Monthly Archives: February 2013

How New Media Reflects the Apetite For the Raw and Unethical

It seems as if all media and entertainment experts are very quick to reminisce  about a so called “Golden Age”.  All  major industries from stage, music, video games to journalism all suffer from a compromise of what was once held …

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Do Children Learn From the Shows They Watch?

Millions of Americans spend countless hours sitting in front of the television watching programs instead of being outside or interacting with others. Ever since I was young, I have always disliked technology but I would enjoy watching programs such as …

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Golfer Suffers Black Widow Bite, Still Finishes Round

Wow. Just…wow. Normally I like to write interesting and moderately thoughtful perspectives on things like the state of American journalism and privacy issues encountered in the twenty-first century. Today is not a normal day. Allow me to explain.

Daniela Holmqvist, …

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Driving your sales in a competitive market-Restaruant

Many business owners have the daunting task of trying to figure out how to increase sales for their company, and how to decrease their competitors. When dealing with an increase in sales, there is one important factor, the customer. The …

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The Digital Media Overcomes the Old Way of Getting News Such as The Newspaper

Reading James Fallows article I agree with his conclusion about journalism, “there is not any point defending the old ways”. The digital era has overcome the old era of printed news. As Steven Woldman, who works for the Federal Communication …

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The Revolution of Standing up to the Government

Whence the Revolution begins to describe events that occurred in Cairo, Egypt among policemen and bus drivers.  The policemen were beating bus drivers at their free will and would record it to send to other bus drivers to make it …

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Do people judge technology too harshly?

Many people feel that technology is a distraction, and they do nothing but say negative things about it. I do not see how on earth that is alright, when technology is used in literally every single thing. Technology is used …

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Hold On, I’ll Google it

“Hold on, I’ll Google it.” How many times have you heard or said this? No corporation that holds a monopoly on a product will go down without a fight and the newspaper industry was no exception. In this case, the …

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You CAN Teach an Old Dog New Techs

I live about 2 ½ hours away from my immediate family and thousands of miles away from my extended family. In an effort to keep them connected to my little family, especially my toddler, I am constantly texting pictures to …

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A Picture is Worth A Thousand Words: Photographic Impact on Our Society

Journalists of today know that words are the cake in a story but a picture is the perfect icing on top. We all love to get down to the nitty gritty when investing our time in a juicy article or …

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