Vanity Search

It was difficult to find something about myself that I didn't know was out there, but when I searched my name and birthdate, I found a list of “best times” from my neighborhood swim team from when I was 12. I also found that when I searched my name and hometown, I came up for the UW Tacoma’s Dean list for Spring 2009 quarter, but when I clicked on the link it had been updated with Summer 2009 Dean list students. In images, there was also a picture of me and my family when I searched for my name on Google, kinda scary!

Guest Speaker Mark Briggs

On October 19, 2009, Mark Briggs, owner of Serra Media, came in to talk to us about his company and progress over the years. Mark is also the author of the book, Journalism 2.0. Serra Media has offices in Seattle and is "a technology and services company that's taken a unique approach to the digital challenges for local publishers." They attempt to build community for hyperlocal news, shopping and information. Mark explained that the news business isn't dying, its changing, and that his company is positioned to support newspapers or whatever may come to replace them.

My First HTML Page

Making an html page is awesome! I never realized everything that goes into creating a website. It was fun playing around with different ways to change font and I also looked up how to make the letters different colors.
It is surprising how complicated everything that goes into making a page is. It's so easy to forget some technical things with the tags. All in all I enjoyed learning about how to make a real html page.

How newspapers have changed because of online publications

Before the internet, everyone received the good old Sunday paper. Most people were subscribed to at least one newspaper--The Seattle Times, The New York Times, The P.I, and so on.

Now, because of the internet and online news publications, newspapers have become a thing of the past.

There are still some benefits of having a newspaper. You receive all of the news at once, and something that you might not think of clicking on online, you may glance across on a newspaper and find yourself interested in it. Also, the pure fact that a newspaper is a hard copy, easier to read for a longer period of time, counts towards the positives of newspapers.

These days, most people find it a lot easier and quicker to turn on their computer and browse their favorite news website...not to mention that online news sites are generally free, compared to newspaper subscriptions.

All in all, the newspaper business is slowly fading out of our everyday life, being replaced by various online publications.

Similarities and differences between e-mail and snail mail

Let's start out with the differences first - the most obvious of which is speed. E-mail is delivered to the address at a fraction of a second, while mail that travels via the postal service can take up to weeks to be delivered. When writing an e-mail, you need to know the exact address to send it, or it will not be sent to the correct recipient. Snail mail, on the other hand, can have some variations to the address such as the name of the recipient or the wrong zip code, and generally will still arrive at the correct destination.

There are still some similarities between the two, such as spam. Whether opening your physical mailbox or checking your e-mail, almost everyone is invaded by some form of spam, whether it be coupons, special offers, or chain letters. Both types of mail can also contain viruses, it is more common in e-mail than traditional mail, but instances of anthrax and other viruses can be known to appear in regular mail from time to time.