Posted on March 30, 2008 by destogate
So, I’m sure many of you have switched off your lights but are still on your laptops or PC’s with the screen dimmed down. There’s a half hour to go and you should make the most of your time. Here’s the top 10 things you can do during Earth Hour to make it enjoyable. Note: [...]
Filed under: Society | Tagged: 60, earth hour, turn off the lights | 4 Comments »
Posted on March 27, 2008 by destogate
So, I read an article by Malcolm Gladwell for one of my Advertising and Society course readings. I was really impressed at the unconventional, non-academic way of writing to get the point across, so I sent him an e-mail to give him my salutations and kudos. Turns out, he actually replied! Malcolm replied! You know [...]
Filed under: Advertising, Information | Tagged: Malcolm Gladwell | 3 Comments »
Posted on March 24, 2008 by destogate
Posted on March 19, 2008 by destogate
We live in an age dominated by computers and the internet. Words such as cyberspace, information highway and technology are ingrained in our minds. However, we need to understand how these advancements in human civilization work, and embark on a discourse as to whether these technologies really do dominate our lives and what other factors [...]
Filed under: Communications, Information, Media, Politics, Society, Technology | Tagged: cultural determinism, Derek Foster, End of Politics, Internet Research, Langdon Winner, Philip Are, SDI, technological determinism, Vincent Mosco | 2 Comments »
Posted on March 16, 2008 by destogate
The following is a paper I wrote on spam for an assignment. Please take a look.
A 2004 report from the firm Message Labs estimated that spam accounted for 80 percent of international email traffic, 10 percent higher than 2000 (Task Force On Spam, 2005). While there is no fixed definition, nor agreed-upon date of the [...]
Filed under: Communications, Information, Technology | Tagged: spam, Boone-Lutz, TAsk Force on Spam, Jamie De Guerre, Tanzila Ahmed, CAN-SPAM, Eighme, Bayesian Filtering, Heuristic Analysis, Vipul's Razor, Lalita Acharya, Spam Control Act, Scannell, Internet News, National Cyber Security Alliance. | 7 Comments »