Author Archives: westermeiej

In the first article Czerniak discusses the various definitions, and mis-defintions of language and transliteracy.  He goes on to discuss the various components of language including visual, interface language, and platform and tools.  Czerniak quotes Wikipedia’s definition of languages, and … Continue reading →

Clay Shirky talks about the PIPA and SOPA legislation, and why they are a bad idea. He goes on to explain that past legislation that had failed, and explained that the reason it failed is because our technologies are capable … Continue reading →

Digital Ethnography- Study the Culture of Youtube Michael Welsh is an anthropologist that is attempting to explain how his viral video “The Machine is Us/ing Us” took over the internet “mediascape” from one post on Youtube through “User generated Content.” … Continue reading →

  How Blogs and Social Media are Changing Public Relations and Way it is practiced 1. Wright and Hinson third annual research study and following article attempts to explore the changing world of public relations as a response to changing … Continue reading →

The Story of Skype I hope this link works, this is the edited version of assignment 1 using Slideshare instead of Picasa. Enjoy

I had limited my use of Gimp for previous assignments, staying primarily with Inkscape, so I discovered how much easier Gimp is, and I enjoyed the user friendly interface. While the lady in the demonstration was difficult to understand, I … Continue reading →

Hello, I would like to investigate the use of Skype as a means to conduct effective virtual meetings. See everyone next week!

Orginal Picture I tried to do something cool on inkscape, hopefully it worked  

Rushing and Frentz article “The Frankenstein Myth in Contemporary Cinema,” attempts to explore how the science fiction movies we see is a means for humans to explore and realize our unconscious fear that the technology we create will eventually lead … Continue reading →

  Jessica Westermeier Media Ecology response Posted on January 30, 2012   Postmen speech focuses on how media ecology, and technological advancements can either help or hinder the morality of its users. While he recognizes the usefulness of the printed word, and … Continue reading →