Networks, writing, and materiality, work hand in hand to produce the most efficient and affective publishing of great works. Materiality easier put, the quality of being relevant or significant, is the first step in this chain. If the piece of writing will not connect with the reader’s curiosity or attentiveness, then the sharing and high volume of readers will plummet, ending in a writing piece that is failure. No matter how well the article, book, or other form of writing is written and published, if the substance is not applicable, then how can the writer and editor expect the work to excel? Networking ties in when we analyze the way the writing is being communicated and distributed to others. Twitter and Facebook may be the first networks that pop into your mind when this is mentioned, but looking with a wider scope will show that the networking for writings does not stop there. Henkin points out the development of the postal service and explores this network and the means by which is became so reliable and useful. He says, “With the advent of cheap, standardized, prepaid letter postage, mail was redefined as a popular network that embraced in principle anyone who could be expected to visit a post office.” I think this article shows that networking, writing, and materiality work hand in hand better than any other explanation. It demonstrates that materiality, the reason people are sending the mail whether it be personal letters or bills, intertwines with the actual work, the physical letter, and works through the networks, the mail system. In regards to being certain that the postal service will always work Henkin reasons, “because I send it in the regular, appointed way; because every thing necessary is provided at the different places for sending letters in that way; because I know that every day hundreds and thousands of letters go safely in that manner.” I think this expresses people’s reliance and confidence in networking. The postal service, internet sites, and the distribution of newspapers, when analyzed, show the true meaning of networks, writing, and materiality being interdependent.
Monday, February 1, 2016
Journal Post 2
Networks, writing, and materiality, work hand in hand to produce the most efficient and affective publishing of great works. Materiality easier put, the quality of being relevant or significant, is the first step in this chain. If the piece of writing will not connect with the reader’s curiosity or attentiveness, then the sharing and high volume of readers will plummet, ending in a writing piece that is failure. No matter how well the article, book, or other form of writing is written and published, if the substance is not applicable, then how can the writer and editor expect the work to excel? Networking ties in when we analyze the way the writing is being communicated and distributed to others. Twitter and Facebook may be the first networks that pop into your mind when this is mentioned, but looking with a wider scope will show that the networking for writings does not stop there. Henkin points out the development of the postal service and explores this network and the means by which is became so reliable and useful. He says, “With the advent of cheap, standardized, prepaid letter postage, mail was redefined as a popular network that embraced in principle anyone who could be expected to visit a post office.” I think this article shows that networking, writing, and materiality work hand in hand better than any other explanation. It demonstrates that materiality, the reason people are sending the mail whether it be personal letters or bills, intertwines with the actual work, the physical letter, and works through the networks, the mail system. In regards to being certain that the postal service will always work Henkin reasons, “because I send it in the regular, appointed way; because every thing necessary is provided at the different places for sending letters in that way; because I know that every day hundreds and thousands of letters go safely in that manner.” I think this expresses people’s reliance and confidence in networking. The postal service, internet sites, and the distribution of newspapers, when analyzed, show the true meaning of networks, writing, and materiality being interdependent.
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