Services that are Available

The number of services that are available online is staggering. Your errands like going to the bank or shopping for christmas items could all be done online with less hassle and with less time, allowing people to have more time for other things. Shopping sites allow you to have the latest items available to you and ready to buy at a click of a mouse. which is alot more convienent than having to do all the way to the store and stand in line. Dating services gives people a way to meet new people without having to leave the comfort of their chair. The informational services available to you means that you don't have to visit a professional to get your questions answered. You can search online for answers to your medical, electronic, or etc. questions, or you can just ask for advice concerning any subject with a simple search. The internet has even allowed us to find entertainment online. You can watch the latest flicks through online sites with streaming movies or having the site ship you movies that you want to see.

Comfort in Purchasing Online

I'm actually very comfortable with purchasing things online. Practically all of my electronics from my laptop to my mp3 player were all purchased through an online store. I find that buying online makes things so much easier. Instead of having to travel out to the store, examine the item, compare prices another store, you can do all of those things at an online store in less time and with less hassle.

But there's always the concern of someone stealing your credit card information. Which is why I'm always careful in selecting what sites to purchase from. I usually stick to the more popular online sites like newegg or amazon because I know they are used by thousands of other people and are trustworthy and protected from hackers. Basically, the more secure i know the site is, the more comfortable I am with shopping there. So choose your sites carefully.

Derek Young - Creator of Exit133

It was pretty excited getting to meet the creator of such a popular blog on monday. Props to Mr.Fry for being able to convince him to come speak to our class in person. It really gives you a whole different experience about blogging when you are listening to a person talk about his experiences starting with a small personal blog and then gradually expanding it into a huge virtual community.

It really made me think about what things I would do with my blog. Derek related his blog to things that he was interested in like Tacoma and its community. Maybe relating my blog to something I'm interested in might give me a good start to maybe one day expanding my blog and reaching out to the virtual community.

The Vanity Search

Well, I tried the vanity search last night and I really couldn't find anything relating to me. There were alot of company names that showed, which wasn't surprising to me especially with my last name "co". It wasn't until I added my alias into the search, that my myspace page came up in the search. That was the only thing I could really find that related to me in any way.

Publishing and The Web

I didn't realize there were so many types of publications. Some of them I didn't even know they counted as publications at all but that thing with naming off all the websites was way too hard.

HTML Coding Assignment

The html coding assignment was pretty easy for me since I've done alot of basic html coding with myspace,xanga, and all those things.

Email vs. Mail

It was interesting figuring out so many differences between email vs. mail. You realize how much easier things have become ever since we moved from the days of using mail as the main form of communication. It makes you appricate technology that much more.