Networks

Reverse Network Effects and Social Network Platforms

In our course recently, we have been studying how an individual’s actions can affect the outcome of a larger group of people.  These effects are called network effects.  Network effects can greatly affect the actions of an individual versus when an individual makes their own decision.  In an article featured on Wired.com, Sangeet Paul Choudary […]

Voter turnout at 20-year low in 2016

www.cnn.com/2016/11/11/politics/popul… The voter turnout in this election turns out to be the lowest in past 20 years. Possible reasons may include that these two candidates are both too bad for voters to vote for, or their policies do not differentiate heavily in major parts for voters to be willing to make a difference. I suspect […]

Smartphone Information Cascade

http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/iphone-7-sales-great-britain-us/ This article discusses the varying levels of success that the companies Apple and Samsung have experienced in the past few months. With the release of the iPhone 7, Apple faced an initial period of rapid increase in sales, especially in the United States and United Kingdom. Samsung, on the other hand, has not been […]

Does Facebook need to change its video policies?

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/14/technology/facebook-is-said-to-question-its-influence-in-election.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=b-lede-package-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&_r=0   This article discusses Facebook’s involvement in the recent presidential election. During the aftermath of the election, Facebook has been under heavy scrutiny because many believe that it helped spread misinformation that ultimately swayed Americans to vote for one candidate over the other. Mr. Zuckerberg believes that this notion is “a pretty crazy idea” […]

The Rich Are Getting Richer

In a capitalist market the common way of thinking is that any business at the top will eventually fall behind other emerging businesses if that business ever stops innovating.  This ensures that one company never stays on top for too long and all companies must continue innovating to stay competitive which gives the best overall […]

Targeting Through Online Ads – Blog Post 3

Targeted display ads have become the focal point of a brand new era of marketing for companies all across the internet, and search targeting, as discussed in class, is one of the primary methods companies aim to provide related content to their potential consumers. Users who search for specific items or services on a search engine […]

Getting information from social media

Many people get their news and information from social media. Whether it is from an article a friend has shared or the trending news sidebar on Facebook, more and more people use social media as a source of information. However, with an increasing amount of unbiased news sources, this can be dangerous. Some of the […]

The Google Glass ‘failure’

You can try on Google’s Glass at home for free – here’s how The Google Glass Epic Fail: What Happened? Google Glass’s deployment and short public life cycle demonstrate many of the topics we have discussed in class. Google Glass is interesting because it is very unlike Google to deliver such a failure in the […]

A Presidential Information Cascade

Article link:  http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/10/why-republicans-are-flip-flopping-on-their-endorsements/503930/ It is human tendency to copy others.  Whether we like it or not, there aren’t many “path setters” in this world.  People are always searching for a safe, easy solution, which they achieve by following the accepted paths set by others.  Regarding the recent 2016 Presidential Election, it is evident that when deciding who […]

Wines & Drones

Spain is the third largest producer of wine, and the nation has the largest spanning area for production, encompassing over 2.9 million acres planted. The country itself also has over 400 varieties of planted grapes, but approximately 80 percent of their wine comes from only 20 types of grapes. These wine yards have been tended […]

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