Category Archives: Science and Technology

Is There Anything Google Doesn’t Know?

Currently, everyone including myself is Google obsessed. When you ask someone to look something up online they are most likely not turning to any random search engine. Google has become extremely popular and people have lately been turning the word … Continue reading

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“What’s the Word” Turns Into “What in the World!”

I love the new trendy App, What’s the Word. It’s a game that displays four pictures and you have to decipher what word connects the pictures. I got stuck on an answer, so I naturally did what anyone would do… … Continue reading

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Is “Fair Use” Actually Fair?

Copyright is a legal notion, enacted by most governments, which give the creator of an original work exclusive rights to it for a specified amount of time. Fair use is the term for the qualifications one must meet in order … Continue reading

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Are We Too Dependent On New Technology?

New technology is extremely pervasive in today’s society; everyone has smart phones, tablets, laptops, etc.., and more and more people use mobile banking and even mobile learning. I have noticed that since getting a smart phone and an iPad, I … Continue reading

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How do you Google?

In Peter Osnos article What’s a Fair Share in the Age of Google? He pointed out within five years of Google’s introduction to the world, “Google was a verb”. I didn’t really put much though into how much I used Google or … Continue reading

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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 … Continue reading

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Technology as a Bridge in Today’s Society

Technology is such a powerful force in society, there are so many uses and applications for the technology being invented that it’s so easy to get overwhelmed. With so many ideas on how technology can or should be used it … Continue reading

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Is New Technology Helping or Impairing Literary Archives?

There are many benefits that come with the digital age.  We can send emails, text messages, pictures, and make phone calls from basically anywhere on the planet.  One of the greatest benefits we have seen from the new media age … Continue reading

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Are We Too Dependent on Google as a Society?

In terms of accessing and finding information our society has it incredibly easy.  With the click of a button we can access whatever our hearts desire.  Having a health issue? Simply type in your symptoms and self diagnose yourself.  Need … Continue reading

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Married to the Technology, For Better or For Worse

It’s hard to picture life without being connected; connected to the internet, phones, something… anything. In today’s society, our culture has become one of relationships as “friends on Facebook” instead of friends in real life. A culture in which people … Continue reading

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