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Overview The article From Encyclopedia Britannica to Wikipedia, written by Andrew J. Flanagin and Miriam J. Metzger, focuses on how Wikipedia is perceived by users 11 and older. They conducted a survey for a group of 11-18 year old children who live at home and then 18 and older people who do not live withContinue reading “Wikibad or Wikigood?”

Overview In this article, written by Amy Wang for The Washington Post, a lawyer rewrites Instagram’s “Terms and Conditions” so that children can understand what they are agreeing to. There are a lot of kids on that app, some even younger than 13, which is the age limit to create a profile on the app.Continue reading “Terms, Conditions, and All that Jazz”

Overview Judge Westmore makes the ruling that law enforcement should not be able to unlock a person’s phone with their face or fingerprint because it against their rights as a citizen. She furthers the situation by saying their was no specific focus of the search but rather it was broad concerning both the person andContinue reading “Law vs. Technology. Can it keep up?”

Overview You know how we can go to Starbucks and drink coffee while surfing the web because they offer wi-fi? Or maybe how you can go to the library and google absolutely anything because there is internet access available to you for free? Germany doesn’t have that. No, free access is basically a lawsuit waitingContinue reading “German Wi-Fi is the Wurst”

Overview I know you read my title… confused, aren’t you? How can a bra fight back? Yes, the bra a woman wears as an undergarment. Can it fight back? Well, based on the technology created by Manisha Mohan, Niladhri Basu Bal, and Rimpi Tripathi, yes, a bra can indeed fight back. In the 2013 articleContinue reading “The Bra That Fights Back”

When Ethnic Humor Goes Digital Written by Lillian Boxman-Shabtai and Limor Shifman, their 2013 article takes a look at how ethnic groups are mocked, specifically in “forwarded emails.” Focusing on Israeli culture, they dive into 1000 emails and analyze 130 texts that involve ethnic groups related to the culture. Why I chose this article? ThisContinue reading “Ethnic Humor: How bad is it?”