The Next New Thing

A new type of new media that I would suggest is a portable device that can let you air a live video streaming online. It's almost like a video camera but it has internet on it. So you can post your video instantly or have a live streaming video of yourself. It is very easy to carry it around and also fast to upload videos on youtube or any other website.

Our Class Wiki - So Far

The topic that I chose for wiki is how the new media are used in sports. I did a little bit of research on it and I found that NBA made an application on iphone and android phone that shows live games. This is great for people that doesn't have access to television. I will be researching more on different kind of applications that the NBA made.

P2P File Sharing

File sharing is the sharing or exchange of files between people using computers connected to the internet.File sharing can be the person uploading the file then sharing it to other people and the one that are downloading it. These files can be images, videos, music, computer programs and documents. A lot of people use P2P programs for free. They use this software to swap files like music, images, or video over the internet. Movies that just came out or song that's new are illegal to download through a P2P software. It is ethically wrong to download these free files. The article "$1.5 Million Fine for Downloading 24 Songs" by Daniel Kreps shows an example of downloading illegal songs. A minnesota mom was fine about $1.5 million by records company because she downloaded 24 songs of their artists. She uses Kazaa as her P2P software program to download these songs. Her trial still continues on and she is fighting about her case.

Privacy & Confidentiality

Sometimes you question yourself if your privacy is protected when you use new media. For example there is no limit for you what to post on social networking sites. You don't know who is checking your profile and what you post there. It can be your employer checking your everyday life and what kind of person are you outside work. I have heard a lot of employees got fired because they posted inappropriate pictures or they posted something bad about the company. So, you need to be careful what you post on these social networking sites.

Advice to Baruch college

The suggestions that I would make to improve the college using new media are:

• Some kind of an online messenger that students and professor that can allow them to have an online conversation. Students and professor can sign in and chat. This will help communication better and more lenient for us. 
• Doing an online appointment with counselor. Some student go to school full time and work full time so it will be hard for them to fit the appointment in their schedule.
• Make a mobile website for Esims. 
• Record lectures and post it on YouTube in case students miss the lecture for whatever reason.
• Do a live online tutoring.

My term research project

My topic for my term research project is Social Networking : Better or Worse Than the Real Thing? I found a lot of interesting articles through Google news search engine. I found pros and cons about a social network. I learned that social networking sites can makes socializing easier, companies can make a promotion page, and more. I chose this topic because I'm interested in people's opinion about social networking. I learned that both social networking either in real life or virtual are both good for you. As long as you know the cons about exposing your life online.

Creativity and New Media

This "me" in the second life socializing with another person. You can do so many things here. For example, chat with people, meet new people, customize your clothing, and etc. You can personalize it as much as you want. It's up to your imagination and creativity.