Too much Information? There's no such thing — (Article Review #4)

Article Title: Too much Information? There's no such thing

Article Author: Mark W. Smith

Article Publication Date: October 6th, 2011

URL: http://www.chieftain.com/life/local/too-much-information-there-s-no-such-thing/article_81bae09a-f138-11e0-baa8-001cc4c03286.html

Article Summary:

Jeff Jarvis is a prolific blogger and twitter user who is very open on the web who is very open. He post sensitive details of life events

which drawn in a lot of users to comment who had the same exprience. He feels that sharing things publicly would make us better, the web better and more usable.

Relevance to Class:

This guy provides details about the things in his life on the web. The context would be the emotions or the outcome of the event, the users would be people who experienced it or not and the content would be his experience. This would lead to draw others in to also share their side as well.

Key Quote:

‘The changes brought on by the Internet today already appear huge in the mirror, but we are still early in this revolution,’’ Jarvis writes. ‘‘We ain’t seen nothin’ yet.’’

Why Do Some People Learn Faster? (Article Review #3)

Article Title:
Why do Some People Learn Faster?

Article Author:
Jonah Lehrer

Article Publication Date:
October 4th, 2011

Url: http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2011/10/why-do-some-people-learn-faster-2/

Article Summary:
People learn faster if they learn from their mistakes and hard work. A study proved those who respond to mistakes by learning from it are placed in
a growth mindset class because they are willing to improve. While those who don't learn from their mistakes are placed in a fixed mindset class.

Relevance to Class:
If we learn from our mistakes from this Information Architecture course it would lead us to being better Information Architects for the future and also
placing us into the growth mindset class because we are willing to improve.

Key Quote:
Samuel Beckett had the right attitude: “Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better.”

AIDS BREAKTHROUGH!!!! (Article Review #2)

Article Title: 
Gamers solve puzzle which stumped scientists for years and could hold key to curing AIDS

Article Author:
Laurie Whitwell

Article Publication Date:
September 19th, 2011

URL: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2039012/AIDS-cure-Gamers-solve-puzzle-stumped-scientists-years.html#ixzz1ZmHwgvb5
 
Article Summary: 

A team of gamers were given a task by scientists to crack the mystery on the AIDS-like virus of rhesus monkeys. Their job is to find a molecular structure of the enzyme which would lead to development of drugs to stop the virus in its tracks. A solution was found in under 10 days by the gamers.

Relevance to Class:

The foldit players are just like Information Architects mentioned in this article. They design a chemical key that matches a lower energy state for the molecule which is information for biochemists about a particular enzyme. They both create information for the user to grasp.

Key Quote:

Seth Cooper, a UW computer scientist who is Foldit's lead designer and developer, explained. "Games provide a framework for bringing together the strengths of computers and humans."

ATTACK WATCH!!! (Article Review #1)

Article Title:

Attack Watch, new Obama campaign site to ‘fight smears,’ becomes laughing stock of conservatives

Article Author:
Elizabeth Flock

Article Publication Date:
September 14th, 2011

URL:http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/blogpost/post/attack-watch-new-obama-campaign-site-to-fight-smears-becomes-laughing-stock-of-the-internet/2011/09/14/gIQAspHDSK_blog.html


Article Summary:

Attack Watch is a website that has been set up by Obama’s Campaign Team to help him win in 2012. People who support Obama would submit reports to AttackWatch.com that are based on negative remarks on the president from both republicans and conservatives. These remarks would be dismissed with facts.

Relevance to Class:

This website serves more of a user purpose. It’s their duty to find a negative remark from a conservative or republican. Then site would provide facts to dismiss the negative remark, thus providing the users with content. The context of this website is to actually help Obama win in 2012.

Key Quote:

“This site is a tool providing our supporters with the facts they need to fight back against lies and distortions about the President’s record,” Hogan said.