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Brand Me

February 19th, 2010
Posted in Computer Science . Industry . Personal . Society
By Alison

My first years at university, I was a journalism advertising major. So, the inevitable question is how does one go from that to computer science? As a journalism major, it became quickly obvious that journalism (at least in the United States) has fallen quite far on the integrity scale. Today, it has gotten even worse. While [ READ MORE ]

Intellectual Property IV: Public Domain

January 26th, 2010
Posted in Miscellaneous
By Alison

Note: This is from my original blog, written December 2008. This is US-centric. I’ve decided to revive some of them. What do Beethoven’s “Piano Sonata No. 14″ (also known as the “Moonlight Sonata”), Frank Capra’s It’s a Wonderful Life, and photographs from the Hubble Space Telescope have in common? In case the title wasn’t a giant [ READ MORE ]

Intellectual Property II: Trademarks

January 26th, 2010
Posted in Miscellaneous
By Alison

Note: This is from my original blog, written December 2008. This is US-centric. I’ve decided to revive some of them. Next up, something I got way to familiar with as an ad major: trademarks. Trademarks are the little things that discern one service or product from another, like logos or slogans. (Branding is built around these things. [ READ MORE ]

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