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Dave Drennan commented on the post, Weekly Question #5: Complete by February 25, 2016, on the site 9 years, 3 months ago
I think the most important thing I should remember, as general as this sounds, is to just make sure I stay up to date on the changes and trends in technology. The technology is constantly changing at this point, with new software, platforms, and innovations, and it’s so easy to fall behind and get caught up in the tech I’ve been using from the…[Read more]
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Dave Drennan commented on the post, Weekly Question #5: Complete by February 25, 2016, on the site 9 years, 4 months ago
While scarcity may make it easier to handle the products/resources/information available because there is an easily measurable amount, it ultimately just leads to a different and not necessarily better society. Scarcity means just managing what’s available, sometimes through the creation of strict monopolies, like in the case of the music industry…[Read more]
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Dave Drennan commented on the post, Weekly Question #5: Complete by February 25, 2016, on the site 9 years, 4 months ago
This quote refers to the need of any digital platform to have a strong base through its users, and the need of users to have a strong platform that supports their interests. There needs to be a need and a benefit on both sides, or else the platform will not gain traction and fail while the users move on to another platform that may be better able…[Read more]
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Dave Drennan commented on the post, DQ12: The Age for Social Media, on the site 9 years, 4 months ago
As most people have said, the age restrictions are basically pointless because they are so easy to get around. I bet most of us can admit we’ve lied about our age for something like them more than once in our lives. People are saying that there should be more enforcement at the company and federal level, but ultimately it comes down to the parents…[Read more]
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Dave Drennan commented on the post, DQ11: Who Owns My Data?, on the site 9 years, 4 months ago
The idea that individuals with direct control over small bits of data can enhance it in the right ways seems far-fetched at best. Companies collect and pay for this data to look for trends and help support decisions over the long run. While it is often used in the form of ads that appear on your screen, isn’t it better for you to get personalized…[Read more]
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Dave Drennan commented on the post, DQ10: Who plays video games?, on the site 9 years, 4 months ago
When I was younger, I played a lot more, but these days I have lost the time and interest to invest in them. While I still enjoy playing a game like FIFA a lot and the occasional game on my phone to kill time, I generally try to be more productive with what I do. However, I do believe with current trends in technology, games will start to mimic…[Read more]
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Dave Drennan commented on the post, DQ9: Customer Service, on the site 9 years, 5 months ago
The most recent customer interaction that involved IT that I can think of is when I purchased my last ukulele. I have bad luck with instruments and everytime I get one, there’s some kind of defect that needs to be addressed. The last time around, one of the frets was damaged, but when I called the Guitar Center that I bought it from, they quickly…[Read more]
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Dave Drennan commented on the post, DQ8: Technology Disruption (or lack thereof), on the site 9 years, 5 months ago
Ultimately, I don’t believe any business type will avoid being disrupted by technology. We are in the information age, and increasingly in the age of big data. Therefore, even if the product or service is not directly affected by technology, it will become increasingly reliant on the trends of the people or else fade into obscurity. There is…[Read more]
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Dave Drennan commented on the post, DQ7: Build vs. Buy — The Breakfast Edition, on the site 9 years, 5 months ago
Building versus buying is never much of a decision for me because I live in a dorm without a kitchen. Yes, I have a fridge, but I also have a meal plan where I “prepurchased” ten meals a week, so going out to buy the ingredients to make more food would not be cost effective. I do not eat enough meals throughout the week to need to go over my meal…[Read more]
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Dave Drennan commented on the post, DQ6: Lessons from ERP Disasters, on the site 9 years, 6 months ago
Agreeing with just about everyone else, I believe that these are general business lessons that happened to fall under the realm of ERPs. Poor judgement on the part of people within the companies was merely channeled through ERPs but factors like poor timing, improper use, and poor implementation could be phrases used for almost any business system…[Read more]
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Dave Drennan commented on the post, DQ5: Whither Twitter?, on the site 9 years, 6 months ago
While I believe Twitter needs to further adapt in the way that it presents information, the author is being overly pessimistic. He mentions nothing of how Facebook use has declined tremendously in our generation, and the main draw of Twitter is the ease of access to information. While my Facebook feed now mainly consists of people sharing Buzzfeed…[Read more]
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Dave Drennan commented on the post, DQ4: Visualization, on the site 9 years, 6 months ago
Generally speaking, my favorites are any of the types that fall under the “data visualization” classification and my least favorites are the “compound visualization” types. My reasoning is that it is very easy to see trends and differences between categories in the types to the point that if you showed it to someone who only had a vague idea about…[Read more]
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Dave Drennan commented on the post, DQ3: What would happen if…, on the site 9 years, 6 months ago
Putting aside the need to do work and school-related activities using the internet, going without would be one of those things that’s uncomfotable at first, but becomes less of a big deal over time. My major use for it is social media, email, and news, and I have gone a few weeks at a time without it in the past. At first I missed the social media…[Read more]
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Dave Drennan commented on the post, DQ1: These are a few of my favorite things…, on the site 9 years, 6 months ago
I agree about the use for sports, but sometimes when used for news it can be a little unreliable. While following major news sources is obviously a good way to see headlines, it seems a little frustrating that people with no knowledge on a topic can spread false news so quickly. I’ve seen some instances where a type of mob mentality follows, when…[Read more]
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Dave Drennan commented on the post, DQ1: These are a few of my favorite things…, on the site 9 years, 6 months ago
I agree that they are a very interesting company. Elon Musk and his accomplishments is also very impressive. I do think that American should make more of a push to promote cars like Tesla, because I know the market outside of America, especially in Europe, seems very large for them. Teslas are definitely some of the most innovative though.
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Dave Drennan commented on the post, DQ1: These are a few of my favorite things…, on the site 9 years, 6 months ago
Spotify is one of the best music apps around! You mentioned the two best features about it, which are the very large selection of music and the ability to play offline. Finding new music on Spotify is a lot of fun, and they’ve even made premium more accessible than ever to the college student by adding the 50% student discount. The flexibility of…[Read more]
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Dave Drennan commented on the post, Weekly Question #7: Complete by March 27, 2017, on the site 9 years, 6 months ago
Anonymity is a quintessential factor of the internet and removing it would hurt freedom of speech. While I have no intention of posting harmful things to the internet, the idea of not having to worry about what I say impacting people’s view of me outside the internet is appealing. By keeping up some veil, as long as it is not abused for the wrong…[Read more]
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Dave Drennan commented on the post, These are a few of my favorite things…, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
A piece of technology that I’ve been exposed to more recently is the GoPro camera. A few of my friends have them so I’ve been able to try using it, and it was very impressive to me how such a powerful camera could be made in such a compact and small design. With GoPro’s newest releases, they are able to shoot videos in 4k, which is one of the…[Read more]