Remember when you were younger, and you really felt like your parents were just being unreasonable -- they wouldn't get off your back. Ever heard the term "helicopter parents?" Well the internet can be the same way... The internet was once basically a collection of 'walled gardens' . But as of recently, the internet is …
Long Tail Effect and the Internet Takeover
What does Clay Shirky mean when he says; "The internet imposes no barriers to entry, no economies of scale, no limits on supply.”? Could he possibly mean that everyone can do anything on the internet? The thing about the internet is that it is so vast. Whether it be; studying for an exam, or your …
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Prototyping my Digital Artefact
My digital artefact has been a little bit of a crazy ride... Here is why. https://media.giphy.com/media/hW3G2oGHUvwSuXLwJO/giphy.gif There have certain steps that people have to reach or accomplish when tackling a project; Thinking Observing Defining Ideating Prototyping Making Breaking Remaking This may not make sense at first glance. But when you look deeper, you can't see …
Project Beta
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gsg6hmuF2w This semester I have been working on a Motivational YouTube channel. In order to identify myself as different from the other channels, I wanted to make merchandise. About 2 weeks ago, after working really hard on making the merch, I decided it wasn't the right fit for my channel. This makes it look like …
Week 3: Global Film
Film is universal. Different ideas and cultures colliding onto someones TV or computer screen. Power, money, love, and finding hope in the lost. For nearly 100 years, film has allowed us to escape from the mundane and emerging into an alternate reality where everyone is beautiful and happy. Having said that, films can be used …
Week 4: Global Music
What do we seek in music? Is music more than just a detox from our world? What about the artists? What do we want to see out of them? Besides the fact that we as humans, are always trying to seek security in finding the flaws in celebrities, are we trying to see something deeper …
Ideating my project: what on earth was she thinking?
Ideas in themselves are creative, whether we think they are or not. Being creative or creativity and artistry is not mutually exclusive. They fit well together and they feed off each other but are not mutually exclusive. In the process of ideating my project, I was constantly trying to acknowledge that nothing on the internet …
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9-5 no more: Week 4
In 1913, Henry Ford invented the Assembly line to create a more productive workplace. He also was the first person the implement the 40-hour working week, changing our workplaces as we know it today. https://media.giphy.com/media/UQOH9G2ZiNwLQ3pwJw/giphy.gif For over 100 years we have had this 9-5 working scheme, and it has worked just fine. However, with the …
The ‘Animal Farm’ of the internet: Week 3
The internet is forever changing and evolving, and most of the time, we don't even notice and just jump on board. It is said we, internet users, are no longer the consumers but the product of the internet. Our information is constantly being sold to so many companies! And with no qualification whatsoever, we are …
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Where did the nonsense start?? Week 2
As technology advances, so does the foot-hold it has on our society. We are continually being desensitised to all the nonsense that happens on the internet. The strongest force on the internet being -- Memetic. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYq92nt-OFU In this video, Shontavia JohnsonIn speaks to the way we are constantly being shaped my Memes, and the fact …
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