How has YouTube changed?

How has YouTube changed?

by capnmarkish

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October 29, 2012

In the Assignment Way Back Time Machine, I used the Internet Archive’s Way Back Time Machine to analyze how YouTube has changed through the years. Originally, YouTube was very basic. Not too much main page advertizing made the page seem … Continue reading →
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Imag[in]ing the Streets in Google Street View

by capnmarkish

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October 29, 2012

In this web assignment I must use images from Google Street View to make a story. Frank’s Salt Water Taffy is the best in all of Virginia. He makes taffy at Forbes’ Salt Water Taffy in Virginia Beach, VA down … Continue reading →
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Daily Creates

by capnmarkish

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October 29, 2012

I have the power to solve many problems. The Ancient Egyptians had a large expendable work force to solve problems with pyramids. I wonder how long the Ancient Egyptians would have spent attempting to solve this Rubics Cube Pyramid. Personally, … Continue reading →
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Twitter Has Been Hacked By Pirates!

by capnmarkish

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October 29, 2012

Using Google X-Ray Goggles from Hackersaurus, I “hacked” Twitter to show what it would look like if pirates were to take over Twitter. Here is a screen shot of the finished project. I used the Twitter main page for my … Continue reading →
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Weeks 7 and 8 Combination Explanation

by capnmarkish

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October 22, 2012

Happy mid-term weeks everybody! It is truly one of the most stressful times you force yourself through twice a year! And just when you’re done with mid-terms, with a twisted smile and sadistic laugh, your professors tell you it’s time … Continue reading →
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Macbeth Act 1 Scene 1

by capnmarkish

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October 22, 2012

This is an extremely amazing rendition of Macbeth’s opening scene. It’s was so good, my parents were laughing in the other room and my dog didn’t even bother to look up. I was asked to do this by the One-Man … Continue reading →
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Green Eggs and Ham Dramatic Reading

by capnmarkish

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October 21, 2012

In the audio assignment Suess It, we were asked to read a children’s book dramatically. I chose Sam I Am from Dr. Suess. This was harder than I expected. First off, I had to download the words off the internet, … Continue reading →
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Double Stuffed Peanut Butter Oreos Jingle

by capnmarkish

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October 21, 2012

For the audio assignment Jingle Jangle, I was required to come up with a jingle for one of my favorite products. Double Stuffed Peanut Butter Oreos are truly the greatest things you will ever put into your mouth. Their mouth … Continue reading →
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Daily Creates for Audio Crunch Week

by capnmarkish

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October 21, 2012

Avast, ye Daily Creates be ready! These small assignments had my Mom giving me stranger looks this week, as I snapped pictures of soup cans and toilets while calling them homework assignments. One assignment asked me to take a picture … Continue reading →
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Weekly Summary for Week Six

by capnmarkish

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October 7, 2012

Avast! I have Photoshop once more! It took me FOREVER to remember some of the editing options I had forgotten, for example, shrinking a layer (hit CTRL+T). But once I figured things out and got back into the swing of … Continue reading →
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The Wikipedia Tree

by capnmarkish

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October 7, 2012

Everyone remembers “The Giving Tree” by Shel Silversteen. Everyone uses Wikipedia. Well, the Giving Tree gave and gave, and so does Wikipedia to college students like me. On this assignment, I edited a children’s book, and turned it into a … Continue reading →
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Daily Creates for Week 6

by capnmarkish

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October 7, 2012

For week six in DS106, we were asked to do 4 daily creates, which are random quick assignments put up by other students. For my first assignment, it was World Vegetarian Day, and I celebrated with a bunch of can … Continue reading →
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Pitbull as Scarface

by capnmarkish

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October 7, 2012

Few movie covers are as iconic as that of Scarface. The vertically split cover between black and white, the red Scarface font, and Al Pachino with a gun and his name on the other side. I thought for a while, … Continue reading →
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Betty White on the cover of Teen Mag!

