Assignment #5 "The Longing"

I'll be honest this Cluetraine is making some diehard arguments about the internet that are pretty interesting. In regard towards the reading specifically, I'm tending to relate with him quite a bit with him simply because for the last year I have lived and worked in a corporate environment. In a low cold level position I as in employee have nothing besides a measilly embarassing paycheck for the countless hours I've put in, while top levelers scoot home at about 4:30 to beat the traffic and be home right 5. Having my background in mind I found the topic of "Our Voice" interesting as well. The internet as you can see by the blog I'm currently writing, has become the platform or breeding ground for all people big and small, weak and powerful. It has currently become the device that has evened the score and truly made everyone equals. Of course there are ways to comment on one's voice, but that's the great part about it, you can chosen to recieve criticism, whereas in corprate setting you get kicked whether or not you're already laying on the ground. However, I don't recommend in any situation not taking criticsm, because usually it is healthy and its intention is mainly to further your success as a person or to a goal you're trying to achieve. It is the criticism that comes uneccessarily, by spite, that is unwelcomed. Webpages, blogs, and other forums make the internet the perfect place for "the voice" as Cluetrain puts it. As a surfer or a host you can chose what to say and what to read, your voice has power.
Another fascinating turn in the article is our human longing for the internet. Clutrain says, "We don’t know what the Web is for but we’ve adopted it faster than any technology since fire." Isn't that amazing? I feel like if that is the case, then we as a society have no idea just home much this technology can serve us. Think just a minute about what fire has done. All energy comes from fire essentially. The internet is huge and I think we haven't begun to scratch the surface of the possibilities. Although with abilities like blogging, and webpages, I feel we are gaining ground towards amazing breakthroughs. Cluetrain's arguments do not go over looked in this chapter.

Assignment #4 Internet Apocalypso

Wow, whomever this gentleman is, he had quite a bit to say about a stream of Internet/Intranet related issues which make a great deal of sense. In addition to the application of his writing, it was something that not many people are aware of, but should be.

The Internet unmistakeably has become bigger than ever imagined and has become a staple in every home and business in America. Computers are taken for granted now, but imagine what your day would be like without a computer. Telephones are obviously available, but computers allow you to speak with a larger audience simultaneously rather than just laborous one on one conversations with people. All the information or research you may need for a days convience are located on the net. These references too are really refer to home uses of the computer. In a business it's much larger. Where the computer is now clearly is light years away from where it started.

When grade school was near its end, (4th or 5th grade) I was required to write a paper about the Italian volcano Mt. Vesuvius. I went to the library and checked out a serious of books that end up looking like a leaning tower on the way out. Green words on a black background was the appearence of the computer that I was using and I'll just be 21 this month. This obviously was not that long ago and therefore demonstrates the speed at which computers are developing. The author used a few pages to discuss the history of the Internet and the few people that knew how to use it. He mentioned that it started with the intention of footnotes, which I felt was unusual. These aspects of the Internet are rarely focused on, but many times to discover where the world is going you must look at where it has been, especially in business. Business is such a cycle driven by consumer preferences and consumer preferences seem to go in cycles. This may not be the consenses, but look at the way we are, let's say in terms of fashion. What was cool in the 1980's is again cool today. Everything creative has been done before. It's reinventing these creativties that make them new again. Innovation. A tangent may be setting in, but to indulge a bit isn't a sin.

The next major issue this man spoke about was Intranets, which
Sun Microsystems have great site about. The power of Intranet within the workplace is something that strongly believe in. Part of my solicitation can be attested to my partaking in a large corporation that uses the Intranet as partly of the daily exercise. It's efficient, seamless, and the question and answer part of the day is quick and painless. The use of the Intranet gives them an immeadeate advantage. When their advantage starts from the ground up, I feel like this then gives them the advantage from other corporations or businesses that are not using it. All businesses will follow, I have no doubt.

This few things are what I was most attracted to in this massive reading and I enjoyed it. It was an interesting approach to a sore subject for people today. Many of us do not want to sucomb to the technology, but where regressing without it.

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Assignment #3 - Globalization

After entering a world that many people no nothing about including myself, there are quite a few issues involved with room for discussion. Fortunetly the examples of large well know computer companies and other similar businesses were used to describe the conflict and that made it easy to comprehend. Our economy as a whole has just become bigger. Everything that we are and always have been is a country where bigger is better. Believing that faster is better doesn't bother me as much, simply because faster is better in many situations. However, bigger is better doesn't go over with me as well. Our companies, our cars, our houses, and worst of all are bodies are getting bigger than ever. This idea is not only deadly for a human body, but after reading this article, it is apparently or could be harmful to our society in the long run. Outsourcing has also become out of control. Can anything thing be done on their own? What ever happened to the saying, "if you want something done right, do it yourself?". My father lives his life this way and more power to him, he is a very successful man. Recently in Idaho a law was passed against outsourcing to other countries, in this case it was India, but it shows that steps are being taken to prevent outsourcing. Dependency on foreign countries for goods no only makes us vulnerable, but it takes a lot of good jobs and sends them else where. Dale King discusses the benefits of outsourcing and from the inside it does seem good. Lower cost and more revenue are things that we all want. However, the policy from the outside is just not Kosher. Other routes to a successful business can be taken. Again it was a great artical and really evoke some interesting ideas.

Song For Gilbert #2 (THE TRUTH...HAHA!!!)

I Never Had
By:B.O.B

I've been a puppet,
I've been played,
Like a marching parade,
I've been in the grips,
Of a woman whose lips,
Have poisened my,
Everyday.

I've been a caged bird,
I've been locked up,and
Told what to say,
I've been in the palms,
Of a woman whose arms,
Were squeezing me dead,
Like a Snake.

I've been wronged,
You've been bad,
You were the one thing,
The worst thing,
That I never had.

You've been a cold wind,
You've been nothing but,
Dangerous eyes,
You were the one,
Whose been clouding my sun,and
Jading the art of goodbyes.

You've been the monster,
That's been keeping,
Me up with its bite,
You are the fears,
That turn smiles to tears,and
For that I'm leaving tonight.

I've been wronged,
You've been bad,
You were the one thing,
The worst thing,
That I never had.
All along,
I've been said,
You were the one thing,
The worst thing,
That I've never had.

A Song For Gilbert

Before You
by: B.O.B

Heal my broken wings,and
Tell me all the things,
That I've never heard,so
That I'll be fine,
With this.
When I run to you,
Show me sympathy,cause
That is all I need,and
That I've never had...

Before you,
Love was a one way street,
Before you,
I was always doubting me,
Before you,
I gave love,but I needed love too,
The kind of things that you always do,
The kind of love that I never knew,
Before you.

I dont need the world,
Just to feel your love,
I'm not that difficult,and
I don't ask that much,so
When I know I'm wrong,
Don't agree with me,
When I get home,
I wanna hear damn I'm sorry,
That that happened to you.

Before you,
Love was a one way street,
Before you,
I was always doubting me,
Before you,
I gave love,but I needed love too,
The kind of things that you always do,
The kind of love that I never knew,
Before you.

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The Site Seeker

Trufully, I'm fairly easy to please, give me a Men's Health and I'm set for awhile. In addition to fitness, I also enjoy songwriting so I'm frequently poking around Songwriter 101, which offers advice on songwriting and the music industry. For fun while I'm online, I always have to make a stop at CandyStand, specifically the miniature golf.