With the use of social media, we sometimes friend or follow people who we know but aren’t too close with. There are also some people who constantly update their newsfeed with unnecessary statuses and pictures, which becomes annoying easily. However, that doesn’t mean we want to block/unfriend/stop following them. It takes a whole new step to then friend them back, there will be misunderstandings, etc. In the end, it wouldn’t be worth it to “de-friend” someone for that reason.
Twitter came up with “a new mute feature that’ll let you shut up the annoying people in your feed”. By muting the person, Twitter will mute the user’s tweets and retweets so that the view is hidden until the person blocking the user is ready to ‘un-mute’.
I think Facebook and other social media should start coming up with this too!
Here is the article
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Quitbit
Face it, we all dislike second hand smoking. I always have to hold my breath every time a smoker passes by. Luckily, there may be a solution to this. I’ve read an article on Engadget where there is now a cigarette lighter, by the name of ‘Quitbit’, which helps “keep track of how much you smoke”. Not only does the lighter tell you how many cigarettes you lit, but it also tells you how long its been since you last lit a cigarette (all through a small LED screen). By knowing and being told how much one’s been smoking, the smoker will hopefully start cutting down. The lighter is not only made to discourage smokers; it can be used to “set goals, share successes with an online community and even track how much money smokers have saved from cutting back” all through connecting with a smart phone app.
I think this is a great idea; it will help smokers become more aware of how much damage they are doing to themselves in addition to the environment and others. I really hope this item succeeds!
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Makeup Printer? What, what??
Recently a Harvard graduate, Grace Choi, invented a 3D make-up printer called ‘Mink’. ‘Mink’ is made to produce anything from eyeshadows, lipsticks, creams, and foundations. It pretty much acts as a inkjet printer where “you just need substrates and ink”. The product is priced at ~$300 and its target audience is for girls at the ages of 13-21.
I find this to be a good and creative idea, but I honestly don’t see potential in this product. As convenient and accessible as it sounds, I think people will waste more money trying to test out different colors, textures, etc. when they can just go to a local drugstore or Sephora and pick up items that others have previously gave raving reviews on. In addition, I feel like $300 is quite pricey for the age range, but at the same time, the only age when girls aren’t shy about trying out new make-up is in that age range.
I may be wrong. This product may actually do really well. Sometimes I just think to myself, this world is progressing way too quickly. As much as I like the new technology and how fast-paced this world is, I sometimes just wished it slowed-down a bit!
If anyone’s interested, here’s the article!
HW#5
Question #2
Today, we put more information about us out on the internet; it is something we do consciously and subconsciously. Sometimes we put out information onto social media such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, etc. to connect with others and to “fit in” to society. We also want to be up-to-date with the latest news and technology, thus we sometimes “force” ourselves to put more information out into the open knowingly. We also put information out on important places such as banking sites. It makes it convenient for us to log-on to view transactions and to see if any errors exist; sometimes we put information such as social security numbers to sign up for credit cards and such, thus I wonder if my information is safe. That is why I always make sure that the sites that I log in, whether Facebook, Chase, CUNY Blackboard, etc., are secured. That gives me a sense of ease, and I can at least trust that my information is safe. I also know that phishing websites and other scams are out to obtain peoples’ information, so I never open suspicious emails nor pick up phone calls with random area codes. Overall, I just think being careful and double-checking information is key to avoiding any mistakes.
Turn to the internet: It will solve your problems.
So if one is unsure of something or would like a second opinion, where does one turn to these days? The internet. Some may turn to Yahoo Answers to ask their questions, or may simply turn to social media such as Twitter, Facebook, or even YouTube to get feedback. Using the internet as a tool to ask questions is useful in terms of gaining wider opinions and views.
This article is in relation to a couple not knowing what to name their child, who then thus turned to the internet community to help name their child. The father started the website, namemydaughter.com, where people were freely left to suggest baby names and would cast votes on what name one favored over another. Although the winner of the name was ridiculous, the parents went with the second most voted on name from the site.
I feel like this type of action where one seeks the help of the internet community is beneficial and enjoyable, nevertheless the ones who make unnecessary comments or hateful comments. Making a site like this brings the internet community together, thus also creating social groups.
Generation Like
With the use of social media, I have never known of how seriously people took into account of how many “likes, shares, retweets, etc” they got. I also thought of social media of a place to connect and to interact with people who lie outside of one’s inner circle. The documentary on how social media and its importance shows a clear depiction on how today’s generation interact and gain easy access to anything one wants.
