To be private or to not be private…that is my question!

Research Question: How do Facebook users perceive risks to their privacy within the social networking site? In a research study, I would have to create a survey in which to send to the 729 friends that I have on Facebook. Through this survey I would ask questions based around how people feel about Facebook and [...]

The Long Tail and Free

Ah the joys of the “free” stuff that only comes when you buy special marked items and only if you use a coupon for it in order to make the extra stuff free. This is basically my quick hit analysis of Chris Anderson’s February 2008 article over how the world of free stuff has entered [...]

The Coke Bottle Cheat Sheet

For obvious reasons, this instructional video could definitely get you suspended or kicked out of school depending on what level of education you are at in your life. I find that this video, while educational, raises too many questions when it comes to actually pulling it off. For one, your parents would probably be pretty [...]

Social Media: The Next Big Thing

So the question now becomes, What is the next big step in the world of Social Media? So far we have had Friendster, MySpace, Facebook, and Twitter but with the ever evolving world of keeping in contact with friends, family and co-workers, eventually something new will be released that will knock Facebook and Twitter off [...]

Gooooooooooooooogle

I never have understood search engines and what the big deal is about which search engine is best. I basically click onto my Mozilla Firefox browser which immediately pulls up my MSN.com homepage and if there is anything I need to search, I just type it into the search box and let it ride. Over [...]

Defining Interactivity

The term “interactivity” seemingly has multiple definitions depending on how you approach the subject but a common theme stands out in the sense that all of these researchers and authors use different concepts in order to come to their own interactivity definition. In Kiousis’ article, the first definition of interactivity is pretty basic, “interactivity is [...]

Bush, Engelbart, and McLuhan

After skimming, reading and then skimming again through the articles published by Vannevar Bush, Douglas Engelbart, and Marshall McLuhan, I have come to the conclusion that the main theme of their articles centered around the idea of human intellect and innovation. It was rough to really read these three articles because theory is the kryptonite [...]

Introduction and New Media

Welcome to my first ever blog post on any website outside of MySpace and allow me to introduce myself. My name is Ryan Fritsche. I am 23 years old from Cypress, Texas. I graduated from Cy-Fair High School in May 2005 without honors due to a grade input error by one of my teachers. It [...]