Not So Fast, Curtis!: Digging Deeper into Game Theory
Adam Curtis presents a rather interesting argument and somewhat dark and nightmarish look into our current society and how the ruling class–the economic and political elite forces–have come to...
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Social Media as the Moneymaking Machine
You are thinking about buying a product. It could be anything. A music file from iTunes store, or a new book, or a guitar, or a computer, or even a TV. Whatever it may be you are probably going to do...
View ArticleWeek 2 Summary
I will try to follow Alexandra’s format from last week. This week’s assignment included: “Scroogled” by Cory Doctorow, “Facebook’s Move Ain’t About Changes in Privacy Norms” by Danah Boyd, “Search Me”...
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Facebook: Where is the Money Coming From?
We all know that Facebook is immensely popular. Almost everybody we know seems to be on it. Mark Zuckerberg, the creator and CEO of Facebook, declared in December 2009 that Facebook has over 350...
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Facebook Monetization Part I: How Companies use Facebook Fan Pages
So in my previous post Mushon had commented that another question warrants some investigation is “While we know what incentive the user has for clicking on an ad relevant to their search query, how...
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Facebook Business Travelogue Concluding Post: Deeper Dive into Social Media...
So my second travelogue originally began as a way to explore into how Facebook is generating revenue and where their advertising money is coming from. However, somewhere midway through my journey, I...
View ArticleIdeas for Travelogue #3
I am still somewhat confused how “current” our topics have to be for this round of travelogue. But here are some ideas that I thought I might look into for the “Live Reporting” travelogue. 1) Gilt...
View ArticleSteve Jobs: Not Sexy?
So I had already posted on the topics I was considering for my next travelogue. Well, I have another one. Apple banning “sexy” apps from its App Store, or as ABC News calls Porn Purge. Well, there...
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Initial Thoughts on Apple’s Anti-Porn Crusade
So as some of you may have heard, Apple has banned certain apps from their App Store for having sexual content in it. This does not come as a big surprise given the stance Apple has been taking over...
View ArticleApple’s Anti-Porn Crusade: Why is Apple doing this and where is the line of...
So as Mushon pointed out, I guess I forgot to clearly state the question I am hoping the answer through my travelogue. The main question(s) I hope to answer through my travelogue is: Why is Apple...
View ArticleApple’s Anti-Porn Crusade: The Real Motive and Squashing the Weak
My title may have been somewhat misleading. Yes, I did do more secondary research on the real motive behind Apple’s banning of “overly sexual content”, but “squashing the weak” has more to do with the...
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Mobile Advertising: Location-Based SMS
So my several attempts at trying to use SlideShare failed miserably. Here is my first log for the Travelogue #4 in series of images. Sorry about the late post guys.
View ArticleWeekly Summary: Education Evolution in the Age of New Media
This week we dive into the discussion how education is changing with the rise of new media and how the education systems should change. In particular, we look at the point of view of two scholars, Cass...
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