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