These days, taking photographs is akin to breathing – not much effort involved and is practically automated. Most certainly when considering the ease of use alongside the mass proliferation of smart phone technology. In contrast to the standard rapid fire photography, those around me would probably say that I am quite rigid when it comes …
The development of the modern web seems to be a constant trade-off between the give and take of information. Users are expected to give information, give privacy, give access while companies and online resources are expected to give resources, give value and give connection. Of course if one is giving, another is taking. Rapid growth …
Learning to record and embed files was a useful thing to learn especially in today’s day and age. I found it really interesting to check out SoundCloud since I hear a lot of people use the website. I found that Anchor was extremely easy to use because I just recorded a voice clip and then …
The “Sound Effect Story” activity was a valuable on several fronts. One, I have always wanted to learn how to create and edit sounds, visuals, and/or sound tracks. Two, I was able to visualize a sequence that would accent the pictures on my WordPress home page, and then frame it to flow in an intentional …
It was fascinating to search terms and see how Google is actively constructing our perceptions of occupational and gender roles. All of the terms were closely related to perceived cultural norms and biases within my geographic region. This reminds me of a theory that I learnt from my technology class from my undergrad called technological …
On a monthly basis, I Google myself to ensure that nothing has popped up that I wouldn’t want employers to see. If one does come up, I actively ask Google to take it down because I try to carefully curate my digital identity. As such, when I performed an image search on Google, Yahoo, Bing, …
Ever since I took a technology course in my undergrad, I have been very careful about my privacy online so a few years ago I installed an add-on for Google Chrome called Disconnect. Disconnect also blocks and tracks tracking websites on every website that I visit. Similar to Lightbeam, I can hover over the icon …
Internet browsing has become a routine in today’s life. And majority of the users like me are unaware or careless about the tracking sources available in search engines. I always used google chrome as my default browser and I have noticed that I get many advertisements in social media related to my internet search […]
Considering how heavily intertwined and integrated social media is within contemporary society, I consider myself to be a fairly digitally literate individual because I am very conscientious as to what I post and what opinions I share. While studying in my undergrad, I learnt how social media has impacted people’s lives years later when “skeletons …
I had previously Googled myself but never while being signed out of all accounts. I have always tried to keep a low digital profile and to that end I was satisfied with what I discovered in my search for myself… Continue Reading →