Where do I go on the web?

For me, I cannot live without web. I use web for school work, music, and pretty much everything on it.  I haven’t visit most of web yet, like Facebook, maybe someday or never, sorry Facebook fans.

My most visited place on the web, “YouTube.com”. Whenever I am boring and relax myself, I go on YouTube, either I listening to music or watching funny videos. Luckily YouTube have everything that I want it and when I want it. 

  The second website I go to is ESPN.  I play soccer and a soccer fan.  I don’t usually watch soccer or read soccer news about MLS, American soccer league.  I am big fan of European soccer, especially Germany’ soccer.  Usually when I get on the ESPN, I look if there’s any online stream soccer game.  Second, I will look at the soccer news section where all the rumors and transfer news on different clubs. 

  Another website I go to is Google’ news.  For me, it is easier go to Google and click Google’ news, rather type Fox news or CNN.  There have all the different type of sections that I could choose on, and plus it have the suggestion news just for me to read.  I like about Google’s news because it providing all the information easier access and catch all the news being going on in my town. 

Where do I go on the internet?

When I access the internet it is usually from my cell phone. I hardly ever go on my laptop anymore. The information is just presented in an easier way to navigate on the mobile sites. However, there are rare times that I will peel myself off the couch to go find my laptop. Most times it is because I am submitting assignments for a class or I am researching some random facts. When I use apps on my phone I usually go to Pinterest, Spinrilla, and Tumblr. Pinterest is my Google. Most people go to Google to figure out how to do something, or find some information, or just general ideas for a project. Well that is what I use Pinterest for. Spinrilla is a music app that I use to download music because I still have yet to learn how to use my iTunes. Tumblr is my safe haven. That is where I can go to just be myself and share what interest me. I can follow other blogs that share similar things that I like or that spark my imagination. Outside of those apps I don't really go anywhere on the internet. I mean I use Facetime quite a bit as well if that counts as accessing the internet. I don't really use a lot of social media. I use my email a lot because it is easier to communicate with my mom during the day  that way. So I am constantly checking it. Merp. 

Hello everyone,

A day of regular activity on the internet for myself, will normally start with the use of apps for banking or checking social media sites. I believe most of my internet activities are done through apps. Normally as I have my coffee, I will read news post on Insidenova.com or check my stocks on Etrade.com and maybe do a little research. Also using apps on my smart phone I do play a good deal of poker when the time allows on Zynga. I use Hotmail.com to keep in contact with clients about appointments. And now that I am in school I find myself on NOVA.edu on a daily bases. I also find myself doing searches on Google all of the time.

What Interconnected Network dispensary does this particular conglomerate frequent?

Boy was it a ride trying to post to this blog! Hello all, I'm Matthew but prefer Matt. I am currently a pseudo freshman because I transferred from Washington State University, (but not all of the credits transferred). Despite this, I am continuing to work towards a Psychology degree hopefully in either clinical or developmental psychology. While this would be disconserting, I try to look at it from the perspective that this is a chance to undo my mistakes from my freshman year, and really give this the " 'Ol College Try".

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When it comes to were I go on the web I am not usually using a desktop. I've been stuck with the unfortunate circumstance of living outside the serviceable area for home internet and cable companies, thus i am limited to a cell signaled internet with a data allowance. Because of this, I end up using my phone for all of my internet needs whether that be basic browsing or watching movies

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When I boot up my Cellphone, go through the rounds of  checking emails, text messages, and general notifications for anything important or noteworthy. After this, I end up perusing through the various social media apps such as: Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Tumblr, etc.. However, this isn't why your'e here. this blog is about where we go on the web. And that my friends, is where I introduce you to my personal favorite: Imgur.



This little website was an offshoot of the Content sharing website, (also self proclaimed " Front Page of the Internet"), Reddit. The basics of the website is simple: users upload images with their descriptions and titles, the community then can comment and provide feedback in "Upvotes"...



