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Is Age Important When it Comes to Technology?

So since we live in a technological world now does that mean everyone has become tech savvy?  Well not so much.  It is often assumed that teenagers or “young people”  know technology to a tee.  However from experience it isn’t …

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Has the internet banished loneliness?

In my personal experience when I feel lonely or bored I turn to the internet to help me out.  Facebook and once upon a time even MySpace allowed me to see what was happening among peers and many times chat …

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Does TodaysTechnology Help Long Distance Relationships in an Online Sense

In today’s society online dating is as common as face to face or in person dating. Personally, I think that online dating is far more complicated though than living in the same town as your significant other. When I had …

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Spam and the Technological World

One of the most annoying things in today’s technological world is spam!  Spam mail also known as junk mail is on the rise and has probably happened to anyone with an e-mail multiple times if not every time they open …

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Automation has Changed Today’s Occupations

The computer and in particular the World Wide Web has certainly changed how we do things compared to the early, even later 20th century.  Automation has certainly taken over many aspect of the occupational world and took the work out …

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Is Google Taking Over?

In my opinion yes Google has taken over.  But what you may ask?  Well it has certainly taken over my world.  For every question or thought I have I constantly find my self turning to Google to find the answer …

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Controversial Photojournalism Makes an Impact

Although the earthquake of 2010 in Haiti was not the first controversial photojournalism subject it certainly contributed to the controversy.  In my opinion photos and pictures of explicit material helps to emphasize an issue.  For example with the photos that …

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The Positives of a Open World Wide Web

To be honest I did not know there was a difference between the internet and the web for quite a while.  From what I have learned the Internet is a medium which accompanies the World Wide Web.  The internet is …

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The Internet used as a Portal of Voices

Entering middle school, social medias were on the rise and my fellow class mates were steadily beginning to use them.  Of course coming from a somewhat strict household I was banned from most of the internet world in general, xanga, …

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Brought to Justice through the Internet

In Article 15 “Whence the Revolution” in our book Annual Editions: Mass Media 12/13 the covered subject is journalists and everyday internet users in modern day Egypt rising against their government and police officers to see justice.  It is amazing …

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