Big Data and the Rhetoric of Information

I just want some ice cream.

Okay, I usually do all of myself tracking on pen and paper so that I am able to go back...

Tracking.. Like buffalo?

  I track my homework, work schedule, and workout schedule in my agenda. However this method of tracking could hardly...

Getting Organized through Self-Tracking

Getting Organized through Self-Tracking

I am not one to invest much time in self-tracking apps, especially since I feel like I would ignore them...

Self Tracking: Interesting, but not so great

Self tracking isn’t really something I place a lot of importance on. When I remember to open the app on...

Self-tracking through MyFitnessPal

The self-tracking app I use most frequently is called MyFitnessPal. This app allows you to input the number of calories...

Quantified Self- Charlie Betts

Quantified Self- Charlie Betts

I do not have any apps that I have personally downloaded on my phone that track my activity, but I...

Oh My God Do I Not Care: Tracking My Data on Fitbit

The app I’m using to track my data is my Fitbit app, which tracks the number of steps I’ve taken...

Lose It!: Losing Weight and Gaining Guilt

  One of the self-tracking apps I have on my phone is Lose It!, an app intended to help its...

The Quantified Other

Like many of my classmates, I stumbled upon an app called S Health—which was included with the purchase of my...

Cycling with Screens

For the most part I track my daily activity in my head; I care about getting my work done and...