Convergence

The internet has, for many years now, been shutting down brick and mortor businesses. These businesses lived in one place at all times. Without adapation and integration of the internet, these businesses will fail outright.

Financial institutions are a great example of the leaders in the idea of convergence. Nearly all investment, brokerage, and stock institutions now live on the internet. The collective voice of these groups on the internet allows for a single person to find endless possibilities on how to grow their dollar without spending anything. The era of free information helps even the most novice of money understanding learn of smart investment and banking.

Scavenger Hunt Items!

1. http://www.w3.org/TR/NOTE-WCA/

http://www.w3.org/1998/11/05/WC-workshop/Papers/Fry.html

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4. Metric, Janelle Morae, Weezer, MXPX, The Prodigy, No Doubt

5. Jdate.com, Christiansingles.com, match.com

6. http://www.digitalhollywood.com/2001LVAgenda.html

Bruce Eisen
Rick Bender
Scott Harrison   

7. http://www.redfin.com/WA/Tacoma/4250-Kootnai-St-W-98466/home/2843748

http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/4108-Brouse-Blvd-W-University-Place-WA-98466/49245491_zpid/

10. http://www.realnetworks.com/pressroom/releases/2009/q309_results_lkj946kjh75.aspx

11. http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/genmessage.php/?board=951994&topic=52295585

12. http://www.allgetaways.com/view_destination.asp?destinationid=XGP213-S02

13. Sock Puppet - An account made on an internet message board, by a person who already has an account, for the purpose of posting more-or-less anonymously. (http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=sock%20puppet&defid=59385)


Sock Puppet - A phony name made up by a user in order to masquerade as someone else on the Internet. Sock puppets can make controversial comments or vote for or against a cause without revealing their identity. They may respond to their own Usenet or blog posts praising the articles they wrote themselves or disagree with comments criticizing them on other sites.

14. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057193/
Spencer Tracy ... Capt. C. G. Culpepper
Milton Berle ... J. Russell Finch
Sid Caesar ... Melville Crump, DDS
Buddy Hackett ... Benjy Benjamin
Ethel Merman ... Mrs. Marcus
Mickey Rooney ... Ding 'Dingy' Bell

15. http://i49.tinypic.com/11t0vft.jpg

17. http://www.facebook.com/people/Andrew-Fry/872315500

18. http://i49.tinypic.com/xpvx9h.jpg

Documentation: Physical or Virutal

In this day and age, everything we hold dear is on some digital format. The computer has become one of the most important tools that at any moment could fail, we have begun to put so much trust within these boxes of silicon and steel. Memories, reports, conversations, and all types of business documents are digital and we trust the "back-ups" we make to not fail. If at any time an anomaly occurred, all this data could be lost just to something as small as a magnet being rubbed against a hard drive.

Although physical documents can be destroyed and show age, at least there is no possibility of dropping out of existence in our hands. Physical damage such as fire can destroy physical documents, but at least there is possibility of some recovering the memories.

I love Metorites? Uhhh...no.

The vanity search is almost like a popularity contest for your own name, or really how realevant are you on the internet?
- I am supposedly am a lover of meteorites. Not really.
- A photographer? I am, but not professionally.
- Went to BYU? Nope, I am at UWT right?
I had to add the city where I have lived in the majority of my life to even get results remotely close to my actual person's. Glad I can stay somewhat anonymous in these days where almost nothing is private...