Reflection ideas

SNS
positives of ning: allows people to easily connect by interest, offers many utilities
negatives of ning: uniformity, cluttered, as far as activism goes self-actualizing delusion
obstacles: keeping to the goal, events
successes: purposeful blogging, organization, use of forums

Website Redesign
positives of redesign: chance to implement concepts of a successful website
negatives of redesign: google sites ridiculously restricting
obstacles: balancing a site that is rhetorically effective and also exciting
successes: well-ordered website, practiced pragmatic web design

Wikitravel
positives of wikitravel: centralized information pertinent to a prospective traveler
negatives of wikitravel: unrestricted information ecology (in spite of dutiful corrections, poor information will stay up for a short time)
obstacles: making sure information was accurate
successes: revisiting places of interest, condensing their charm into a few sentences

Enthusiast Blog
positives of blogs: easy way to collect and disseminate info
negatives of blogs: chronological organization, lack of sources
obstacles: dealing with writing that no one will likely read
successes: enjoying and actively pursuing chosen topic

General
positives: the class touched on several unique aspects of text and the internet, also went beyond that to show the purposefulness of different venues of writing
negatives: knowledge was gained and implemented, yet fail to see an impact (my fundamental malaise regarding writing on the internet)
obstacles: respecting the internet
successes: clearing previous obstacle--learning to take seriously what I put on the internet, realizing that people have not been taught that the internet is like fire, it is useful and dangerous.