In a brief essay, explain what Wired magazine meant when they wrote in 2010 that “the web is dead.”

What will be an ideal response?


What Wired magazine meant was that the age of open-standard web pages was in a decline and that online information is increasing being accessed through proprietary apps for social media that aren’t connected to all the rest of the online world. The idea is that the online world is increasingly being a closed place that is accessed with mobile devices. The critique of this position is that many people access social media sites through web pages.

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As an advocate, you may attempt to resolve a value conflict by creating a decision

rule. Which of the following would NOT be one of these decision rules? (a) Prove that your value maximizes another agreed upon value. (b) Prove that your value has the more desirable consequences. (c) Prove that your value overcomes an existing cultural value. (d) Prove that your value subsumes (includes) opposing values.

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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"How much traveling is involved in the job?" and "What kinds of opportunities for travel are there?" convey equal levels of enthusiasm

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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