Brady White - Flex & Life

Wondering what to get Brady for birthdays and other things… this is what I would love…
Amazon.com Wish List

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Brilliant taste of what’s in store with ActionScript 3. This is a product explorer of amazon.com after a search result.

http://amaznode.fladdict.net/

Weblogs, blogs for short, are an oncoming fad in our society. The ability for anyone to post their thoughts and have it published to a worldwide audience has never been possible until this day and age. Credibility is the number one issue that comes with this phenomenon. What can we trust online as truth and what is just a farce?

A high school student down the street from you or a distinguished college professor could each have their own blog. How does one decipher what is credible and what is not? That is the predicament we are in. What are the standards that we must use to determine their credibility.

Whenever I need to research a topic, whether it be for class, work, or my own enjoyment, I open up google.com and perform a search. Results appear on the web site and nine times out of ten it is exactly what I want. College English classes won’t let us use many online resources as resources even though their accuracy could be better than the New York Times. The difference between a blog and a credited newspaper is the publishing process. Journalists must have a college education and a high level of skill in order to even write for a credible publishing.

The process to create a blog is very easy. Simply go to a popular blogging site such as Blogger.com and sign up. Within five minutes you have your own domain, bradysblog.blogger.com. You are now an author, a publisher, a writer within minutes. The whole world is your audience. Compare that to the rigorous task of an author attempting to write for a major magazine such as Newsweek. Intense college education, years of experience, and very good talent are a requirement to be a part of such a publication.

Can blogs be recognized as a credible source? Anyone can write truth. Not only distinguished journalists but also the college student. Each of us are professionals in our own area and should be able to write about it. Web developers or Botanists. Fast food workers or custodians. High school students or mothers. Each us of has a right to publish the truth and have it recognized.

Truth eventually weeds itself into the popular eye. A simple google search will return the best results on a few keywords. This search is all based on popularity. Popularity online becomes truth. Wikipedia, an online encyclopedia that is open source, is a great case study to look at. Anyone can edit an article if they have more truth on the subject. Will this style of accumulated writing eventually circumscribe itself to near perfection?

Though anyone can post information online, a user can use standards to determine if the information is accurate. More often then not, the information will prove itself to be truth and worth your time. We need to determine what these standards are to develop online credibility.

Reference List:
MacKinnon, Rebecca (2005). “Blogging, Journalism, & Credibility. Battleground and Common Ground�. Source: http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/webcred/wp-content/webcredfinalpdf_01.pdf
Jstor: Using weblogs in the classroom

Edward, Steven (2005, 26 Apr). “Evaluating Blog Credibility.� Source:http://blogcorevalues.blogspot.com/2005/04/evaluating-blog-credibility.html

Harvard Law School:
Site: http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/webcred/
PDF: http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/webcred/wp-content/webcredfinalpdf_01.pdf

Jstor: Using weblogs in the classroom

Online Credibility.
Weblogs
Forums
Expertexchange.com
Magazines online
Online newspapers

Flash developers love eye candy. Especially flash eye candy that makes you go, “How’d they do that?” Here’s a site that will make you say that and make you want to be better. Check it out.

http://lab.mathieu-badimon.com/

So there I was, sitting at my computer, when one of my good friends, Eric Torrie, signed on and started hagling me to help him understand web trafficing so he can get people out to his site, (www.eat5hams.blogspot.com) so he can make a million dollars for absolutely no reason at all. What a wierdo. Oh well. More power to him.

I also was reading about getting videos off YouTube.com, and found a cool little site, www.vixy.net that willgrab the .flv files, convert them to a format of your choosing, and let you download them. Pretty sweet.

This is Hilarious.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrixhUg1SCg

Hi. My name is Brady White. I took a break from college for two years to serve an LDS mission in Washington state. I’m back now. My job at MediaRain as a web developer has fought for my time in getting my degree in Information Systems. I enjoy school, especially college. Academically I’ve always done well because I make time for school.

My wide variety of hobbies keep me entertained during my free time. On the tennis court I enjoy myself serving aces to my opponents. On the basketball court they call me ‘Spider’ because of my ability to rebound and block shots. Broadway musicals sound fantastic when I play them on the piano. My walls are decorated with photography that I have done myself. A shiny blue first place ribbon hangs next to one of my color photos. I won first place in the Orem High School photography competition.

I have my own website, BradyWhite.net, where I write about my life, my work, and what I’m up to. I attract at least 30 new people a day by entertaining them with my articles, tutorials, and stories.

Being the youngest of six kids has had many benefits. Jessica, my only sister, thinks I’m spoiled. I’m just well taken care of. Golf and basketball are what I enjoy playing with my four brothers. My family has called Orem home for the last 29 years.

As you can tell, I’m well rounded and enjoy life. Work, school, hobbies, church, and my family keep me going from day to day.