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 …
Hello everyone! I am excited to join with you all to grow in my skills and understanding of what it means to be a powerful and innovative leader. I live in the beautiful mountains in Nelson, BC with my husband […]
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, …
According to Google, Yahoo and Bing search engines, Daneen Young does not exist! I used my maiden name, as well as my married name to conduct my search and none of the results I found represented me. What I did find was other people’s social media and work platform profiles, information about the meaning of …
I found Michael’s guide to checking the quality of web sources to be a valuable tool. Although I am surprised to say it has been a few years now, when I attended University things were a little different. When I was researching information on the web, I was using credible search engines, from the University …
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 […]