Blog:Next New

A new type of Virtual Reality social media would be really cool. In the sense, if you are engaged in the VR world where users able to recreate themselves in any form but use the platform from a first eye point of view. If there is a platform in Virtual Reality where people can recreate themselves to push out their lifestyle, it would take a new type of spin on how media is pushed out.

Wiki So Far

Over the course of this class, I made edits in the Drugs and Substance section. In the subsection, I made comments under cannabis. I changed a couple paragraphs which I felt didn't properly address the section. I hope to add a wiki in the technology sector and go into detail regarding careers in the cybersecurity field. Which is something I want to provide good content regarding the future of the career path and adding more features. 

P2P

What is File Sharing?

File sharing is the ability of one user to another user to share files that could spread to the masses through an internet connection or ring of networks used to share information. 

What is P2P File sharing?

According to P2P File Sharing by Marmomin,  P2P file sharing is a peer to peer file sharing which allows individuals to access media files using a software program that searches and locates computers that have the file that is wanted. P2P file sharing allows users to share files online through a network of software programs. 

What are some examples of P2P file sharing?

According to NY times, Rapidshare, a file hosting service allows users to upload files too big to email. Advertising agencies for legitimate purposes use this service to share their information with clients around the world. However, Music and movies have pirated on this site as well, making it a controversial site. 

Another file-sharing company is Gnutella, which connects networks and sends out a request for a file that is wanted.  When sharing files, media files such as books, movies, and music are distributed for free. 

Work cited page 

“P2p File Sharing.” Margomin, margomin, 13 Apr. 2016, margomin.wordpress.com/2016/04/13/p2p-file-sharing/.

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“Should Online Scofflaws Be Denied Web Access?” The New York Times, 13 Apr. 2009, www.nytimes.com/2009/04/13/technology/internet/13iht-piracy13.html.

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Privacy

Online privacy is a huge concern for many people who awaken to realize all the information they have given out online might not be so safe after all. This is the reality of the modern world with companies monetizing data from our online history. The digital world is integrating into the lives of many people from an earlier age. It is important to protect consumers from possible unwanted parties from the collection of information from all ages. Privacy online needs to be addressed in all social media forms and require companies to be transparent on their terms and services. The future of data collection online is a grand commodity that millions of organizations will rely on as consumers become the product. The digital culture of the new media is one that needs to be addressed as users are more concerned about the rights of their information and how to stay safe while using virtual platforms.

Technology is rapidly growing and it always seems cybersecurity is one step behind. With every new way of new media coming in the future, privacy and confidentiality go hand in hand. Taking steps in learning about apps, reading the news and looking through settings should be emphasized in the 21st century. 

Advice

As the new hire for Baruch College, the use of new media can reach out to numerous students and provide a great platform for the college to provide useful and fun information for students and professors. I would like to create a plan from the top-down as stated below:



President & USG:

Use social media such as Twitter to keep students part of the loop. On top of signing up with all the social media networks, it is important to market social media accounts to students. This should be done through posters posted on the 2nd floor and club room area. Students that I go to school with feel that although there are social media networks that USG runs, it is important that people are following the social networks and are able to get online. Relevant content to students that would be interested is required on a daily basis or weekly to list out ideas.

Teachers and staff:

There should be a site for professors to express frustrations anonymously without judgment which should be available in all departments. Furthermore, there should be a feedback loop in place for students of certain majors to get answers. There are students who want to know more about their major and provide feedback loops for certain staff to go through questions and get answers. If students want to meet with department heads or staff within the department there should be a use of apps. There has to be an app that departments can use to reach out to students to promote their major and make it easy to schedule meetings that work according to their schedule.

Students:

Outside of random surveys on Baruch's email, it is important to provide students a chance to showcase their time in Baruch. We have one tv in the 2nd floor of the NVC that showcases clubs, but there need to be more TVs that provide access to these photos and get students a chance to share their time in Baruch.

Creativity and New Media

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CRQpVXkcrY

In the hyperlink above, I created a youtube video for a school assignment. I worked on my 8th-grade Spanish project to teach Spanish in a fun, innovative way. My group decided that creating a song that utilizes video content, lyrical genius, and mashup of audio will capture the attention of our audience. I begin the video by talking about the subject of the song. The song is called "Las Fruitas" describing the different fruits in Spanish while I go around the supermarket. In the video, you can see a combination of numerous fruits flashing in your face while you follow the lyrics to the song.

Our teacher wants us to use the internet to make learning Spanish in a fun and creative way. We found that using pictures, words, and objects people use every day will provide the perfect way for viewers to learn fruits in Spanish with a fun twist. The new media allows education to be seen in new ways providing teachers, students and anyone who wants to use this content for their own educational purposes. I hope everyone learned their fruits in Spanish after watching this video.

HW Creativity

New media is the vehicle to turn ideas into virtual reality. Mashups are one of the creativity methods used by producers to collaborate two pieces of musical pieces and make them sync together bits and parts based on the preference of the producer.

Mashups are a cause-and-effect relationship that draws a lot of attention in the music industry. One person can use sound, software, and loop different audios together to make their own masterpiece. These are considered remixes as well, combining numerous arts, drums, and pieces to produce a sound that tailors to different branches of people. The new media allowed DJ Reset a.k.a. Jeremy Brown to use digital software to take apart music and recreate songs in a new manner.

The digital platform takes existing music which is taken apart to tailor the producer which produces the mashup. These revolutions online foster creativity in the virtual world combing musicians, creators, and production under one branch.

Frere-Jones, Sasha. “1 + 1 + 1 = 1.” The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 2 Jan. 2005, www.newyorker.com/magazine/2005/01/10/1-1-1-1.

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