Joseph's Blog

Virtual worlds are the future of entertainment and interaction. As mention in the Forbes article, "After Second Life, Can Virtual Worlds Get a Reboot?" stated that 2 billion users worldwide with 1 billion of those accounts being kids ages 5-15. It is especially popular with kids because it can foster creativity and a create an environment where their parents have no bounds. The different ways you can use virtual words are limitless. Some examples include, rehabilitation, hang out areas, games, etc.  A fter reading the two articles I really believe that the pros outweigh the cons. According to the NY times article "Iv Been in That Club, Just Not in Real Life" the author wanted to go to a cafe to see a band, but once there she was disgusted with her experience so she left. She went home and rejoined the show but virtually. This is one of the pros that I wanted to discuss and it related to the current pandemic times. Now that people will be well aware of the risks and ...

Below I will begin to compare four social media websites. Facebook: Facebook is actually my main social media. I like to use Facebook as a messaging platform because the messenger aspect is very convenient. You can make group chats and reach out to different people in a very easy manner. Facebook's main application is also very interesting. I currently buy and sell shoes and sell them for profits and one of the platforms I use to sell is facebook. They have different groups and marketplaces that can be used to sell your items. You would think that the group pages would be run very poorly with no regulations but it is the opposite. Group owners try to maintain integrity and remove anyone who seems suspicious. I also use Facebook as a means to relieve my boredom. There are always different videos to watch on Facebook and I really like how the Facebook algorithm recognizes what you enjoy watching and gives you similar videos. Overall, Facebook is a great platform that has everything y...

 I believe that people are willing to use Twitter rather than Blackboard as a means to do an in-class discussion. With the way twitter is formatted, people can easily retweet, and comment on each others post. Blackboard is very inefficient because you have to go back and forth in order to reply to someone's comment. Twitter also has another function which shows you tweets that you might be interested in and there are articles that are very interesting. Overall, I think that twitter should be used as a primary means for in-class discussions because of its efficiency and reliability. 

  Social media technology has become a primary form of communication in the modern day. Not only do we use it to communicate and share with family and friends, but it has now become a primary resource for the corporate world. For example, LinkedIn has become the leading business network social media platform. There, working individuals are able to create a resume like profile with past work experience, education and even interests. According to NPR's "Social Networking Technology Boosts Job Recruiting" article professional recruiters have now started to hunt for candidates through platforms such as LinkedIn. Maureen Crawford-Hentz, a recruiter for Osram Sylvania was able to find a potential candidate for a marketing manager by searching key words and reviewing people's profiles in order to reach out. This creates a fast and efficient way to recruit for both potential employees and recruiters. On the other hand, putting not only your personal information on casual soci...

  Create a new post on your blog with the above title. In your post, answer the following questions. Compare and contrast blogs and wikis. Comment on the importance of convergence in today's networked world. How can blogs be used for collaboration? Can you think of a new use for a wiki that has not been done yet? Cite at least 2 readings relating to Blogs and/or Wikis The difference between a blog and a wiki is that a blog is a blog is created and updated by a person or business while a wiki is basically an open library. Unlike a wiki, a blog is updated so that it tailors to what the person or business has in mind. The wiki is exponentially different in the aspect where anyone can update the information to what they like. It is a collaborative library where the information can take any turn. It does not follow the morals of a business or a person. A blog is also very opinionated. For example, if you were to be writing a blog about a company that you work for, the blog will most lik...

Hi Everyone welcome to my Blog Post. My paper will be on e-bay. If you guys didn't know, e-Bay is looking to expand its online marketplace into different markets. One example happens to be the shoe market. E-bay is looking to accommodate sellers on e-bay by having no seller fees which saves a lot of money if you continuously sell on their platform. My paper will basically talk about the different ways that e-bay is trying to expand their business from improving their payment services to lowering fees for sellers.