Hacking

Most people think of "hacking" as a bad thing and they are right but their is also good hacking as well. Bad hacking is when people try to steal information or overtake a company's website to find out personal information or try and steal money. Good hacking is when specific people are hired to try to break through a security/fire wall so they can change it and make it more secure for the user and the business themselves.

I have personally never hacked or even tried to hack someone or something for goof or for bad because that takes a lot of time and computer skills that I do not have and if you get into trouble there can be a hefty fine or consequence.

In my case with traveling it would be pretty easy for a skilled hacker to put wrongful information about traveling on the internet. "When Pop was Home" is a good example to reference because you can mark or put a location on a specific place and basically lie to other people about either the location or give them a bad review even if the place was very good. Some who can hack well can alter directions or travel information and can be catastrophic in some cases.

Also there is good travel hacking like when people post or use tips and tricks when traveling like using frequent flyer points, booking in advanced, using coupon codes and just personal experience. 

Media and Traveling

There is so many ways that social media has on traveling. Majority of people either have a Facebook, Instagram, or Pinterest account if not all three! Each of these media platforms inspires you to go to these beautiful places in the United States and around the world. Most people today share or can share a location with a picture they post which makes it easy to access/find that place. I can honestly say that I have used the location tags on Instagram to find local places to go to and they were very accurate.

People no longer need guidebook that were created a long time ago thanks to advancement of technology. There are many different travel sights on the internet that are popular like "TripAdvisor".  These posts are sometimes edited to make that specific place look good but some of the local places are becoming less and less due to vandalism and littering which isn't right! People need to respect the landmarks and respect the property so that other people can enjoy it as well before they disappear.

When people are looking or thinking about a place to go, people search the internet to look for the top places around the world or a much narrow category like a specific state and a good example of this information is shown above in the link.

   

Location-Based Social Media

My blog’s focus intersects with social media and / or location-based narratives because usually after I take photos at one of our destinations I either post the one I like the most on Facebook and Instagram so that friends and family can see or comment I like to see what other people post to see where cool places are around the area so its really nice when people post locations so that other people can enjoy nature and wildlife.

It is nice and very easy to add a location on Facebook and Instagram because usually google maps is connected to the location as well so you can click on that and easily access the location and it is a good way to keep track of all the places you have been before or if you look back for a specific place social media keeps track.

As a backup to using social media I have a map that I have push pins in of all the towns that I have been too and each state is a different color and I hope to one day travel to each of the 50 states in my lifetime.
                             

Location-Based Narratives

My blog's focus intersects with social media and/or location-based narratives is going to be about traveling to different places in the United States. A good example of this is when I post to Facebook and use the "check-in" location. Another hard copy way I like to also do in more detail is putting push pins on a United States map with different colors for each state.

A good example to show the same kind of concept would be "The Silent History" story. Each place I go has its own unique story that I have to tell about what happened, what we did, what we seen, etc. This is also unique because it doesn't matter what order you view each photo in since it has its own story.

I love traveling and marking different places off my bucket list that I want to visit and I always take multiple photos one because I love photography and to share the memories with my family and friends and like they always say "every photo is worth a thousand words". 

Introduction

I am interested in a lot of different hobbies inside and outside so if I was to have a dream career I would say working/traveling around the world taking pictures for National Geographic or something very similar. I have even thought about being a photographer for a ski resort out west who would take pictures and interact with the skiers/snowboarders on the mountain and in the lodge.

My thoughts on digital media and writing are positive since most people have a smartphone and it is easier to access and word travels faster than ever before which is both good and bad in some cases. Majority of the society reads and learns from what is posted on the internet because the media is more accessible and more convenient than say going to the library.

For my three role models I chose include Tyler Hubbard from Florida Georgia Line, Sahen Skinner a snowmobile guide, and lady named Julie (pinkgemlife) from Instagram. I picked these three because Tyler Hubbard is an inspirational country artist and is always willing to help others. Sahen Skinner is an awesome guy who is down to earth and has his own website that is easy to use and has a nice overall design. Julie has an amazing Instagram page with posts of the beach, which is the main subject, and the sunsets that is just beautiful.