... And the infamous "Downvote"



These five the post points, which then decide if the post is "Trending" and becomes seen by more people. Because of this, I often times see posts on Facebook and the like, that originated on Imgur weeks ago. I find it fascinating that something one person posted in the comfort of their bathroom, can be seen by thousands of people, even popular figures and important people. While I use Facebook, Instagram, etc... I prefer Imgur over all of the others simply because the soul of the website is to entertain. A lot of websites try to be all things to all people, but if you are just looking for a good laugh or an inside joke to be a part of , then I highly recommend my little corner of the internet as the place I go when I am on the Web.

The Web and I

Good evening everyone. My name is Kenneth Monsanto and I love health and fitness. Health and fitness is my life and career path. Health and fitness revolves around my family in some shape or form.  I'm a personal trainer with my own business called “Whatever It Takes Fitness”.  My wife and I started this business this past year so where still learning and growing.  This is my passion and I can’t wait to see how far we can take this business and what other things that can come from it. I'm in school working on a business degree to help me future my business and to gain more knowledge in running a business. I’m also looking to get my degree in exercise science just to make sure I’m dong everything I can to be the best trainer I can be.

I can say that I go to the internet for a lot of my information. Ussually when I go on the internet my first top is Google. I would have to say I Google everything. I'm always doing some kind of research for my business, school and for personal use.  I'm always looking for new information. I feel like Google is the best search engine. I feel like it doesn’t give me sites where I got to click on a hundred things to get what I’m looking for. I feel like yahoo sends you around the world before you find what you need. If I'm not on Google then I'm on You Tube. You tube is my second best place to go on the web. I love watching all kinds of stuff while learning or listening to motivation speakers.  You tube, teach, inform you, and allow you to up load things our self to share to the world. My kids even love You Tube. I also do social media because of my businesses but I'm not hype about it or on it more then I need to be. It’s too crazy and I feel like people take it way to serious.  I feel like I'm a person who only uses the web when I need it, I don't spend too much time on it. The web for me is used for what it is. The web is a great tool I use to do my school work of course, and I can’t run my business without it.  I realized that I go to the web for a quit a few things and it sad to say that I would know what to do without it. LOL

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I love the internet, but I don't go past the standard websites that everyone knows about and uses. I mainly stick to listening to music on YouTube. Or I am checking my grades for college. I may seem like a pretty boring person for only going to two websites, but knowing what to do with a computer is still surprisingly new to me.
 I didn't even know how to send an email until my first year of college. And I learned a lot when I had to take a computer class. I will be trying to branch out more with researching things that I am interested in. For example, I really enjoy history so maybe I will be able to share an interesting historical fact or two later on.  

Where I go on the Web.

I am huge fan of social media. It may be an addiction, but never the less, I continue to peruse. I feel connected, not just to other people, but to the events going on in the world. People are constantly posting their opinions on events both important and menial, and everyone takes their own stance. While some frustrate me beyond reason, and others just require a face palm, it's a good chance to learn every side of an argument.

Facebook comes to mind when I think frustrating opinions. This isn't to say that I don't respect that everyone has a right to feel the way they do. It's interesting to hop on Facebook after something major takes place and realize that you and your friends are not on the same page. Suddenly, there are hundreds of links to articles all across the web. If you go on Facebook, then an hour later, you may end up on an international news site, or taking a Buzzfeed quiz to find out what muscle in the body you are. 

Buzzfeed is very entertaining though. It isn't really a social media site, but it encourages comments and content from people visiting the site. It has articles that are both serious in nature as well as fluff pieces. I tend to lean toward the more amusing texts. Buzzfeed is my go to boredom site. I've taken dozens of quizzes of ridiculous natures, varying from "when will I die?" and "What color should my hair really be?"

My all time favorite place to go, though, is Instagram. I'm very visual by nature and I'm more willing to read an article that is accompanied by an interesting picture. I manage two accounts on Instagram, both a personal one and a business account. My personal account is unstructured, and I tend to lean away from writing very much under the pictures. I assume most of my followers know me personally and I'm not trying to sell them anything, so I write in a more reserved style and I take pictures that tell a story about myself. On the business account, I have to maintain the personality of the group I am representing. It's a very upbeat and friendly company, and while we aren't selling a product, we are trying to push our name and gain recognition. I write more under the picture and put various hashtags that will link people to the photo. I actually enjoy the business account more, as strange as that may sound.