With social media such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, etc., anyone can sign up and gain easy access to connecting with his/her friends, interest groups, and so on. As seen in the video, today’s social media network not only allows users to converse but also allows users to follow, like, share, and repost/retweet anything or anyone of whom the user shows interest in. By showing an act of interest in such way, the social media network and other affiliated networks/sponsors/etc. will gain access to the user’s interests and likes, and thus will attain a data of related items that will overall represent the self of the user. By tracking how many clicks on ‘like’, ‘share’, ‘repost/retweet’ buttons, the social media network and its affiliates will gain a general idea of what users are attracted to and will thus exploit these users to relevant companies.
Today’s generation is exposing themselves to the media at very early ages. Without parental consents, today’s generation can unthinkably expose themselves out into the world of social media, which can cause many problems. However, on the flip side, I think today’s generation should be very fortunate for the easy access to connect and interact within such social media networks!
Collective Dynamics of ‘small-world’ networks
In this article, Watts and Strogatz cited 27 references. These citations are in reference to science and math related sources, such as nature, biology, ecology, and mathematical biosciences.
In addition, Watts and Strogatz’s article was cited 8,749 times. The top three authors who cite Watts and Strogatz’s article were Chen Gr, Wang Bh, and Zhou T. Citations regarding this article increased gradually over time.
Simple advice from the world’s oldest person. Not simple enough for our generation.
Yahoo News posted recently of the world’s oldest person tips on living a long life. This person, named Misao Okawa, is expected to celebrate her 116th birthday on Wednesday, March 5th. According to Yahoo News Misao Okawa states that one will have a long life if one follows her advice, “Eat and sleep and you will live a long time. You have to learn to relax.”
My question is: With the quick and continuous rise of technology and information, is the term ‘relax’ even defined literally anymore? If we were to live to such age (which is highly likely), what would our advice be on living such long lives and how would it differ from that of Misao Okawa’s?
Accounting – Prof Rong Huang
Professor Rong Huang is currently my Cost Accounting professor at Baruch College. According to the site ‘Rate My Professors’, she has mixed reviews some good and some bad, partly because our grades depend on that of the exams given by the Accounting Department.
Professor Rong Huang got much of her education from China, obtaining her Bachelors degrees in Economics and Computer Science at Dong Hua University (1999), and from the United States, her Masters and PHD in Economics as well as Accountancy at Mississippi State University and University of Texas (2001-2006).
Her areas of expertise are executive compensation, business valuation, as well as cost behavior (according to Zicklin’s website). She also have achieved several publications in ‘The Accounting Review’, ‘Review of Accounting Studies’, and ‘Journal of Accounting Research’ (Zicklin website).
The library.
When I think about the library, I think of productivity. I get most, if not all, of my work done successfully when I’m in such a quiet environment in which I can concentrate and focus on finishing my end product. I also think of the library as a quiet and zen place where I can relax and read peacefully.
Comments:
"I have to admit that I do go on my phone when I am with others. My sister gets annoyed at me when I gaze at my phone while we're in a middle of a conversation, but I honestly can't help it when I get a notification, message, etc. I don't think I cannot live without my phone; without my phone, I don't feel secure and protected. But till this day my parents have a no technology rule at the dinner table which I think is a good idea. That is the time and place where we would have face to face interactions without any disturbances."posted on May 7, 2014, on the post Too attached to our phones
"The fact that we literally put our lives out there on the internet is quite frightening. We use it to connect with other people, to get information, etc. It just makes our lives so much easier. As you have mentioned about Facebook, DropBox, and other sites that we store our information in, I think that we just have to be more aware of what we put out there and trust. We cannot not live without the internet, so being careful and using protected browsers are key."
posted on May 7, 2014, on the post Do Not Use Internet Explorer!
