“You’ve got mail!” Oh, the good old days of AOL and dial-up honestly feel like it was just yesterday. My name is Sara Shields and this is my first semester in graduate school. I am a graduate assistant for the
Welcome to the Internet
Explosive (web) growth
Hi, y’all. I’m Anna and I’m in my second semester at Texas State. This is my third year in graduate school, however, since I transferred from the digital media program at the University of Washington. It’s been a fun ride
The Nature of the Beast
I want to start this post off by expressing my general feelings towards the Internet; or rather the culture that the Internet has created. As someone who currently gets paid to work from home – and as a result has
The world is Shrinking
Hey team! My name is Sarah Abass and this is my second semester at Texas State studying Mass Communication. I’m originally from Iraq but was born in the States and lived in Venezuela, Saudi Arabia and lastly Dubai where I
A Smartphone in 1990?
Hi there, my name is Randy Estevanes. This is my second year as a graduate student, and I’m expected to graduate this December. Ever since becoming a graduate assistant for the fundamental of digital and online media, I’ve tried to
Origins of the Metcalfe Mystery
Since the early days of the Internet as a burgeoning technology, an incredible and rapid progression from simple file transfers, to the “killer app” of electronic mail to the user-friendliness of browsers has connected billions of people to the Internet and the World
Bless the Internet
The gorgeous picture above is a screen-grab from 1995’s Showgirls, directed by Paul Verhoeven. A lot of meaning and metaphor throughout this post is going to emanate from this picture, so take a good look. I’m Joshua Morrison and I’m in
Dr. Falken Shall We Play a GAME
Which game should we play? economics, global thermonuclear war, or a nice game of chess? I think we should play lets become a type one civilization. I am Carl Clark a Texas State University graduate student in the school of
Thanksgiving Blog
While watching the videos, I was most interested in the development of Google. It even helped me learn more about SEO. I had never fully wrapped my head around SEO but when they explained how Google worked it made so
Final Project
I’ve had a hard time coming up with an idea for my final project. But after a lot thought, I think I have an idea. I want to design my site based around Bobcat Athletics. I don’t want this to