Week 12: Trolling and Wrap up thoughts
This week was our last ‘learning lecture’. The last one where we actually learn something, the next lecture will be our final lecture where we go through each other’s blogs
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Week 11: Andrew McLuhan
Alright so today was definitely an interesting class. If you have taken a communications class at SFU or have simply walked by the faculty, all you hear about is Karl
Week 10: Maybe I should have focused on the backend.
Think week was an exciting one. We learnt about SEO. I have always heard about SEO and the benefits of it but i never really knew how it works. Until
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Week 9: Advertising Money
This week we had a pleasant surprise in class. Trevor, my professor for PUB456 was a guest lecturer for our class today. Of course he gets the most interesting topic
Week 8: Copyright
So we just had an interesting lecture about copyright and blogging today. The lecturer, Jon Festinger is a copyright lawyer which was pretty neat. It definitely got me thinking about
Week 7: Canva is underrated
GOD BLESS THE CREATOR OF CANVA. I needed a new header because I actually could and decided to use Canva to make a new header. Canva is seriously underrated. I
Week 6: Starting from scratch
Alright so I gave in and changed the theme. It was a tough decision because I really wanted to continue with the existing theme but it is just too restricting
Essay 2: My online publishing experience
I created AmaansWorld as a sort of journal entry into my mind. I wanted it to be a space where I could write freely about my thoughts and adventures. Very
Mini Assignment #6: Create a Gif
This week I was tasked with creating a gif. I used a mobile app to put together pictures I had taken of myself during my 14-day quarantine to document my
Mini Assignment #5: Infographic
This week I was tasked with creating an infographic that summarises my online self. This infographic is how I view this website and it was created with the help of
Mini Assignment #4: Remix Something
This week I was tasked with remixing something. At first I was quite confused on how to remix anything because I’m not as skilled as some of that IAT students.
Mini Assignment#3: Media Only Story (No Text)
For this week’s mini Assignment, I was tasked with telling a story with no text. I was a little confused on how to go about it especially since I live
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I’m not crazy but here’s my theory.
Okay, full disclosure. I don’t believe the Earth is flat or that Vaccines cause autism. But, I do have this theory after speaking to my dad. I’m sure you must
When it rains, it pours
I’ve been in university long enough to know that for some reason, towards the end of every semester is when professors decide to unanimously set deadlines that match. Given that
Election Week
These elections had me stressed and I’m not even American. I mean, watching these states flip from red to blue gave me the same rush that a football match does.
The story of the Drake argument
This week I will tell the tale of celebrity, heartbreak, fandom, and absolute stupidity. Now before I begin this tale, I will highlight the fact that I have changed the
Is this controversial?
So I was watching some Netflix documentary about financial crime and it touched upon how the protagonist was bribing officials to get work done. Now this could just be because
Job applications rant
Applying to jobs is the actual worst. First of all, I’m at a point now where I feel that I have genuinely run out of jobs to apply for. I
FREE MAN
It’s really funny how when I was in quarantine I couldn’t wait to be a free man and go out. Now that my quarantine has ended. I’ve been staying in
Peer review 3: ProGamingReview.com
For my third peer review I will be reviewing my classmate Do Hyun’s website ProGamingReview.com. It is an interesting and engaging way to learn about the most popular video-games on
Peer Review 2: DontRuinMyMood.com
For my second peer review I will be reviewing Justine’s website DontRuinMyMood.com. It is a funny, easy to navigate website that is a great read. From a content perspective, her
Essay 1: The 5 Faults of Democracy
In order to answer the burning question of “is the internet democratic” we must first ask ourselves, what does it mean to be democratic? Democracy is defined as “the practice
Peer Review 1: AlyssaAlani.com
For my first peer review I will be reviewing Alyssa’s website Alyssalalani.com. It’s a well executed mix of her personal portfolio, as well as the publishing coursework. Alyssa Lalani’s website
Mini Assignment #2: Guest Post
Can you believe how much better your boring little lives got? I mean imagine this, you’re a broke college student reading another broke college students blog for entertainment and who
Week 5: A Crossroads
So I’ve managed to give my site an identity. And it’s starting to come along fairly well. Now when you go to my website, my logo shows up on the
Mini Assignment #1: Meme
I mean, it started off as a project for school but some of the tasks and stories got pretty deep. Like the online persona project. I can see why people
Week 4: WordPress Woes
So the light at the end of this tunnel is that I’ve discovered how to make my blogs somewhat aesthetic by adding pictures. If anything, I’m an expert at the
Week 3: I’m a lot Cooler Online
I made this little mood board to express how I view myself online. I’ve always joked that the online version of me is a lot cooler than the real me.
Week 2: Battling WordPress
Setting up this website has been extremely frustrating. It made me realize why computer scientists are paid as much as they are. The issue with using a pre-existing template is
Week 1: Talking to Strangers
Do you ever miss being a kid and being able to spark up conversations and chat with anyone and everyone? I certainly do. When I was younger I would intentionally
14 Day Quarantine
Wow do I regret travelling. SFU residence wouldn’t allow me to be on residence to quarantine as it poses a threat to other students. Which is fair. But I would
Travelling during a pandemic
Oh the joys of coming back to Vancouver. Now I love to travel. Always have, probably always will. But more and more recently I’ve come to dislike airports and airplanes.
The Apple doesn’t fall far from the Tree
I’ve discovered that I’m a lot like my father. Which is great but it’s also hilarious. When I was younger I would prefer studying with my mom, because my dad
Taking Bigger Risks
So, now that I’ve gone to these nice places, I thought I’d get riskier with my locations and trust myself and the car a bit more. You see, the whole
The Itch to Explore
So after my previous trip to the Wadi, I figured ‘this exploration stuff isn’t so bad!’. So all I’ve done is plan out locations to go to. This week I
The Story behind the shot: Wadi Shawka
So I’ve been back home in Dubai for a few weeks now. And while it was really fun coming back and meeting with old high school friends, the novelty has
