Khan's Thoughts

Facebook and I I am in trouble. I hate its security My wife knows the name of my girlfriend The above title of my blog may be funny, but what if it was true? My sweet wife would have made me sleep till eternity six feet under by now. Our sensitive information, whether that be the intellectual property, financial figures, personal information, or other types of data any unauthorized access or exposure could have very negative consequences. Multimedia and its hosting organizations transmit this sensitive data across networks for storage, data manipulation, report generation and for other purposes in the course of doing businesses. As the volume of information and sensitivity increases, the safeguarding of such data becomes a nightmare for these organizations. Unfortunately, social media has failed miserably in protecting its users’ data. If we look back at some of the recent cybersecurity news headlines, it’s clear to see that it’s been a year full of ransomware and cov...

LinkedIn or Facebook Who can market you better in the professional world? Social media is an evolution of technology that has digitally infused in our daily lives. In today’s world, it offers a robust methodology of communication and networking that has a tremendous impact not only on our daily lives but on our culture, education,  politics, business, and on the world at large. It is quite evident that social media is a game changer in the way how we carry out business in the world today. By far the most popular websites available for business purposes are LinkedIn and Facebook.  Facebook continually evolves as the most popular and used communication platform to connect with family and friends with 2.32 billion active monthly users (Source: Facebook 1/30/19). Besides socializing, Facebook is being used as a marketing platform by businesses as well. There are over 65 million businesses are currently using Facebook for advertising and marketing purposes.  ...

The Scholarly Writing and I It is very likely that awkwardness and occasional hostility may arise if a scholar comes across a poorly written piece of academic writing. Scholarly or academic writing is the genre of writing used in all academic fields. Scholarly writing is not better than journalism, fiction, or poetry; it is just a different category. Because most of us are not used to of such writing, it can feel unfamiliar and intimidating, but it is a skill that can be learned by immersing yourself in scholarly literature.   All students in the academic world are required to do a ton of reading, involve in discussions and produce scholarly writing in everything from discussion posts to dissertations.  It is expected of all in academia to have a high level of writing skills. Basic grammar rules, an adequate vocabulary, and the use of complexity (written English is expected to be more complex than spoken language).  It is necessary to avoid objectivity a...