Big Data and the Rhetoric of Information

Quantified Self- Fitbit Tracker

I use a fitbit tracker and the fitbit app daily.  The only effort I put into using the app is simply...

“And I would walk 500 miles, and I would walk 500 more….”

  When I got my Samsung smart phone, I didn’t really intend on using any sort of tracking or fitness...

MapMyWalk Self-Tracking

The only self-tracking app I use is MapMyWalk. The app uses your location services to track your the route and...

Quantified Self-Reflection

The app that I have chosen for this assignment is the only piece of self-tracking that I am aware I...

My Fitness Pal or Foe

I’ve never really put two and two together in that I never considered I use apps to “track” myself. I...

Qualified Self

Since I do not use any kind of self tracking apps, it is hard to answer this question. The only...

QUANTIFIED SELF – readings & assignment

Readings to be read before class on Wednesday, 2/17: http://www.fuqua.duke.edu/news_events/news-releases/jordan-etkin-tracking/#.VrvlzxgrJdf https://blog.underarmour.com/devices/activity-trackers/the-beginners-guide-to-quantified-self-plus-a-list-of-the-best-personal-data-tools-out-there/   Reading – Read before class on Monday, 2/22:...

All Time Favorite Songs

This month we decided as a group that we wanted to add to our playlist activity from the first day...

The Data the Frames Us

Remember the game “Guess Who?”? For those that are not familiar, it’s exactly what it sounds like. You have a...

Data and Posted Pictures

Last spring I studied abroad and very typically posted a ton of photos of all the beautiful places I was lucky...