Tag Archives: technology
Final ICOM 101 Post (REDUX): My Five Favorite Posts
Throughout this “Introduction to Digital Media” class, I have read a great many interesting articles and watched a lot of informative videos about the state of social media, the future of the internet, and issues concerning information ethics and privacy. … Continue reading
What Follows is Hopefully a Bookend To More Interesting Future Posts (final blog for ICOM 101)
The digital world is fast becoming as vast and varied as the “real” one. Facebook, Twitter, and Tumblr are the new “mirrors” through which we view ourselves. We willfully share information with strangers we cannot see, while we now hesitate … Continue reading
Buying and Selling, Showing and Telling (About Ourselves)
The holiday shopping season is in full swing. However, many people are choosing to do their shopping over the Internet with the use of websites like Amazon, Overstock, and niche sites like RightStuf. Both “Black Friday” and “Cyber Monday” promotions … Continue reading
Eccentricities and Ethnicities
With the anonymity afforded to me by the Internet, a thought has occurred to me. On my favorite message boards, as well as in the worlds of Twitter and Tumblr, no one knows I’m black (unless they look at a … Continue reading
Inseparable Separation
Despite the fact that current trends and developments in social media have made us more “connected” than ever before, the ability we now have to pick and choose what information we will consume and what we can choose to ignore … Continue reading
Face Time, Screen Time, You Time, Me Time
According to a recent New York Times article, the average adult spends a daily minimum of 8.5 hours interfacing with some type of screen, whether it’s a cell phone, computer, tablet, or television (http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/27/business/media/27adco.html). The cited study also found that … Continue reading
We Think, Therefore, We Aren’t
The sheer amount of information available to us about any given subject in today’s digital landscape is truly unprecedented. People, places, and ideas come together in a virtual buffet, and our brains are ready to dine on all of this … Continue reading
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