Blake

Facebook is being heralded as the premiere online “social network.” But haven’t we always had social networks online? From the history of the internet, we’ve had user groups, bulletin board, forums, and email lists. Yes, we have been able to connect and collaborate through the internet, but Facebook has successfully made it accessible to millions [...]

Remember AOL keywords back in the day? Everyone and their dog advertised, “Use the AOL keyword: aolsucks.” This magic keyword made it easy for anyone to navigate the World Wide Web. Yesterday after class, I went to Carl’s Jr. with a friend. Every tray cover had “http://www.facebook.com/carlsjr” <—- (notice the Facebook keyword?) It’s an easy [...]