Ghasemloo+Toloue

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Topic: Internet: Friend or Foe. My website goes into detail about the positive and negative aspect of the internet, in relation to sexual viewing and participation online. The Internet can act as a means of liberation while also being a source of danger.


 * Critical Analysis : Sang Wook Woo**

First of all, I liked the layout of your webpage. It was simple and easy to navigate around the categories. As you haven’t concluded whether the Internet had affected the society in a good way or a bad way, I agree that the Internet is a necessary evil. Not just as the socializing fact, which you chose to do research on, it also can be found in many other places. As a college student, I tried to expand the research with another factor, “Online learning”. As a UTM student, most courses have blackboard sites with course materials listings, discussion boards, web mails and etc. According to the survey, the first ranked advantage using the online learning system was the flexibility of time to work and working at own pace, but on the disadvantage list the third rank that was listed was that it requires too much time-management and organization. (Tamashiro 2002) There are many categories ranked on both sides beside this one. So, it will be more like a matter of individual perception and attitude rather than a matter of the Internet itself.

**Reference:** Roy Tamashiro (2002) “Pros and Cons of Online Learning: Conflicting Perceptions Among Teacher Education Students” Webster University; Retrieved from []


 * Critical Analysis: Niwaz Kaur Mann

**  Toloue's website is simple yet very user friendly with the easy use of navigation tabs located on the top. The inclusion of related pictures and videos complements the content provided. The topic: "The Internet being a source of fulfillment or danger" is an prevalent yet interesting issue to consider in today's society, due to increasing use of internet users. In terms of the layout, usually bright colours have an effect of causing strain to the eyes,however the neutral text colour that was chosen effectively complemented Toloue's overall website colour scheme. The content is displayed in an clear manner where the topics are divided and both sides of the internet is argued (i.e fulfilling or dangerous).There was no discussion or relations of the "Time, knowledge, space and together" concepts discussed in this course. A relation of the concept self could have been used, where individuals on the internet are trying to disguise their real identity for different purposes. Providing relations to these concepts would add depth and hence make it an excellent critical analysis of this issue. After conducting research on this topic, a discussion of where internet sex occurred online would add value to your paper. For example, the venues in which people engage in for Internet sexuality can include, web based chat rooms and bulletin board systems (BBS’s), message boards (that are sed to discuss particular subjects) and multi user domains (MUD’s) (Weinberger, 2002). Also, Internet relay chat (IRCs) can be used which works in real time, which enables one to have a ‘live’ conversation with someone over the internet (Berry, 2009). Another venue is the fast-growing social networking sites like Myspace and Facebook where users create a ‘profile’ of themselves online, and are used to keep in touch with old friends and meet new people. The form of venue through people engage in online sexual practices is an important factor of Internet sexuality (Weinberger, 2002).  David Weinberger, 2002. Small pieces loosely joined: A unified theory of the web. Perseus Publishing; ISBN 0 738 208 507 (Paperback)

Berry, Steve. "Sex and the internet." //AIDS & HIV information from the AIDS charity AVERT//. N.p., 30 Nov. 2009. Web. 1 Mar. 2010. 