by capnmarkish

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October 7, 2012

I’m not going to lie, sometimes, I make myself laugh. I thought for a while about who would be effective for a questionable figure to put on Teen Mag. Well, it came to me when I Googled Teen Mag images. … Continue reading →
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Truthful Movie Poster for HP7pt2

by capnmarkish

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October 7, 2012

Face it, if you followed Harry Potter from movie 1, you were going to watch the rest of them. I fully support the fact of splitting the movie into two parts because some of the other movies seemed crammed for … Continue reading →
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My Big Break

by capnmarkish

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October 7, 2012

National television knows La Barra Brava, and I’m a proud member. In Major League Soccer, there is no team with as much success as DC United, and their biggest supporter group is La Barra Brava. La Barra is always highlighted … Continue reading →
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Design Safari

by capnmarkish

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October 7, 2012

At the beginning of the week, I wrote a list of all the design elements we had to find so that when I had some spare time or thought about it, I could snap a picture. The first picture I … Continue reading →
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Week 5 Reflections

by capnmarkish

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September 30, 2012

Argh! Portraits galore was this week! Never have I ever had to take so many pictures in such a little time constraint than what was asked of me during the DS106 Photoblitz, but after reviewing tips on how to become … Continue reading →
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Change of Emotion in Two Panels

by capnmarkish

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September 30, 2012

I simplified my colors to emphasize the emotions. At first, the Kicker is sick and green with anticipation, showing that he has no confidence in his kick, and then he misses and he’s blue with disappointment.
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When Unicorns Explode

by capnmarkish

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September 30, 2012

Have you ever noticed how colorful drugs are? Very colorful… Which leads me to ask, maybe the unicorn exploded because of drugs?
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Adapt an Artist’s Work

by capnmarkish

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September 30, 2012

Norman Rockwell is one of my favorite artists. In this painting, Rockwell is trying to imply during the early 20th century that the United States still is a strongly Christian country. This is evident, because all the shops are closed, … Continue reading →
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Real Life to Cartoon Collage

by capnmarkish

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September 30, 2012

Since I was at my friend’s house for the Photo Blitz, I started looking at Visual Assignments to complete. My friend has depictions of chickens all over his house, and chickens all over his backyard. I took a picture of … Continue reading →
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Photography While Rushing the QB

by capnmarkish

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September 30, 2012

It’s eight men in the box, hard nosed photo blitzing! The key to photography while under pressure is keeping a cool head. Realizing that you have the time and the means if you are in the right position to be … Continue reading →
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Week 4 Summary

by capnmarkish

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September 23, 2012

With Week 4 in the books, let’s go back and review the going-ons that took place. First off, I took the time to let everyone know it was National Talk Like a Pirate Day, so everyone could appreciate my theme. … Continue reading →
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Act V Analysed

by capnmarkish

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September 23, 2012

Listening to this story showed me how much of an effect laying music can change the tone of what you are listening to. Sometimes the music can settle a person down or amp a person up, but it can also … Continue reading →
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DS106 Radio

by capnmarkish

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September 23, 2012

I listened to Autumn Songs by Hank Soda today. I found his song choices particularly interesting and I told him so. I realized that he was playing songs that would remind a person of autumn. It made me ask, why … Continue reading →
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Ira Glass and Jad Abumrad Summary

by capnmarkish

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September 23, 2012

When I was listening to Ira Glass talking about the relationship between the “anecdote” and the “reflection,” I thought about what it is like to watch a football game. A good way to think of the way he explained the … Continue reading →
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Week Three it Be!

by capnmarkish

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September 16, 2012

Unfortunately, before I am taught what Digital Storytelling it, I have to define it myself… *Sigh* well here it goes… In this tale about tales, you will find out how I feel about old tales and new tales, but nothing … Continue reading →
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Good Eggs, Gone Rotten

by capnmarkish

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September 16, 2012

Here is a 5 Picture Story of what happens when eggs go bad.
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Harry Potter in the style of Kurt Vonnegut

by capnmarkish

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September 16, 2012

I took the inspiration of his Cinderella story. Matches up pretty well! Except for the gender part…
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