SOMEONE ELSE'S TERM PROJECT PRESENTATION

I liked Shirley's presentation on facebook and its positive and negative effects. Her topic was well researched and presented. Though her topic could have gone out of the subject of the class new media, she still managed quite well it to connect it to new media. I like the video she showed in class about 30 things people hate about facebook. Also, her style of presentation was good also.

OUR CLASS WIKI - SO FAR

Baruch's Wiki is Improving a lot with the contribution of CIS students. So far, I have contributed very less, but in few days I am planning to add some very useful content. I am planning to add some pages with the information about new technologies and also, planning to edit some of the pages I found which has old information.

MY TERM RESEARCH PROJECT

Identity theft occurs when someone steals your name or other personal information for fraud purposes. Identity theft is considered as a crime. As per the FBI, Identity theft is one of the nation's most fastest growing crime. Most of the time Identity theft happens by using your personal data, such as your name, address, telephone number, phone card or credit card number, mother's maiden name, Social Security number, without your knowledge to commit a criminal act. Most often, your information is used to commit some form of financial fraud. For example, to buy houses, cars, or to take out loans. Identity theft leaves you with bill and this can happen with all ages and all groups of people. Victims of identity theft have to deal with lots of difficulty clearing their credit records. It takes long time to clear their name from this, and during that time their own credit ratings suffers. These people who commit the crimes sometimes act, work and even file bankruptcy on the victims name. The longer identity theft goes on, the more difficult it can be to repair it and this does not end here. A damaged history can also cause you various difficulties. You might encounter problems in obtaining new jobs, getting loans, buying houses or even renting an apartment. You can prevent or try not to get into identity theft problems by being away from transactions which you think can risk your information. Another way to avoid this crime is by safeguarding your information.

THE NEXT NEW THING

I dont know what is the next new thing is going to be, but I've seen one technology which can become big or next new thing. It's 3d TV, but with no glass or wall needed. Basically, its a small Box which shoots the lights in the air and create its own TV on the air. The guy who made it said that, he has been working on this thing since last 5 years. Also, as per him this kind of thing should hit the market by 2012, where you don't need TV, glass or wall to display what is coming out from that box. It makes its own display right on the air and anywhere. We can say its kind a holography system. Its not exactly that but the images that comes out from that box is like holography. 3D and works any where over the air.

ADVICE TO BARUCH COLLEGE

1) Create a system for students to find out what classes We have to take to graduate. This can help all the students to know, where they are standing right now and what classes they need to take. We have some system like that call degree work at Baruch, but I wouldn't trust it or use it. Its not reliable at all; most of the time it doesn't work and takes too long to update its information regarding students.

2.) Improve Blackboard. We are on version 8.0 and its still very slow. So many professors at Baruch doesn't like to use BB, because either its under construction or slow. Blackboard is the main platform for Baruch to be in touch with their students, and their main system is so pathetic in outdated.

3.) Improve communication tool. I would try and get videos or tutorials that are accessible online, this would help students to always go back and look what's going on in class.

OLD VS. NEW

There are some differences between Old media and New Media. I would say old media is like one sided, where you can only give the information, but cant receive it. Also, its slow. New Media is faster, reliable and user oriented. Old media is something like Newspapers, magazines or books. New media is digitalizing. Something like Kindle or online books, newspapers.

1.) Finding Information. Like, if someone wants to find some kind of information through old media than it would take long time for that person to do it. Cause they have to read or find the articles and etc. New media does it very fast and also its reliable with its information. Also, you get much more information write by sitting home then going out to find those informations.

2.) During Old days the only way of faster communication was Phones. Now with New technology around we have E-Mail, IM, Video Calling and etc. This new technology enable us to use the world wide source faster and helps us to interact with the people all over the world.

3.) Education Online - Now a days from the help of new media students can study from the home and when ever they have time. This helps them to earn the degree. Many colleges have started this online classes. Like, University of Berkeley’s gives students an option to take their classes online. Where in old media, this convenient ways of education wasn't possible.

MODELING REALITY WITH VIRTUAL WORLDS

Virtual World is new visual medium, that enable us to reconstruct and view the real world event. Virtualized reality enables us to choose our own viewpoints at view time. We can use these technologies in many different ways.
This technology is already being used. Like, IBM who uses this technology to get a "second life" for their employee and also start beginning to look at the virtual world. Also, IBM uses this technology for their employee to interact with each other who are sitting thousands mile away from each other. They also uses this technology for toys. Like, webkinz which brought toys and internet together for kids. This combination has helped alot to kids to use their imagination to play this games online. Also, there are many computer games, which focuses almost exclusively on images of violence and misogyny, and that is the "dark side" of this techonology.

I would say that Virtual World has helped many to imagine their second life. Also, now a days big corporate like IBM use them for their employee and future of the company. This technology has been growing quite fast since last few years, and will grow alot in next few years.

