Internet Protocol Suite

How does Anonymous portray itself? The portrayal of Anonymous has two dimensions; a portrayal for the world to see and a portrayal for its members to see. Those two portrayals are for different purposes. The portrayal for the world is so that there can be a branded identity which society recognizes is “Anonymous.” This is portrayed to the world through its symbology, its activities or lack thereof, its tools and products. The primary symbology for Anonymous has become the Guy Fawkes mask.…

Of all of the memories floating around inside of my mind, among all of the silliness and seriousness, one particular scene from my middle school years burns very brightly: a clear, hot, lazy summer day. I approach an old friend who pauses the music video playing on his iPhone to hear me better. "What are you listening to?" I inquire, "The future," he replies, and sinks back into his trance-like state. I knew it was hip-hop that he was listening to, but for a 12-year-old kid who had been…

In a world where technology has overtaken society, people have found it much easier to commit crimes. We've all heard of websites such as Facebook, Twitter, Ebay, and possibly the most talked about for being so dangerous, Craigslist. These are websites where people can interact with one another, but sometimes it may just so happen that you do not know who you're truly talking to. What or who is hiding behind a computer screen on the other side may just be your worst nightmare. Philip Markoff, an…

through looking at television, books, films, play and other forms of media and entertainment to control ideas that were projected to be unseemly. To understand censorship, one must take into account that not everyone will approve of what is on the Internet or social media. Many people think that censorship has been bad because it tries to keep others from learning the truth, whereas others think it’s a good way…

business, and culture. In the short essay “Hal and Me,” Nicolas Carr discusses how his own reading capacity and capability of concertation has decreased since the internet has come about. Carr uses friends and other writers/bloggers as major sources of evidence. A lot of evidence he uses are personal experiences, and what he thinks the internet has done to his reading ability, making the essay biased. When Carr uses evidence from other writers and bloggers they are only people’s opinions and not…

extension the concept of a common carrier. The basic principle definition is that there should be Internet equality for everyone regardless of content, platform, application, attached equipment, or mode of communication. It is essentially a type of civil rights movement for the use of the Internet. It also means that no phone company can limit what you can access on your phone such as text, certain apps, and Internet usage. For example in 2007 denied access for its users from sending donations…

Introduction The world is rapidly changing. Technology changes every few months, ever advancing people to new things that were unimaginable only a few decades ago. Changes in business models, distance education methods, and media platforms have shaped the society. However, there are other things that have seemed to change as well. Relativism has replaced objective truth and objective morality. The Bible is viewed as just an outdated religious book with little to offer for today’s world.…

The essay, “Growing Up Tethered” by Sherry Turkle, seeks to address how the current generation is “tethered” or extremely connected to their cellphones and technology. Sherry Turkle is a professor in the Program in Science, Technology, and Society at MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology). Turkle uses evidence from testimonials and quotes provided by students’ to help the topic become understandable as well as relatable. Since Turkle provided necessary points throughout, the essay was very…

The Era of Digitalization In the article, “Has Texting Killed Romance?” by Ashton Kutcher, he describes how developed technological forms of communication are taking away our talent of being romantic. Kutcher uses examples of how people text their crushes and declare their love on Facebook or Twitter instead of calling them or sending real flowers. This reflects that the digital age has produced a new format for modern romance that young adults prefer to use digitalization to express romance.…

igital Age, Breaking Up Is hard to Do Salvador Rodriguez is an author for the Los Angeles Times who specializes in writing about technology. In one of the articles he published, ‘In the Digital Age, Breaking Up Is Hard to Do’, he gave a personal story about how technology made his situation worse. Rodriguez and his fiance broke up weeks before their wedding. He used attitude, pathos, and person in his article describing how he handled. Attitude was mainly used to set the tone of the paper…