Well the way I see it is that as a individual in a a huge tribe of designers we are unified through CSS and HTML. We all learn this skill through different ways and people but that is no excuse to execute the action improperly. The Semantic Web is a term used to to unify and make sure the proper etiquette is taken into affect so that eveyone who sees the code can read it and process it the same. Just as any language in the world has rules, it is made and can be a beautiful thing AND can also be butchered and abused. I found a website that talks about a new term ‘coined’ in 07 to determine what these semantics are. POSH which mean Plain Old Semantic HTML. I think it’s cute. Check out the Slide Show I found on Semantic HTML which was inspired by The Semantic Web.
Semantic HTMLhttp://www.ermanz.govt.nz/news-events/archives/presentations/semantichtml.html
Cascading Styles Sheets eh? Sounds so frigin fancy but it’s not. Keeping all the labels color coded so you don’t get jumbled up in the mess of all the codes. I just recently noticed that. Using actual words in there to describe the actions in the code…. I generally grasp the idea of it but when it comes to the intermediate stuff I wash my hands clean of it. I guess I just need to learn how these things are organized and kept in order so I can remember and keep up with it all. Java. Where to begin? It seems like a toned down version of Flash looking at the codes. I’ve always heard about Java but never learned it. Could prove to be quite interesting. An AJAX…what’s an AJAX? LOL Ok ok… Advanced Navigation Tools?! What in the world. Keeping retaining info and data entry. I guess that’s what I got from it. All good i guess. I guess I will appreciate it more once I can utilize all this for the harvesting of my own good. 
I discovered reading a few articles that RSS (Really Simple Syndication) feeds came about through bloggers and bloggies (readers). Instead of having to check the blogs every so often RSS brought the blogs to them. The madness spread to EVERYTHING which is great. Many people are starting to use it as a money making tool to bring people to their websites. Typical humans. Always trying to find some kind of way to make money out of something. But it is just another way to make the world smaller and bring us closer together. On the articles that I found there were a few other articles about the subjects we disused in class such as blogging and Web 2.0. Interesting ideas and up to-date blogs on the bottom of the page.
in a community that you are a part of and taking from it consciously and subconsciously. Learning your place in the community and taking your part and using it to improve yourself as a person and the community itself. Being able to tap into your subconscious is something not many people can do unless they analyze themselves and/or have people do it for them.
to the writer if you don’t know what your doing or want to improve. I was introduced to a few ideas that I wasn’t aware of even thought I have blogged before. I love the way Mr. Downes outlined the steps and breaks the process down. When giving yourself a set goal a process is always taken no matter what it is and that’s something we should never forget. Below is part of the out line that Downes follows. I often find when I begin a project I follow similar guidelines. 
