What’s more annoying than a mundane Facebook status? A mundane Facebook status with an unnecessary hashtag. Since hashtags came live on Facebook, my newsfeed has been flooded with images accompanied by #gymselfie, #sunrise, #cleaneating and #brunchwithdagurlz. Enough already! It’s stressful… Continue Reading
In this week’s readings by George Landow, I was introduced to the term and concept of ‘hypertext’. Hypertext basically just refers to links you have on a blog or website that refer to any other online content. In this way,… Continue Reading
During our Networked Media classes, we have been discussing what a blog means. Elliott told us that what makes a blog is its use of reverse chronological posting, meaning content is posted in a feed that starts with the newest… Continue Reading
I always thought of blogging as a creative pastime, or an online journal. I had never really considered it an educational tool until now. In Adrian Miles’ ‘Blogs in Media Education’ (2006) he discusses blogs being more useful for education than… Continue Reading
Having just started this blog, I thought it would be a good idea to mention some of my favourite blogs and why I love them. IMBOYCRAZY Alexi Wasser runs this funny, bold blog about dating and relationships in the 21st century.… Continue Reading
As the self-proclaimed queen of procrastination, I know a thing or two about flash games. These addictive little sources of fun can add a much needed source of entertainment to an otherwise stale site. It’s super simple to add a… Continue Reading
#shibooyah A photo posted by @badgalgeorgie on Dec 12, 2014 at 8:40pm PST A photo from my recent trip to Japan.
Welcome to my Networked Media blog for summer semester 2015. May 2015 be the best year yet.