WEEK 9: CLEAR

This week in ISM3004 we discussed the Internet and its basic infrastructure. As an Internet user for many years now, this content was very clear and refreshing.

For example, one of the lectures focused on domain names, which every Web site has. I had studied this topic for a previous class when I did a focus study on an NBA star named Chris Bosh. Bosh won a court case and was given the rights of nearly 800 domain names. The reason there was a legal battle was because the defendant had purchased many domain names of professional, college and even high school athletes. For example, www.chrisbosh.com. In purchasing the rights to these names, the defendant hoped to resell them back to each player for a significant price; however, the court did not agree and Chris Bosh won all of the names but offered to give them back to each player for free.

We also learned about Web 2.0 and some of its uses like enhancing communication and providing excellent business presentations. It was almost funny learning about the Internet, especially when discussing the days before wireless and we used telephone modems or cable connectors. Things have definitely changed for the better. We also discussed search engines like Google and other ways to navigate the Web.