The Next New Thing
One of the most significant trends in consumer technology is the emergence of wearables, and the convergence of hardware and humanity will change how we express ourselves through new media. Earlier this year I installed an app called Checky, which…
Our Class Wiki – So Far
I’ve currently edited my own page and have toyed with the file upload feature. I have also researched individual topics that are currently listed. My primary research has been focused on business, technology, and entertainment (music, film, sports) and I…
P2P File Sharing
P2P is the answer to traditional file downloading – a one-to-one data transfer which can be incredibly tedious. Upload speeds are always a fraction of download speeds, but with P2P, everyone who has the file can share it, instead of…
Privacy & Confidentiality
New media has opened a world of opportunity for sharing information, but with so much of our personal and business information being sent our privacy and confidentiality can be compromised. While NSA surveillance grabs the headlines these days, the extent…
Creativity and Customization in New Media
One of the interesting trends of new media we’ve discussed is the ability of virtually anyone, anywhere to share their story online through various tools and services. But are those tools tailored to the people who are using those features?…
Creativity and New Media
The most exciting new media tools for sharing video are Instagram and Vine, affiliated with Facebook and Twitter respectively. Each is tremendously popular for sharing quick bursts of moments; Vine distills what the user is attempting to capture to just…
Modeling Reality with Virtual Worlds
Prompt: What are different ways virtual worlds can be used? What are the pros and cons? Be specific. How do virtual worlds foster creativity? What do you think the future of virtual worlds will look like? Entering its second decade…
Twitter & Discussion in the Virtual Classroom
Estimated reading time: 1 minute, 43 seconds. Contains 346 words. Prompt: How does a Twitter discussion compare to a BlackBoard Discussion? To an in-class discussion? I enjoy sharing ideas and conversing with classmates in any format. In brief, virtually anything…
The Core Four: Differentiating the Largest Social Networks
Estimated reading time: 8 minutes, 26 seconds. Contains 1688 words. There are numerous social media sites vying for clusters of users, but four in particular stand out as the most trafficked social networks in the U.S. They are, of course: Facebook –…
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