AHHHHHH!!!! . . . another post about Woolley!!

Well, no, not actually, it won't all be about Woolley. I'll probably go off topic.

Some thoughts on reading your blogs. I appreciate that you all tried to remain positive about going into such depth regarding an article which you didn't like that much the first time through. I observed that for some of you his metaphors worked and for some of you they didn't. Though it may have been an interesting idea for some of you to think about cyberspace as like a human body, or like a city -- for some of you it was not interesting. In fact it was confusing. And some of you indicated (or did I read this wrong?) that it mostly seemed out dated and like it didn't really tell you much about what cyberspace is. All right. What can I say except that it is a "classic" piece and in all the anthologies?

Also, I noticed that in your blogs, some of you took various strategies to make your blogs your own. With humor, by adopting a persona, by using a non-academic voice. Good. As long as you are on topic, and directing some serious inquiry to the material we are covering -- I appreciate the creativity. It makes more interesting reading for me. Go for it.

And now. . .

THE LIST
(features of cyberspace gleaned from your blogs and your arduous close attention to Woolley)

1. it can change the real world,

2. it's interactive, fast, global connection changes the world in particular ways which other forms of communication technology have not (at least not exactly)

3. what it communicates about an event can have more impact than the event itself

4. it is an unfolding frontier where conventions for "ownership" and regulation are still evolving (and are fiercely disputed)

5. it is not transparent

. . . please add to this list. . .