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Analytics have taken over the NBA and are completely revolutionizing the game. Analytics are helping teams develop strategies to become championship caliber. Teams are using analytics in every facet of the sport including rookie scouting, spotting undervalued players, calculating efficient shots, and to find different players who fit better into different roles. All in anContinue reading “Analytics in the NBA”

At the time of Roger Ailes’ appointment to CEO of Fox News in 1996, CNN dominated American news networks. Often taking the position of neutrality, CNN was Americans’ source for unbiased news and stories. That impartiality may have all but fully dissolved by now, but how did we get here? An article from the BBCContinue reading “Fox News and Hyper-partisan politics: How did we get here?”

Instructional Design is the process of formatting instructional content into a cohesive narrative to deliver to a specific audience. Like all occupations, certain dispositions and character traits of the designer will lead to more success in it’s field. Instructional Design requires a large understanding of communication, from understanding the audience from its demographics, understand theContinue reading “What Do I Need to Become an Instructional Designer?”

On October 26, 2001, weeks after the infamous september 11 terrorist attacks, the 107th United States Congress passed the USA PATRIOT act (or the Patriot act for short), in response to these attacks. The bill increased national security and surveillance powers and even created the United States Department of Homeland Security. Some sections of theContinue reading “Big Brothers Surveillance Power to Receive a Reform”

Google has slowly but surely been succeeding in it’s efforts to squeeze out the competition in Adtech as it sits at highest throne in this industry. With a such a strong and expansive infrastructure, publishers and advertisers are dealt with the battle of trying to provide adtech solutions without going through Google. Even though GoogleContinue reading “Google Doesn’t Just Win in Search, but in Adtech Also.”

Hackers who are hacking, they’re horrible right? Not all of them actually! White hat hackers, or ethical hackers, use their expertise for good. They work with and for companies to identify vulnerabilities within their security infrastructure. Although companies may not full time hire a hacker they often contract them temporarily to identify an area ofContinue reading “It’s Hacking, but – legally”

In today’ modern society, the role of technology has played a vital role in our day-to-day tasks. Technology is all around us – from our mobile devices, to how we communicate with each other, to how we complete our work duties. Understandably, one may assume that all the benefits are there; that technology is absentContinue reading “Time’s Up for Gender Inequity in Tech”

Facial recognition technologies pose a major threat to our privacy. Like anything, there are legitimate uses, but the risks outweigh the benefits in this case. Facial recognition technologies are used by a many different companies and organizations including social media sites like Facebook, law enforcement agencies, and even governments. These technologies can be used toContinue reading “Week 3: Facial Recognition”

According to BU sociologist Rob Eschmann through his study he reveals how students of color at a private University react to their peers anonymously posting racist messages online. He calls this “unmasking racism”. Racism is no becoming unmasked on various online sites revealing the ugly types of racism that still exist in society. On aContinue reading “Racism on the Internet”

Before choosing your major, everyone asks “What do you want to do?” and you even ask yourself “What will I do with this degree?”. A lot goes into settling on one major, many even change majors multiple times. Information, Communication, and Technology being a newer field of study, going in you have to have aContinue reading “Careers in ICT”