Carmen's Blog

Today we have been introduced to various new forms of technology that have impacted our every day life. Specifically, we have recently been introduced to apple watches which provides with similar features as an iPhone. Bu, how cool would it be if our smart watches contained holographic 3D  features. In many movies, we constantly see holographic 3D project- technology that provides user with a portable screen without having to carry your laptop outside. This new features can greatly improve our projection technology. help with map views. It will amazing to see in this technology come to life. 

I decided to contribute to the page, Social Networking. I decided to included a picture to  illustrate the economic perspective of social networking. In the Economic Perspective: Marketing i added information to provide a quick overview of the usage of Facebook tools in businesses. My information included how Facebook tools has provided marketing advertisements to help companies target customers and gain conversions. Also, I added information to the Social Networking:Communication section to introduce the readers the background information of communications methods before social networking. In addition, I added a picture to introduce the forms of today's communications.

File sharing is defined as the ability to transmit files from one computer to another over a network.  According to the article, " Content producers should take advantage of P2P, not fear it " P2P is peep-to-peer distribution. In many cases P2P file sharing is use to create the attention needed to bring audience . One example of P2P file sharing is  P2P site The Pirate  Bay, where users help to bring a massive of shares that has help to reach  download  and viewers  on a film. Another example, P2P is use for loans outside of banks. The process allows for a more direct funding process between investors and borrowers.

The strong presence of new media in today's society, provides us with different ways to improve Baruch College. First I believe improving the virtual campus tour will be a great start. The current virtual tour is outdated that it does not provide enough information of the campus. The tour should be similar to a life tour in order to provide upcoming students with the real student life at Baruch. Thus, this will avoid new students from being lost in the first day of class. In addition, there needs to be a social media platform for each class. This will helps students to be more engage in the class and aware of upcoming deadlines.  Furthermore, Twitter should be use as a discussion platform instead of blackboard. Twitter, will help more students to be engage and learn from others.

New media has created difference platforms for communication. Social networks were created to help us stay connected with our loved ones but leads to the loss of privacy and confidentiality.  Facebook and other social networks prompts us to create a profile with our personal information. They give us the option of a public or private account but in reality  many are still allowed to see our some content of our private page. We may delete a post but it will still be surfing around the web forever. Thus, this lead to major threat of our privacy. Snapchat has been lately making it available for users to view each other's location which raises concerns for our safety. Hackers are now finding ways to steal personal information by having in our computers.

Snapchat is a form of new media communication that has been introduced to our society.  In snapchat being more involve in the new generation, there was app created to display your bitmoji as a form of profile picture. The bitmoji app gives you an access to create an avatar that is identical to you and connect to your Snapchat account. To create my bitmjoi, I started by downloading the app and then proceed it to link it to my Snapchat account. As I was asked to pick a face structure, hair color, eye color, and different characteristics to complete my avatar. I realized that the avatar was formed to represent a form of my physical appearance and then used to displayed different emotions. In creating my avatar, I was also able to use it on my text messages. Now, the avatar serves as profile of my Snapchat account.

    The word creativity is defined as an act of turning new and imagine ideas into reality. Specifically, we notice that many artists work for months on a creative idea that later is modified and released.  In order to release it, artists tend to turn to new media to bring awareness to their upcoming work. An example, mashups are created through new media to form a vocal from one long is laid over the music of another one. According to the article," 1+1+1=1" by Sasha Jones, " mashups finds new uses for current digital technology, a new iteration of the cause-and-effect relationship behind almost every change in pop-music aesthetics: the gear changes, and then the music does." Thus, we can see that mashups are focusing on reinstating it material through the use of technology such as itunes, Spotify, and youtube.

   Virtual worlds is described as a representation of reality. According, to the article "After Second Life, Can Virtual Worlds Get a Reboot?" states that virtual worlds are useful "in education, in delivery services, or as a advanced form of tele-healthcare that offers so much more then videoconferencing." Virtual words can be used for a social connection that human interaction constrains.  For example, "I've Been in That Club, Just Not in Real Life" gives an insight that you could access interaction in  a club without having to deal with the alcohol odors or body crowding.  In business, virtual worlds for a interactive web program that will be accessible through different platforms. Therefore, virtual words creates advantages for military and medical  training, physical therapy, and gaming experiences. But, virtual words creates a lack of a better tracking system and over looks the basic laws of physics. In my opinion, I feel that virtual worlds

In my opinion a Twitter discussion is similar to Blackboard Discussion to a certain level only. For instance, both have the ability to form a chain of discussion based on a issue but Twitter is more public while Blackboard is a closed group. Also, Twitter had features that allow you to retweet  a tweet or article tweeted but Blackboard only allows you to comment on a post. In the other hand, Twitter and in-class discussion are different platforms. Twitter creates a discussion based on a constant issue appeared in social media while in-class discussion refers more to a chosen topic by the professor. In using Twitter it allows for a faster share and broad audience while in-class will allows your opinion to bounce off between classmates.

The social networking sites Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, and Instagram all serve as a form of social interaction but have different branches to it. For example, all four social media sites provide different platforms to freely post a thought or point of view but Snapchat and Instagram are social networking sites that have a restraint in the different method of posting. We have Twitter and Facebook which have similar features that allows us to share picture, opinions and re-post stories or tweets. But, I feel that Snapchat and Instagram have a solid feature of only sharing photos as a post with a caption then just a phrase on its own. Overall, all four social networking sides have good features to stay connected to with society. 

 Many social networking sites have been modified to fit the increase in companies' demands. Most companies have now resorted to hiring employees based on their social networking sites. For example, Langfitt states in  "Social Networking Technology Boosts Job Recruiting" that "u sing  Linkedin , Steckerl says he can scout a group of job candidates in just half an hour." Linkedin has been developed to categorize employees  based on their qualifications and employers for their company's  standards. Using Linkedin is like an online resume that allows you to easily let recruits know your qualification by searching you up.  While, Facebook has made it easier for employees to investigate the company they will be working, before being hired. Thus, the Facebook search feature mentioned in  the article "Facebook search- Facebook adding search features" will not only benefit Facebook users but also help businesses market their products. For example

In my opinion, wiki is a new media that has information with statistic, data and different branches to a topic. In the other hand, blog is a new media platform to express a point focus opinion of a topic or issue. Both, wiki and blog have a system where one can upload information wether is precise or not and comment on posts made. In the article, "Brooklyn Blog Helps Lead to Drug Raid" Wilson states that a blog allows "one person wrote in 2006 about a home steeped in reports."But, wiki has  the ability to have a topic online that can be changed by others.This issue is stated  in the article "An Internal Wiki That's Not Classified" when " anyone at the State of Department could have edited the biographies." The topic of importance of convergence in today's world reflect the evolving of new information on a topic.  As technology evolves, new information is magnified to correct the errors made in past calculations and new finding in his

     Social networking has become a major aspect of our daily routines. We have a tendency to no longer crave that human interaction but rather send a quick text through social media or our phones. In a sense its a more convenient and cost free method of communication, especially to communicate with long distance family members or friends.  Social networking has now evolve to become a replacement of the real thing, where social media allows us to communicate with others not only through calls but now video chat at any time and any where. By analyzing the roles of big social media platforms I will analyze the different roles it plays to be better then in person communication.