Cite at least 1 (preferably more) of the assigned readings.

http://www.workforce.com/section/00/article/24/61/08.html
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/07_53/b4065091329372.htm

MY NEW MEDIA CLASS - SO FAR

So far I've learned alot from this class about new technologies and its use in our daily life. One fact is that new media is nothing without the use of internet. Some of those stuff we learned in this class so far is secondlife and Web 2.0 . Also, online publication such as Blogs and Wikis. Internet booming has helped new media to spread across the world. In addition, businessed this days also uses Wiki for information and share that with their employee. New media is always evolving and keep on changing. New Media have pretty much replaced the old media. Like listening radio online, watching movies, p2p file sharing, youtube and all the other site has changed the ways we used use the old media.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/22/technology/start-ups/22blogpaper.html

SOCIAL NETWORKING

It becomes more difficult, When you try to find the difference that social networking is bad or good for the society. Social Networking is being used by industries and small companies. Like, EBay for example. Sites like EBay help people to buy or sell right from their home. It also helps to the people who wants to sell their old item and to the people who wants to buy the used item for cheap price. Basically, it helps to connect two people or more for their own need. In this whole thing ebay also makes money. Also, Sites like paypal let you do your whole banking just on your fingertips. Then there are other sites like craiglist.com which are 100% free to use. They don't charge you penny to use their service. This kind of sites always helps society.
There are different kind of sites like Wiki and Blogs, which we learn in our class. These sites are helpful and also hold value in people life. You can learn so much from this site, in terms of your studies or just for genreal knowledge.

Then there are sites like Facebook or Myspace, which let you interact with the millions of people all over the world. Also, sites like those and specially FB helps you to be in contact with your old and current friends. Moreover, FB helps you to share current info to all your friends and so, they can see what you are up to. Sites like FB also help in the bad time. For Example, student of NIU had no source to find out where abouts of therir friends. During that time college alert system went down and also their cell phone service. That time students and parents used the Facebook to find out the information about their friends and kids through Facebook "status" featues. So, social sites like this do help you in different ways and different form.

Of course there are "Dark Side"of this service. Main dark side of social networking site is privacy. Also, who knows that the information and pictures they have put on the sites like Facebook or Myspace are safe, and will not be use against their will or permission. Also, who holds the right of this stuff we upload on the site. Like, just about month or two ago facebook had changed their policy regarding the stuff that has been uploaded to their site. Facebook said that any info that has been on their site is their property and they hold the right to share that info with other people and companies. This policy changed stired the big problem in the facebook community and eventually Facebook were forced back to their original policy. This shows that how this people can misuse your info. Then sites like Ebay, which helps people to sell and buy stuff had problem of scammers. One upon a time ebay had so many scammers, that to stop them they had to reorgenize their policy.

In my opinion, social nerworking sites have its positive and negative sides. Also, it depends on what and how you use this site for. If you use'em for limited use and visit them few hours a week or months than its fine, but if you become addicted to those sites then it can have severe negative effect on your social ability and also on your personal life.

http://www.nytimes.com/auth/login?URI=/2009/02/12/technology/personaltech/12pogue.html&OQ=_rQ3D5&REFUSE_COOKIE_ERROR=SHOW_ERROR

BLOGS vs. WIKIS

Wikipedia and Blogs are both user oriented sites. They both serves the same purpose in different ways. To begin they both are citizen journalist. Everyone can use both the sites at their will. Wikipedia serves more Educational and scholarly than Blogs are. As per me Blogs are more information shared platform than Educational one.
They both have their own system. Like Wiki's any one can log in and can edit your articles or the information is there, unlike in Blogs you cant edit someone else post or articles. Ya, you can comment on it and express your opinions, but you cant completely edit.

Views on Social Network Sites

I've used all the popular Social Network sites out there. Some of'em I like it and some I dont. I feel Every popular social site has its own set target audience.
Like Myspace main users are Highschool students and Events.
Facebook started as small college student website and right now is # 5th website in the world as perWikipedia.com.
During my little research on the Social Networking site, I ended up being on the Wikipedia.com. I found that there are more than 50 social networking sites out there, which are quite popular in its own category. Interesting thing came out though that Four out of ten most popular sites on the internet are Social Networking Sites. It shows that how much Social Networking Sites are being used, and heavily weighted in their routine life by all different kind of people for all different kind of purpose.
Being popular doesnt mean that there is nothing wrong with those social sites. They do have their pro and cons.

Pros : Let you interact with other people all over the world. Helps you to make new friends and to stay in touch with the old one.
Cons: People can access you private info. Also, you can get sexual harassment is possible on these sites.

What is New Media ?

There are many ways, which you can describe the New Media. I would like to say that New Media is any thing beyond the traditional media we were used to. In today's world New Media is the Media. I see new media as Exciting and Creative. Also, New Media gives Opportunity for many people to come on to one platform to share their ideas and thoughts to many people across the world. New Media is always evolving and will never stop doing that.

Project Choice

he project my partner(Rohin Sharma) & I will be covering is the Topic : Identity Theft & Privacy

In general we will discuss the new age nuances of the internet and how Identity Theft has become a hot topic that affects many Americans as well as people world wide. Apart from the problem of stolen identity is also the problem of Privacy. In today’s world it is so shockingly disturbing that anyone could type someone’s name and find out their address , phone number , etc .

We will cover topics that are strongly related to New Media.