Friday, July 31, 2009
New Site
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Wine in the Hills
Story Idea
Web Site #2
I will be making a web site for the organization Fashion Nation. I am vice president of the group and because last year was its first it does not have any web presence. I want to actually get another browser from Doteasy so it has its own domain and i want to continue posting and updating up throughout the year. Right now it will be simple but with your help i would like to post pictures of last years fashion show and events. Also i would like to make some sort of comment box or contact page where i and other FN officers can view and respond to the comments.
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Organization/Hobby web stie
KEWilson.com Project 3 Website Topic
Web Site
Hobby Web site
Monday, July 27, 2009
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Saerch Engine Post
I also used Bing as well and founfd the same results.
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
The Death of Twin Peaks
Ofcourse I started at Google and typed in my keywords "Twin Peaks". There were several options but I went to the Internet Movie Database since I know that site well. It give tons of info on movies and TV shows. I scrolled down to each actor's name and their characters all expired in 1992.To double check I headed to Ask.com. An article there directed me into HighBeam.com which I've never heard of so I closed my window. Bing.com was my next choice. Finally Tv.com provided me with the date 1991. Wikipedia was my last source which agreed with Tv.com that yes, Twin Peaks did die in 1991.
Quite the process.
Thoughts on the History of the Web
Hiking in Austin

I used Google to research a good place to go hiking within 60 miles of Austin. I was able to find well over 30 listings of different places to go hiking. In Google, I keyed in “hiking austin” and browsed through the first page of results. The links that interested me were http://www.austinexplorer.com/hiking/, http://www.trails.com/ and http://www.virtualtourist.com/. These sites listed different parks around the area and also listed user reviews of each park. While browsing virtualtourist.com, I discovered a link to http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/. This site is sponsored by Texas Parks and Wildlife and lists activities one can participate in at the park, price for admission, weather conditions and a downloadable map of the area. I think it is strange that the Texas Parks and Wildlife website did not come up in my first page of search results.
When I performed the same search in Yahoo, most of the same sites came up; however, Yahoo’s first listing was a chart that listed popular hiking events with dates and times for the events. The information comes from http://upcoming.yahoo.com. I haven’t used this feature before because I didn’t know Yahoo had it. I may use it a lot more in the future.
History of the Internet

The Internet makes so many things possible. I found it very interesting that the Internet began as people wanting to transfer files and information back and forth between each other. This is how a lot of us use the Internet today. Much of the world now downloads its music and files from the Internet; much of the downloading is through peer-to-peer sharing.
It was interesting to discover that IMP’s were used to connect the coasts of the U.S. and this allowed data transmission between networks. Also, I was surprised when I heard Tomlinson describe his invention of email. It was out of necessity and convenience that he created a system that would allow users to stay connected at all times. It was ingenious of him to come up with the “@” symbol. It just makes sense though.
Leader of Stolen Bases in 2002
Bing's results looked more organized in the format, easier to read. Google's format is not as readable when just browsing through the results.
The first two results in Bing were wikipedia pages that are not known for it's credibility and not easy to narrow down when looking at the content. Also, the links on Bing did not lead directly to a page that had my answer, I had to browse further within the individual sites. The first result in google was the official listing of records by year. Made it very easy to find the answer Luis Castello with 48 stolen bases.
To confirm this, I gave Bing one more chance and I searched "luis castello" to find a web page for him. I found wikipedia a wikipedi link (3rd link down) and I found his records. The 2002 leader in stolen bases was one of them.
I would probably not use Bing in the future but I want to give it another chance in hopes that it will change my mind. After all, I am a microsoft (PC) user and would like to see one of it's products work successfully.
The Internet
The web is used by everyone and everyone has the oppurtunity to change and mold how they want to use it. It was this "open architecture" design of the internet and web that makes it unique to other forms of media. It was not a group or company that decided what it would be, it was just a group of people that thought it would be cool. It spanned to other users that developed their own ideas of how it should be used. Innovative thinkers that were everyday students are responsible for key developments such as Netscape that invented the user friendly browser. This is the architype used for all browsers and searches that we use today.
The future of the internet is in the current user's hands, our hands.
-Kristi Smith
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
History of the internet
First off, i had no idea the internet had so many different contributers. From e-mail invented by R. Tomlinson to tim burners-lee, who invented the world wide web.
I will say quite honestly though, the idea of packets being sent and the Interface Message Processors still confuses me. I really dont think Id fully understand exactly how everything works unless I took years of classes about computers, the internet, applications, and the basic way our computer systems work.
-courtney ely
"suggest a book on finding the right pet" question
I also googled books on finding the right pet and had many results. A book from amazon titled Are You the Pet for Me?: Choosing the Right Pet for Your Family came up as the first search result, yet it wasnt the book I had found from my search on Amazon.
Courtney!!
Im an advertsing major and a fashion merchandising minor, SENIOR (thankfully!) ...yet I still have two more semesters to drag through before I can say Im successfully graduated.
My interests... music, fashion, communication and networking. I love being in the know with social scenes and being informed, and Im hoping to move to NY with my best friend Chelsea within a few months after graduation. Im ready to just throw myself out there and see what I can do and accomplish. I work at the University Bookstore currently (come visit, the receptionist job can get a bit boring!) but Ive had quite a handful of jobs within the past 4 years, from working with a wedding planner to cocktail waitressing. (ughhh hated my life for that short amount of time.) Ive had to grow up pretty quickly, and Ive learned a lot. For that Im thankful, and I feel like it'll really pay off when Im having to face the world head on.
This class is an elective for me, and its something Ive been interested in taking for quite a while. Im hoping the things we learn in this class is something I can add to my resume and help me with really figuring out what I want to do when I graduate.
because, honestly?? Im still trying to figure it out. I know Im passionate about fashion and art and creativity. ...something I think I'd be stoked about doing; being in charge of a magazine's events and/or blogs. More specifically something like NYLON.
...and excited to see where everything in life takes me!