Monthly Archives: October 2012
Writing for the Web
There are billions of sites on the Internet, but how many of them actually get read? Many sites are set up poorly, written badly, or just not interesting, so poeple have done studies to determine what can be done about this. This Alertbox by Jakob Nielsen on Useit.com discusses many ways to make your site much more readable … Continue reading
Nine Propositions Towards a Cultural Theory of YouTube
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoZV-BtJjXw[/youtube]Henry Jenkins, the writer of this blog is an American Media Scholar and is currently teachin at USC. He writes this blog to express his veiws on the media and social media networks. This particular article is about youtube and the direction in which he believes it is heading. Since this blog article is over five … Continue reading
Reality is Broken
Reading this exceprt from Reality is Broken, by Jane McGonigal made me think about the world and people around me. The author talks about how video games are increasing in popularity and people are finding what they need in video games in stead of the world around them. she says, “The truth is this: in … Continue reading