Being in the Professional Writing Program in University of Toronto Mississauga, the thought of going into journalism has always been in my mind. TIL the advancement in technology and the rise of social media changed the game so much that journalism was not as we remembered it to be. Reporters with notepads and extensive articlesContinue reading “Disrupting Traditional Journalism”
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Conspiracies in the Internet
TIL something interesting about the internet – the uprising of conspiracies. With the growth with the internet comes with the growth with conspiracies – a bunch of lies and tales with no basis that gained enormous amounts of support. What fuels it and how did it come to be? In our lecture today we learntContinue reading “Conspiracies in the Internet”
Behind the screen – Consumers and Free Labor
TIL that working for Google or in Silicon Valley isn’t like The Internship. Instead of fun and games, it’s more like a sweatshop where the gadgets are from. I’m sure everyone pictured living in California and working in Silicon Valley as “the dream” or an indicator of great success. Social media is hailed to beContinue reading “Behind the screen – Consumers and Free Labor”
Problems in Social Media
TIL if social media bad or is it good to us. The answer is no one knows. But one thing is for sure – there are problems with it. For the past decade, our use in social media increased to a point where it entangles into our everyday lives. Not too long ago, mailing yourContinue reading “Problems in Social Media”
