FMX 210 - Ella Malmgren

  The Internet was created “ in the 1960s as a way for government researchers to share information. Computers in the '60s were large and immobile and in order to make use of information stored in any one computer, one had to either travel to the site of the computer or have magnetic computer tapes sent through the conventional postal system.” ( Brief History ). Although other scientists and engineers had ideas to create something like the Internet before the 1960’s, the first workable prototype of the Internet came in the late 1960s with the creation of ARPANET, or the Advanced Research Projects Agency Network, originally funded by the U.S. Department of Defense.” (Andrews).  However, the date typically referred to as the “Internet’s birthday” is January 1, 1983 because researchers began to create the “network of networks” that transformed into the modern Internet. In 1990, Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web. “While it’s often confused with the internet itself, the ...

      My name is Ella Malmgren, and I'm currently a junior at UT majoring in communications and double minoring in public relations and journalism. Although I'm taking FMX 210 as a requirement, I look forward to learning more about digital media, and I'm excited to use technology in a creative way. I think it's important to technologically proficient for any communications career path. In terms of my desired dream job, I love both public relations and journalism, and often have a hard time deciding between the two. I would like to either work in nonprofit public relations or write for broadcast news.      I'm originally from Maryland, about 30 minutes outside of Washington D.C.. What drew me to the University of Tampa was the weather, the school size, and the city environment. Some of my hobbies include reading, watching crime documentaries, golfing, and playing tennis with my friends. My favorite book genre is thriller, and I've recently been really i...