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Our Relationship with Technology

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     This week, my weekly screen time on my cell phone is down 43%. With a daily average of 2 hours and 51 minutes. To be honest I am disappointed that my daily average is that high. And that’s 43% down? Incredible… I am always trying to make sure my phone screen time gets lower and lower every week. It is tough to do that though since my job incorporates me being on my phone making calls. But I want the best of both worlds. I want to be free of technology while still being able to get anything I want at the touch of my fingers. I know, that doesn’t really make sense now does it? I do appreciate everything technology has given me. Access to any information I want. Updates on current events in an instant. Knowing where a gas station is whenever I need gas, I am truly thankful. But I am always wary on technology having a negative effect on my life. I want to appreciate the life I have in front of me instead of wasting my days away on my cell phone or laptop.       Even though I am alwa
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EOTO #2 Propaganda

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 What is propaganda? My first memory of this term sparks memories of early childhood history class. Propaganda , by definition, is information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view. Majority of my studies when it has come to propaganda has been about its use when it comes to war. Even in the first starting days of the United States, propaganda has been used in every significant war. The most significant usage of propaganda during war time had to of been during the second world war. Those infamous cartoons of Uncle Sam telling you to do your part always resonates when I hear propaganda.  But in current events, the big use of propaganda in the use of the United States had to be in the last election. Since this is the era of social media, propaganda was everywhere, whether you wanted it or not. Due to everyone's history now being tracked wherever they go on the web, parties knew where their audiences we
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Blog Post 10

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  The whole idea of everything being tracked and watched on the internet is a scary idea to process. It’s hard to even grasp that idea. Does someone really care that I’m buying some toys for my dog? Is there really someone going to care that I’m buying flowers for my girlfriend? For me, it was hard to believe these occurrences actually happen. But from learning more from the videos posted, I will definitely be more aware about my searches and activities online. The video that resonated with me the most had to be Juan Enriquez’s Ted talk. His talk was about how your online life is as permanent as a tattoo. As he explained, tattoos, for a majority of people, tell stories about their life. But the traces of web searches that you leave are more permanent and detailed than any tattoo you can ever get. Technically, someone could know you better than you know yourself if they went through your total web history. That is scary to think about. I wasn’t scared when I first heard about this. I on
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In the Age of AI

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 For class, we had to watch a video on Artificial intelligence. Of course I have heard about artificial intelligence, but I have not really done much research on it myself. I never really understood the idea of how artificial intelligence would work. But the video started out explaining how artificial intelligence really works through the coding of deep learning. Deep learning is where the computer is given a specific goal and is given many experiences and trials of how it can complete that goal, in the end making it to that goal in ways a human could not even think of. Overall, there are some positives when it comes to artificial intelligence. Artificial intelligence in the realms of medicine is going to be a huge help in the future. Not only will it make it easier for the doctor to process information and data, it can start by helping in early detection when it comes to cancers. In terms of national security with the use of artificial intelligence, I believe there are pros and cons.
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Blog Post 8

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 The piece of innovation I am choosing to view through the lens of the diffusion theory is online shopping. Before researching, I thought the earliest piece of innovation when it came to online shopping would be in the time frame of the late 1980's to 1990's. But actually, it was first recorded in the 1960's. It was used by IBM on their online transaction processing. It allowed the processing of financial transactions in real time. This system starting out was used by companies like American Airlines. When the emergence of the internet came about, the use of online shopping was more used for advertising companies products. But after 1994, this advertising changed into the online shopping that we know of today. Some of the earliest sales recorded online were linked to flowers, chocolates, even album sales for the famous performer, Sting. The biggest concern in online shopping during its early days was the security. Shoppers did not want to give their information to a random
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Blog Post 6

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 As instructed by my Professor, I checked out and read websites like The American conservative and AntiWar.com. First I went on the Anti War website. From first looks, it doesn't seem the most reliable source for information. But of course on should never judge a book by its cover. So I then went in and started going over some of the articles and archives it had on the website. From my first initial interpretations, I realized that this sight comes from a collection of different resources and writers all around the world. All the ads on the website are different and many in different languages. The first article I clicked on from the website was in the recent news link, displaying many different articles that were published either today, yesterday, etc.. I clicked on an article about Turkish police firing tear gas to disperse a Pride March in Istanbul. I know the topic of LGBTQ around the world is still a struggle. From my point of view I just don't understand how and why peopl
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EOTO

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  When I read about this EOTO (each one teach one) assignment, I actually got pretty excited. I started a new job this week at a talent acquisition firm. So during my whole first week of training so far we have been using a piece of technology called Bullhorn. I had never heard of it until I started, but since it is something I am currently using I thought it would be a great idea to inform my professor and others about it! For my role as a recruiting specialist, I use Bullhorn every day to help me locate candidates in my talent pool and match the right jobs to them. Without this application, myself and my co- workers would not be able to do our job. Of course I am barely scratching the surface of what this application can truly offer, so I will start from the beginning. In 1999, Bullhorn was founded. It was created by Roger Colvin, Barry Hinckley and Art Papas. When it was first created, Bullhorn was used as a platform for freelancers to find work and collaborate. But in 2001, they ch
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