Tuesday, March 18, 2008

Tech Talk Presentations

Earlier this month, we had our Tech Talk Presentations - brief 5 minute overviews of new media applications. They were all really great, here are a few highlights:

Tiesha: "Music Media": I enjoyed the presentation and learned about the flash drive phenomena. I didn't know that artists were handing out/selling their songs via this medium.

Sergey: "Mapquest": I've used mapquest and googlemaps before but I wasn't aware of the Mapquest's beta site or the new features it offers. I really liked the real time gas pricing and mapping information and the ability to transfer the directions to your phone in a simulated GPS style.

Sarah: "TV on the Internet": Great historical overview. Watching TV online is great- you can pause at your leisure, miss a few episodes and catch up later, or if your really into the show watch it as many times as you want without having to be confined by the schedule established by the TV Networks schedule. Though one thing that bothers me about watching shows online is some sites like CW wait a few days, sometimes as long as one week before posting current shows and then take them down some time later.

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