Privacy is a major issue that new media has reveled to us. New media allows us to connect with millions of people all at once and yet people are surprised that they lose some privacy. I mean were talking about things such as "Social Media" which lets you write anytime you cook a meal, go on vacation, state your political views (for good or for bad), family pictures, fun times at bars, 10 different ways to cook hotdogs and these are just to name a few. These are things you are sharing with anybody with an internet connection can see these things. In order to enjoy new media you need to be willing to sacrifice privacy, take this as that old saying that nothing in life is free. While you can sign up for free for facebook or twitter, you allow them to advertise product down your throat catered towards the last thing you may have Googled or allow them to sell your information you provide upon set up to the highest bidder.
To live in a more interconnected and modern world privacy is going to go down. The democrat and republican parties saw this first hand after we just went through one of the least popular elections in years. Both Hilary and Donald weren't able to keep their private lives private, so why do you think you will be able to.
Tuesday, November 15, 2016
Advice
If I was hired by the college to infuse new media to create a better college environment, I would pursue and social media movement. Colleges in the United States are currently ran under bureaucratic nightmare and this causes much of the stress college students face now of days. Whether it's not signing a certain box on your FASFA or not knowing why your date to sign up for classes is different from your friends ( both statements I heard today while sitting in class) the bureaucratic structure causes students to become frustrated not only about Brooklyn College but around the country.
This is the problem and social media is the answer. I'm not saying to tweet about how "this school sucks" but rather tweet to a problem solving account dedicated to helping take down the structures that bureaucratic ways create. Creating a dedicated social help desk can create and environment of questions and answers which confusing college environment desperately needs. This can be taken to Facebook as well. We currently have several pages on Facebook the address questions to, however these pages are inconsistent on answering and could offer incorrect information. Incorrect information could cause major problems not only for the student that asked the question but for anybody in the group who read it and believed it .
With these new systems in place the college can get back to educating rather then jus problem solving. Twitter and Facebook are going to be a major part of students lives while they are in college, targeting where students are will resolve the issues students face.
This is the problem and social media is the answer. I'm not saying to tweet about how "this school sucks" but rather tweet to a problem solving account dedicated to helping take down the structures that bureaucratic ways create. Creating a dedicated social help desk can create and environment of questions and answers which confusing college environment desperately needs. This can be taken to Facebook as well. We currently have several pages on Facebook the address questions to, however these pages are inconsistent on answering and could offer incorrect information. Incorrect information could cause major problems not only for the student that asked the question but for anybody in the group who read it and believed it .
With these new systems in place the college can get back to educating rather then jus problem solving. Twitter and Facebook are going to be a major part of students lives while they are in college, targeting where students are will resolve the issues students face.
Wednesday, November 2, 2016
Creativity
Many people in the media industry feel that new media offers a door to more creative and meaningful advertisements then the old medias of the past. This can be seen by marketing companies no longer buying advertisement in bulk and posting advertisements wherever and whenever. It has led to the emergence of strategy based advertisement companies using less money to operative in more creative avenues that are more accessible to the companies desired target market.
Just one of the new media options to do this type of advertisement is through the use of social media such as Facebook or Twitter. These platforms have become virtually essential to everyday life and have even spilled over to old media forms in which during newscasts anchors will read tweets of viewers or celebrities. The advantage that social media offers is that it is a two way street of communication rather then the one way streets of the past. This means that companies can now communicate with its customers on all aspects of their product. Rather then telling them what they want they can be told by customers what to design. This offers more of a connection to the product by potential customers and thus will lead to bigger sales. According to Claire Cain Miller of the New York Times in her article "Twitter Serves Up Ideas From Its Followers" "Twitter struck an interesting balance of flexibility and malleability that allowed users to invent uses for it that weren't anticipated". This means that Twitter doesn't need to be something they aren't, they can be told by their fans what to be and mold to fit this desire. A smart company listens to its customers and through the use of social media this is easier then ever before.
