Blog Entry #1

Hello! my name is Wilson. I am 25 years old. wont say my last name, mainly because people cant pronounce it. I currently live in Queens, New York where I am studying at LaGuardia Community College. Right now I am a Liberal Arts major but I hope to change that to a Civil Engineering major. I've been working in construction for the past 6 years which is where my interest for engineering comes from.

This is a blog entry for my Intro to Computer Mediated Communication. The reason I selected this class is because it meet the requirement for the flexible core structure of my major. I also selected this class because it seemed very interesting. In a world where technology plays a huge part in our everyday lives, it would be interesting to learn the history of technology and how all the different forms of communications have evolved over time. how is technology affecting our lives and are we becoming to attached to it?

Many forms of communication technology exist today which we all have access to. A list of the ones that I use daily would be:
-A laptop or tablet. Which is used to access the internet and browse all sorts of information.
-websites and apps such as Facebook, Tumblr, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, and YouTube are all forms of communication that I use on a daily basis.

-A smartphone. basically the same as the laptop just or portable and doesn't take up as much space. The number of apps available on a smartphone are also useful.

-An Xbox One. Can also be used as a form of communication instead of just an entertainment system. I can communication with friends anywhere around the world and play with them at any time. 


if I were to pick a favorite form of computer mediated communication I would say my Xbox One. Its something that I use everyday and I enjoy it. Being free of time difference constraints is a strange feeling. It may only be noon where I am, but for my friend he could be a couple hours ahead or behind, but that doesn't matter cause in the moment be are both just talking and having fun.
I also recently started streaming on Twitch. Even though its just talking to random people that stop by in my lobby, forming a community and connecting with people over a similar topic or game is a great feeling.


--sorry this is such a long first post--