Joseph's Blog

 Though I have not worked on the wiki yet or contributed to any of the pages, I know that I will be adding to the economics portion of the wikipedia. I saw that there are already information about how social media effects the economy and the use or bitcoin, but I did not see anyone talk about current websites that provide real time data. One of the big differences between new media and old media is the speed of information being processed and distributed to the viewers. We already know of existing companies that take advantage of real-time news and data such as Bloomberg and virtually any news outlet. The importance of real-time data for the markets and the economy will effect the decisions of traders, big or small, around the world. People who not only invest in domestic fixed income or equities but international as well. Getting information the fastest and most accurate is what sets these new outlets apart. For my contribution, I will be going more into detail about different new...

  Create a new post on your blog with the above title. In your post, cite at least one of the assigned readings and answer the following questions: What is file sharing? What is P2P File sharing? What are some examples of P2P file sharing? You must cite at least one of the assigned readings. File sharing is defined as being able to offer access to different sets of data at different levels of sharing privilege. An example of this would be sharing a google docs file with giving the person you are sharing with very limited access to the file.  P2p File sharing seems to have the same concept as file sharing, but getting the information or access to different data seems to be a little more technical. As I read more about P2P file sharing, I learned that if you have a computer and want access to a file, you have software that can connect to different computers and search for the data that you need. This will work especially well within a company because all computers are connected ...

  I've always learned that what you put online will never go away and will haunt you forever. As we move more into a technological age, confidentiality and privacy will become even more important. What you post online and what you have on your computer is essentially data that you do not want to get leaked. As people have more of an online presence, I believe that it is easier for someone to target you and to steal your information. According to an article by the Washington Post, the University of Maryland had a security breach where over 300,000 identities were exposed to hackers. This is something that should not have happened especially with the security that any university has. It is scary to consider the capabilities of these hackers and the possibility of someone stealing your information that you have on the internet. Examples of new media has to do with social media platforms as well and not being able to guarantee that your information stays safe is actually very scary. Id...

You are hired by Baruch College to use  new media  to improve the College. What are some suggestions you would make using new media? Some suggestions I would make using new media to improve Baruch College would be making different social media platforms in order the bring the school together. As you all may know, Baruch has many different clubs and organizations. In order to bring the different organizations and clubs together, maybe a social media platform where everyone can connect is a good idea. Aside from this and moving onto the learning perspective, I believe that school can use different streaming services in order to improve the classroom experience. Rather than having everyone in a zoom call, professors can stream their classes which will probably make classes a little more structured and give students the opportunity to have a better experience. I don't really like zoom itself and would prefer to watch lectures through a streaming service. 

  I'd like you to show me how new media fosters creativity by creating an example. This assignment is up to your imagination. Whether you want to create a YouTube video or show me snapshots of an avatar in Second Life that you created, I will leave the definition of "creativity and new media" up to you, and let you surprise me. To get credit for this assignment you must post a blog entry with the above title and explain exactly what you did using new media tools and display it either with screenshots or by providing a url in your blog. Note: This assignment is flexible, just be creative :) The avatar that I decided to make was a snapchat bitmoji. This was a very cool little project for me because I remember seeing how everyone on my snapchat list had a little avatar that looked like them. At first, I didn't really think much of it. I thought it was creative but was never driven to make my own. I decided to do this for my blog since it gave me a good reason to create o...

  Create a new post on your blog with the above title. In your post, cite at least one of the assigned readings and discuss how new media fosters creativity. Media fosters creativity in the way where you get ideas from everywhere. Rather than having to come up with an idea or think about how to expand on an idea by yourself, you are left with a vast ocean of different places where you can get help. A prime example is an article called "How use-generated content can improve your social media marketing strategy", by Lisa Mulcahy. She talks about a company trying to reach to new and existing customers and the way they decides to market their brand is to let customers be a part of the strategy. On social media, they told their customers to give them honest reviews about the company and product in order to give the customers the "truth" they seek. This will give them a better idea for what they may have a weaknesses in and build that weakness. It is very hard for a norma...