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Originally fragrances were first used for religious purposes, some people believed that evil spread by a foul smell. But perfumes the way it is known today was first created by a woman named Tapputi; she is the very first chemist. 

As for victoria's secret fragrances, they are named after the Victoria's secret clothing line. Fun Fact the very first perfume by them was named Victoria.  Victoria's secret makes most of their clothing items in Sri Lanka, Indonesia, and India,  But their perfumes are made by intimate beauty corporations. One being the Givaudan fragrance house in Paris. 

The internet is already known and pre-established as an ever changing, transforming, and evolving thing. What was likely unexpected was the way it originally transformed. 

This post will likely be similar to the past couple ones as we will basically be readdressing the older points of how the internet allowing in the general public sphere caused a revolution in the worldwide web that allowed for the capitalistic ideas that currently control and fuel the modern day internet. 

After completing the course reading, involving two different essays about the evolution of the digital world, it is clear that the idea of granting the public access to the internet was not thoroughly thought out. 

There seems to be a tug-of-war between the mass majority of public users and the original Silicon Valley virtual superpowers. The way that users originally used the internet to share scholarly information then transitioned to using it as a space and “free market” for general opinions (whether factual or not) shows the dawn of a virtual revolution. 

While the Silicon Valley “big brothers” would much rather keep the internet limited and contained to what is profitable and what contributes “positively” to the capitalist ideology the top 1% has, the public masses are leaning towards a desire for an open space to roam and explore the digital world without the need to pay or be at any specific level of class or education. 

The solution showed itself in the form of a compromise: the dawn of social media and online commerce. 

The idea that the internet is the same it has always been or nothing more than a continuous steady evolution is one of the greatest lies people have been led to believe. In reality, the internet has not evolved, it has completely transformed.

There were two readings that I completed when researching this topic and both pointed to the fact that the internet is much more than what it seems. While we already imagine the internet as this everlasting thing with no boundaries that continues onto infinity, the point is that while it does have its limits it has still formed itself in such a way that it seems limitless. However, the idea that the limitless abyss of the internet is still the same internet that was invented in the seventies is misguided. It is, in fact, an entirely different being all together. The dawn, if not recreation, of the internet as we know it came when the concept of commercialization was introduced. 

The first reading I will be sourcing is one by Tim O’Reilly. This reading discussed the idea of the internet 2.0. 

In this reading there was a lot to cover. However what I grabbed the most from it was just how different the “internet” is from what it was originally supposed to be. It is almost scary how codependent we have become as it expands and becomes more and more accessible. The introduction of business and commerce has not just boosted but rocketed the internet to new heights but is also the downfall of its original purpose. It is something that we could not run from as a society. With the new internet or “Internet 2.0″ a Cain and Abel effect seemed to form along with a constant need to grow and expand and evolve. With mega-sites and corporations forming to grab at the virtual free real estate, the competitions and constant need for the “newest thing” took over. Whether it was MySpace versus Skype, Yahoo versus AOL, Google versus Bing, etc. these sites began popping up everywhere and the internet was no longer free space but a battleground. 

The second reading comes from an excerpt of James Curran’s book “Misunderstanding the Internet”. Another hefty reading, it cam be summed up in a single sentence: The idea that it is “the same internet” is the biggest lie one can tell about the this expansive thing known as the internet. The internet is not some frivolous place one can venture into innocently or in a simple pursuit of knowledge anymore. With the internet being such an all consuming thing, one must venture in with caution and purpose, despite what it’s original purpose was supposed to be. It is, however, something that can be severely misunderstood by an user. The internet is like a massive ocean anyone could end up adrift in and with so many people inputting and exporting information it is complicated enough to get confused by. A single Google search or saved picture on Pinterest will not only lead the user to a seemingly infinite amount of other pages but it will even lead to suggestions and ads and emails that are so tailored to one’s interests or curiosities that it can feel as if a camera is constantly on them. 

That is a whole other concept of digital media and its interactions with users that I am sure I will be discussing in a later post. However, for now, it is simply evident that the internet is not what it was invented to be and, in fact, it is a whole other beast entirely. It is, in fact, the internet 2.0.

This weeks discussion class we looked into many subjects of what it means to be an artist and compare that to other professions. And we looked into where our ideas come from and that is a very broad question. The group that I was in discussed how there is a difference between creating art for your living room and then for the gallery. I agree with what they said because it can be based on the location it is placed. It has to fit where it will be going and if that is your home it should match your personality. They also talked about how if it was a job and getting paid for it then there should not be mistakes in it as you will be facing more ciriticism then what is in your home. More people will probably be looking at the art in the gallery and it should be made for that. 

I’m currently freaking out all the work I have to do to finish up this semester. For our final in class we have to put our skills together that we’ve been working on all semester. We’ve gone through ever social media platform and learned the main components of each.

So, as break rapidly approached I started to notice how different social media was during the holidays. It’s still super crazy to me how much social media can influence so many people! I started watching live videos on Facebook and Instagram more and it’s interesting to see what people are comfortable to put online.