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Feb 20
Companies are now competing with amateur individuals thanks to crowdsourcing. As the article “The Rise of Crowdsourcing” explains, people no longer need to rely on stock photographers because of websites like iStock. Rather than paying the photographer directly, individuals can pay a fraction of the price for photos taken by amateurs on websites like iStockphoto, …
Feb 11
Social media has completely changed the game for political campaigns today. According to Aaron Smiths article “Cell Phones, Social Media and Campaign 2014”, voters have been using their smartphones to keep up with the latest political news, Republicans and Democrats and similar rates. He also explains the Republicans seem to be the first to have …
Feb 06
Blogging is a great way to express personal interests and opinions, and I do believe they have the power to take over traditional news sources. In Tony Rogers’s article “Why Bloggers Can’t Replace the Work of Professional Journalists”, he explains that both outlets produce different content. He brings up a valid argument that bloggers are …
Jan 31
I believe that social media, overall is having a negative impact on society. While social media is useful for growing small businesses, connecting with friends and family, and even for school, it can also be seen as a detriment to society as whole. The power of social media is sometimes undermined, seeing that the election …