This course is called the Publication of Self in Everyday Life. I took this course during a rather unusual time in my life, and it made it a lot more complicated for me to find my online voice. I’ve seen myself in a certain way for a long time, and the events of these past […]
Process
Peer Review #3
Wow, incredible that we are so near the end of the semester! This has completely flown by! I was assigned to review Devon’s site: devonzphotography.com, and discuss the application of audiences and channels. Upon opening the URL I am struck with how strong a homepage the website has. It is clear immediately that this site […]
Getting Analytical
Now that I’ve started sharing my blog on some of my social media platforms, the amount of traffic directed to my site has increased significantly, and I actually have things to look at and think about with regard to Google Analytics. The most intriguing thing for me, is that I can literally see the spikes […]
Advertising
With Google Adsense installed and accepted, I am faced with a dilemma: to advertise or not to advertise? These days, I feel as though everything is an advertisement. I have to sort through my Instagram feed and must try to distinguish my friends posts from ads, to posts that contain paid promotions. Online, though they […]
Essay 1: False News in the Age of the Internet
One of the most exciting things that came about with the turn of the century was the ability to communicate quickly and efficiently online. With the dawn of the internet, and particularly of Web 2.0, the way people communicated began to change, and with the invention of Facebook in the mid aughts, social networking websites […]
Data Trails
I don’t often give a lot of thought about how much information about myself I am putting out into the abyss of the internet, however I can see the results of it on a regular basis. I’ll occasionally Google myself to ensure that nothing unsavoury would come up if an employer or teacher were to […]
Peer Review: Design
Reviewing a peer in this class is an interesting process because I know that things are always in flux and constantly changing, but I was very excited to explore a fellow classmate’s website and really get into the details of who they are and what is working and what is not. For this project the […]
Going Offline
Craig Mod’s writings about going offline for a month were rather intriguing, but not enough for me to think that it was a good idea. I didn’t particularly enjoy his writing style, and found it all to be a little bit self-indulgent. I would say attention/attentiveness is a problem that I face on a regular […]
Adventures in WordPress
Whew. WordPress. I’ve made some feeble attempts to enter the world of WordPress in the past, but I often ended these endeavors feeling defeated and unintelligent. Yet, millions of people use this resource on a regular basis, so why can’t I? I would like to say that my choices were aesthetic, but for the most […]
