A Word of Advice

If you have any kind of doubts or are confused, ask questions immediently.

Favorite Websites and Stumpers

My favorite websites were Patrick's, Spencer's and Miti's. Patrick's website was informative and I liked the pictures he used. Spencer's website had well organized collages and his pictures were really nice. His page on his Australian trip was interesting, too. Miti's website was extremely well laid out and the colors and pictures looked especially pretty.


I also liked Patrick's stumper. It was creative and the lighting was interesting. Xin Ma's stumper with the trees was beautiful.





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Trinity Stumper

Here is a picture of a cozy study spot located somewhere on the Trinity campus. Can you guess where it is? (If you are really curious and desperately need to know the answer, you can e-mail me at kbrown1@trinity.edu for the answer.)

My Website

Here is a link to my new webpage. I hope you enjoy it and take the time to check it out because I'm pretty impressed it actually works! Have a Happy Thanksgiving!

Power Point Presentation

My favorite three presentations were by Whitney Stanant, Xin Ma and Miti Matamoros. I thought they all had original ways of presenting their information. I liked Whitney's use of white space, making the point that your presentation should be interesting, and slides should be relatively full, with at least some color. I thought Xin Ma did an excellent job with all the audio and animations. Miti's presentation was ironic and I especially enjoyed her slide on animation.

I think the most important things to remember about Power Points are as follows:

1) Make sure you use correct grammar and spelling.

2) Present your information in a way that is interesting, but not distracting to viewers.

3) Slides should be short and concise, no paragraphs or lenghty sentences.

4) If you use any outside sources, cite them.

5) Don't go overboard with audio or visual clips, especially for professional power points.

Mary-Alice Brown

Below is a link to my "Bad" Power Point Presentation

http://www.cs.trinity.edu/~kbrown1/bad/How%20to%20Make%20a%20Bad%20Power%20Point_files/frame.htm

Copyright Laws

Copyright laws protect everything from books, works of art end even items found on the Internet. They exist to protect the works of the authors of all types of works. If I were to publish a website and I wanted to use an image from another source, there are rules I would have to follow. Copyright law include "fair use", a rule that allows teachers, scholars and news reporters to use sources without permission as long an they cite the source. However, this rule only applies if the user is under short notice. If I planned ahead of time to use a picture from another source on my own website, it would be most appropriate for me to ask permission of the original author. Often times, people forget about citing sources, namely the Internet. Unfortunately, the Internet is no different than any other source, and users should be especially careful when copying words, images, or sounds bits from the Internet. Some cites, such as Stock.xchang, offer thousands of free images that require no citation. Nonetheless, if I wanted to use a source online, several websites offer useful advice on Copyright laws and how to cite sources.

Mary-Alice Brown

Web 2.0

In the article, "What To Do About Web 2.0", the author, Andrew Keen, discusses the relevance of Web 2.0 as a marketing tool, and how much impact he believes it will have on online marketing. Keen uses the important example of Google spending $1.65 billion to purchase the much talked about YouTube. Some fear the "revolution" of 2.0, guessing that it will drastically change the relationship between online consumers and marketers. However, Keen compares the Web 2.0 hype to the same anticipation expressed when Y2K was upon us. Despite the terror of what would happen when the year 2000 rolled around, the actual event was pretty anti-climatic.
Keen warns online marketers against consumers who might take advantage of their anonymity, and present only negative feedback. Nonetheless, I must agree that though Web 2.0 seems a little odd and enormously popular, I don't believe it will drastically change our lives. The web just poses a new way of communication, advertising, and media, not a replacement. Though most will adapt and probably even partake in Web 2.0, I don't think it will drastically change anyone's way of life, whether or not they ever explore Web 2.0.

Mary-Alice Brown