This is my last blog post and even though ESOC is not over,
I feel as though I have learned a ton and understand more about collaboration
in online communities. On Tuesday we discussed our assigned reading called The
Tweaker: The Real Genius of Steve Jobs.
In this article I learned all about his life. I find it
interesting that Steve had a difficult time furnishing and decorating his house
because he loved perfection. All of his apple products took years to make and
he was constantly looking to prefect everything he started. He started with the
very first IPhone and now we have the IPhone 7 which can do pretty much
everything needed. However, he wasn’t the maker of the products, Jonathon Ive
was. Ive was the designer behind iMac, the iPod, and the iPhone. Jobs was the
judge of all the products and critiqued everything Ive did. However, he was the
one on stage announcing products and taking credit for everything. Jobs was
known for taking peoples ideas and making them better, but if he is making the
products better than I think he should be given the credit because in the end
he made the products bigger and better. Its interesting though because all over
the internet it says he was the inventor, businessman, and entrepreneur. I
believe in the end he made other peoples ideas better and that is why he was
known for being the man he is today.
In class we also formed our Unit 2 projects. I will be
working with Davis Berryhill, Hillary Goldman, and Carly Levy. Our project is
on gay marriage. Our way of campaigning was creating an Instagram account where
we have posted uplifting pictures and saying. Our goal is to have famous gay
celebrities or people who support gay marriage use or hashtag for
spreadability. Our video looks great too.
I have learned so much in the class and have become a better
collaborator. From our two group projects I had to learn how to equally distribute
work among all my group members. I normally overpower group projects and like
to control. However, I think I did a great job letting everyone participate.
2 best blog posts:
Hurvitz, Rachel. "Esoc Rachel." Blog 9.
N.p., 01 Jan. 1970. Web. 20 Apr. 2017.
Hurvitz, Rachel. "Esoc Rachel." Blog #10.
N.p., 01 Jan. 1970. Web. 20 Apr. 2017.
2 best blog comments:
Goldman, Hillary. "Economic Society 211- Blog 1." Blog
8. N.p., 01 Jan. 1970. Web. 20 Apr. 2017.
Berryhill, Davis Miller. "ESOC211." Unit 2
Projects Begin... N.p., 01 Jan. 1970. Web. 20 Apr. 2017.
I really enjoyed this class that I have decided to become a double major in E-society and Communication. I can't wait for all my fun classes to come!