My First Storify Piece
Posted on October 28th, 2016 by Jason Howarth
What Can VR Tech Truly Change?
Posted on October 26th, 2016 by Jason Howarth
I ask the follow as a very serious question considering VR (Virtual Reality) and AR (Augmented Reality) technology taking off this year and a recent announcement from Microsoft declaring that next year for $299, the two concepts will be married in a “mixed reality” headset. Yet, in spite of these promotions and reported innovations, I think one thing that has been neglected by most journalists who work with technology in any capacity, which is most of them, is the question of just how VR will impact society or more importantly advance technology. Now the good news is that VR does open plenty of avenues for technology in the future, but one must also consider that this tech is really only new in terms of being available for public consumption. VR and AR have been around in a limited degree in military applications, like training test pilots and science programs. It is only new to us because for the first time, at least when it comes VR, we are now living and experiencing science fact, not fiction. [Read more →]
What Net Services Are Doing With Our Data
Posted on October 18th, 2016 by Jason Howarth
Last week I discussed some of the potential hurdles the internet is currently facing. However, I was writing that piece, a revelation occurred to me: What do people actually use all their data on right here and now? Today, with the help Kimberlee Morrison of SocialTimes and her article “Internet Users Want to Know How Their Data Is Used,” I think have a pretty good idea. First thing to keep in mind this in, that the data represents people who have/use password-protected login required accounts. Second, this has as much to do with password security as it does the most commonly used services on the web. In a world where many are concerned about how their personal data is used by these internet corporations, the numbers of how this information treated is staggering. [Read more →]
Is the Web Eating Itself From Within
Posted on October 11th, 2016 by Jason Howarth
The way the internet has changed journalism is nothing short of drastic. In the last 20 years digital media empires like Facebook, Google, and YouTube have risen to unbelievable heights and in the process have taken the other leaders from media along for the ride. However, what started as a series of improbable garage projects and college students/dropouts working to revolutionize the world of technology as we know it falling apart. The web is still the dominate form for getting information, but like most media has hit a stumbling block, leading to questions of how prolific it will be in the coming years as it continues to grow. [Read more →]
What’s new to make this site better
Posted on October 7th, 2016 by Jason Howarth
First, I added a search bar which was long overdue, so now one can find my posts via searching. I also added the first of many RSS feeds to allow greater connectivity to the blogs I comment on/follow. Both of these things not add to the completeness of the site, but also create a greater sense of alignment and consistency. I also cleaned up the page giving more contrast to the articles to allow better breathe-ability and better space management, along with cut off points that introduce a topic, but create a cut-off point if desire to read more. Lastly, I moved the Meta widget to the right side so the front page looked even and had an easier sense of usability and unity.
Injury-Ridden Packers Survive Sluggish 2nd Half to Win Heading Into Early Bye Week
Posted on September 27th, 2016 by Jason Howarth
This past Sunday’s Green Bay Packers game against division rival’s the Detroit Lions at Lambeau Field was a tale off two completely different Packer teams. The first half saw utter dominance over the Lions on both sides of the ball, with 4 Aaron Rodgers passing touchdowns and a 31-10 halftime lead. Unfortunately, defensive injuries finally seemed to catch up to the Packers who held on to win 34-27. Four defensive starters sat out for the Packers last Sunday including Clay Matthews, Morgan Burnett, Letroy Guion, and Datone Jones. Combine that with already out with an injury star player Sam Shields and struggling against the pass already (the team finally having locked down opponents on run defense), Packer’s defense was backed in to a corner despite stellar first half play. Mike Spofford, who wrote the original blog on this story, shows through a series of video interviews with Head Coach Mike McCarthy and Defensive Coordinator Dom Capers that their confidence in the team hasn’t wavered in spite of the crop of injuries. [Read more →]
How We Can Spin Nostalgia Without Overwhelm Us
Posted on September 22nd, 2016 by Jason Howarth
In the wake of multiple forms of media, some of which have lost traction in the modern era, we often find ourselves curious of the future and in the process embrace the past. This is a common them in entertainment, this desire to establish a comfort zone with something from childhood or just before our childhoods and become either hung up on something “tainting memories” or being good, but necessary on it’s own. What’s more is as time progresses we find new things becoming Nostalgic and under the threat of being remade as in a way that misses the original’s point. This is something incredibly common in video games and movies, the most noteworthy of 2016 being DOOM and Ghostbusters respectively. Even though each borrowed the idiotic naming convention of reboot/new story with the successful brand name attached to it (which carries its own risks) can be successful or unsuccessful partly based on memories, but more importantly based on its value as a stand alone product. [Read more →]
Blogs I follow/analysis
Posted on September 16th, 2016 by Jason Howarth
The first blog that I chose was for Comic Book Resources or CBR.com as it’s known online. Even though these could be consider as news pieces more so than blogs, I think their greatest strength is that it is maintained by multiple writers that work together to break news on the same industry. As a result of the multiple writers a greater scope and more coverage of stories is afforded, which allows CBR.com to deal with not just news regarding the physical books, but also the various other outlets of media the material is showcased in. Although the blogs through feedly don’t allow for user interaction, comments can be posted on the official website and upon visiting said website there is a visible flow in the posts, allowing the user to see far more on a single page. Comic fans are a generally loyal fanbase who tend to appreciate information offered on the subject and generally encourages new readers/viewers to get involved which allows CBR to appeal to both demographics of comics fans by including the aforementioned multimedia news coverage. [Read more →]
Dodgeball for a Dream
Posted on December 11th, 2015 by Jason Howarth
The story of UW-Whitewater’s LIT Organization’s event to raise money to fulfill a local cancer patient’s Make-A-Wish dream!
Sports Dominates the Radio for 24 hours
Posted on November 18th, 2015 by Jason Howarth
The Sports’ Team at 91.7 The Edge took over the airwaves for a 24 hour Hawktalk-on-air-arthon from noon Friday November 13 to noon Saturday November 14
