There are so many new media technology coming out every year that it's so hard to keep up. Just in a decade, our new media today will become old media. I feel like there should be a 3D videos and texts where you can just flip through pages on your phone or tablet with a single hand motion without touching the screen. These 3D images are like projections and this can enhance video watching experience, Skype calls or conferences, and also gaming. It will be a whole new experience and I feel like it'll definitely change media and the way we interact online. Since technology is changing so rapidly, I wouldn't be surprised to see this in the next 10 - 20 years.
Monday, November 25, 2013
Monday, November 18, 2013
So for the class Wiki, I added content to the Arts page. Although I didn't write much yet, but I added a brief intro, which I'll fix up later, and also some categories that I'll include within the Arts section. I plan to talk about the art around us that are available to us as students such as the Chelsea galleries, Five Points, Museums which has free entry during certain times, and music and film festivals. I'll go in-depth and show how art is everywhere around us, its just that we need to know our resources and where to find them.
1. What is file sharing?
File sharing is the process of storing and sharing or distributing files such as documents or pictures or programs, etc. We share these files using cloud web, email, flash drive or a USB.
2. What is P2P sharing?
P2P sharing means peer to peer file sharing. This involves two users linking their computers together, allowing them to access and share digital files using software.
3. What are some examples of P2P file sharing?
BitTorrent is an example of P2P sharing. It is a site where people upload their files and share and download illegal copies of music, television shows, textbooks, movies, etc. People who puts these files up online enable millions of other people on the internet to download it. Sites for people to download and upload music files are most popular, such as Napster and Limewire. People don't need to buy CDs from artists anymore and can just directly download the files off Mediafire or other sites where others upload their files to. In a NYTimes article, Warner Brothers planned to stop film piracy by taking steps to monitor physical copies of "The Dark Knight." However, they ended up still failing and the movie has been downloaded more than seven million times around the world. It's impossible to stop these piracy because there will always have loopholes and ways to share and upload files online.
Sources:
www.nytimes.com/2009/02/05/business/media/05piracy.html?pagewanted=1
File sharing is the process of storing and sharing or distributing files such as documents or pictures or programs, etc. We share these files using cloud web, email, flash drive or a USB.
2. What is P2P sharing?
P2P sharing means peer to peer file sharing. This involves two users linking their computers together, allowing them to access and share digital files using software.
3. What are some examples of P2P file sharing?
BitTorrent is an example of P2P sharing. It is a site where people upload their files and share and download illegal copies of music, television shows, textbooks, movies, etc. People who puts these files up online enable millions of other people on the internet to download it. Sites for people to download and upload music files are most popular, such as Napster and Limewire. People don't need to buy CDs from artists anymore and can just directly download the files off Mediafire or other sites where others upload their files to. In a NYTimes article, Warner Brothers planned to stop film piracy by taking steps to monitor physical copies of "The Dark Knight." However, they ended up still failing and the movie has been downloaded more than seven million times around the world. It's impossible to stop these piracy because there will always have loopholes and ways to share and upload files online.
Sources:
www.nytimes.com/2009/02/05/business/media/05piracy.html?pagewanted=1
Monday, November 11, 2013
I would suggest making twitter or Facebook page where Baruch students can constantly be updated with events that are going on. Since everyone's on Facebook, it's easier to have it all in one place and they can check their own Facebook and see Baruch's update without having to log into other sites or applications. Moreover, they can choose to see what updates they want to read. Twitter is a good way to reach out to many students and students can respond and ask questions. Facebook is more efficient than Blackboard because they would want to go on and won't miss a thing. Because sometimes students forget to check Blackboard for updates, but they always go onto Facebook. Moreover, students can find friends and classmates through the page and they can share their ideas and opinions, and ask questions about the college. If anything, Baruch college can also create a Formspring, which is a site where you can anonymously ask questions and Baruch College can answer it via Twitter or connect it with Facebook, and it'll show up there.
Nowadays, every new media has a problem: Privacy. Everything you put on the internet is public and allowed for everyone else to access your content. Facebook is one of the bigest example. Everything you upload on Facebook, your pictures, videos, statuses, comments, belongs to Facebook. If you read the Terms and Privacy, it says that everything belongs to them. However, if you don't want everyone else to see your content, and only your friends, there's an option to make it more private. However, your friends can download your picture and share it on another site and therefore you content is not private anymore. However, its better to set the account to private. I made mine all private and only friends can see my profile pictures, posts, wall, and pictures. I don't like the idea of having someone I don't know look through my stuff. Similar for Snapchat, every picture you take and send to your friend is stored into their system. Personally, I keep track of my privacy when I use new media because a lot of apps and websites can sometimes use your personal information and sell it to researchers or other companies. Privacy will always be a big issue when it comes to new media. There's no such thing as privacy when it comes to new media, but you can try your best to not post or give any private information.
Monday, October 28, 2013
Bitstrips is an app that allows users to create a cartoon version of themselves and create comics that starts them or their friends. You can change your hairstyle, Bitstrips is linked with Facebook, which some people update their moods or statuses using this app. It's a new way to express yourself and interact with friends because instead of posting the same things, you can edit your own comic and post something that's related to your life.
Media is constantly improving and it consumes everyone's lives. We use it daily to check updates on Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, etc. Media fosters creativity since it allow one to share ideas to a large audience. An example of how media fosters creativity is how some companies offer contests for their viewers to participate in. Big companies offer viewers to market a company's product to help the company generate a new idea. Doritos had a YouTube contest that had its viewers think of an idea and make a video to sell their brand. The best one would be chosen to be played as a commercial during the Super Bowl. Twitter allows people to predict which product or idea will be popular, and companies uses these statistics to help them grow. Nowadays instead of companies thinking of a new idea, consumers help the company instead. Viewing other's videos or ideas also help improve each other's creativity.
Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/26/technology/internet/26twitter.html?_r=0
Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/26/technology/internet/26twitter.html?_r=0
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