There are many more sites I could list, but these are by far my most visited places on the web.

My Travels Down the Internet Highway

    Hello everyone, I’m Ray and I would like to give you a look into my normal (boring?) routine when it comes to “surfing the net.” I never gave much thought on where I visited when connecting to the internet, as I usually browse online through my iPad and only get on a computer when school is involved or I am doing something involving music, pictures, or printing.

    When I do wander across the internet, my most frequently visited places, besides NOVA, involve sports, banking, and Google. I am a huge sports fan (Go Ducks, Go Hawks!), and am constantly visiting ESPN to find out what the latest news is regarding my teams. Since football season graced us with its presence, I am also involved in fantasy football and visit the NFL, ESPN, and Yahoo fantasy football sites to keep me informed that I am getting my butt kicked this year.

    After retiring from the U. S. Marine Corps last year, I realized that I had been neglecting many aspects of my personal life for the last twenty-plus years and now frequent my financial institutions and government websites that are "supposed" to assist in transitioning into the civilian world, such as VA.gov (Veteran Affairs) and ebenefits.gov. This hasn’t been the easiest process, so unfortunately I visit these sites more often than I would like.

    I also visit Google. This is my catch-all website and I find that the information readily available by just imputing a few words in the search engine gives me plenty of material to start my “descent down the rabbit hole.” Now that I think of it, I have apps for most of these sites and that’s usually how I access them.

    And that is what my normal web traversing routine looks like, I hope it didn’t put you all to sleep. 

                                                                

Until next time, have a good day.

The New Library

I find that if you can't find the answer to something, the web is the way to go. With technology so readily available, why not surf the web for what you need. I use the Internet only if, I need information about something I can't find on my own.

The other reason is because I'm hungry. I check out a lot of web sites dealing with video games, voice acting, and art. There is more to add but it's a long list.

I'm pretty sure everyone has done this. I don't feel like going outside to buy food. Let me order some Chinese food or pizza. I check deviant art for artwork by artist all over the world. I find pictures to use as wallpaper or draw fan art when I find one I like. I will also draw and put up put up pictures on my website.

 When I go to work and take my break. I relax by going to YouTube an watching videos about Pokemon. I then try to find more information online about the best Pokemon, what team is good, what type of tournaments they have, and calculating what moves take out my opponent.

I go to "IGN" which is a website that is popular in showing online sources for the latest news on video games. I go here to see reviews on games before I decide to by them. Though they are just one opinion so I check multiple websites like it. I also look up information on games that I can't beat and check the blogs to see if someone else knows the answer.

The site that I visit the most would be "www.behindthevoiceactors.com" I love voice acting and try to study everything I can about it.

This website is helpful because it gives information about what voice actor did what movie,game, or show. You can make an account and try to do voices yourself. They have a forum so if you want to find out anything about there site go there.

I feel like those are the main ones I go to. I would like to see if anyone else in the blog goes to some pretty unique places on the web. I saw Sharif mention 4chanorg. I used to go there for the Pokemon section but, too many people ruined it for me by putting sexual innuendos.
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Where do I go on the Web?

Where do i go on the web? This is a very tricky question and I have to ponder where do I really go. I believe where I go on the web is based on my hobbies and my personality. As I would imagine that would be for anyone who is on the web. Sally Lou might be shopping for clothes and that reflects her fashion world, but for me I would say it revolves around gaming and rock climbing. Social media is also mixed in there to some extent. I would highly doubt someone if they were to tell me they never have touch youtube or netflix in this day in age.


I will admit I am on facebook regularly, but I do see it as a means for my friends to contact me or share things with me when not around, is that not the purpose of a social media site anymore?


 I am an avid Dota2 player, so I do check out stats of players as well as myself on Dotabuff. I will constantly be checking my own win/lose ratio. My best heroes, or looking at old matches. Several graphs can be shown on dotabuff on team performance.

