Rachel's Comm 303 Blog

Social media can be used in such a powerful and helpful way, if appropriate.  However, the cruel people that like to use social media as a way to mess with peoples lives for their own entertainment, give it a bad image.  Cyber bullying is such a serious issue with social media.  It can ruin someone's life and potentially end it.  There are people out there that their only joy in life is to start drama with other people's lives.  And then there are people who use social media to stay in communication with friends and family, watch videos/memes, share opinions with their friends, etc. I've always tried to stay out of drama as much as possible and that includes on the internet as well.  I stick to the same crowd that I trust and I don't but into anyone else's business that isn't about me.  With that said, social media has been pretty good to me.  I use it everyday and I enjoy it very much.  I may be on it a little too much....

I'd never been much of a skeptical or cautious person when it came to keeping my information private on the internet or any electronic devices.  There has been a couple of times where my bank has shut off my debit card because they detected fraud use but I've never had any money taken out of my account for it.  If there was money taken out, the bank must have put it right back in because I never saw anything missing.  People always tell me I should be more careful but I've always felt like I don't really have anything that anyone could find and use against me and if someone were to find my information, I figured I would be protected by people like the bank.  That is, until I found out all that these programs can find out about me.  It's scary to think that we really can't keep our information safe and hidden unless we stay away from technology.  However, in today's world, you can't get away from technology.  Now that I've learned about these issues,...

Personally, I've never been into video games.  Growing up, I watched all of my friends playing them and because they liked them so much, I wanted to like them too.  However, I could never get into them.  It was probably because I could never get past getting used to the controller.  As technology evolved, I did get into online games like "farm town" on Facebook or apps on my phone like "words with friends".  Now, to pass the time, I watch Netflix.  I know people my age, or even older, who play video games like it's their passion in life.  My boyfriend makes sure he's home in time, on certain days of the week, to make sure he's there to play his game with his friends online.  He says, "I HAVE to play this game!" It's become a major priority in his life. When my nephew was younger, he watched his uncle and all his other friends playing very gory murder games.  Therefore, my nephew wanted to join the fun.  However, my family wouldn't...

The PC has been around for as long as I can remember.  My first memories I have with the PC was playing with the learning games that my parents had bought me.  They were on a CD, I believe.  Insert it in the computer, just like you would today, and play.  I remember getting frustrated with the games, more than anything, because I couldn't figure out how to use them.  There weren't many options with the games and it went extremely slow.  I remember being so excited to play on the computer but I was disappointed with what I actually experienced.  I gave up on the PC early on.  Then, when I was in middle school, we had to write papers and do projects that involved using a computer.  We learned how to use computers in school but I still had trouble with it when I was at home and I needed help from my parents.  I wasn't a fan of the computer.  After my dad upgraded the computer and Myspace came out, I was on the computer as much as I was...

Pertaining to the article that was assigned to read, I believe there were many good points that were addressed that I couldn't have said better myself. I, myself, have talked about this subject before, where older people just need to get with the times.  Generation after generation has had many changes through them and the only way they can adapt, is to just accept them and try to adapt yourself.  I really liked the quote that she used, "the only constant is change".  Without change, we wouldn't improve, we wouldn't learn from our mistakes, and we wouldn't be as informed and connected as we are today.  It really bothers me when older people use the excuse, "I'm old, so I don't understand this stuff.  I like things the way they used to be".  Like the author said in the article, that is just an excuse people use when they don't understand it and won't try to learn.  The technology we have today, as a first time user, is sometimes over...

Blogging can be very beneficial with providing information, opinions, expressing feelings others can relate to, entertainment, etc.  In several cases, blogging is very fun and rewarding for both the blogger and the audience.  However, blogging is all of these things, if used appropriately. When we use the word "appropriate", I understand that it is a very controversial subject in defining the line between appropriate and not appropriate.  But, let's have some common sense, putting someone down, talking bad about someone, and spreading rumors, does no good for anyone.  If there is something that people have a problem with, there's no need to be negative.  Instead, providing positive suggestions on how to fix a problem would be helpful.  However, we can't seem to do that.  We get our entertainment by blaming, shaming, and making things up about someone else.  The article provided for us to read for this assignment made many good points.  It's ...