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The Future of Information

Posted on May 14, 2012 by cruzanthonymark

I think that the future of information has more ways to go. The internet is still only a decade old and is still improving in more ways than the average person can imagine. I am looking forward to witnessing the … Continue reading →

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How to Ollie on a Skateboard

Posted on April 25, 2012 by cruzanthonymark

Skateboarding is one of the most well known extreme and individual sports out there and being able to maneuver with your skateboard regardless of the obstacle is always an amazing feat to achieve. An ollie on a skateboard is one … Continue reading →

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Search Engines

Posted on March 25, 2012 by cruzanthonymark

Google scholar made it very easy to search for scholarly information over the internet regarding my topic. It was more concentrated in terms of the searches it gave out and left out irrelevant sources that would usually show up on … Continue reading →

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Research Topic

Posted on March 20, 2012 by cruzanthonymark

Creating and catering a research topic from a list of what the class has discussed over the past few weeks is a daunting task and intimidating knowing that I will be stuck with what I pick for the rest of … Continue reading →

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Search Engines

Posted on March 12, 2012 by cruzanthonymark

Search Engines are a compilation of databases of information managed by millions to billions of people throughout the world — at least that’s how I thought they basically worked for everyone. That is until it was presented in class that … Continue reading →

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Copyright

Posted on March 4, 2012 by cruzanthonymark

Copyright is a great way to disseminate anyone’s hard work without going through the pain and trouble of having someone stealing it off of your hands through quick copying and pasting. It is a very important step for any individual … Continue reading →

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Facebook Privacy Trainwreck

Posted on February 26, 2012 by cruzanthonymark

Facebook definitely has its ups and downs and what dictates these ups and downs are the features included with it. Everything you do that is being broadcasted to hundreds of people(your friends mostly) on facebook is a feature that doesn’t … Continue reading →

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Politics of Research

Posted on February 20, 2012 by cruzanthonymark

We are living in the age of free and vast knowledge and information that is readily accessible through the use of the internet. From my understanding, Brian Martin talks about how these sources came to be and how they are … Continue reading →

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Charms of Wikipedia

Posted on February 20, 2012 by cruzanthonymark

Wikipedia is one of the most common and general sources for information nowadays. But these information comes from unknown and anonymous people/sources all over the web, and with this in mind one may think or even doubt how reliable ‘Wikipedia’ … Continue reading →

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Pavlik, Media In The Digital Age

Posted on February 13, 2012 by cruzanthonymark

Pavlik’s “Media In The Digital Age” talks about how much freedom everyone is getting through the invention and the usage of the “World Wide Web” or the Internet. Virtually anyone can be what and who they want to be over … Continue reading →

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