I decided to give the map-making tools a try. One thing that had been pointed out by my professor was that I didn’t show a lot of care for privacy in regards to the things I put on the map. The reason I chose these locations on my map versus making something different is that […]
Mat Honan’s article about his entire digital life being wiped out by hackers is certainly a scary example of how our personal information is accessible by anyone with an internet connection and a small bit of computer knowledge. This is certainly disconcerting, especially thinking how much important information we have on separate websites all across […]
We were asked to determine the ethics and legality of a website pertaining to our topic for our final project. I am researching the use of foreign aid in developing countries and how, historically, foreign aid has been detrimental to the development of these nations. I have many resources that come from news articles, case […]
I will start this post with a disclaimer. I am opposed to record companies as a whole. Granted, many smaller ones are responsible, and many career musicians owe their lifestyles and successes to these types of companies. However, in the grand scheme of things, record companies homogenize digestible sound to “shut-up-and-take-my-money” consumers without a second […]
With the birth of Twitter, Internet culture took a drastic turn. It’s hard to say if it is for better or for worse. 140 characters, mobile apps, and free access to the service enabled all sorts of new and innovative microblogging and information aggregation. Just as fast as someone’s ISP can connect them to Twitter, […]