Blogging through Wikipedia (2020)

Wikipedia illustrates the democratization of knowledge. Today, anyone in the world can acquire, share and modify knowledge through Wikipedia. And this is done voluntarily, not for commercial purposes. This is an unprecedented phenomenon. To understand that, it is necessary to understand Wikipedia's unique culture. It was interesting to see Wikipedia as a community. This explanation seems quite accurate. This is because there are very few websites that voluntarily gather many people with various ideas like Wikipedia. And I think understanding Wikipedia is very important for understanding the future of mankind. This is because Wikipedia has changed the perspective of knowledge and learning that has been around for thousands of years. Now we can get quality knowledge if we only have devices and knowledge that can access the Internet. How was it? we had to buy an encyclopedia and it was inconvenient to find information. The Encyclopedia Britannica is priced at $ 1100. However, Wik...

This document defines the concept of sources that influence information, and categorizes it into various types. Besides, it defines unreliable sources and shows us the instruction of appropriate sources in specific situations. What was interesting to me was that many people indiscriminately accepted sources that appeared to be inappropriate in this document. I was one of those people. What I've been through with global warming is a good example. As I went through the curriculum and many articles and documentaries, I have recognized the seriousness of global warming. Then one day I came across several articles and documentaries claiming that global warming is an illusion. I was confused as I had a firm belief in global warming. Since then, I have given up my thoughts about global warming. But in the meantime, I discovered that an institute claiming that global warming is an illusion was funded by a multinational oil company . It would not be a problem for companies to finance acad...

 Publishing books has had a high barrier to many people for a long time. This is because publishing was considered to be the exclusive possession of intellectuals. It also contributed to the need for mass printing.  However, the paradigm began to change as company named bookk(부크크) provided POD(print-on-demand) services. The company overcomes the problem of mass printing by not selling pre-printed books, but printing and selling books when an order comes in. Although there are many sites providing DIY publishing, I chose site named BookPOD (북팟)  Then, how easy is DIY publishing? I decided to simulate it. First, I had to decide what to write for. Ironically, this is the most difficult part of DIY publishing. The process of publishing a book has become much easier, so I had to worry a lot about which topic to choose. Since there are no people to review and revise my manuscript in DIY publishing, the author has more to check.  After that, the procedure was...

While the world is suffering from coronavirus, I heard the word infodemic' in an article I recently read. 'Infodemic' is blend of information +‎ epidemic; wrong information can spread like an epidemic. WHO actually warned of the dangers of infodemic in thier coronaviruse report. source :  Novel Coronavirus(2019-nCoV) Situation Report - 13 Wrong information can spread very quickly and cause social confusion. News articles show how people respond to this infodemic. Residents of each region use SNS to correct wrong information. It is not just one centralized organization that stops this infodemic. They are scattered individuals. When we google something, Wikipedia's documentation is at the top of most searches.  In Korea, Wikipedia and Namuwiki are one of the most visited websites. We are accustomed to getting knowledge from information edited by other people rather than from encyclopedias on the shelves. As you can see from this, collective intelligenc...