In regards to our social media discussion last week, I wanted to write a post about social media analytics and the benefits it has brought to businesses around the world, at the cost of our personal information. In today’s digital world, data analytics has become an essential tool for businesses to gain insights into their… Continue reading Social Media Analytics: Great for Businesses, Concerning for People.
I can’t believe the end of this semester (and college) is already upon us. I remember hesitantly registering for this class in November because of how late and long it was, but after the first day, I knew #MIST5720 would end up being my favorite college course. I always got really frustrated at the beginning… Continue reading Last Call
Researchers have considered the idea of using 3D-printers to manufacture human organs for several years now. There is even an episode of “Grey’s Anatomy” where one of the doctors successfully prints and transfers a portal vein into a patient. In 2014, a company called Organovo successfully engineered 3D-bioprinted livers and kidneys using live human cells… Continue reading Why Astronauts are 3D-Printing Organs in Space
Decades ago, the process of planning a vacation was inconveniently time-consuming and complicated. You would have to either physically go to the airport, have a travel agent, or spend an absurd amount of time on the phone coordinating with multiple people just to book a flight and make housing arrangements. In today’s age, we have… Continue reading Transformation in Tourism
The integration of new technologies in the classroom is not a new phenomenon. From the introduction of television and radio to the digital age when computers were put in every school, the education industry has needed to evolve with the transformation of the rest of the world. With the global Covid-19 pandemic, digital transformation in… Continue reading Digital Transformation in Education and its Effects on Children
Hi everyone it is nice to meet y’all! My name is Mary-Taylor Zorn (yes it’s a double name I don’t know I guess it’s a southern thing) and I am from Duluth, Georgia. I am a 4th-year Management Information Systems major like most people in this class. I come from a family of UGA alumni… Continue reading Mary-Taylor Zorn