Posts tagged society
Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google: Who Will Win?

As we near another turn of the decade, various brand names (e.g. Myspace, Blackberry, etc.) have been weeded out of the game, and it has finally become clear who the top players are in the future’s media landscape: Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google. Although these four firms have differing roots and humble beginnings, their paths are starting to cross as they race to create the next big thing, and to ultimately run the media landscape of the future. In this essay, the technologies and contested boundaries between Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google will be discussed, as well as the potential outcomes that could determine the winner in the race to the top.

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INTERSECTIONS AND INEQUALITIES: A DISCUSSION ABOUT THE TRANSGENDER EXPERIENCE

Despite the fact that there are billions of people in this world, there are no two people who share the same exact experiences. Surely, when individuals fall within the same demographics, their differences in experience become fewer and fewer. Nevertheless, even if individuals share the same experiences, that does not mean they share the same sensations, reactions, or outcomes. One simple example is that two individuals could ride the same roller coaster at the same time, but while the first individual loved the ride, the second individual hated it.

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