MASC 101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Bob Kahn, The Huffington Post, Internet Access
23 Mar 2018
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Fall 2014: university of nebraska at kearney evacuates due to anonymous bomb threat posted on yik yak. Police were able to quickly track down the suspect and arrest them. Even if your name isn"t publicly attached to an account or a post, there is still plenty of identifying info. November 2015: western washington university cancelled classes for one day due to a thread of posts on yik yak that targeted students of color. Yik yak is a good example of the product of a 50yr transition in online media: Apps: an increasing number of people are moving from web browsers to specialized apps. Earliest components of the internet in use by 1969. 1991: tim berners-lee released the world wide web and shifted net usage from interpersonal communication to an easy way to access material. Internet: a diverse set of independent networks, interlinked to provide its users with the appearance of a single, uniform network.
