The Next New Thing

In the future, I believe all the devices that we use everyday, will all be integrated into one for the users convenience. In addition, these objects will only get smaller and smaller, and work faster and faster to best fit our needs. Also, we will not have to worry about getting reception or connection everywhere we go, because one day it will work anywhere, whether it is in a basement or at the bottom of a well. One day, we might even find that we wont need credit cards or metro cards anymore because all we would have to do is wave our hands in front of a machine and it will be recognized who we are. Although I do think that all of this will be more convenient to the users of everyday that value every second of their day, I believe that is a bad things because people will no longer have the privacy to share who they are with others.

Our Class Wiki - So Far

I am the editor for the New Media and Economics page. I have done a little research on this topic, just trying to get a simple understanding of how new media and economics work together. So far, I had added a picture to the page. In addition, I have began to write about the history of new media economics. I have also began explaining the many benefits of how new media and economics work together to bring in a bigger revenue for a company. I hope to show what the economics of new media really is and how its used daily.

About My Term Research Paper

My topic for the term paper was new media and privacy. I feel that because new medis is used everyday in our lives and that society has become to independent on it, people should also see the flip side to it. Everything good also has a bad side. The good side to new media is the 5 C's: communication, collaboration, community, creativity, and convergence. The bad side to new media is the lack of privacy it presents to the users. Social networking sites, blogs, wikis and mashups are all used everyday and the users take advantage of it. It is used for personal reasons along with business reasons. But the lack of privacy can be seen when posting a picture on facebook, using a site that stores cookies into your computer, and even third parties on these sites. Although there are more, those are the ones that I mainly focused on. his has in impact on society as a whole because the world has put thier gaurd down to the fact that there is even a risk. But it is now more than ever that society should be aware of the risks and the potential impact it has on us. I have always found the privacy issues of anything new and current interesting because it seems that there are many loopholes.

Privacy & Confidentiality

Privacy is the right of an individual to hold information about themselves in secret and free from the knowledge of others. Confidentiality is the assurance that the release of information about a person which would constitute as an invasion of privacy will not be disclosed without consent except as allowed by law. Looking at facebook, a persons log in and password is confidential. Similarly, so is a persons credit card information. But once one logs into facebook, the information they choose to share with others is privacy. Whether or not one's wall or photos can be seen is privacy settings. If somone else were to get thier hands on a persons information, they could potentially damage a persons life. When people are sharing personal information about themselves, they should do so with much caution.

Advice to Baruch College

New Media can improve schools in many ways. It can be used to change and improve the Baruchs classes and infrastructure in many ways. Although alot of money would have to be spent to implement the technology, I believe that it would truly pay off in the long run for both the college and the students and staff. New Media can be used for classes to create classes that are used within a "Virtual World" online, or a second life. This way teachers and students can participate from anywhere, and can also record the classes for later reviewing. This can ultimately cut down on costs for the school in needing classrooms and all that goes in to keeping a building running. This is also easier for the students that have to commute a long way in order to get to school.
In an easier way, we can make more classes online. That way students can just log in from their home computer or even work computer and learn the lessons. Similarly, tutor sessions can be held online as well. That way, if someone has a quick question because they do not understand something, they can just ask someone and an answer from someone working at Baruch can just reply and help them.

Twitter: Discussion

Twitter discussion is much different than any other websites I have used for socializing. I did not know how to navigate to what I wanted to do. I think its difficult for everyone when they are using a new site for the first time because you don't know where anything is and most importantly, you don't know what the site allows you to do and limits you.
Twitter is much different than an in class discussion. In classt you can actually see the person and interact with them face to face, which provides a benefit. In twitter it is much more difficult to follow a conversation because when you reply to someones tweet, it does not come up under that persons original tweet. everything you post gets posted under your wall and its hard to figure out to who's post you are reply and to which one. Twitter also differs from the Bb Discussion Board. although they both allow users to interact, BB allows one to post longer discussions. That makes it easier for users to interact because it dot not limit the users to sharing what is on thier mind.
I personally did not like twitter before I signed up for it, and I still do not like it now. It is annoying to have all of my tweets under my name when I feel that they should rather be under the tweet that I replied. Also, people who use twitter use it to put their life on display, and I have better things to do than read about how someone loves the weather or is running late to class.

