Andrew Staple
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Dec 12
ActualU.com
It is so easy to become a part of the Internet in this advance world that we live in. kids no longer play outside and hang out with their friends. Instead they are on the computers interacting on online platforms that allow you to interact with people you know and people you don’t know at …
Nov 15
How are drones influencing commerce and surveillance in the media?
Drones have become very big in the media industry in the past couple years, from seeing aerial views of places no one could reach or by just getting a grand picture of an event to show its size and popularity; they’re even used in music videos. Drones have become a problem as well though be …
Nov 15
Is going Open Source a viable business model?
When I think of open source I think of a saying my grandmother use to say, “ too many chefs in the pot will ruin the broth” I don’t believe that open source is the best business model for every business. For example in one of the readings, ‘The Political Economy of Open Source Software’ …
Nov 15
How does marketing shift in the digital world?
Marketing made a complete shift when the digital world became a major player in this world’s economy. We went from print media and print advertisements to digital media and digital marketing. By digital marketing I mean any marketing through a digital medium. We now have advertisements in games like “words with friends” and even on …
Nov 02
How has social media effected us as a society? Is this positive or negative?
I believe that social media has brought us closer together as a world. We are able to connect with so many people we wouldn’t have been able to if not for social media. I agree with Tommy Landry when he states, “Social media is also very helpful for expanding our sources of content as a …
Nov 02
How has this change effected us and why?
I think it is very cool that games are becoming handheld. The other day I saw an advertisement for a Nintendo portable gaming system that comes with two controllers and a mall screen. I was beyond ecstatic and wanted to purchase it for myself even though I don’t play games as much as I did …
Sep 24
Is TV all about Apps?
Most people watch television through a cable provider. There are plenty of providers; we have Verizon, DIRECTV, Optimum and dish to name a few. They provide News channels, Sports channels, entertainment channels ad many more. In the article “The Future of TV is here. Can Cable Survive?” Greg Satell is correct when he says, “As …
Sep 19
How is digital media changing the music industry?
The music industry has changed drastically in the last twenty years. We went from cassettes, to CD’s, to mp3 device’s, to now streaming. This is due to Product obsolescence within the distribution of music which is the industry forcing us to upgrade to these new means of getting music because the ways in which we …
Sep 08
How is print media losing ground to electronic media in both content and delivery systems?
Print media has been around for many years and is defined as paper publications circulated in the form of physical editions of books, magazines, journals and newsletters (reference.com) which was the first type of “mass media” for its time and the first type writer was created in 1450 by Johannes Gutenberg. Print media has come …
Sep 02
How has media effected us as a society? Is this positive or negative?
Media has affected us as a society because it changed the way that we interact with everyone on a daily basis. Before I text my friends and ask them what they are doing I will most likely check their social media pages and may not even write them depending on what I see. In the …
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