During my internship at Wayfair, I gained a completely different perspective on the functionalities within an organization. I learnt about personalizing recommendations for customers who view your websites, keeping in mind their likes and dislikes and a myriad of other factors such as age, gender and demographics. I have always enjoyed shopping online, but the… Read the full article…
My job as a Software Development Engineer at Amazon certainly comes with many challenges along the way. This only makes celebrating successes so much more significant. One of the most exhilarating experiences I can think of on the job is finally unblocking yourself after long hours of working on a bug. It makes me proud… Read the full article…
When we think about innovation, competition, and consumer protection we need to understand that there is no perfect solution. There might be situations where innovation is best achieved by a few large entities. Alternatively a large number of smaller competitors may provide options to consumers. In the past, deciding on this was not as difficult… Read the full article…
Summer 2018 brought new challenges and exciting opportunities with it. As my second semester of graduate school drew to a close, I decided to pursue a ten-week internship at Wayfair’s Boston office. Facing Learning Curves My internship kicked off with a project on building an application using React, PhP, and other web development frameworks. Since… Read the full article…
Are you still trying to catch up on all the emails you’ve ignored since January 1? If you’re worried you may have missed some of our best posts: we have your back. Here are the top 5 InfoSpace posts we’ve published so far this year. Did your favorite blog make the list? If not, let… Read the full article…
I came to Boston a week before the internship began because I wanted to acclimate myself to the locality and explore the new city. Boston is amazing during the summers and I had already tried a couple of restaurants and set up my house before I started my internship. My First Day at Wayfair Typical… Read the full article…
Amazon has been quite a wild time. Throughout the first month of my internship, I’ve been exposed to many new people, ideas, and technologies. The way of life in Seattle is unlike anything I’ve seen before. Who knew that going on the iSchool’s Experiential Learning trip, Peak2Peak, last summer would be a precursor for the events… Read the full article…
Have you ever wondered what kinds of internships iSchool students take over the summer? Look no further than following our 2018 Summer Internship Bloggers. Who are the summer internship bloggers? They’re are a group of undergraduate and graduate students from all iSchool programs who will share their unique experiences as they work over the summer…. Read the full article…
Editor’s Note: This post was a collaboration between graduate student Aditi Chawla, professor Martha Garcia-Murillo, and associate professor Ian MacInnes Another piece of the recently-launched European General Data Protection Regulation is the Right to be Forgotten. There is some timely research from iSchool faculty members Martha Garcia-Murillo and Ian MacInnes that addresses the regulatory aspects of social media…. Read the full article…
Editor’s Note: This post was a collaboration between graduate student Smirity Kaushik and assistant professor Yang Wang. Have you noticed that recently many companies such as Google, Spotify, and LinkedIn have sent emails or alerts notifying you about changes in their privacy policies? Why are they all doing that? Well, companies around the world are getting… Read the full article…