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Chapter 3: Mediation

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  • Clarify if the 3 types of mediation mentioned are the only types of interface mediation there are or if there are more types-- I found that to be unclear
  • perhaps include some diagrams that show the relationship between interface and the context it is mediating
  • “Whereas librarians, card catalogs, and people in our social networks used to mediate our access to information out of a mission of access, literacy, truth, and public good, now search engines, out of a mission of profit, speed, and convenience.” <- this sentence is maybe too high density
  • "ubquitious" missing an "i". typo
  • bold "mediate" when used throughout the chapter
  • Typo: "Because of each of these interfaces must teach different things, one must know foundations of what is being mediated to design effective interfaces".
  • Typo: "For example, think about what you’re using when you’re operating a calculator app on your phone: it’s really a way of asking a computer to performing basic arithmetic operations on your behalf."