For many people, like myself, the internet seems pretty daunting. You can find literally anything on the internet from cooking recipes to how to play an instrument, and connect with friends via social media, and even find the most interesting archives from the Library of Congress.
I was reading an excerpt from Daniel J Cohen and Roy Rosenzweig, as they are discussing the importance of digital media for today's historian. The internet (no one calls it the World Wide Web anymore) is so accessible to anyone which is inevitable to a historian especially upon receiving and transcribing information. On the other hand, the internet even allows historians to expand their audiences to teachers, students, or the general public instead of other fellow historians. For example, teachers could use an educational curriculum from a local historian to create discussions with the students on local history within their community. On the other hand, this information can also create interactivity between the two parties for a two-way medium to provide feedback. Many historic websites offer dialogue and welcome suggestions on how to create their platform more "consumer-friendly". Unfortunately, we all can find plenty of inaccurate information especially for history. Luckily, most of our history surpasses the web hence, the web or website will offer crucial evidence to the source of the inaccuracy. This article is about understanding why a historian would want to build a historic blog or website with the points of discussion that I made in the beginning of this post.
http://chnm.gmu.edu/digitalhistory/introduction/
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