More recently I have been getting into paintball when I don't rock climb, so I will be on youtube looking up both paintball and rock climbing videos. I might also mention I have a multiscreen setup to my PC. I have multiple tabs of chrome up at a time doing different things at once. It feels wrong if I do not have this option when on a computer anymore. So  I will usually have youtube up when I am also gaming.

I will check out weekend whippers, and safety stories in the rock climbing world. Near death, and fatal accidents to see what people did right or wrong so  I don't make a mistake when I'm 150 feet off the ground suspended by just a rope above the trees. The site I go to for all this would be Rock and Ice. http://www.rockandice.com/

I beleive sharif blogged about twitch.tv. I also watch streamers, a few I follow, from time to time, but I have actually started my own stream recently and just setup my greenscreen for added affects. So I can be found on twitch streaming, and I try to maintain chat and the stream while live. http://www.twitch.tv/xlord_belmont7/profile

Where do I go on the Web?

 

(Image from Google)

 

I know it may be horrible to say this but I’ve become so dependent on the web for almost everything in my life. I use the web on a daily basis to work, learn, and for simply entertainment. My job requires me to use a ton of web applications and do web interactions throughout my typical work day. I work as a marketing director for a local restaurant here in Northern Virginia and Gmail has become my best friend. I am emailing and responding to clients pretty much all day long, whether it is on my laptop or on my smart phone from the time I wake up in the morning to before I shut my eyes at night. I find myself consistently on social media sites like Facebook and Twitter promoting the restaurant’s brand and upcoming events.

 

However, aside from my work life, I am a full time student attending Northern Virginia Community College. I am a super busy person so I take majority of my classes online. I use the campus website for basic school information and the Blackboard to access my course work. I “religiously” depend on Google to get most of the answers to my questions and even things as simple as, defining a word. When I don’t have immediate access to Google, I use my good friend Siri from my iPhone. I love her humorous virtual personality. If Siri is your friend, ask her what 0 divided by 0 is…

Other than that, I have two kids and a big kid, my husband, of whom I am always looking for ways to surprise with my cooking and creativity. I use the app Pinterest for recipe ideas and “DIY” projects, most of which, I can do with my kids. When I am on the go I stream music from Pandora and when I am at home, I watch vlogs and listen to music on Youtube. One of my favorite vlogger at the moment is Judy from #ItsJudyLife. Judy’s vlogs are about family and mommy life so I enjoy and can relate to them. Whenever I get “me” time, I relax and hang out with Netflix and Hulu. 

 

(Image from Netflix)

 

The web has become a lifestyle for me and I wouldn’t know what to do without it.

Where do you go on the web?

An Introductory Post: Where do I go on the Web?

     

        I've never thought deeply about where I frequent on the internet. I suppose the answer to that question would reveal information about my personality, habits, and perhaps lend a hand to the curiosity of those that wish to know a secret or two of mine. After all, where I tend to go on the internet is a personal subject (well, at least I think so).

        Now that the gears are turning in my mind, and as I ponder where I go and why, I recall the knowledge gained by the public after Edward Snowden released classified NSA documents in early June 2013 detailing the NSA's mass spying on U.S. citizens (Greenwald). It truly feels surreal to know that the conspiracists were right all along; there really is an agency that knows exactly where I go on the internet -- and now you all will, as well.

        Right after I turn on my computer, I usually tune into Twitch.tv and find a streamer to listen to as I do homework or browse elsewhere on the internet. I actually watch the stream occasionally, but usually I only listen. Twitch.tv, for those unaware, is a website where people live broadcast themselves playing video games. I hope to, one day, try steaming games myself.

        Another website that I go to, but not on a computer, is reddit.com. I say not on a computer because I exclusively use a phone application called "Alien Blue" to browse the website; I've never actually gone to the desktop version of reddit. On reddit, I mainly search the "All Subreddits" section, which is an accumulation of all the trending posts on every subreddit (a forum designated to a particular subject on the website). The subreddits I do go to are /r/MuayThai, /r/BJJ (BJJ is short for Brazilian Jiu Jitsu), /r/xfiles (for when I am curious about the newest seasons' progression), and, more recently, /r/buildapc.

