viernes, 16 de mayo de 2014

Digital Responsability

How can you take digital personality?

Digital preservation is a formal endeavor to ensure that digital information of continuing   value remains  acceeible and usable. It  involves planning, resource  qllodqtion, and application of preservation methods and technology.
DIGITAL PRESERVATION:  In  library and archival  since, digital preservation is a formal endeavor to ensure that digital information of contnuing value reamins accessible and usable. It involves  planning, resource allocation, and application of perservation methods and technologies.
DIGITAL LITERACY: Is  the ability to affectively  and critically navigate, envaluate and create information using a range of digital technologies.  I requires one  one " to recognize and use that, power  to manipulate and transform digital  media, to distribute pervasively, and to easily media, to distribute pervasively, and to easily adopt them to new forms."

What is  wikipedia?

Wikipedia is aa collaborativel edited,  multilingual, free internet encyclopedia that is supported by the non-profit wikipedia founation. Volunteers wordfwide collaboratively write wikipedias's 30 millon articles in 187 lenguages, including over 4.5 million in the English wikipedia.

How can you tell that  the information is correct?

You can tell by references, external links and further reading.

What are the 5 wikipedia pilars or principales?

The fundamental principles by which Wikipedia operates can be summarized in five "pillars":
First pillar
Wikipedia is an encyclopedia: It combines many features of general and specialized encyclopediasalmanacs, and gazetteersWikipedia is not asoapbox, an advertising platform, a vanity press, an experiment in anarchy or democracy, an indiscriminate collection of information, or a webdirectory. It is not a dictionary, a newspaper, or a collection of source documents, although some of its fellow Wikimedia projects are.
Second pillar
Wikipedia is written from a neutral point of view: We strive for articles that document and explain the major points of view, giving due weight with respect to their prominence in an impartial tone. We avoid advocacy and we characterize information and issues rather than debate them. In some areas there may be just one well-recognized point of view; in others, we describe multiple points of view, presenting each accurately and in context rather than as "the truth" or "the best view". All articles must strive for verifiable accuracy, citing reliable, authoritative sources, especially when the topic is controversial or is on living persons. Editors' personal experiences, interpretations, or opinions do not belong.
Third pillar
Wikipedia is free content that anyone can edit, use, modify, and distribute: Since all editors freely license their work to the public, no editor owns an article and any contributions can and will be mercilessly edited and redistributed. Respect copyright laws, and never plagiarize from sources. Borrowing non-free media is sometimes allowed as fair use, but strive to find free alternatives first.
Fourth pillar
Editors should treat each other with respect and civility: Respect your fellow Wikipedians, even when you disagree. Apply Wikipedia etiquette, and don't engage inpersonal attacks. Seek consensus, avoid edit wars, and never disrupt Wikipedia to illustrate a point. Act in good faith, and assume good faith on the part of others. Be open and welcoming to newcomers. If a conflict arises, discuss it calmly on the nearest talk pages, follow dispute resolution, and remember that there are 4,515,551 articles on the English Wikipedia to work on and discuss.
Fifth pillar
Wikipedia does not have firm rules: Wikipedia has policies and guidelines, but they are not carved in stone; their content and interpretation can evolve over time. Their principles and spirit matter more than their literal wording, and sometimes improving Wikipedia requires making an exception. Be bold but not reckless in updating articles, and do not agonize about making mistakesEvery past version of a page is saved, so any mistakes can be easily corrected.
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jueves, 3 de abril de 2014

What are your top five fears?

A YouGov survey has identified the top five phobias of British people. Unsurprisingly they include heights, snakes and spiders. Tell us your worst fears.
A YouGov survey of 2,000 people has ranked the things that British people are most afraid of. The survey asked people to rate a list of 13 phobias, and asked them to describe their fear levels for each one. Here were the top five things that terrified us:

Heights

Unsurprisingly, a fear of heights tops the list. We're not a nation of skyscrapers and vertiginous mountains. Most of us would rather not look over the edge of the Grand Canyon or climb a unsteady pylon for the rush of it. And given that vertigo gives some people the urge to jump, a healthy fear of heights seems completely sensible to us.

Snakes

Since our rainy island doesn't welcome the deadliest types of snake, it's somewhat odd to see this phobia so high up on the list. We don't have to deal with the Black Mamba, a deadly snake which can move at speeds of over 12mph. Sure, you might see the odd grass snake or adder in the countryside, but you're unlikely to meet a boa constrictor on a cool spring night as you pop down to the pub. So why the fear?

A fear of public speaking

This one is understandable. Gazing out on a sea of expectant faces would give anyone sweaty palms. There is an entire industry devoted to helping people who cannot face speaking publicly, so we won't try to give you too much advice. But have you tried imagining the crowd naked?

A fear of spiders

As with snakes, the UK isn't exactly overrun with poisonous, fanged arachnids. But the recent panic about False widow spiders, and the oft repeated myth about eating spiders in your sleep might have contributed to a slight shiver in our collective consciousness. Are you feeling something crawling up your arm right now?

A fear of small spaces
This doesn't only apply to the shoebox sized living spaces we can barely afford thanks to the housing shortage, but to the primal fear of not being able to escape a confined place. No wonder some people over the years have devised 'safety coffins,' which have bells and breathing tubes installed just in case the departed haven't departed all the way.
The rest of the list comprised of a fear of mice, fear of needles, fear of flying, fear of crowds, fear of clowns, fear of the dark, fear of blood, and a fear of dogs. Tell us what you'd add to the list. What are your top phobias? Come and scare us in the thread below.