Author Archives: mikeferrara

Search engine

Just like most people when I want to find anything on the internet I turn to Google.  For our research topic Google worked great. . . .for internet sources. For more of a professional look at Social Media Breaking News, I found … Continue reading

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How Search Engines Work

I always wondered how search engines such as Google and Bing acquired the websites that pop up when you search something. Something I realized very quickly is that some websites always have a top spot on the results.  I noticed … Continue reading

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Facebook’s Privacy Trainwreck

Exposure on Facebook is something users, myself especially, dread.  In high school exposure was not such a big thing for me.  I did not care who seen what but now everything has changed.  As you enter the professional world you … Continue reading

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Social Everything

It is not a secret that, for most people, the internet plays a big part in our everyday lives.  What some people might not realize, and what I did not realize until watching these videos, is that a lot of what … Continue reading

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Blogs In English

After watching this video my view of blogs has become more broad.  I use blogs all the time, to find obscure information, look up reviews on products, and especially to find how to fix my computer.  After watching  the video I now … Continue reading

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Research 1&8

William Badke, as a writer, seems to be someone who is personally trying to speak to his audience. While most writers will beat around the bush, Badke gets straight to the point. In chapter one of his book, Badke writes about the the … Continue reading

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