From birth we are told that our ‘actions speak louder’ than our words, so what do our tweets, posts and online presences fall into? The internet is a powerful source, not only does it allow for the freedom of any …
Month: September 2016

Second Semester Break Thoughts
So it is that time of year again. Its transitioning from a life of frostbite, hot chocolate, blankets with books and movies and the best thing of all the ending of all my favourite anime, to a journey of summer …

You know what they say, 140 Characters can say a Thousand Words
Twitter as a facet of social media and the new paradigm of user aggregation, curation and production encapsulates the idea of collective intelligence demonstrating itself. Allowing for the leveraging of power law distributions, the long tail and the aggregate as a concept. …
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A Spoon full of Freedom makes The Closed Source go Down
For as long as I can remember I have always thought of Apple being the superior technology in relation to mobile phones, computers and basically every appliance in my home. However, is this only because I enjoy the comfort of …
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Bollywood, Nollywood, Aussiewood? Global Film and Media: Globalisation or Anti-Globalisation
Global Film (World Cinema) has allowed for the wide expression of cultural ideas, values and attitudes from different national backgrounds. The notion of this manifestation of globalisation in international film industries allows for the empowerment of different races and nationalities to …

Australia’s Movement to International Education
The scope of Universities in Australia when selecting students range from anywhere. With the rise in relationships being built between India and China, the majority of international students originally reside from Asian Countries. This being known as the ‘Asian Century’ with …