Final Thoughts

I appreciated taking Women and Computers because it gave me tools to explore the diversity of the Internet.

Before this class, all I did online besides research for school was check my email and Facebook, and use Google maps.

Thanks to this class, I now have a blog, learned about several of the various women contributors to the Internet, learned how to create online cartoons, and appreciate how important Internet access can be for women on a global level. I hope to continue to utilize all the great tools of the Internet as I continue with my education.

Women's Contributions

I was interested to learn about Caterina Fake, one of the co-founders of the Flickr photosharing website. Two people chose her to talk about so that shows she has been very influential.

Amy did a presentation on her as did Becky.

I was interested to learn that not only is she highly educated, but her interest in the Internet began with an interest in gaming. I guess I usually stereotype online gamers as men, so it's a nice surprise to learn that women also enjoy gaming online. It was good to learn that Fake is also working on her new project, called Hunch. It proves that knowledge around the Internet is constantly updating and evolving.

Increased use of Facebook can lead to a higher risk of eating disorders

This is a link to my Zoho presentation on the recent study that shows that an young girls who use Facebook frequently are more likely to develop eating disorders.

This is a troubling because more women than men use social networking sites such as Facebook.

Media has always been cited as a reason for the development of eating disorders in teenage girls, and now social networking is being added to this list of triggers.