With the growth of today’s technology, we see how it is rapidly becoming part of our everyday lifestyle. The technological growth is spreading into many physical things such as watches, tables, speakers and more. But one thing we were never expecting to see turn into something technology related are our physical objects such as our …
March 2019 archive
Mar 12
Internet of Things / Locative and Physical Media
Blogging has become more than just a regular post online. We have turned animals into “blogjects” to post and track different variables. For example, they mentioned a pigeon which is usually looked as nasty public animals are now attached to GPS devices and blog its location. It has many uses depending on the object and …
Mar 12
Is The Internet Benefical or detrimental ?
I believe that the internet was intended to be beneficial, but over time it became detrimental. As people started to take the internet for granted, some people started to find ways to hurt people through the internet. Their has been cyberbullying, which has led to people commiting sucide and having laws made up for bullying …
Mar 12
Connecting Objects to the Internet
There is good and back when it comes to connecting objects to the internet. Today we have smart watches and even a smart home. All of these things are connected to the internet now with a touch of our fingertips we can control our surroundings basically. According As Objects Go Online, “Utilities today provide power and …
Mar 12
Class Activity
What was your activity? Please be specific on what you asked the class to do and what you hoped it would accomplish. For our first activity we believed a game of Kahoot would be a fun way to test the knowledge of the students. The goal we wanted to accomplish was that the students showed …
Mar 12
Assignment 6: Write your responses to the readings and if you think that connecting physical objects to the Internet is beneficial or detrimental?
Technological advances have redefined most of our lives. The more gadgets that are produced, the more we use them and let them take over our lives. Many of us live attached to our phones and are introducing smart technology into our homes as well. People have apps to open their doors and shut off their …
Mar 11
The Internet of Things
In this age, we are starting to see robots and devices starting to take the jobs that humans do. Blogging, for example, is now becoming something that objects can even do. As explained in the reading “Why Things Matter” bloggers are “Participants in a network of exchange, disseminating thoughts, opinions, ideas — making culture — through …
Mar 11
Internet of Things/Locative and Physical Media
Melanie Beltran MCS 244 March 6, 2019 Connecting physical objects to the internet is beneficial because it helps spark up a conversation. It is a way and method to converse with one or many people regarding the blobject presented and the conversation will gradually build. Essentially, drawing conclusions based on discussions that the blogject sparked …
Mar 07
How Is Crowdsourcing Changing The Way That Companies Approach Creating Content? (Rewrite) By Jaritza Flores-Garcia
We love using the web for finding and researching information, but do you know that we can use the web for buying and selling items online. That is why we use crowdsourcing which is the real deal these days but how does it all work online without the hassle. Well, crowdsourcing is when companies get …
Mar 07
How Far Media Has Effected Political Campaigns? (Rewrite) By Jaritza Flores-Garcia
In politics, we all followed the stories about the government, politicians, and elections every year but why does it get involved with social media and how it made an impact on users and sites during each election. One thing it’s for sure and that is politics and social networking do mix in our society. First …