         I really did not want to mention it, but I do go to 4chan.org. 4chan is an anime and manga inspired image and message board created in 2003, which eventually blossomed into what it is today -- a spawn of degeneracy (no, really). There are boards dedicated to topics ranging from anime to paranormal themed discussions (Press). I mainly frequent the fitness board, and occasionally check out /pol/, also known as politically incorrect.

        Never in my life have I encountered humans as insecure as the individuals that post on /fit/ (fitness); it is actually laughable. Politically incorrect is as you'd expect it to be by the title of the board; before I ever knew about /pol/, I underestimated how racist the average individual is. Anyways, there isn't a day that goes by where I don't consider not going on 4chan anymore. It really isn't a healthy habit, psychologically speaking.

        The previously listed websites are, honestly, the only places which I frequent on the internet, besides YouTube. I don't use social media, nor do I count academic websites such as Blackboard, even though I do go there often. I wonder: how many people go to places online that they would not and do not share with others? I'm interested in reading the rest of this class' blog posts.

      

Works Cited

4chan logo. Digital image. 4chan. 4chan, n.d. Web. 23 Sept. 2015.

Greenwald, Glenn, Ewan MacAskill, and Laura Poitras. "Edward Snowden: The Whistleblower behind the NSA Surveillance Revelations." The Guardian. The Guardian, 11 June 2013. Web. 23 Sept. 2015.

The Alien. Digital image. Reddit. Reddit, n.d. Web. 23 Sept. 2015.

Twitch icon. Digital image. Twitch. Twitch, n.d. Web. 23 Sept. 2015.

Press, Associated. "What Is 4chan and Where Did It Come From?" New York Post. New York Post, 07 Nov. 2011. Web. 23 Sept. 2015.

Deyzaney's Introduction

 Where do I like to go on the web.

I love the web. Most of the time when I like to go on the web, it is usually the app of the website. If I plan on surfing the web, I most likely would be using google or using blackboard for school.

I would say right now my favorite app or website is YouTube! I think YouTube is probably one of the best websites created. I YouTube everything, literally. I use YouTube for always learning to figure out how to do something, because I am a visual learner. I love YouTube so much I also watch a lot of vlogs of peoples lives, which are like blogs but videos.
Other places I like to go on the web is Tumblr and Pinterest. Since I am a photographer tumblr and pinterest is a place where I can see pictures, get inspired, and post my photos as well. I also like to go to the Octobers Very Own website which is where Drake Grapham, who is one of my favorite artist, and his artist post new music, tours, and etc..
Last but definitely not least, I am in the process of creating my own website. The website that I am creating is for my photography and I could spend hours on it. This is one website that has definitely became one that I spend a lot of my time on.
I love the web so much, I decided to create my own.

Hope you Enjoy!

My Introduction

I am a firm believer in the phrase "Google it!" Google is probably the very first thing I go to when I have a question about anything. If I want to know what Mel B's, from the spice girls, husband looks like, I google it. If I want to know what the answer to m=ac2, I google it. Google can be used for so many more things. How to get somewhere, what the top news is, email, and like right now, Blogger!

Google has saved me many times, to the point where I couldn't even begin to explain how. There are too many examples. I not only have it on my computer but on my phone as well. It amazes me how easy it is to just open my internet app and google something. All the information in the world... right there... in the palm of my hand.

Now, obviously, google is not the only website I use. If I'm not on google, I'm on Blackboard, gmail, YouTube, my other blog, twitter, NFL website, etc... etc. I love to watch hilarious videos on YouTube. I love to laugh and obviously that helps. I also look at music videos and watch my favorite youtuber, Tyler Oakley. I only use NFL during football season. I don't keep track over the off season of who hurt what and so on so forth. I don't care, unless it is anyone from the Steelers. Woop woop! #steerlersnation

One more website that I go to on the internet is Pintrest. I love love love to cook. I get so many ideas from there about good recipes for desserts, pastas, smoothies, and so forth. I also go on their to look at nail art and tattoo ideas. 

Thanks for reading!