Just one of the new media options to do this type of advertisement is through the use of social media such as Facebook or Twitter. These platforms have become virtually essential to everyday life and have even spilled over to old media forms in which during newscasts anchors will read tweets of viewers or celebrities. The advantage that social media offers is that it is a two way street of communication rather then the one way streets of the past. This means that companies can now communicate with its customers on all aspects of their product. Rather then telling them what they want they can be told by customers what to design. This offers more of a connection to the product by potential customers and thus will lead to bigger sales. According to Claire Cain Miller of the New York Times in her article "Twitter Serves Up Ideas From Its Followers" "Twitter struck an interesting balance of flexibility and malleability that allowed users to invent uses for it that weren't anticipated". This means that Twitter doesn't need to be something they aren't, they can be told by their fans what to be and mold to fit this desire. A smart company listens to its customers and through the use of social media this is easier then ever before.
Modeling Relatiy off of Virtual Worlds
Virtual Worlds
Virtual worlds have become more and more used as the years go by. Virtual worlds can be used as a getaway from a life full of stress and replace it with one in which you can control most aspects. It has become so popular that has been made as a pop culture reference in many movies and television shows. One example of this is from the popular show the office when a character on the show named Dwight takes on a virtual world, however since Dwight thinks he is a perfect specimen he makes his character in the game known as "Second Life" the same as the first. He is the assistant to the regional manager of a paper supply company in Scranton Pennsylvania. The only change Dwight makes is that he ca now fly.
Not only are virtual worlds are popular they can actually have a positive affect on society. For example the extremely popular virtual world of Minecraft while in beta was actually made for children with autism. Other virtual worlds have since taken this approach . For example according to Nicole Saidi of CNN .com "Naughty Auties" was a virtual world made for people with mental disabilities to create a character in a 3D world and use this character to interact with other people who may have the same issues as them. This makes them feel connected with one another. As a person who has a cousin with a mental disability you know that this disability can make them feel alone in the world. This virtual world can give them more of a feeling of fitting in while also sharpening their creative and interactive skills.
Virtual worlds can also be used in the education of children. The beginning years of the education system are some of the most important and some kids instantly try to reject this system. This is because they are either bored or uninterested in what is going on in the classroom. This is why introducing virtual worlds into the classroom could help steer these children that may go off in the wrong direction education wise back on the path of success. According to a research appear based on the advantages of virtual world classrooms, in the future 50% of learning can be done on the internet which offers not only a low cost but also could lead to more cognitive learning then traditional methods.
There is of course draw backs to virtual worlds. Kids and adults for that matter can be dragged into these worlds and in some cases become more important to them then their real life loves. However I think this can be stopped and the positives far out way the costs in this scenario.
Sunday, October 23, 2016
Blog about Twitter
Twitter Discussions
A twitter discussion allows peers to talk about an issue in a short and 140 character or less way. Twitter discussions allow for the joining in of multiple parties who feel they can add to the subject matter. Hashtags can lead to a greater volume of people seeing your tweets and giving their opinions. Also and probably most importantly Twitter now allows you to add gifs to the discussion. There is few better feelings then having a drop the microphone like comment on a Twitter conversation and being able to add a gif of a microphone dropping.
Blackboard discussions allow fora more extensive conversation about a topic however the people able to add to this conversation is limited to the people in a specific class. What blackboard lacks however is the ability to use the gif to emphasize your point you must purely rely on your wits alone to get across your point.
Finally is the in class discussion. since this class is completely online this class lacks the ability to do this. In life discussions are much easier to remember and you can get your point across more clearly. Class discussions like this allow for immediate back and forth, not allowing for people to really deeply think about their reply. Although this is my preferred form of discussion it does lack one thing, and that thing is GIFs.
In conclusion each type of discussions offers some pros and cons. A mix of all these discussions would make for a productive class.
Social Network Sites
Social Network Sites
Social networking is simply a way of life in todays day and age. Some of these sites include Twitter, Facebook, Linked in and myspace. There are hundreds of social media sites so I sought out to see why many different ones are needed. My first stop on the social media train led me to Twitter.
