Wordplay

During our previous class, we were asked to create a crossword puzzle using a website suited to this function. The site was highly useful in the creation of various types of puzzles for company or educational purposes. Under this site, we created crossword puzzles based on technology. As such, all the clues are technological terms or phrases. This puzzle is relatively simple, however, I felt inclined to share it. The website itself provides numerous methods to create a free puzzle - I believe that in a corporate sense this ability would be most effective as a community building activity amongst employees.

http://www.discoveryeducation.com/free-puzzlemaker/?CFID=13185256&CFTOKEN=81413979s.

Technology Interview 1

This will be an interview based on technology with Linda.

Technology Interview 2

This will be an interview based on technology with Steve. It is fairly short and to the point, hopefully to make up for the lengthy interviews before.

Technology Interview 3

This will be my third interview with Jimmie. The interview was slightly longer than expected, as was Jessica's, however, I felt that both had intriguing ideas to contribute. As such, I edited each file, but left in the majority of their thoughts.

Technology Interview 4

This is my fourth interview via phone conference with Jessica. I know that the sound is slightly difficult to hear, but if the volume is turned up a little, it sounds great.

The Downfall of MySpace

I was reading an article the other evening from this past issue of BusinessWeek and the issue contained a lengthy review of exactly how MySpace ended up in the position they are currently facing. Among the areas mentioned within the article, I was extremely surprised to find that many of the early problems MySpace encountered dealt with technology. Rather than placing greater efforts towards other dire departments, MySpace continued to work tirelessly to achieve new levels of applications for its users, such as video uploads, music players, and profile schemes. During this period, however, rival companies, such as Facebook, began to simply pay outside providers for the creation of those applications - much of their force was then focused on tactics to gain market share and capture unsatisfied users from MySpace. Granted there were other traps MySpace fell into, negative public perception being among them, but this early inability to keep up with other rivals focusing on stronger security measures for their sites appears to have cost them dearly. Soon after, other more damaging perceptions began to injure MySpace's legitimacy. Ultimately, their numbers began to slide and even now the owning company views the site as an "eyesore". Perhaps, MySpace will climb out of this very deep hole. Regardless of their fate, I was still shocked at the lack of vision when it came down to technology and the extreme role it played in MySpace's eventual demise.


http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/11_27/b4235053917570.htm

Technology Interview 5

This will be my fifth video for the technology based interviews. This recording was completed at the Incarnate Word campus with Jason.