In last week, we learnt how to use Textbook to create a HTML document. so we created a web page from scratch. I wasn't familiar with writing the code at all, I had always choose the lazy way of using Dreamweaver. I am amazed how simple the syntax of HTML is. and I learnt how to put video files on a webpage.

We also created a group Wiki page. our group is called DEKN, you can find us here http://dekn.pbwiki.com

our main topic is online community. we will draw both Myspace.com and queeruption.org as our examples. we thought it is a interesting comparison of different kind of communities online, and of different aims these communities try to achive via new media technology.

firstly, our group would like search for ideas of what is "community". and we will see how it is different from online community.

then we will use the example of Myspace and queeruption as example. we thought that it is the contrast between commercial/non-commercial narcisism/comformity

the mission statement on queeruption website makes it very clear what they want to do and how they like to use the interenet to communicate:

Mission Statement:

What we're doing and why

We want to make an internationally relevant Website where alternative/radical/disenfranchised queers can exchange information, network, organise, inspire and be inspired, self represent, challenge ourselves and each other, and learn about DIY ideas and ethics. We hope this site will convey the diversity of queer life, identity, and politics; provide visibility for a definition of queer that confounds and contradicts the limited representation of the "normal"/consumerist model; and be an active tool for building community that recognises the differences in queerness globally.

The goals of the site are:

*To be a home base for information about past, present, and future Queeruption gatherings.
*To be a major networking tool for radical queer people and groups.
*To be a central site for information and resource sharing among queer activists.
*To provide organising tools and inspiration for people who want to organise locally as well as internationally.

In order to meet these goals the site should be:

*Up to date.
*Inclusive, not exclusive.
*Multi-lingual.
*Technologically accessible -- i.e., quick to load and easy to navigate.
*More about participation and creation by and for queer community and less about editorial oversight.

From queeruption.org