Archive for April, 2010

The Cocoon of New Media

Over the weekend I was at a party; during a lull in conversation I pulled out my iPhone. My friend flashed me a weird look before he pointed out that he was the only one in our circle of four who hadn’t reached for their phone. Looking around the room, I found it amusing how [...]

Published in: Uncategorized on April 28, 2010 at2:16 pm Comments (0)

The CW(ikipedia)

For my post I decided to check out The CW’s Wikipedia page. While I realize that our discussion of the network was fairly limited, and most of it came from me, it’s a topic I know a great deal about. Thus, checking the validity of the article seemed like a reasonable task. First created in [...]

Published in: Uncategorized on April 20, 2010 at10:17 am Comments (0)

It’s All Old News

How well informed is our generation compared to the undergraduates who came a decade before us? Though I’ve yet to read any of my peers’ opinions on the subject, I feel like I can predict how they’ll tend to answer. The natural response is to say “the internet has opened up a whole new world, [...]

Published in: Uncategorized on April 14, 2010 at3:47 pm Comments (0)

Abandon Hope, All Ye Who Enter Here?

The world of social networking can be a dangerous one. There’s an assumption among America’s youth that they’re safe as long as they’re in the comfort of their own homes, but this isn’t always the case. A few weeks back, I insisted my 14 year old sister delete her Formspring when she began getting harassed [...]

Published in: Uncategorized on April 5, 2010 at10:54 pm Comments (1)

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