Modeling Reality with Virtual Worlds

These virtual worlds that have emerged online can be used in many different ways. Not only can they be used for ones entertainment, but they can also be used for businesses. This allows businesses to interact with others from people on the other side of the world. Also, this gives businesses an advantage also because they can be creative and that will allow them to create more ideas that can help their company.
There are both pros and cons to these virtual worlds. Although they do let us skip reality, for some, they believe that the person they are in the virtual world represents them. That could be a problem because sometimes people represent themselves as more superior and able, although that is really not who they are. The pro can simply be seen as an escape from reality. The con is that one cannot simply fprget about thier real life and become to attached to the world virtually. Virtual worlds fosters ones creativity. It gives us a chance to create a world where anything from being able to fly to fly to having six arms is more than possible. In "In Room 100, It's Sid and Nancy All Over Again,"by Saki Knafo, it can be seen that the present changes in a building does not please the attendants so they create this virtual world so they can go back to the way things were before. In "iReport: 'Naughty Auties' battle autism with virtual interaction" by Nicole Saidi, both pros and cons can be seen. The pro's are that it allows people with autism escape into a world where they can interact with people and practice social interaction. This allows people to interact with difficulties and lets them be realaed in their home space. The cons are that although it does let these people interact smoothly, these people might become very accustomed to interactions in the virtual world that interactions in the real world could be seen as frightening to them.
In the future, I think the worlds will be a better copy of our reality and maybe integrate more with the real world so they become less of a fake game, and more of a real tool in our lives. I think they will become more useful in education and training for people, so such things will be more accessible by everyone all over the world, no matter their status.

Social Networking

Social networking can and is used in a number of different ways in the business world. The most important is basic networking. This enables us to connect easily and communicate with others with as little information as just a name to search for. We can see resumes and all kinds of information about a person with just a click, and find people through them as well. We able to create groups that are relevant to a certain subject matter. We are also able to invite people so we can meet them. These possibilities are endless. Online virtual worlds can be used for many things.
Social Networking at IBM: "What's Next? Your Future in Social Networking" by Chuck Hamilton discusses how social networking are seen as a new form of communication and a new way of doing business. It allows businesses to collaborate with all different kinds of people from different levels all over the world, enabling them to do business better. One benefit to social networking is that it costs less. Also, it allows different people to bring together different ideas from different places of the world. Chuck Hamilton stated that "social networks are emerging as key tools for business innovation." Businesses use social networks as an advantage.
There is also a "dark side" to this technology, which is the lack of real human interaction. Everything becomes virtual on the online world. We no longer have the regular social practices of seeing eachother and shaking hands, small talking, and courtesy. Many people see this as a bad thing for society. We cannot lose the most basic interactions between eachother or else we will become a lifeless society.I think the future will only bring more things to the internet world. Everything will be online from virtual shopping to eating to even going out and dating. It will be a very different but interesting world to live in.

Check Out Social Networking Sites

With New Media, comes a new type of social communication which is in the form of Social Networking Sites, such as Facebook, Myspace, and Friendster. I use Facebook for personal use because it covers all my needs and the majority of the people I associate with also use it. I have looked at the other websites too. They are all pretty similar in essence with the basics such as creating a profile page with ones picture and interests and allowing people to communicate in different ways. The differences between the different pages are the layouts, applications. Facebook has made its way to become most popular among highschool and college students and is taking over the whole population from big to small. Myspace is more for teens and has a more teenage touch to it, for example customizing your page with different colors and layouts. I prefer facebooks uniform look because it is easy on the eyes and makes use of it much easier. Friendster is similar to facebook but also includes some of the blogs and entertainment features that are seen in Myspace. The one thing that I do not like about Friendster is that I don't know anybody who uses it, so in reality it does nothing for me. Also, something I do not like about Myspace is that as my friends are geting older, they stop using it. The most important things I like to consider when joining any social networking site is 1: Where the majority of my friends are registered 2: the layout of the pages and 3: any additional applications the sites provide that I would like. Facebook and Myspace both have applications for Blackberrys, which I use all the since I'm not always near a computer. These days everyone is a member to a few of the social networking sites, that way they cover all the people they know no matter where they are members. So, in the end it all comes down to personal preference.

