Blog 1

I think that writing in cyberspace and writing in meat-space are two completely different things. We have tools in cyberspace that allow us to constantly check and recheck our work, such as spell check. We have access to email which allows us to send out writing to other people to have them check our work. And others have instant access to our work which in tern gives us immediate feedback on what we're writing about. In meat-space the only way to check our work is to do it ourselves or if we're fortunate enough at the time, have someone check it for us. But humans aren't always as efficient as computers and we don't always catch every detail as easily. 

I also think that immersion, interactivity and information intensity being available will not make for "good" writing. I think that people rely to heavily on cyberspace nowadays and do not focus on the aspects of learning things. No one goes to the library anymore to research anything, it's all done online. No one worries about grammatical errors because everyone trusts that the computer will fix it for them. I feel that future generations may be able to write a perfect essay using perfect punctuation and grammar on the computer, but when asked to write it down on a piece of paper they barely remember to add a period at the end of a sentence.