Twitter, personally my most used social media, is a site that allows you to post your thoughts as long as they are 140 characters or less. At the beginning of the site many thought that this limit would be it downfall however it allowed for a less clunky appearance then what Facebook offered. With relativity short posts you can look through hundreds of tweets in a matter of moments and follow up with tweets or twitter accounts that interested you very quickly. The major advantage twitter offers compared to other social media sites is it is the most personal of the forums. Want to see what a celebrity is thinking read their tweets, want to have a conversation with one send him or her a tweet and maybe you will be lucky enough to have a reply. Twitter offers an intimate relationship with the people of your choosing. Next in my research led me to the big boy, Facebook.
Allot has been said about Facebook, in fact they even made a movie on it's creation by CEO Mark Zuckerburg. This forum is the most popular social media allowing you to connect with friends and family from all over the world. I know personally Facebook allows me to communicate with family in England I have that I would otherwise probably not talk with. What Facebook does better then any other social site is adapt. The site started for college connections and developed into a social media empire for all. When faced by competition Facebook can choose to takeover its competition, use Instagram as an example, or add something to it software to compete with the rival. Facebook will be around for a long time because of its ability to adapt. Next my research led me to Linked in.
Linkedin is essentially the facebook for professionals. I know personally this is a website I have been using much more often as I make my steps into becoming a full blown adult. Linked in allows for users to talk about business or look for job opportunities which is its most unique factor. Expect even bigger things from this site in the coming years as Microsoft bought the company and plans to ramp up the site. Finally the grandfather of them all myspace.
Myspace was the first social media site I used, even though I was probably to young to be doing so. Myspace allowed for the ultimate customization of social media sites. In fact I am surprised that Twitter and Facebook have little to no customization compared to what Myspace did. You would spend hours changing your background, music and top friends. By the time you were done you felt like you could be a pro web site designer.
In conclusion each major social media sites needs to have its own calling card. Twitter had a slim youthful look, Facebook has its ability to adapt, linked in offers a more professional experience and myspace offered unique customization. These websites are all virtually copies of each other just with a twist.
Social Network Sites
Social Network Sites
Social networking is simply a way of life in todays day and age. Some of these sites include Twitter, Facebook, Linked in and myspace. There are hundreds of social media sites so I sought out to see why many different ones are needed. My first stop on the social media train led me to Twitter.
Twitter, personally my most used social media, is a site that allows you to post your thoughts as long as they are 140 characters or less. At the beginning of the site many thought that this limit would be it downfall however it allowed for a less clunky appearance then what Facebook offered. With relativity short posts you can look through hundreds of tweets in a matter of moments and follow up with tweets or twitter accounts that interested you very quickly. The major advantage twitter offers compared to other social media sites is it is the most personal of the forums. Want to see what a celebrity is thinking read their tweets, want to have a conversation with one send him or her a tweet and maybe you will be lucky enough to have a reply. Twitter offers an intimate relationship with the people of your choosing. Next in my research led me to the big boy, Facebook.
Allot has been said about Facebook, in fact they even made a movie on it's creation by CEO Mark Zuckerburg. This forum is the most popular social media allowing you to connect with friends and family from all over the world. I know personally Facebook allows me to communicate with family in England I have that I would otherwise probably not talk with. What Facebook does better then any other social site is adapt. The site started for college connections and developed into a social media empire for all. When faced by competition Facebook can choose to takeover its competition, use Instagram as an example, or add something to it software to compete with the rival. Facebook will be around for a long time because of its ability to adapt. Next my research led me to Linked in.
Linkedin is essentially the facebook for professionals. I know personally this is a website I have been using much more often as I make my steps into becoming a full blown adult. Linked in allows for users to talk about business or look for job opportunities which is its most unique factor. Expect even bigger things from this site in the coming years as Microsoft bought the company and plans to ramp up the site. Finally the grandfather of them all myspace.
Myspace was the first social media site I used, even though I was probably to young to be doing so. Myspace allowed for the ultimate customization of social media sites. In fact I am surprised that Twitter and Facebook have little to no customization compared to what Myspace did. You would spend hours changing your background, music and top friends. By the time you were done you felt like you could be a pro web site designer.
In conclusion each major social media sites needs to have its own calling card. Twitter had a slim youthful look, Facebook has its ability to adapt, linked in offers a more professional experience and myspace offered unique customization. These websites are all virtually copies of each other just with a twist.
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