http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2006/12/18/shining-lights-finding-nuggets-adding-tools/ Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:10:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2006/12/18/shining-lights-finding-nuggets-adding-tools/#comment-30022 Wesley Fryer Tue, 19 Dec 2006 16:31:14 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2006/12/18/shining-lights-finding-nuggets-adding-tools/#comment-30022 I definitely agree that God's Word is the most powerful writing ever written, but in terms of a writing "form" I think that hyperlinked writing is more powerful than analog writing. My point here is focusing on the modality of the writing rather than the content. The ability to connect to the ideas of others is the key differentiator for hyperlinked writing. I have been wanting to flesh out these ideas more in an article, but have not made the time yet, so I included some of them in this post. I am not making a claim about which writing (content-wise) is the most powerful. (If I was to do that in the context of the Bible, I'd likely post it over on <a href="http://eyesright.speedofcreativity.org/" rel="nofollow">Eyes Right</a>, which I might do over the holidays.) My point is that as a writing form, hyperlinked writing is more powerful than something I can write down on paper, type, or even word process on a computer since it includes the ability to link to other ideas. Access to text and ideas is a key element of the "power" I am referencing here. I acknowledge that not everyone has access to the Internet, and even those with access don't always have that access when they can or want to read texts there. Despite issues of access, hyperlinked texts are more powerful. In a Christian context, <a href="http://www.biblegateway.com/" rel="nofollow">The Bible Gateway</a> is a powerful site because it gives people instant access to so many versions of the Scriptures. I definitely agree that God’s Word is the most powerful writing ever written, but in terms of a writing “form” I think that hyperlinked writing is more powerful than analog writing. My point here is focusing on the modality of the writing rather than the content. The ability to connect to the ideas of others is the key differentiator for hyperlinked writing. I have been wanting to flesh out these ideas more in an article, but have not made the time yet, so I included some of them in this post. I am not making a claim about which writing (content-wise) is the most powerful. (If I was to do that in the context of the Bible, I’d likely post it over on Eyes Right, which I might do over the holidays.) My point is that as a writing form, hyperlinked writing is more powerful than something I can write down on paper, type, or even word process on a computer since it includes the ability to link to other ideas. Access to text and ideas is a key element of the “power” I am referencing here. I acknowledge that not everyone has access to the Internet, and even those with access don’t always have that access when they can or want to read texts there. Despite issues of access, hyperlinked texts are more powerful. In a Christian context, The Bible Gateway is a powerful site because it gives people instant access to so many versions of the Scriptures.

]]> http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2006/12/18/shining-lights-finding-nuggets-adding-tools/#comment-30016 Tom Hoffman Tue, 19 Dec 2006 04:10:45 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2006/12/18/shining-lights-finding-nuggets-adding-tools/#comment-30016 I thought the Word of God was the most powerful form of writing that ever existed. I thought the Word of God was the most powerful form of writing that ever existed.

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