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Week1: Blogs I Commented On

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I commented on the following pages: Nancy Williams CSIT 155 https://csit155-fa21-nancyw.blogspot.com  , James Annear https://csit155-fa21-jamesanear.blogspot.com, Terrell Micthell https://csit155-fa21-tmitchell.blogspot.com  I have also included an image of a statue in Puerto Vallerta that I took. I just that the face was fun.  

Week1 B: Social Media Use Today

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 Social Media usage today depends on who is using it. It can be very toxic or it can be a great tool to connect and grow. In short social media is a gift and a curse for many. I have had many pleasant and unpleasant experiences on social media over the years.  My social media experience started way back in the 90s and AOL when social media was being born really. Back in my day (lol), we used a thing called dial-up.  We had chat rooms and message boards to use. That was an interesting time and experience. My friends and I would "roam" around chat rooms talking to whoever about whatever. Not realizing the consequences of our actions. The same way people do today, just it is easier now, as there are smartphones, tablets, and quick easy access to the internet compared to long ago. Naturally, over time my social media usage has changed as my needs have changed and social media itself has grown up and evolved. Many platforms can be used for personal while some are more apporiat...

Week1A: My Blog Theme

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  Welcome to my blog! Wow, that was an adventure for me. I haven't used a blog site like this in a while. It definitely had me upset at first since I haven't used HTML in a while. For my current personal blog, I use Squarespace and it makes it easy to add images and update backgrounds. I had a heck of a time getting what I wanted from Blogger. It is still a work in progress, and I feel by the time I am done with this course I will be better acquainted with the program. The page will be exactly how I want by the time this is over.  I haven't used HTML since my Myspace page days and that is a long time ago.   When I first started out in this Blogger adventure I wanted to use my own images and pick some fancy color scheme and it was going to be amazing. I found out quickly that wasn't going to be the case. I was trying to resize image after image, first, an image of one of my favorite places in Hawaii called Hanapepe, then the picture you see here. I just couldn't get ...