The Next New Thing
An ideal new social media would be one that incorporates an all-in-one concoction of all your favorite social media sites. One where you could access and view each of their timelines with a press of a button. The format would be that similar to the app Flipboard, which is an amazing stream of information and … Continue reading
Privacy and Confidentiality
Privacy and confidentiality within social media go hand-in-hand. In terms of how privacy can be measured remains vague and ambiguous, however, the users of social media are indeed the ones in control of what they post. In a sense, if we feel as if the social media is to blame for lack of privacy or … Continue reading
Advice to Baruch College
Being that we are now in the pit of the Digital Era, implementing the up and coming forms of new media would be not only embrace the times, but also bring about more efficient styles of teaching style. Progressing and keeping up with what is current in terms of media has many sorts of valuable … Continue reading
Our Class Wiki – So Far
The class wiki from what I have seen thus far is quite interesting of a read and extremely informative. Despite still being in the research process, I plan on contributing to the class wiki once I have gathered more of a concise piece. I have been researching on the topic of How the New Media … Continue reading
P2P File Sharing
Generally speaking, file sharing is the practice of making files available to other individuals for their own personal use. The most common and often seen as controversial method of file sharing is Peer-to-Peer software or P2P File Sharing. Some examples of these softwares include Limewire and Morpheus, just to name a few. P2P software packages … Continue reading
Creativity and New Media
https://twitter.com/#!/NNATASHANERIS/media/slideshow?url=pic.twitter.com%2Fmn6RvX4k https://twitter.com/#!/NNATASHANERIS/media/slideshow?url=pic.twitter.com%2FIgeoj7V1 Above are links of photos I have posted on my twitter. Twitter has enabled me to fill in the gap that lies in between my followers and I by giving them glimpses of my creativity via photos. In the first photo, while watching a video on a new media outlet called … Continue reading
Creativity
In general, new media creates an outlet of creative innovation amongst consumers. The constant uproar of new media has inspired users to rethink the way they translate their creativity to the world. A specific example of this is in the field of marketing. Users are now turning to up-and-coming social media outlets in order … Continue reading
Modeling Reality with Virtual Worlds
As the digital era progresses and expands, facets such as virtual worlds in the online community do likewise. Virtual worlds are seen throughout many fields, whether in professional aspects or simply for entertainment purposes, just to name a few. Virtual worlds foster communities to indulge in fantasies they wouldn’t normally divulge in within their monotonous realities. Similarly to a … Continue reading
Twitter vs. Blackboard Discussion vs. In-Class Discussion
Both Twitter, In- Class, and Blackboard Discussions share the same goal of of connecting and assisting in being a communication outlet. However, both differ in many aspects. For starters, Twitter is the pit of simplifying a concise thought since it must be under 140 characters. Is simplicity truly the utmost form of sophistication as they … Continue reading
Blogs vs. Wikis
Compare and contrast blogs and wikis. Comment on the importance of convergence in today’s networked world. How can blogs be used for collaboration? Can you think of a new use for a wiki that has not been done yet? Both of these social media mediums have shown great contrast aspects, many of those being vital … Continue reading
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