It all started with Vannevar Bush's memex, and ends, now, with the ability to publish anything that is written. It’s a fascinating path to follow, and I am happy that I did. Instead of presenting conclusions that summarize the whole of this site, I would like to present my own conclusions that have arisen over the duration of this site's creation.

I’ve noticed that there is a difference in layout, compared to that of the printed paper. Now, this could be a result of hypertext, and I’m sure it is. Hypertext has allowed me to create a paper that is involving and engaging, because the reader can choose where to begin. I purposefully started the site with my thesis because I wanted to let readers have full control over which direction they wanted to go. The aspect of the writerly text is one that I wanted to embrace--as does everyone who creates a hypertext for the purpose of education. What we saw with the associative linking properties of the memex was the beginning, and still hasn't reached an end.

Hypertext also allows us to actually see the results of contemporary critical theory. The hypertext article comes to us as a vehicle for the thoughts of Jean Baudrillard, Umberto Eco, Jacques Derrida, Paul Virilio, Roland Barthes, Theodor Nelson, Marshall McLuhan, and Julia Kristeva among others. All of these theorists have ideas that are difficult to show on paper-based media, and the Internet--with its publishing ease--allows us to see what they mean in a medium that supports their theories.

The final three sections all have to do with the aesthetics of hypertext, and attempt to answer questions about juxtaposing images with text; publishing, and who it's for; and designing hypertext. All of these factors will fall into place if there is a constant awareness of the audience, and the aesthetic you're trying to achieve.

It has been made apparent over the course of this hyper-paper that publishing for the Internet is a hypertextual juxtaposition -- I can search all over and create a document that conveys my attitudes about online writing, but still present a research paper in the classical sense. As for the outcome, well, that’s to be determined.