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Richard A. Lanham Article

In the first part of the knowing interview Richard Lanham is talking about different technology that is offered in the world. He talks about how many books are made every year, websites, videos...etc He goes on to explain why there are so many books, websites, videos..etc Some people may do it for interest reason and some may do it for other reasons. Richard Lanham says that the digital age will be a huge problem. Then he starts to talk about the Is Google Making Us Stupid article. When reading this article earlier in the semester I had a hard time reading the whole article. I found myself skimming threw the article which isn't good.

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Hello!    I am Kamari Littlejohn. In this class I plan to learn how to create blogs and how to attract an audiences. I also want to cover how to make a website and how to create a brand for myself. I am looking forward to a great year! Can't wait to see what the future holds.