If any of you have taken the time to check out my website you would notice under my hobbies & interests page that one of my hobbies is Fantasy Basketball. It tends to go a little bit more in depth than its more
Stories in My Head
As the Online Media Design class gears up for a new project I began to think about what my project should be about. I love NASA and have focused a lot of my work in that direction. That may still
Spotify and Content Curation
When it comes to innovation, it’s not enough to have a great idea. Execution, timing, and maybe having a few lawyers by your side are all key. In The True Story of the Internet: Browser Wars, I was almost shocked to
The True Story of the Internet
Browser wars In the ‘Browser Wars’ section of The True Story of the Internet, the most interesting element to me was the bravery and initiative of Netscape to take on the giant powerhouse that was Microsoft. To me, this tells a
Confessions of a Former Website Ad Saleswoman
Before watching the video series, The True Story of the Internet, I had absolutely no idea the history of the Internet, the battle between Netscape and Microsoft and how Google, became… well Google. I grew up while all of this was
You Say Tomato, I say…
By Melanie Morales does it really matter? Watching that showed me just how well we fit into the palms of the men’s (where were the women?!) hands. At this point it’s tomato, tomato. We get what we want out of
The evolution of technology
I wasn’t aware of how important the advent of the browser was to different, competing software companies in relation to avoiding Microsoft’s platform domination. The idea that we could all be running on Windows, with only Window’s software seems silly.
Wait, what’s MySpace?
Bill Gates dropped out of Harvard.. Wouldn’t it be nice for all of us to drop out of college and come up with a million dollar idea? And who would’ve thought Gates was so sassy. I mean I guess with
The More You Know
After watching these videos I feel like I don’t know nearly as much about the Internet as I would have once claimed. The story and history behind the Internet is abundant and very fast pace and I grew up while
A Changing Web Changes Minds
One of my favorite film genres, probably my third after “Women Who Lie to Themselves” and “Showbiz Dramas,” is a little niche of movies I’ve named “Movies About Documents.” The basic requirements for membership in this loosely defined genre are that a