Week 12: Community on the WWW

15 minutes: Overview of critique process and expectations for final critiques, as well as requirements (see below)

30 minutes: Discussion: Jay Rosen and Mattathias Schwartz, ethics of audience conduct and significance of audience. Bring some of these questions into the conversation:

1) How does running a blog or other participatory media form on the web differ from simply posting a website?

2) Has anyone in the class been discriminated against or “trolled” somehow online?  Discuss…

3) Can the web be a dangerous space?  How and why?

4) At this point in your life, do you perceive the web as a utopian universe, a dystopian paradox, or something in-between?  Describe.

45 minutes: Studio workday.

Optional activity:
-How to optimize your blog for SEO, search engine optimization, CLICK FOR HANDOUT ON SEO

>HOMEWORK

Look over study guide for your final examination (can be a casual oral, or written exam, based on instructor’s preference).  Click for study guide and sample examination questions.

Finalize final web site for publication.

>Minimum
Index page (Sketch 2) with links to:
Blog (Sketch 1) with widget linking to your delicious archive (Sketch 10).
Artist’s statement (Sketch 3)
JavaScript slideshow (Sketch 6)
Processing applet or Flash animation (Sketch 7 or 8, you choose)
“Projects” or “Art” page (Sketch 9)
External stylesheet: Be prepared to discuss your external CSS controls (Sketch 4)
Site development over term: Be prepared to discuss what has changed over the course of the site’s development (Sketch 5)