Module 3: Timeline

For my contribution to the timeline, I posted about the Trojan Room coffee pot (1991), the Web’s first viral video (1996), and the invention of the iPhone (2007). The iPhone is easily one of the most significant inventions of all time, not only because of the innovation that took part in creating the device, but […]

Timeline.

We created a timeline in our class today, each student was asked to contribute 3 articles that contributed to the advent of the web. I added the creation of Facebook, the first Apple, and Bill Gates climb to the top. One that is particularly interesting is the one on Bill Gates, I must admit I … Continue reading →

Module 3: Timeline of the History of the Web

Here’s what I contributed to the class timeline of internet history and a bit of an explanation about each of them: November 21, 1969 — The First ARPANET Link ARPANET was the first real precursor to the internet. Funded by the US Department of Defense, ARPANET (which stood for Advanced Research Projects Agency Network) was […]

Timeline

The three contributions to the timeline are: Wikipedia Facebook is created Twitter is created I think that the creation of Wikipedia is more important. Throughout the experiences that I had with high school and college, Wikipedia was a very helpful tool for me to research and learn about things. I think the same was applicable

How the web works nugget assignment

What can lead to isolation is a lack of both technical skills and an understanding of the social elements of the Web, both of which are required for productive social networks—and Personal Learning Networks (PLNs). It takes time and a level of humility to come to terms with the idea that knowledge is no longer […]

“Nugget Assignment”: The All-Seeing Eyes

More or less all theorists have thought of gaze in relation to power, and mostly in a negative sense: the gazer strips the gazed and turns her into a powerless object, devoid of intelligence or agency. But in the world of webpages, gaze functions differently: it is more empowering. When a powerful website – say … Continue reading ““Nugget Assignment”: The All-Seeing Eyes”

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