Category Archive: Comm 217

Mobile Trends From 2009 to 2010

2010 was a big year for mobile, particularly the smartphone. According to analysts at Gartner Research, nearly 1.6 billion mobile devices were sold this year, a 31.8 percent increase over 2009. Smartphone sales accounted for 19 percent of total mobile communications device sales in 2010, up 72.1 percent from 2009. Click through the slideshow to …

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What’s Going On At SLAC?

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For Comm 217 we were charged with researching a question about Stanford and discussing how we would write an article about the topic, including what forms of multimedia we would use to enhance the piece. I was assigned the question – “What’s happening at SLAC?” Well, when it comes to physics, the better question seems …

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An Interview with Phillip Arredondo

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Even in a society obsessed with the newest, fastest, and best products, there is something to be said for consistency and familiarity. In a brief chat with fellow COMM 217 classmate Phillip Arredondo, the 22-year old revealed he gets his news from the same site he’s trusted for several years – msn.com. “My old computer …

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