by Katie Komnenich | Social Media
Google Glass
Google Glass, the new revolutionary glasses made by Google are the talk of the social media world. Although these glasses are not being sold to the general public yet, many prototypes are out in the hands of regular people like you and me. So now that these prototypes are out in the hands of real people and being used in everyday life, what is everyone thinking? For starters, a pair of the glasses cost $1500, which in my opinion is way too much money for the average person to spend on a pair of glasses. (more…)
by Katie Komnenich | Social Media
I Can Has a Cheezburger? is a weblog featuring lolcats, created by Eric Nakagawa in 2007
Whether they are referred to as Memes or Meems, it is likely you have seen one of these on the Internet. A meme is defined as being short for the Greek word, mimeme, which means “imitated thing.” These “imitated things” are used to explain the way cultural information spreads. They began in the 1970s by a man named Harry Frees (who took photos of his cats and made them into greeting cards) and today they have spread like wildfire. The official meme phenomenon did not hit full swing until 2001, and since then has been very popular, especially among high school and college students. (more…)
by Katie Komnenich | Social Media
This photo is shared with the permission of Tina Rice
by Katie Komnenich | Social Media |
This is a Guest Post written by Katie Komnenich, our Intern. You’ll be reading more from Katie and about Katie as the school year ends and she gets revved up. (more…)
