Category Archives: Science and Technology

Online Ads – a Failing Fad

Does online advertising really work? I’m not so sure. As a digital native, I have been using technology practically my whole life, and online advertising has always been a part of it. However, there are very few times when I … Continue reading

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Technological change..Not all it’s cracked up to be?

  When we think of technology and how much improvement we have made, we all believe it to be such a positive creation. Most of us feel that it has only improved and enhanced our lives. However when we really … Continue reading

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Google Taking Over the World isn’t Necessarily a Bad Thing

This is sad to admit but if one were to ask me to name my top five inventions of all time, Google would definitely be in that top five. I use Google so much one would think I have no … Continue reading

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Life: The Name of the Game has not Changed

Often when we reflect on technological differences, or just any general changes to life, it’s easy to convince ourselves that life has completely changed. It is simple to learn about history and distance ourselves so much from the past to … Continue reading

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Has Technology Improved or Impaired Our Lives?

Have technological changes made our lives easier or harder?  The majority of younger generations would probably say that technology makes our lives much easier.  After all, thanks to technology we can talk with people across the globe, send emails on … Continue reading

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The Good and…BAD of Technology

Has anyone that you have ever known or you yourself have stopped to think what exactly does this new technological gadget do for me? Does it help me more or not at all? Do I even need this in my … Continue reading

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Monetizing Your Future

For the average Internet and social media consumer, the main use of such platforms as Twitter, YouTube, and Facebook are for interacting, entertaining, and just killing time. However a lot of people don’t recognize that these websites are also huge … Continue reading

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Is Technology Change Good or Bad?

In Article 1, Postman states that the fourth idea about the things we need to know about technological change is “Technological change is not additive; it is ecological.” I agree with this pretty much completely. When a big technology is … Continue reading

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Once on the Internet, Always on the Internet.

Freedom of speech is necessary to assure our government and it’s leaders are being held accountable. As physical, stain-your-fingers-with-ink, newspapers die out it is a common consensus that the Internet is replacing it. The Internet is the new means of … Continue reading

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Paying To Surf the Web: Splash or Tidal Wave?

In today’s society, dictionaries and encyclopedias have become irrelevant when compared to the simple and direct service online search engines. We all have used a search engine to look up a historical event, proper spelling of a word, favorite hobby, … Continue reading

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