On Oct. 23rd we had a guest speaker come in and talk to our class about all kinds of stuff relating to 'working in the virtual world. Hanberg introduced himself as an author, self-publisher, and entrepreneur and he emphasized the World Wide Web's impact on entertainment, advertising, working, etc. He went over the influence this had on him in terms of; selling books with print on demand, online advertisement, and privacy over the web.
One of the things I found most interesting in Hanberg's discussion with the class was his mention of just how important social media is concerning company endeavors. He talked about the upsides and downsides to people rating products and advertising products, as well as issues a company can encounter regarding bullying, misunderstandings, and privacy, all of which occur because of the internet.
I think one of the crazies things talked about was Hanberg's 'humble beginning' I guess I could say. Specifically, he mentioned how he was asked to create a website for a university and he accepted the task with no experience creating websites in any way. It apparently worked out too!
Also, I had no idea "50 Shades of Grey" was originally just a fan-fiction that escalated into a book and eventually a movie. That's also super crazy to me.
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