Category Archives: blogging

Copyright

Let me start by stating that i’m in favor of the current copyright law. I feel that only the author and there descendants should benefit from there intellectual property. George Lucas has the right to re-brand and profit from his original … Continue reading

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Notes from today (2/19) and reading/blogging assignments for Thursday 2/21

Our discussion today tackled quite a bit: Web 2.0, participatory media, and big data. Thanks to our facilitators, Alae, Erica, and Rob, for effectively generating discussion on these topics. Slides from today are available here. On Thursday, February 21 we … Continue reading

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Blog 4

According to the articles, zines are self-published works or texts that can range from a variety of topics (ex. From personal life to national or international issues of the world). I did not know what zines were or did it … Continue reading

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Blog 5 – Web 2.0 Wiki – Reading Response

The Wikipedia entry on Web 2.o explains that Web 2.0 is the newer version of the original World Wide Web the second generation of it so to speak. Web 2.0 is a way to connect with the what you may … Continue reading

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Big data

With the wealth of information on the internet today, many industries and companies need to analyze the meaning of all this raw data. New methods , training, knowledge and equipment is needed to keep pace and decipher the many source … Continue reading

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Notes from today (2/14) and reading and blogging assignments for Tuesday 2/19

Today we discussed alternative print and electronic media. Important issues raised in discussion included the challenges of distribution of alternative print and online media, the potential for censorship of online media, and the wide range of topics that zine authors … Continue reading

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Alternative Media

In this week’s reading the author Eland gives us a general overview of alternative media in the United States. In this article, Critical Thinking, Deviant Knowledge, and the Alternative Press, the author begins by telling how little thought most people give to … Continue reading

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Notes from today, and reading & blogging assignments for Thursday, February 14

Today we discussed non-text media and some of the challenges presented by moving from a predominantly analog environment to a digital one. On Thursday 2/14 we will discuss alternative media, both print (zines, pamphlets, etc.) and electronic (blogs, wikis, etc.) … Continue reading

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Digital Producers

In the second excerpt Producers of Digital Media the author Pavlik discusses how the advent of digital technologies is changing the identity and purpose of content producers. He introduces the subject by explaining that content has been traditionally been produced exclusively by large centralized corporate … Continue reading

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Digital music

Companies like Muve and Cricket wireless do offer a fair alternative for lower income consumers who are looking to download music. The record company are also benefiting from these transaction because otherwise their property would be pirated without an compensation. … Continue reading

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