"When I got my iPhone stolen out of my purse, I didn't realize until about half an hour later. I immediately borrowed my friend's iPhone to track my phone using the 'Find My iPhone' app. Luckily, the person who stole my phone didn't turn my phone off and I tracked it right away. Unlike the Sarah Maguire in the article, I had the help of police officers to get my phone back since I was in a public space when I lost it. Honestly, the one thing I cannot lose is my iPhone. I am quite paranoid that I back-up my phone everyday just in case I lose it. I guess the way one deals with the case is different for all situations."
posted on May 7, 2014, on the post Smartphone Dangers
"I actually have been using mobile apps such as PayPal and Chase Mobile to transfer money and balances. I find it very convenient, and I make sure to set the app so that my user id and password isn't saved to my device just in case it gets stolen. I use the apps so frequently to log on to see my activity and balances that it doesn't really bother me to have trust or security issues. I should be careful though..."
posted on May 7, 2014, on the post Payment Apps
"I have to agree with Elaine. Interactions via technology and social media will weaken ties/bonds not only between people, but also with pets. We use face-to-face interactions today to read people's emotions, and being physically there with whomever one is communicating with is important otherwise you would lose the sense of connection. I feel like technology is convenient for getting in contact with others on a short-lived/temporary basis, but if it were to be used in that sense it would just push the connection further away. But back to pets and technology, I honestly do not like the idea of PetPal. It defeats the purpose of owning a pet."
posted on May 7, 2014, on the post Pets and Technology
"Yes, I've been seeing many of these YouTube advertisements on and in subway cars recently! I actually follow some of these makeup gurus as Michelle Phan on YouTube and I think that it's really amazing to see how with just one great hobby/skill, electronics, and with the help of social media brings fans, income, fame, and sponsors who support ones likings."
posted on Apr 23, 2014, on the post The Make-up Millionnarie
"Yes, I would have to agree with Jonathan. The world is moving so fast, and the internet is constantly evolving to be better and greater. Social media today is different from social media ten years ago, when I used to go on my Xanga and MySpace. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc. are just social media networks of today; I'm sure there will be bigger and better social media networks ready to be launched in the near future."
posted on Apr 3, 2014, on the post The Future of Social Media
"Yes, I also read about this! I follow Shay Carl and am subscribed to his "Shaytards" channel on YouTube. I honestly don't know what this means for the future of Shay Carl and other YouTubers of Maker Studios, but this is very exciting to me as I also am a major Disney fan. This move is definitely a win-win situation for both sides."
posted on Apr 3, 2014, on the post Private: Disney Taking Over YouTube?!
"That sounds like a pretty cool device that I myself would not mind owning one day. It seems very high tech for today's lifestyle, but as we know from the simple flip phones to Android and Apple devices, technology is growing and changing in a very fast pace. I wouldn't see this device as a necessity, but it would definitely be a luxury to have on top of every other up to date technology that may be out. I really wonder of how advanced our world would be ten years from now."
posted on Mar 4, 2014, on the post Smart Phones, Smart Watches, Smart .. Rings?
"As creative and amazing the product may sound, I do not think that this product will last. Majority of the people are used to using ordinary toothbrushes, if not then the toothbrushes with spinning heads, etc. Not many people have the time in the morning to focus on the benefits of the "smart toothbrush", and will thus be using it as any ordinary toothbrush. Maybe the actual benefits of the toothbrush will come in handy at night. As cool as this product may sound, I personally don't find this necessary."
posted on Mar 1, 2014, on the post Smart Toothbrush
"I think of the days when cell phones and other technologies were nonexistent in my life and I realize how much simpler and less complex my life was. But today, with the availability of social media, music, messaging, games, etc. on our fingertips, I can admit that I cannot last a day without my phone. I feel secure when I have my phone, and if I were to forget my phone at home it would feel as if I left my wallet at home. Therefore, in my case, I feel like I had no choice but to become obsessive and dependent over my phone."
posted on Feb 25, 2014, on the post Technology Dependency – Isn’t It A Choice?
"I feel like this is a really hot topic nowadays. I watch most of my shows on YouTube and am subscribed to various daily video blogs. I would have to say that some Youtubers have been so successful that it has become their full time careers. For example, I watch the 'Shaytards' daily on YouTube. They are a family of 7 and are living pretty lavishly over their success from YouTube. This family started as daily vloggers of YouTube and today they have expanded to making documentaries, hosting red carpets, having cartoons, and so on. There is no limit on content of how much one can add to the internet. Media and information is so conveniently accessible online that I cannot help but say that it will just continue to grow."
posted on Feb 25, 2014, on the post Private: Has the YouTube business reached its peak?
"I can completely relate! I procrastinate 99% of the time too, but really step up my game when necessary!"
posted on Jan 30, 2014, on the post But I can’t study in libraries.