There are a lot of photos online that add to the website they are posted on, but the one that caught my eye is a picture from Michael Jackson's public funeral at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, that accompanies an article in The Epoch Times. The picture presents Michael's sister Janet Jackson, daughter Paris Katherine, sister LaToya Jackson, brother Jermaine Jackson and oldest son Prince Michael and in my opinion it is the most emotional picture from the funeral at Staples Center that I have seen so far. It definitely adds to the article by making it more personal and it transposes Paris's pain upon her father's death.
Besides giving factual detail about the proceedings of the funeral, the article also covers Paris's tearful speech where she tells the world that in her view her father was the best father imaginable and that she loved him dearly. This is where the picture comes in to actually show the moment and make us feel sorry for the little girl that just lost her father. Because Michael Jackson may have been one of the greatest artists of all time, but ultimately he was just that, a great father. (Picture can be viewed here: http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/19275/;Gabriel Bouys/AFP/Getty Images)
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Discuss one important event or person in the past 10 years of the Internet
In my opinion, one of the most important things to happen to the Internet in the past 10 years is social media and social networking. They allowed the election of Senator Barack Obama as the President of the United States and they changed the face of politics forever.
During his campaign, Obama hired Facebook founder Chris Hughes to be a part of his team and developed My.BarackObama.com, a very user-friendly network. The Web site was an instrument of organization for Obama and contributed to his amazing $600 million in fund-raising. My.BarackObama.com is a great example of the power of social media to rouse participation online and well as offline. In-game ads and iPhone applications were also part of Obama's interactive media range. YouTube had been a key platform for unforgettable campaign moments. The "Yes We Can" and the "Obama Girl" music videos each drew in 10 million views.
It is safe to say that social networking changed American politics forever and it did so by being cost-effective, by allowing candidates to skip the media and mobilize supporters and by making grassroots fundraising very effective.
Social networking brought CHANGE to the American people.
During his campaign, Obama hired Facebook founder Chris Hughes to be a part of his team and developed My.BarackObama.com, a very user-friendly network. The Web site was an instrument of organization for Obama and contributed to his amazing $600 million in fund-raising. My.BarackObama.com is a great example of the power of social media to rouse participation online and well as offline. In-game ads and iPhone applications were also part of Obama's interactive media range. YouTube had been a key platform for unforgettable campaign moments. The "Yes We Can" and the "Obama Girl" music videos each drew in 10 million views.
It is safe to say that social networking changed American politics forever and it did so by being cost-effective, by allowing candidates to skip the media and mobilize supporters and by making grassroots fundraising very effective.
Social networking brought CHANGE to the American people.
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
How do I use the Internet?
The Internet is without exaggeration one of the most important things in my life right now. I moved from Romania to the United States a little over a year ago because I found love. My life changed completely and I was willing to embrace this change because i knew that I would still be able to communicate online every day, at little to no cost, with all my family and friends from back home. I honestly don't think that I would make it through the day without my e-mail account, Yahoo Messenger, Skype or Hi5. The first thing I do in the morning is to check the news in Romania and then the US. Then I check my Hi5 profile, which is the European version of Facebook. And the most important thing, I talk to my family and friends. After going through my daily ritual, I use the Internet for school related research and for sometimes for online shopping.
My husband uses the Internet mostly to get informed on the news and the weather (he is a golf pro) and to do online banking. Actually, he hates when I shop online. He says that I always had to return 90% of the items I bought online because they didn't fit or they weren't what I expected, so it's not worth the hassle. But what he doesn't understand is that browsing the Web for the best deals and having so many options is so exciting. I love to compare and contrast prices, accumulate knowledge on products and share it with people. Two semesters ago, in school, I was reading the Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell and I realized I might be a "junior Maven". In Galdwell's view, Mavens are people that like to be informed about the marketplace and help others be informed also. That sounds pretty good to me!
My husband uses the Internet mostly to get informed on the news and the weather (he is a golf pro) and to do online banking. Actually, he hates when I shop online. He says that I always had to return 90% of the items I bought online because they didn't fit or they weren't what I expected, so it's not worth the hassle. But what he doesn't understand is that browsing the Web for the best deals and having so many options is so exciting. I love to compare and contrast prices, accumulate knowledge on products and share it with people. Two semesters ago, in school, I was reading the Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell and I realized I might be a "junior Maven". In Galdwell's view, Mavens are people that like to be informed about the marketplace and help others be informed also. That sounds pretty good to me!
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