The Shift in the InternetFor our final project, Anna Balgoyen and I decided to interview our roommates to ask the simple question: How has the internet changed…Dec 6, 2020Dec 6, 2020
thoughts on the dark web and the in-betweenThe reality of the dark web is extremely new to me, especially the term “the deep web.” I was under the impression, and have always been…Nov 25, 2020Nov 25, 2020
My Game!I originally dreaded the fact that there was coding and “research” involved in creating this videogame assignment, but Scratch made it…Nov 13, 20201Nov 13, 20201
Where the Crawdads SingI chose to do a word cloud analysis of a recent book that I've read; Where the Crawdads Sing. I have some background with word clouds and…Oct 22, 2020Oct 22, 2020
Published inDigital Studies 101Rebuilding the InternetI chose to build a small world cloud to model some common words/phrases that we associate with the internet as a whole. Many of these…Oct 9, 20202Oct 9, 20202
terms of service who?Almost every application and device that we use requires the acceptance of a terms of service. But do we actually take the time to read it…Oct 4, 20201Oct 4, 20201
A persuasive dystopia…In her Ted talk, “we're building a dystopia just to make people click on ads,” Tufekci explains how limitations of capturing our attention…Sep 28, 20201Sep 28, 20201
A Response to “The Social Network”I had no idea this would be such an intriguing film! I was dreading this assignment a little bit once I saw how long the film was and what…Sep 18, 2020Sep 18, 2020
What is the internet?Such a broad question. The internet has hundreds of meanings to hundreds of different people. Overall, it should be a resource to gather…Sep 13, 20202Sep 13, 20202
“The Veldt” by Ray BradburyWhat a fascinating and shocking story! Bradbury does an amazing job of building suspense and bringing the reader into the story. It was so…Aug 28, 2020Aug 28, 2020
