i decided to do my interview with my friend Eric because he uses social networks all the time, especially Facebook.
Adam: Do you have a Facebook?
Eric: Yes, I do.
Adam: Do you poke people?
Eric: Yes, I use it all the time
Adam: Do you ever add people because you think they are cool or attractive?
Eric: Sure, all the time
Adam: Have you ever added your girlfriend as a friend on Facebook or changed your relationship status?
Eric: Yes, my (ex) girlfriend and I always go back and forth deleting each other as friends and changing our status’.
Adam: Have you ever met with a girl because you talked to her on Facebook?
Eric: No, that is what aim was for.
Monday, May 18, 2009
Sunday, May 17, 2009
Budget Cuts Interview
I interviewed my dad because he has strong feelings toward politics and our government.
Adam Ferreira: What are your thoughts and feelings about the new California state budget?
Russell Ferreira: The budget has its faults like any other economic plan, but for the most part it seems to set California at least back on the right track to recovery. Its massive cuts in education and transportation are scary to think about but I think if we can just tough it out for a year or maybe a few years, things will get better.
Adam Ferreira: When the budget is passed into law, do you see it impacting you in anyway? Or has it impacted you already?
Russell Ferreira: Well, I have a son in school who will suffer the education cuts and the public transportation cuts. I personally will suffer because of the rise in tuition from the school since I pay for some of his schooling. I constantly hear about how this crisis we are in is the worst people have ever seen. It's a little scary.
Adam Ferreira: If you were Governor of California what would you include in this budget? What would you cut?
Russell Ferreira: I would try to follow the example of the stimulus plan that was just passed. In my opinion, Obama's idea about rebuilding roads, buildings, schools seems to be a good one. Get as many people back to work as possible. Tax cuts for the lower and middle class and tax increases in the higher class would seem to be a good idea as well. The "trickle down" theory of the Bush years hasn't seemed to work so something new like that would be nice to see. Investing in education and encouraging more people to become teachers is also a plan I would take. I would cut funds for unemployment benefits and welfare.
Adam Ferreira: What are your thoughts and feelings about the new California state budget?
Russell Ferreira: The budget has its faults like any other economic plan, but for the most part it seems to set California at least back on the right track to recovery. Its massive cuts in education and transportation are scary to think about but I think if we can just tough it out for a year or maybe a few years, things will get better.
Adam Ferreira: When the budget is passed into law, do you see it impacting you in anyway? Or has it impacted you already?
Russell Ferreira: Well, I have a son in school who will suffer the education cuts and the public transportation cuts. I personally will suffer because of the rise in tuition from the school since I pay for some of his schooling. I constantly hear about how this crisis we are in is the worst people have ever seen. It's a little scary.
Adam Ferreira: If you were Governor of California what would you include in this budget? What would you cut?
Russell Ferreira: I would try to follow the example of the stimulus plan that was just passed. In my opinion, Obama's idea about rebuilding roads, buildings, schools seems to be a good one. Get as many people back to work as possible. Tax cuts for the lower and middle class and tax increases in the higher class would seem to be a good idea as well. The "trickle down" theory of the Bush years hasn't seemed to work so something new like that would be nice to see. Investing in education and encouraging more people to become teachers is also a plan I would take. I would cut funds for unemployment benefits and welfare.
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Assessing Assessments
The sources I still need to get are:
Besides the fact of needing to post them, I need to change my topic and go at it a different way. In other words, my topic is to broad and needs to be more focused.
- I need to finish my interview with my Fraternity brother
- I need to find and skim through another book from the library
- I need to post all my sources to the blog
Besides the fact of needing to post them, I need to change my topic and go at it a different way. In other words, my topic is to broad and needs to be more focused.
Resources Reflection
How did you find your sources?
I found my sources using the internet, newspaper, the library, and through my interview. On the internet I used Wikipedia and Google. I used the newspaper i get at home since I go home every weekend. I went to the King Library, pulled a few books and read certain parts in each of the books. And in my interview, I interviewed one of my Fraternity brothers and he pretty much had the same opinion as me before I did my research.
How has research altered your original idea?
Research has changed my thoughts and opinion about Facebook because I never realized that a person can be different in person than on their Facebook page. On Facebook, a person can become almost whoever they want to be because your friends, who only contact you through Facebook, do not know the real you.
I found my sources using the internet, newspaper, the library, and through my interview. On the internet I used Wikipedia and Google. I used the newspaper i get at home since I go home every weekend. I went to the King Library, pulled a few books and read certain parts in each of the books. And in my interview, I interviewed one of my Fraternity brothers and he pretty much had the same opinion as me before I did my research.
How has research altered your original idea?
Research has changed my thoughts and opinion about Facebook because I never realized that a person can be different in person than on their Facebook page. On Facebook, a person can become almost whoever they want to be because your friends, who only contact you through Facebook, do not know the real you.
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Research Questions
Why did i pick Facebook as my social networking service to research?
What does Facebook have that other social networks do not have? vice versa?
What makes Facebook unique?
Why would someone join Facebook rather than another social networking service?
What does Facebook have that other social networks do not have? vice versa?
What makes Facebook unique?
Why would someone join Facebook rather than another social networking service?
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Facebook Thesis Statement
Thesis Statement:
Facebook is a cite where people get together and form groups about their workplace, area, and/or school; and update profiles to notify their friends about them
Sources:
Facebook is a cite where people get together and form groups about their workplace, area, and/or school; and update profiles to notify their friends about them
Sources:
Facebook Wikipedia Entry
According to Wikipedia, facebook is a social networking service that people go on to join networks with people around there area; such as, school, city, workplace, etc... Users can add friends to their profiles, update their profiles so friends know what is going on in there lifes, and send messages to their friends. A man named Mark Zuckerberg, a student at Harvard University, created facebook with a few computer science majors, along with his roommates Chris Hughes and Dustin Moskovitz. The site expanded from a few universities, to all the universites, to high schools, and now it is expanded to anyopne over the age of 13 years and older.
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