#Nine – Lights, Camera, Action!

This week I filmed my 2 minute movie, surrounding the concept of social media, and the colourful world it paints for us. I had a very clear vision in mind for this video. I knew I wanted to film a stop-motion movie consisting only of pictures, capturing movements in multiple still frames. I knew I …

#Five – Today’s Jams

It's easy to say that technology has forever changed the music industry, since it's absolutely true! Since the origin of the internet, our listening habits have changed drastically. From the original vinyls, to the walk-man, to the CD, to the iPod and iTunes, to YouTube, to Spotify, to Apple Music. And now, there's a lot …

#Five – Arab Spring

The relevance of Dido's 2013 "No Freedom" continues to grow each and every day in this extremely complicated world. There's no love without freedom. Arab Spring is an example of a fight for freedom. Social media provides a platform for two main things in terms of activism: The need for freedom to express pro-democracy values …

#Five – Petition

The internet is a wonderful, wild and sometimes weird place. You've got blogs ranging from lifestyle commentary to political debate, you have your Great Aunt's cats taking up your Facebook feed, you've got memes galore classed into funny, really funny, cynical, wholesome and... (my personal favourite) dog memes! In this vast, crazy world, it's so easy …

#Four – A little birdy told me

Twitter! It's been with us since 2006, and has grown immensely since its origin. Take a closer look at its progress on my timeline here!     References Encyclopaedia Britannica, n.d., Twitter: History, Description & Uses, Available online https://www.britannica.com/topic/Twitter MacArthur A, 2018, The Real History of Twitter, In Brief, Lifewire, Available online https://www.lifewire.com/history-of-twitter-3288854 Wolfe L, 2018, Twitter …

#Four – Flow of Information (3.0)

The World Wide Web is a vast cosmos in its own right. And while the makeup and nature of our solar system evolves over time - on a smaller scale - so does the World Wide Web. We began with Web 1.0, which was the first introduction of technology, and its initial role was mainly …

#Four – Operator, We Have No Problems

I'm going to take a wild guess, and say you're probably familiar with the terms "hardware" and "software" when it comes to computers. The hardware being the physical pieces of the machine, and the software being the non-tangible applications in the computer, such as Microsoft Word, Safari, etc. However, the operating systems don't seem to …

#Three – Heads Up

In a culture ridden with the "heads-down" disease, it's a treasured rarity to see someone not touch or look at their phone for more than fifteen minutes, or even rarer, thirty minutes. This is definitely something that hits home for me, since I've struggled with the normality of the "heads-down" culture for more than just …

#Three – Your One-Stop Knowledge Shop

Learning tools have come a long way since the days of spending hours rummaging through library shelves, particularly online learning resources. The one that I make the most use of is the Griffith University Online Library. Griffith University Library has everything you could possibly need as a student. Endless shelves of books, journal articles, a …

#Three – Credit Karma

Thanks to Creative Commons, online producers can use creative content such as images, words, videos, gifs, memes and more without copyright infringement!   It's a win-win! Online producers get to share some amazing creative content, and the photographers and videographers get recognition for their craft. Time to put some credit karma into the universe!