Vanity search

I've actually never thought of searching my name on Google simply because I know there's nothing on the web about me. After my professor swore that there IS something about everyone, I actually became a little interested. I searched my name on Peekyou.com, but actually had no luck. I then searched my name on google with no lucky until I added "olympia" then there it was, my facebook as the first result. Because I have nothing embarrassing or personal on the internet, I'm not really bothered if people were to search my name, but I know there are people out there that would have an issue with it. There was actually a woman who tried to sue Yahoo because she had a problem with how her name showed up in the results. Her case was dismissed.

Guest speaker Mark Briggs

We had the pleasure of having Mark Briggs as a guest speaker on October 19th, 2009. Mark is the former editor at The Tacoma News tribune and current CEO of Serra Media. The newspaper industry seems to be going downhill now that online publication has become more popular, but despite the downturn, Mark sees an opportunity. This is why he decided to start up Serra Media so editors/readers can plot news stories and photos on neighborhood maps online. Mark talked to us a little about Serra Media's first product called, Newsgarden. This application is essentially news on a map and can filter news to the neighborhood level. He also talked about another called product, Townluxe, which was made for the Bargain Babe LA website. This product will allow people to share good deals to other bargain hunters. Especially in this tough economic time, more and more people are trying putting in a little extra to find good deals on stuff like clothes, food, electronics, etc. so I don’t see why this product wouldn’t be a big hit. Mark Briggs is an intelligent person, and a lot of the stuff he talked about was insightful. I hope his company becomes a success and best of luck to him.

Newspaper going online

I believe that reading news on paper is a thing of the past. Yes, there are certainly still people out there who still pay monthly subscriptions to be able to physically hold a newspaper, but in this day and age, I think reading the news online has become much more favored. It's convenient and it's free! Why pay for news when you can get the same exact news on the internet? People are always on the internet for hours everyday anyways so why not stop by at say, "The Olympian," to read through a couple articles? I personally read the news online only simply because it's more convenient for me. I'm always online so why not stay updated with what is going around in my community and our country and spend 15 minutes reading through a few articles. The newspaper it seems like is hanging on by a thread. It's slowly becoming extinct, and as time pass and more people are resorting to the internet for news, sadly newspaper companies will inevitably be out of business so that means more jobs will be lost. Well... look on the the bright side, we're saving a lot of trees?

Experience with html

My first experience with html was good. HTML can definitely look confusing at first, but once you learn some of the codes, it all seems to make better sense. After playing around with html, and following the very detailed instructions from the packet, I definitely got a better understanding of what happens "behind the scenes" of a website. The only problem is trying to remember where all the brackets, commas, spaces etc. go. Overall, html seems really interesting and I will definitely try to learn more of it.

There are some similarities and differences when it comes to e-mail and direct mail. One similarity is that both kind of mail includes a mailbox. Like any kind of mail, you'll also need an address or else the mail or email can't be delivered. If you have an email, chances are you've received some kind of chain letter before. Chain letters can be delivered via direct mail also. One of the major differences between direct mail and e-mail is speed. An e-mail can be delivered to another one in a blink of an eye, while a direct letter can take days. Cost is another major difference. It's free for us to send an email, but having a letter delivered by the postal office will cost you a postage stamp. It's also dirt cheap for spammers to send out emails to a large number of people. It won't cost them an arm and a leg by doing this, but the same can't be said for using direct mail. Because of this, many email users will constantly see these spam e-mails in their inbox.