The first blog that caught my eye was The Evolution of the Apple Mouse. It was pretty much a basic retrospective of Apple’s mice from 1983, when the mouse looked like a block of tan plastic with a button on top, to now, with Apple’s minimalist Magic Mouse. I find technological evolution like this interesting to look at, and makes me wonder at what point the things we are using now will become hideously outdated.
I also checked out a list of inventions from the World Maker Faire. Rubix cube solving robots, eye-operated drawing devices, and a propane-powered fireball gun were just a few of the featured inventions. I wish I could see some of these things in action, because the blog only has stills of the creations.
The last blog I read was one about Internet Explorer, and how it now holds less than 50% market share. The other 50% is composed of Firefox (my browser of choice), Chrome, Safari, and Opera. I didn’t know that IE was in such decline, but with the amount of competition out there, I guess it shouldn’t be surprising.
Lastly, how has writing changed in the new world of social media?
Well, let’s see.
Writing is no longer a one-way conversation. Any blog you post online isn’t an article published in a newspaper where you can’t receive direct feedback to your work. Blogging allows for direct communication with your audience. It has narrowed the gap between the writer and their audience.
wow thats crazy to see how old and weird those older mouses looked. I wonder what the people would think if they saw an apple mouse for the 2000's. Also on your second post, that eye writer invention was pretty interesting especially the story behind it with the graffiti artist.
ReplyDeleteYou can receive direct feedback on your articles if they are in a newspaper. That's because all of the articles in newspapers nowadays are posted online. Blogging is a way to connect with your audience directly, but since all articles are posted online now, there is a way to connect with your audiences if you write for a newspaper.
ReplyDeleteI can definitely believe that internet explorer holds less than 50% of the market share. I haven't used it in probably 5 years because Firefox and Google Chrome are so much better. These two browsers that I use allow a great number of cool applications that you can add that are fun to use and makes internet surfing a lot more accessible.
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