Blogs vs. Wikis

Although both blogs and wikis can be created to allow users to write about the same things, they differ.Blogs allow users to communictae by comments. It allows the information on that page to be controlled by the maker. The people who post on this page, will be known. According to MICHAEL WILSON of The New York Times, “A group of people who did not know each other came together and traded information.” This article shows us that people who did not know each other, were connected to each other because of the neighborhood they lived in and the information that they seemed to know. Daily, strangers posted to their blog about the one thing they all had in common, the dislike for what went on in a house in their neighborhood. While blogs have more controls, Wikis allow more freedom. Wiki allow users to edit the content on any given Wiki page. Here, anyone can change the information on this page. Margaret Locher says "Because his team had the most current information, they were able to make better decisions and get the project done faster." In this article, a team at work uses a Wiki page for projects. Margret Locher tells us that by using Wikim they were more able to "store documents, create logs and encourage discussions." Wikis can be used in places like businesses that have more than one location so that the ideas of these different people from different locations can be collaborated and shared.

Old vs. New

“New media” can be distinguished from “old” media. New Media is more advanced than old media, while it offers many different ways for the users to interact. Old media can be seen as news papers, radio, TV, film, and photography. New media has changed to blogs, podcasts, webisodes, and youtube. The two can be distinguished by examining what makes greater use of the new technology and what provides the user with more involvement.while the old media is has more traditional ways of communicating, the new media joins together the masses of communication, making it easier to say anything with less restrictions.

Privacy on the Interent

With each new technology, we are faced with both positive and negative consequences. Taking a look at the internet, we ask ourselves, does privacy exist on the web? Sure, we can protect ourselves from certain things on the web, but from everything? Do cookies help us, or save our information so other users can get to it? When using the applications on the I phone, does it allow a third part access to your information?
Everyday people use networking sites to socialize and network. Lets take a look at Facebook. Facebook is a social networking site, among others, that has more than 350 million active users. Although this site owned by Facebook, third parties play a role in the making of the site. With the addition of new applications to ones wall on Facebook, it enables the owner of that application to gain access to your profile, friends, and even information about you. Although the Terms of Use agreement on Facebook does not allow the application owners to do that, there is no way to stop this from happening. So now the important question is, what happens with the information that the third party has gained?

What is New Media?

New Media is a term that was coined in the later part of the 20th century, that represents the emergence of the digital technologies. Some examples of these technologies are websites, the internet, DVDS, and computer multimedia. It is because of new media that the world is where it is today. Due to new media, we can now communicate with people next door or on the other side of the world, without actually seeing them in person or interacting with them in person. The internet is very important to the new media because they go hand in hand. Without the internet, it would not be possible to read the news online instead of on paper, or communicate with someone without actually driving somewhere to meet them. Without the internet, it would not be possible to create blogs or wikis, or use other forms of social media.
According to Stephen Brook, The Guardian in “Michael Jackson: how celebrity gossip site TMZ got scoop of the decade”, he shows us how the world relies on new media and that the old media is replaced. When Michael Jackson died, it was posted on the TMZ website only 18 minutes after it had occurred. It is amazing that minutes after an event occurs, the world is notified, and they do not have to wait to read it in the paper the next morning or wait until the 10:00 news at night. This shows us how the old media is being enhanced in one way, and being replaced in another. The old media is being enhanced because news, whether it be a worldwide event or a personal matter, is traveling faster then ever. The old media is being replaced because now a days more people depend on getting news faster rather than waiting for it. Thanks to the new media, we no longer have to watch shows on TV, we can now watch them on computers using the internet.