There exists a common conception amongst those who own high end personal computers: building one from parts is almost always better than purchasing one pre made. They attribute this to many factors, including customization ability, aesthetic superiority, and especially cost effectiveness. Members of the gaming communities and especially the ‘PC Master Race’ tout these … [Read more...] about Personal Computer Architecture: An Analysis of Shifting Costs
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The YouTube Model
YouTube is a subsidiary of Google, and serves as their primary video hosting service. Since its creation in 2006, YouTube has been one of the most popular video websites in the world. At this point, it is undeniably one of the most profitable services on the internet. YouTube is attractive because of the sheer volume of content creators that flock to the site to create their … [Read more...] about The YouTube Model
YouTube- Full Time Content Creation
YouTube as a company, in a relatively recent incident, hit news headlines after controversy erupted surrounding content creator Logan Paul and his time in Japan. Although Paul’s content could nicely be described as ‘Lifestyle vlogging’, his exceptionally poor behavior in videos came to a head when he posted a video containing graphic imagery of a dead body. What is … [Read more...] about YouTube- Full Time Content Creation
Facebook Fallout: Privacy, Sustainability, and an Ever Worsening Figurehead in Zuckerberg by Michael O’Malley
Have you ever had a dream about a product and later saw an advertisement for it on Facebook? The once dominant social media platform has come under fire recently after the release of series of articles involving Cambridge Analytica and data mining. Facebook rose to popularity in the early 2000’s and has been one of the biggest and longest lasting social media … [Read more...] about Facebook Fallout: Privacy, Sustainability, and an Ever Worsening Figurehead in Zuckerberg by Michael O’Malley
New Millennium Business: Netflix
Despite buzz that “Millennials are killing businesses”, the domestic growth of businesses continues in America. Certain industries fare very well, while others that have been around since old times die off. One of the main factors in deciding which businesses prosper and which collapse is adaptation to and integration of technology. Netflix was founded in 1997 and operated … [Read more...] about New Millennium Business: Netflix