I was reading an interesting article about eBaumsworld. It's basically a site with funny videos and pictures that one guy (and his girlfriend) compile together on the site. Not surprisingly, the site is popular and has started to make him a lot of money. He hasn't been giving credit to the originators of the videos. Some have resorted to threatening him until he finally took down their video, and others have just been complaining LOUDLY.
I made two connections to this. First, it once again brings to the front of my mind the challenge of always staying current. I read this article because I had seen some of my students on the site. One of my undergraduate professors frequently instructed us on the importance of what he called "with-it-ness." I don't think he was even thinking about any of the things we're talking about in this class, but the concept still seems to be relevant.
Second, this reminded me of Natalie's post about posting on the class wiki. Alex's replly discusses the difference between authority and authorship. How do you think this applies to ebaumsworld?
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