Comments on: Reflections on some “awesome” learning http://anne.teachesme.com/2007/08/13/reflections-on-some-awesome-learning/ Comments, reflections and occasional brainstorms Wed, 09 Jul 2008 01:56:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.4-bleeding By: Jeri Hurd http://anne.teachesme.com/2007/08/13/reflections-on-some-awesome-learning/#comment-54273 Jeri Hurd Wed, 15 Aug 2007 10:52:02 +0000 http://anne.teachesme.com/2007/08/13/reflections-on-some-awesome-learning/#comment-54273 I love the 15 minutes of anonymous idea--very catchy. And I certainly understand the spirit of it. I wonder if it's really true, however. While it's easy to connect with others on the net, it's not all that easy being 'found.' (grin--the lament of a newbie blogger!) A recent study by the University of Pisa estimates over 11.5 billion pages on the web, while the Washington Post cited a study claiming over 290,000 sites are added EACH HOUR. Phew! Moreover, Barabasi says in Linked that while everything can connect to everything else in theory, what actually happens is that a few supersites draw 90% of the links and become hubs, with everything else buried on page 999 of a Google search. We talk about everyone's ability to publish on the read/write web, and that's fantastic. I just think the web is also a pretty anonymous place to be for the average Joe (or Jane). I love the 15 minutes of anonymous idea–very catchy. And I certainly understand the spirit of it. I wonder if it’s really true, however. While it’s easy to connect with others on the net, it’s not all that easy being ‘found.’ (grin–the lament of a newbie blogger!) A recent study by the University of Pisa estimates over 11.5 billion pages on the web, while the Washington Post cited a study claiming over 290,000 sites are added EACH HOUR. Phew!

Moreover, Barabasi says in Linked that while everything can connect to everything else in theory, what actually happens is that a few supersites draw 90% of the links and become hubs, with everything else buried on page 999 of a Google search.

We talk about everyone’s ability to publish on the read/write web, and that’s fantastic. I just think the web is also a pretty anonymous place to be for the average Joe (or Jane).

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