Reading Response: “Is Google Making Us Stupid?”

I have always taken the convenience of Google as a privilege and never thought of the implications it has on humans. With the evolution of the internet, especially now moving onto smartphones, we want information in the shortest form and the…

Evolution of Music in a Decade: Downloading to Streaming

Climbing Up the Walls: A Look at Radiohead’s Digital Existence

The Web Evolution of Club Penguin

Back when I was in third grade, I would play Club Penguin every single day. I took care of my puffles as if they were my real pets and I would play the penguin tubing game for hours so I could accumulate enough coins to furnish my igloo with the coolest things. Needless…

Reading Response: “The Anxieties of Big Data” by Kate Crawford

The rise of Big Data, which refers to large and complex data sets, is something that is often taken for granted in our current society. However, in order to retain a critical perspective, it is necessary to understand the…

Glitch Art As a Statement

When I first heard of glitch art, I wasn’t sure of what the term really meant. I was familiar with glitches only because I’ve experienced it through my iPhone in all my years of owning it. After doing some research and looking at glitch art other people created, I was very intrigued…

Evolution of an Icon — Cosmopolitan.com — Then and Now

108 Years of Glitches

As defined in class, a glitch is a short-lived fault or malfunction in the system. Glitch is the production and exploitation of “errors.” Glitches are inevitable mistakes that some times can create beautiful results. For sake of this project, I would like to view glitches in a less literal…

Tumblr’s Transition: Basic to Breathtaking

Tumblr, a microblogging and social network site, has been an outlet for users to post whatever they please as well as discover more about topics that interest them. Founded in early 2007, Tumblr has grown tremendously in content, style, and membership. I…