Well we finally made it, the end of semester number two in our graduate school journey. Oh what a semester it has been! Unexpected and unprecedented to say the least! It’s been difficult to stay motivated and keep a smile on my face during these stressful and scary times, but I tried my very best […]
I have to admit my start to this project has been a bit stalled. I have been in a Research and Methodologies coma for the last two weeks anxiously trying to perfect my research purpose which is due Monday. So please forgive me. Dr. Nelson has been such a sweetheart, bless his heart with all […]
A few months ago before this pandemic hit us I was visiting my older brother and nephew in Maryland. I was with my Mother one day and we were in the living room. My brother randomly asked Google a question about traffic and the weather. We didn’t realize until we heard it talking back to […]
This Data Detox Kit is so awesome! I loved exploring and checking out the entire site! The two items in the detox kit that struck me most based on my relationship with social media and the internet was: The Degooglise Your Life and The Smartphone Habits tool box tips! I’ve used some of those smartphone […]
I have to be honest I didn’t think I would enjoy watching this as much as I did. I loved it and plan to watch more episodes in the NetNarr library. Perfect time to binge watch if you ask me. I’ve heard of The Twilight Zone series before this class being that I’m a pop […]
I should have been cast in this film! I swear minus the super shady pharmacy, I’ve been in her shoes. I literally saw myself laying on the couch lounging around chatting and going about my day with a million alerts and to do lists popping up on my phone. I totally get it, and I […]
This podcast was really informative. The guest speakers were suburb and super credible. They were very knowledgeable in each of their distinct fields and I found them to be very insightful. The topic of conversation resonates with me even more now since taking this Digital Media course. I understand the importance of privacy and what […]
I thought the above GIF was fitting. It expresses exactly how I feel and have been feeling for the last couple of weeks now. It is one of my all time favorite cartoons and reminds me of a simpler time in my life. It made me smile as I posted it, so I guess it […]
In her ground breaking book Shoshana Zuboff states that surveillance capitalism “unilaterally claims human experience as free raw material for translation into behavioral data which are declared as a proprietary behavioral surplus, fed into advanced manufacturing processes known as ‘machine intelligence,’ and fabricated into prediction products that anticipate what you will do now, soon, and […]
In the Podcast Algorithms of Oppression: How Search Engines Reinforce Racism Dr. Safiya Noble addresses the complex issue of how algorithms reinforce sexism and racism. After reading The Filter Bubble for my presentation last week, I learned a lot more about what the personalization of the web and algorithms means for our future. I use […]