“Long Live The Web” Reading Response – Kevin Xu

After reading and analyzing Tim Berners-Lee’s article “Long Live The Web”, I realized that the internet is a place of freedom and creativity which has become a creative platform which allows people to express themselves. However, as explained in the article, it is also subject to infringement by companies and third parties. Just like a physical space, the internet is something which can be boxed up and contained, but can also be a wild explosion of new ideas. I believe that Communications Lab can show how to use the internet as a medium to contribute new ideas through coding and design. “A Network of Fragments” by Ingrid Burrington, however, is a look on how the internet is not just something which exists on computer screens and smartphones, but is also something which is physically always around us. The internet has grown omnipotent, always there, whether it’s the cords that run all through the ocean or the towers on land. The infrastructure created through towers, cords, data centers, and online websites allow creatives to use the internet as a medium to communicate ideas to millions people all throughout the world.

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