Assignment #1 (JOURNALISM)

sigh... i cant believe i wasted about 1 1/2 trying re-figure out (haha, i bet that's not even a word =D) how to work this blog again... now it's late and i'm probably gonna feel like i procrastinated this assignment... >_< sigh... here i go!


ASSIGNMENT: FIND TWO ARTICLES ABOUT THE SAME TOPIC, DIFFERENT STAND POINTS AND COMPARE/CONTRAST/COMMENT.

TOPIC OF MY CHOICE: GOOGLE'S NEW BROWSER

Links:
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5i6zJy-N11opc0PCJUIK6GyriOkpw
http://timesonline.typepad.com/technology/2008/08/microsoft-takes.html

The first link is supporting Google's move while the second link seems to have a favor towards Microsoft.

I chose this topic because I didn't want to touch upon some of the more popular issues of today [which will include the poverty of the world etc and presidential elections, even if I find the elections very exciting]... (I have this weird attitude that if something is too redundant, it'll get on my nerves so I won't discuss it.) I randomly heard someone (I think it was my Dad) say that Google launched a new internet browser. Now, I'm not super good with computers, but I am one of the main sources of internet knowledge in my family. So it was natural that it sparked my general interest to ask if it was really true. My dad then went on to say that apparently the person in charge of this project was part of now two non-existing companies that got beat out by Microsoft, so it's his motivation for success. Random? Maybe, but it was enough to get my interest. I remembered about this topic while I was brainstorming for my article topics. So, what better idea than to look it over?

When I did, there was a lot of terms I didn't really understand. But from what I gather, there's a lot of changes with the Internet Explorer application and still more to come. Unfortunately, I cannot say much because of my personal biased: I grew up with Apple computers and have naturally sided with Google. Actually, scratch that! HA! I am with the special minority... I think. [dang it... sleep is getting to me... I'll come back and edit later.]

Okay! I went over the article again and I figured out my stance [present and past]. I grew up with Apple computers being used for school and used Internet Explorer (which is Microsoft) for a good amount of the time. But I switched to Safari (which is Google) because my friends suggested to it and I thought the overall appearance looked cool. [I was not as computer savvy as I am now so I couldn't tell the true differences.] In sophomore year I switched to Mozilla Firefox (which is also Google) due to more obvious usage possibilities by using it. [First actual reason for switching was for this blog... Thanks Mr. Schauble! =D]

I am actually surprised that Firefox is used less than Internet Explorer. Most of my friends use Safari rather than Internet Explorer if they don't use Firefox. But of course, I don't know everyone in the world, so it is sort of expected. Reading these articles showed me how much competition there is everywhere in the world, even in the 'worlds' that I do not understand or know of its existences.

GAH!!!

lol. i almost had a panic attack just now... lol because i thought my blog got deleted... >< lol. okay now for my homework. lol.