We Think by Charles Leadbeater

The video "We think" shows the benefits of the internet. Back in the 20th century, the purpose of people was to consume products like cars and boats. It was the time of mass production. But now in the 21st century, mass production turns into mass innovation. Now anyone in the world can share their ideas and let anyone make those ideas into a reality. Examples of these ideas, are Wikipedia and Linux as stated in the video. Anyone can edit, use, and even share these programs without paying!

Businesses use a pyramid scheme to receive money just for money's sake. These new ideas are designed not to make money but for everyone in the world to use. Anyone can take them and just change a tiny piece of the program. But over time if many people leave their piece it becomes a greatly improved idea. Hopefully people around the world see this mass innovation and use it to everyone's benefit.

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Shift Happens: The Rapid Developement of Technology

In the video Shift Happens, various technological statistics are presented to show how fast technology is progressing. From these statistics, predictions were made of the future of technology. A few years from now, a supercomputer will surpass the human brain in computing capacity. And about forty years later, a common household computer will surpass the computing capacity of the entire human race. These facts are not only frightening but also astonishing.


If you could go back in time to when the first computers were built and told scientists about these predictions, they would probably call you insane. Hopefully, all this new computing power will be able to benefit humanity.

Photo source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Eniac.jpg

Writing Technology and Teens

After reading this article, I am astonished to learn that there are some students who write in computer talk. Why would anyone use "LOL", "ROFL", "LMAO" or many others in a paper is just beyond me. If children do not learn how to properly write and if there only source of writing is electronic writing, how are they supposed to function in a job later in life? If someone writes in their college application or job application, "i r good prsn" or something like that, then are they going to get into that job/college? Children need to learn to write correctly to become successful person.

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Web 2.0: Ballhype.com

Today, there are hundreds or even thousands Web 2.0 websites in existence. One of them, Ballhype.com using this new technology to give a very different internet experience. Anyone can submit sports-related articles, news, videos, or even blogs to the website. On top of that, you can rate the submissions(posts) and if it receives enough positive votes it will appear on the front page.
Here is a flash video to help explain everything one needs to know about Ballhype.com.

The art of a good blog post.

When a person looks at a certain blog, they expect to get the information they desire. They do not want irrelevant off topic banter, but the facts about a story that interests them. A good blog post should be to the point and as simple as possible. No one wants to read a long drawn out post with a few parts of real information. Another thing is that the blog post must capture the reader's attention. There are many approaches in doing this, like using humor. On deadspin.com, they use humor to make their blogs interesting and funny. Take this article for example. They wrote about a common topic in professional football and ended with humor. Not only does it give the reader, an opinion concerning the Green Bay Packers, but also ends in humor to make the reader more interested in the blog as a whole. Another example is from a gaming website called shacknews.com. Here they update their readers about a upcoming game. They get right to the point and keep the post simple. They give reliable information the reader wants without any extras. Though sometimes it might be difficult to follow the points above, the outcome will end up being a good blog post.

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Welcome!

Welcome to the first ever post in this blog! I am a student discovering the many common applications found on the internet. The internet is a great source for news, sports, or just entertainment! I will be using this blog to explain the many of the new Web 2.0 applications. Enjoy!

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