SOMEONE ELSE'S TERM PROJECT PRESENTATION

There was a presentation done on P2P file sharing. The basic concept of this presentation was discussing the ways people illegally download certain programs or files that are copy righted. How some government companies try to crack down on websites that share files illegally. He discussed programs like Limewire and Napster, which allow users to download various files from music to actual programs that are sold on the market. The presentation has good visuals and information that explained alot of things that might be known about P2P file sharing.

MY TERM RESEARCH PROJECT

For my presentation, i would be discussing the ways literacy has adapted in the new media age. Things like education systems, news media, and literary works. How media influences children at a young age, how it affects their attention span or affect their work in schools. I would also be discussing the ways newspaper companies have adapted to the vast internet sources that are avaliable online.

THE NEXT NEW THING

A new type of media that should be developed is a virtual reality where a user could feel the current moment of a certain situation. For example if a person wanted to go to a basketball game, but couldn't make it for personal reasons. He/she could pay a lower price for a ticket, but have the opportunity to feel the game, see or hear the actual things that go on during the game. To feel the tension and what not that comes along in regards to going to a real game. Another example of a virtual reality use, is for a user to travel to a place and sight see the many things that he/she couldn't possibly see because of lack of money. This would be great for people who have severe disabilities where they could not leave the house or other things that prevent them from traveling.

ADVICE TO BARUCH COLLEGE

If i were to be hired by Baruch to improve their college through ways of using new media i would recommend more lectures to be avaliable online, where a student could watch a video of their professor in the comfort of their home. Also i would suggest having classes avaliable online, where a student completes their class and assignments completely on the internet. This would be much easier because a student could watch lectures at anytime of the day. Which would allow them to learn at a comfortable time or learn at a time where it would allow a student to process information at their full potential.

OLD VS. NEW

This term "new media" could be described in many ways, but what aspect of this new media really differs from the term "old media" is how advance our technology is today. People in the past would have never thought of having so much use for the internet or how avaliable information is on the web. Information gather today is more sufficient and much faster then it was in the past. Before digital televison came out, before the internet came out, media was portrayed or discussed in various radio talk shows, or in newspaper articles. Also news were spread by word of mouth. Nowadays people still listen to the radio or read articles, but their avaliablity now wasn't as vast was it was before the computer or internet was invented. For news articles, people could find almost any article they want by searching for the date or topic it was covering. In the past people couldn't find old articles unless they searched for this newspaper that had it. Sports games could be watched online, or recorded on television technologies like Tivo. Programs like Tivo record the show while your not home, so one could access and watch on their time.

MODELING REALITY WITH VIRTUAL WORLDS

Virtual worlds are quickly rising in our society. There are various forms of virtual reality, from role playing games to training problems developed by programmers. In regards to mass-multiplayer online role playing games people could design their avatar and perform things that might be avaliable to do in real life. Avatars are basically the characters that a user can design in regards to clothing and actions. These avatars are used in these virtual worlds to communicate to others and create a community of gamers. Games like second life, allow a user to complete actions that they possibly wouldn't do in real life. The avatars could complete actions like dancing, partying, chatting, and etc. make his avatar fly or dress them to look like something out of this world. Some companies use second life to train their employees. With this training employees feel more comfortable because they can train and communite with their peers in their homes. Also in the medical field, there is rumors about having a program that allows a doctor to train with using these programs to practice certain surgey types or give them a background to certain situations. With these training programs there is a two sided debate with this, on one hand people could train easier in their field with a hands on view of situations, but on the other hand these programs may not be as accurate as it were in real life. Things that happen in life are unexpected and one could not determine the absolute outcome of situations. Therefore the "dark side"of these virtual realities could possibility create an unreal world, where people might adapt to their mindset. In the future, these virtual reality programs might evolve to the point where the user actually feels what is going on in these worlds. To be in the actual world might be the ideas of our future advancement in technology.

CHECKING OUT SOME SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES

Today many people use these social networking sites like Myspace or Facebook. I have a facebook account myself, and my impression on it is that it is useful to meet new people or build up relationships with people, whom might be reliable in the future. Sites like facebook and myspace have created their own little community that promote meeting new people. Nowadays there are programs on facebook that notify a user that one might know he/she. With this program it is very useful because there could be a person whom one hasn't spoken to in awhile. With this new program it is easier for a person to find old friends whom they went to school with or old childhood friends in which they lost contact with. Also with people who are very shy in person, these sites may help boost their self esteem in regards to communicating with others. These sites also allowed the user to post up pictures in which their friends could comment or post other things similar to theirs. Even though they maybe those few people who prey on users and commit acts that are unethical, it is still a good tool to use in creating a networking community in our society. Overall the invention of these sites are pretty useful and maybe be proven to be more useful in the future.

Social Networking

In the corporate society, technology is used for everyday use. There are corporate computers that are all linked to a single mainframe. Also big corporate companies use outsourcing tools to recite workers in other countries at a cheaper price. With every company there is at least one I.T. person that sets up the computers or helps with any technical difficulties. For technology itself, it is very beneficial because it allows people to access information more easily than before. Also in regards to communication, the internet is the number one form of communication. Emails and instant messengers are quick and easier to use. People in our society today complete or pay for most of their bills online. Almost everything in the world is found online. One could search up a single word on these information based websites and find what they need in thousands of results. The bad thing about the internet is that since it is much easier to pay bills or store information. It is much easier for someone with the hacking capabilities to steal one's information. In the future i think technology would progress much further, there will be computers that calculate your health routines and computers that control all electronics in your household. In regards to hackers, even though today it is harder for a hacker to hack in to government systems. People would always develop techniques for hacking as technology advances.

BLOGS vs. WIKIS

Wikis and blogs are similar in a way. Even though the wiki has more valuable information, it is basically information posted by other people. They give their insights and opinions on topics that are commonly searched up. Blogs are a more informal way of users to input their opinions. For our society today, it is important for people to converge on a similar note. Since the internet has given us such a vast number of uses. It is better for people to communicate and create networking communities to increase our knowledge. In today's networking world everyone has met or discussed similar ideas to one another. It is crucial that we use our available technologies to its full potential. A new use that the wiki may think about that has not been done yet is having live video reports in different countries, etc.

MY NEW MEDIA CLASS - SO FAR

New media has inquired new technologies to its development. Some of those technologies are radios, televisions, and computers. These electronic devices reduce our efforts to find valuable information that we need. The internet, especially is very resourceful because it has over millions of data or information posted for us to use. Before the internet was brought about students had to find sources through books and research at the library, but since the internet came out students are more accessible to those same benefits in the comfort of their home. New media has enhanced the availability of information today. It has made it easier for people to access old documents or influence others to follow the news because it is so accessible to the world. Of course since the internet came out, people are not relying on works of literature as they use to. Nowadays there are books that are posted online for subscribers at a cheaper price. In our society today, the state of mind of people is to save money. These E-books seem like a great deal for those people who don't want to waste money on buying a new book. With a yearly subscription at a cheaper price, it seems like a better deal to pay to gain access to read these books that are posted on websites.

What is new media?

What is new media? well from my perspective i think new media is all the new ways we can broadcast many information. Our technology has advanced in so many ways, from a simple computer that only processed small and simple kinds of data to a network that can be connected all around the world. New media is a new and better way to express ourselves. Anyone could go on the computer and post information regarding a certain idea. That is what makes our society so great, that we have so many opportunities for the people of the nation to take part in many things.