http://www.refinery29.com/social-media-sandy Many media sites, especially Twitter, played a huge role in getting the stories out to the world of what was going on when Hurricane Sandy hit the east coast. Social Media sites are refreshed with a new feed within seconds, while the news station and newspaper takes much longer. Although the media sites allowed … Continue reading
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I agree with the second video more because I agree with the fact that too much filtering will cause us to be less overall knowledgable instead of being knowledgable in more than one subject. For example, if we filter to only what we believe in or agree with, we will never see the other side’s … Continue reading
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Infowhelm Articles
http://www.21stcenturyfluency.com/blogpost.cfm?blogID=2920 This first article describes how infowhelm is a term used to describe how someone may feel overwhelmed at the amount of information they have at their disposal from the internet. With all the websites to choose from and deciding which information is credible, infowhelm describes the feeling a person can feel stressed with the … Continue reading
Pintrest Watermark Problems
Problems pinterest have been facing lately are mostly revolve around the copy-right, watermark icon shown on the pinterest images. To solve the problem, they used an attribution line, which links the image back to the cite. However, it seems as though an easier solution would have been to completely remove the watermark all together. Continue reading
Creative Commons
What is creative commons and why is it important? Creative Commons is a way for bloggers to put their ideas on the web without the risk of worrying about copyrighting of getting their ideas illegally stolen. It allows the people who just want to take pictures for fun to waive their rights and allow their … Continue reading
You’re Telling Me?
Adorable baby learns the cold hard truth that spoons do not make noises POOR KID! Continue reading
Hunger Games
The Queen is now the host of the Hunger Games! Continue reading
Blogging as a Student
I think blogging as a student is a good way to work on writing skills, and it is also an easy way to get ideas out to the world. It will teach us important lessons on learning how to manage our privacy settings, and also could possibly help us with the college process. Continue reading
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