The Next New Thing

The world around us is always changing. Everyday there people have new ideas and they hope that they can make it a reality. New Media is also constantly changing, now with more than its fair share of mediums. One suggestion for a new type of new media would be one where people would be able to use their minds to write. This new technology would utilize a crown like device which a person would place on their head, and it will be able to detect a persons brainwaves and translate what they are thinking into written words. This technology would be beneficial because it could possibly be used on people who might have trouble speaking their minds, but with this technology they would be able to communicate their thoughts easily just by thinking it.

Our Class Wiki - So Far

During this semester I have chosen to add on to the New Media and Video Consoles wiki. I started contributing to the class wiki by adding on a new section onto the wiki describing the current status of the video gaming. In this section I was looking to give non-gamers a view of how far the gaming industry has evolved and how they have integrated cutting edge technology to create a whole new and far more interactive gaming experience that even a non-gamer will enjoy. In order to provide the most accurate and relevant information to the wiki and make it better rounded, I have been searching through the Baruch databases and gaming webpages for the latest information. Whether it be the competitive landscape of the industry to the next big game to be released, I will try my best to make the wiki as complete as possible.

P2P File Sharing

File sharing is the process whereby users share or distribute files that they may have including movies, documents, photos, or computer programs through a variety of different methods which include removable storage devices, the internet, or stored on a central mainframe. As noted by Chris Nuttall in a Financial Times article, with so many shows debuting at once its impossible for a person to watch all the shows, but file sharing allows users to catch up on missed shows thereby creating the ratings that producers expect.

P2P File Sharing is short for Peer-To-Peer File Sharing, which as the name suggests is the sharing of files from one person to another without the use of a centralized server. One of the first P2P technologies as noted in a conference paper titled "Online Piracy And The Emergence Of New Business Models" by David Y. Choi and Arturo Perez, was created by Shawn Fanning who introduced Napster, a software program that he created in his dorm room as a method to find music which allows users to copy files stored on someone else's hard drive through the internet. Napster was a huge success and spurred on other ventures by Apple which created what is not iTunes. P2P allows users to download large files at higher speeds than normal. One drawback is that P2P software tracks of how much a user downloads compared to how much he/she shares. A user must download and share at a 1:1 or higher ratio, or run the risk of having their download speed decreased.

Some examples of P2P file sharing include the use of torrents such as BitTorrent, which is one of the most successful P2P programs. These programs allows users to quickly upload and download large amounts of data. They provide a free and quick method of downloading movies which can take up to hours to download in just minutes. Another example of P2P file sharing is the internet in general which allows users to surf the web and search for a file that someone else has uploaded and then save it directly to their own computers. 

Privacy & Confidentiality

New media has grown at such a fast rate that we have learned all the positives that they have to offer, but at what cost? We have been so mesmerized by all the ease and ways in which we can use them that we have overlooked the importance of the privacy and confidentiality of the information that we post on these sites. New media poses the threat of privacy invasion because the information you post is available to millions of users around the world. While there are privacy settings on sites like Facebook where we can limit the access of certain unknown users, there are always ways for them to get around these safety features. With the massive amount of information individuals post on the web through new media, there is a higher chance that someone will be able to access your private information or any conversations that you have with your friends. You must be careful of the things that you post online because you never know who is reading what you write. If you are applying to a job, some employers may check your social network sites and there have been cases where recruiters decide a qualified candidate due to something posted on their web page.

Advice to Baruch College

There are numerous ways in which a college like Baruch can use new media to communicate with its students and faculty or make searching for information easier. If I were hired by Baruch, I would recommend that they provide students with a live online chat or a forum where students can post questions and find answers. Having a live online chat medium will help to alleviate the long lines at offices at the school such as the bursar, registrar, or financial aid office. One of the things students hate most is having to stand on a long line in order to ask one question which will take less time to answer than the wait. Forums or blogs will allow students to post questions and get answers from others who may have asked the same questions and found an answer. Utilizing new media tools like chats would allow for higher turnover and in turn higher satisfaction from the students who are the "customers" of the college.

About My Term Research Paper

Social media is always changing and evolving, allowing users to do things that they would normally not do in a relatively short period of time. My term project is about the evolution of social media and the impacts that it has had on our personal lives as well as for businesses. I chose this topic because as a student I too am an avid user of social networks and other forms of social media. I felt that since social media is part of my everyday life, this would be a great way to get a better understanding of the evolution of social networks and educate myself further on the uses that it has. I started my research by using the Baruch databases and Google Scholar. I then found what I felt were the most relevant articles, blogs, and journals and read them. Through my research I learned that social media is not just a place to post comments on someones wall, but that its uses are only limited to what the person using it. All in all social media is not what I thought of it to be, but it is actually something far greater.

Creativity and New Media

Hi Everyone. So for this assignment I wanted to show the 5 C's of New Media in a more humorous way, so I created a PowerPoint Presentation with a cartoons that depicts each of the 5 C's. After creating the PowerPoint Presentation, I uploaded my file into slideshare.net which is a slide hosting service that allows you to upload different presentations such as PowerPoints, Word Documents, PDF's. With over 12 million visitors a month SlideShare has become a great tool for sharing and downloading presentations, so in a sense it is like a YouTube but for presentations not for videos.

http://www.slideshare.net/madskilz123456/cis3810-creativity-and-new-media-7406164