May 2018 archive

Apps, Blockchain, and Digital Currency

Apps, Blockchain, and digital currency are very popular now. Mostly because they are quick and easy to use. As I’ve mentioned many times in my previous posts that we live in a fast pace society. We like things to be quick and accessible or else we lose interest.  From the Forbes article “The mobile browser …

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Mobility and locative : Apps , Block chain, Digital currency industries

In this generation of technology now there are applications for everything. No one bothers to use the web page because why would they if there is an application that will take you there directly. Also since everything is so quick and easy now it is faster to pull up the application then it is to …

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Mobility and Locative: Apps, Blockchain, Digital Currency Industries

There is an app for any and everything in this generation. In this generation, it is rare for people to go on websites such as facebook, Instagram, even skype. Why? Because there is an app for all of those sites. Phone applications are easier and way more convenient than going on the actual website. In …

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Mobility and Locative: Apps, Blockchain, Digital Currency Industries

Now a days, apps on your phone are all you need. Wanting to go on your Facebook, Instagram or Twitter accounts do not require going on the internet first and searching up “Facebook”.  This is what apps are for now. They take us straight to the website/ links we want to use.  According to , The …

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Mobility and Locative: Apps, Blockchain, Digital Currency Industries Class Activity

Good morning everyone, today I will be conducting a presentation about cryptocurrency and blockchains. For the class activity I am planning to make you guys divide into two groups and have both groups create their own new form of money for the future. For this activity we will have 30 mins to complete it. When …

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Reading Response Mobility and Locaative: Apps, Blockchain, Digital Currency Industries-Tyshaun Bishop

  Times have surely changed. I remember when the Internet was the biggest thing since sliced bread. Now it appears that apps (applications) has taken over. Apps are widely used more than our good friend Internet explorer or our first cousin, Safari. Why is that? I think the millennials made this happen. Seriously, people are …

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Reading Response 5/10- Apps, Blockchain, and Digital Currency

I like the point that the reading The Mobile Browser is Dead, Long Live the App raises about applications relationship with mobile browsers, such as Google and Apple. It is apparent that apps are the future of online technology, but in order to exist and function, they need a platform to be housed in; “where a mobile …

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Reading Response 5/3- Mashups and Their Consequences

Mashups are posing a potential threat to online copyright laws, due to the fact that these applications are still in their developmental stages. There are still discrepancies as to whether the API’s behind these applications are impeding on the rights and privacy of web sites through their use of screen scraping. In doing so, content …

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Mashups

Before perusing these articles I thought mashups just became possibly the most important factor when it came to music. I never pondered the wide range of cases of mashups.I never realized that Amazon was a mashup. I went on it a few times to purchase things for my cousins yet didn’t generally focus. It’s astounding …

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Mashups and the consequences

Mashup are usually seen or heard whether it’s a mashup of a song or even a video. People make mashups very frequently especially DJs. They are basically getting paid to play music at a party and not all of the songs or much of the music playing is their own beat or anything really. This …

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