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Review of Ted Talks How We Need To Remake the Internet

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As a consumer of the internet, and as a Network Specialist this topic was of special interest to me. This specific talk was on how the internet is changing behavior patterns of internet consumers. Through "punishment" and "reward" social media is shaping how we interact with the internet. The presenter Jaron Lanier uses humor along with a story telling method to get his point across. He is expressive with his gestures, and puts extra emphasis on the things he is passionate about. He engages his audience using humor that people can directly relate to. He goes about telling his story in a way that everyone can relate with. I personally agree with his stance on the topic that as consumers we are being reprogrammed by the rewards that social media has to offer.  He discusses things that were once deemed as fictional, that have become our reality. It is interesting how social media uses simple tools to shape how we as consumers consume what they have to offer and shape...
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Artificial Intelligence and Block Chain

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         After listening to a few pod casts, and reading multiply articles, I have come to the conclusion that artificial intelligence is inevitable whether people like it or not it is the future. Artificial intelligence no doubt will benefit man kind, the question is whether man kind can control A.I. after it becomes super intelligent. My theory is that we will need to implement an idea like block chain to control it or  at least stop "evil twins" from taking control. This would provide for a system of checks and balances in order to reduce A.I from becoming to powerful on its own. The fact is that A.I has the potential to learn, and evolve just as humans do, but at a much faster pace. If A.I could exist on a network like block chain, than I believe we would have a much better chance at keeping it under control, and utilizing it for the greater good of humanity. I know this sound like a far far away galaxy, but in reality this is an issue we will face as a...
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Social Media Comparison Ping vs Callaway

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      Ping and Callaway both make themselves known on many social media platforms, the two I will be focusing on are Twitter and Facebook. On Twitter Ping has 25.3K tweets,  192K followers, and is following 1,279 people. Ping focuses their tweets more towards their actual products and promotes different events they are involved in. On Facebook Ping has two pages, Ping, and Ping Europe, both pages have a substantial amount of activity again focusing on product and events they participate in. Ping also focused on being family owned since 1959. I believe Ping does a good job at making themselves known on both of these social media platforms. While Ping does a good job at making themselves known on social media Callaway does an even better job. Callaway has 19.5K tweets, 332K followers, but only follows 531 people on Twitter. Callaway has more tweets about the people who use there clubs (famous golfers) verses focusing on the products themselves. They do have a substan...
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Why I Am At MATC

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      I would like to introduce myself. My name is Veronica. I enjoy the simple things in life. Working hard has always been instilled into me. This has lead to the decision to attend MATC. The way programs are designed is very conducive to my life. Being able to attend classes, work, and manage a home life were important factors when choosing where I would attend school. Also, MATC is very affordable for the education you receive.  Being able to come out of school with a skill was very important to me. Many schools teach you how to learn, although this is an important skill to posses I wanted to come out with more knowledge about the field I was going to pursue then a few general things.       The program I have chosen is  Network Specialist. Information Technology in particular has always been intriguing to me. Growing up in the generation where technology really exploded lead me to be even more inquisitive. My first formal exploration of netwo...
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