Creative Commons

After reading up on creative commons (http://www.rss-specifications.com/creative-commons.htm) I was surprised! I never knew that anything like this existed. At first I was thinking that it would be a big risk by the creator of whatever art they are publishing. I would think giving the option for others to alter it in any way could be dangerous. But after reading more, I think it's a pretty cool idea. Copyright laws are so strict, and can in some cases be so "black and white" that they don't leave much room for interpretation or for creativity. I like that there are different types of creative commons licenses, and I think it gives a good option for those who are 'donating' for lack of a better word, their works to be used by others. I think that seeing what someone else could come up with while expanding upon someone elses works might be neat. However it still protects them enough that their property isn't completely relinquished. I also think that it makes it far more legitimate that it was come up with by not only intellectual property experts, but lawyers as well. It's the perfect mix to come up with the different licenses!

5000 days of the internet

After watching the video by Kevin Kelly on the next 5,000 days of the internet I was a little overwhelmed! He certainly used a lot of language that was slightly over my head. I can say that I don't understand all of the technical lingo when it comes to measurements of things, but I understood the general idea of what he was saying. The thing that sat with me most, was the fact that everything is free. I obviously knew that, because I go on the internet all the time, but I never have given it two thoughts. It made perfect sense what he said about how if you were to tell him all of this would exist in 5 years (5 years ago) and all be accessable for free, he said he would have never believed it. But it's here. And it's growing. It amazes me how much there is out there that is free, and what would we do without it? Go back to using the yellow pages? I don't think so!

The Cloud

My presence on the cloud involves a lot of different things. I think I'm one of the very few people who doesn't have a Facebook (I used to, but I deleted it a few years ago and never restarted it!) so I probably don't spend as much time as some. I use it a lot for work, which is the Aveda logo that is on my wiki illustration of the cloud. I also use it for Hotmail, Youtube (My favorite video is "David after Dentist") and to follow the Boston Red Sox. I also use Windows Messenger at work, which has made life so much easier than having to run from office to office or make a phone call everytime one of use needs to communicate. My web 2.0 experience 5 years ago mainly consisted of only Facebook, and the occasional e-mail. I also used Google a lot becaus ethat was my senior year in high school and I was searching for colleges at that time. I think in 5 years there will be such amazing advances that I really can't image what we are in for!