done at home with the help of DTP. As a whole books are now a luxuary. A collectors item when we know the kindle like products are a mobile library!

  on July 6, 2012, 2:09 a.m.
  
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  Joe said:

  This is one of the posts I had the most fun writing: http://www.moodlenews.com/2012/5-things-bb-should-do-immediately-with-moodle/

  on June 19, 2012, 2:26 p.m.
  
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  schreibtisch2 said:

  I find it much easier to read online than in print. I read mostly on my android mobile using Kindle. It is like carrying a library in your pocket. You have an excellent dictionary at your fingertips, literally, and all you need to do is gently touch the word you want to look up. I had almost given up reading for years till I discovered Kindle a couple of months ago. Have read three beautiful books since, including Max und Moritz, which I would recommend to all who haven't read it already :-)

  I also find it convenient to read online because I can lie down and read which I can't do if the book I am reading is a heavyweight.  

  on June 9, 2012, 7:30 a.m.
  
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  reyjade said:

  sad b'coz  my gf and me is break...............

  on June 7, 2012, 3:04 a.m.
  
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  Anonym said:

  I very much prefer the online interactions and discussions. This is very important for me and reading a physical paper just doesn't do it for me.

   

  on June 1, 2012, 6:39 p.m.
  
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  Matthew Rachansky said:

  I have to agree with ggtuttle on this one. I really miss the physical newspaper.

  http://kinichajaw.blogspot.com/2012/05/writing-for-web-task-2-were-writing-for.html

  on May 30, 2012, 8:46 p.m.
  
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  ggtuttle said:

  I found it ironic that writing for this task made me realize how much more I enjoy reading print publications than online articles.

  http://protoboard21.wordpress.com/2012/05/18/p2pu-org-reading-history/

  on May 18, 2012, 11:43 a.m.
  
  

  Emily Priddy said:

  I am the same. I wonder why we prefer print?

  on June 8, 2012, 8:48 p.m. in reply to ggtuttle
  
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  Anonym said:

  http://p2pu.afrosoft.tk/2012/05/hello-world/

  on May 2, 2012, 2:52 p.m.