Monthly Archives: January 2013

Are the Kids Alright?

Since we haven’t had any new readings, I am going to base this blog post on the broader picture the last few readings (Articles 12-15).

Technology is becoming a bigger part of everybody’s life. In many ways, it is replacing …

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Do Babies Need Laptops?: How Infants are Being Exposed to Computers Earlier and Earlier.

Years ago, a child wouldn’t have been exposed to a computer for many years, and when they were exposed it was usually in the form of a standard calculator. Now kids are given “computers” as toddlers. A company called Baby …

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Blogging Is Sharing

Growing up, I remember my parents or even cartoon educational shows discussing that sharing is caring. Well that still applies today for our generation. There is only 1 small difference. Rather than sharing things , we share ideas and thoughts …

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The Virtual World Mirror is the Real World

As a species the human race has always had to follow certain protocols. In the beginning of the colonial period here in the United States the norm was to follow the word of god to the letter, in fact strange …

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An Interesting New Trend In M-Commerce

What is it about the holidays that makes people crazy about purchasing? Nobody really stops to think about the volumes that some businesses see during these hectic times of the year; swamped with orders that need to be fulfilled ASAP. …

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Remaining Childish in the Entertainment Industry

One of America’s premiere artists is sweeping across television sets everywhere. He is a young man whose career started at the age of 25, and at the age of 29 he has become a nationally acclaimed television writer, comedian, rapper, …

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Self Identity: We’re Branding Ourselves

Communities. Identity. It is strange to think that these concepts also relate to the online world and our online selves and personalities. We’re creating new communities built around our personal perceptions of ourselves, and then building up an online world …

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My Summary of Technologies in Our Society

Today is the day I post my last post for this class. It only makes since that my last post should have some sort of summary of what this class has taught me about the way technology, media, and society …

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