EOTO- Reaction- Blog Post 6

The World Wide Web was researched by Jake Guttman and presented to the class. The World Wide Web (www) was created by Tim Berner Lee, who aimed to make the Internet more accessible to everyone. He used HTML and HTTP in 1992 to connect the world through different coding techniques. As an effect, he came up with the name the World Wide Web. Along with connecting people, it also allowed people to gain knowledge and information very easily. Before this most of the population was forced to use old-school tactics like going to a library and researching through books or public computers. What the World Wide Web did was now make this easier and more affordable for not just America but everyone around the world. 

This topic reminded me of my own topic of research as the World Wide Web and Google go hand and hand. Both had tremendous impacts on the world making research easier than ever however they also both had negative effects on the country.  

One major negative that Jake began to discuss was the problem of misinformation. With it being easier to find information also made it easier to publish it. This is something that not only affected people back then but continues to affect us in today's world. The common topic of fake news and biased news is a constant problem and has affected both sides of the political world. This problem really began to rise when the World Wide Web came to be as journalists and media teams can post things to the public easier than ever. Newspapers and books began to fall behind as people didn't need to wait for their news and information it was simply clicks away from being read. What comes with this is the fact that you don't need to actually be a journalist to write any news. Wikipedia is a perfect example of this. Wikipedia allows anyone to write about a topic which leads to incorrect information being thrown out there. 

We saw misinformation really play an effect in the 2024 election with CNN and Fox giving different news and headlines trying to sway people to one way or another.

Overall, Jake did a terrific job of informing the class about the World Wide Web and made me believe that this was one of the most revolutionary pieces of technology in modern-day history.