Out of all the sources we had this week, the video caught my eye. The evolution of a Wikipedia page about something so minuet was actually pretty cool. As cool as this is, it does call into question the integrity of the actual information that is being edited and added. Since it is such an obscure topic its not as important as other wiki pages, however what if important pages such as pages about historical events or public figures were edited by mis-informed people. The interview about photoshop also was very interesting to me, especially when Hany Farid said, “you don’t need Photoshop to editorialize. We can go back to Mao and Stalin and Castro and Mussolini, and all these guys. All the dictators doctored photographs in order to effectively change history.” It just shows the fact that editing media and information was not a new concept that developed alongside the growth of the internet and other forms of technology, rather it was only increased and in some ways common place and assumed as the internet grew.

The contribution of multiple people to a source of information, such as a Wiki page, is a good thing yet a bad thing at the same time. The good is that you get multiple perspectives and sources of information contributing to make a single source which can be accessed on command. However, the danger with that is that not everyone is equally qualified to provide information on a particular topic. So when researching, the safest thing to do is consult multiple topics in order to get a general feel for the truth. Using “appropriate” sources is essential to add credibility to any work. In closing, just because there is a lot of information, does not mean it is all true.