The Next New Thing

              It is hard to think of a new media that has not been invented. Every day new inventions are created but, there are still many things to be invented. A new invention that would benefit many would be a  universal charger. This charger would be able to charge any phone. It would be beneficial because if you were an iPhone or Galaxy owner you would use the same charger to charge your phone. As a result, people will no longer have to worry about not having a specific one because one will do the job for all phones. I am someone that will benefit greatly by this. Half of my family owns an  iPhone while the other owns galaxies, as a result, we all have a different charge for the two different phones. A universal charger will allow  you to not have e to worry  if you are not carrying your charger because the universal charger can charge any phone. 

P2P File Sharing

           File sharing refers to the practice of sharing access to digital information or content. These files include documents, videos, images, computer programs etc. On the other hand, there is P2P File sharing. P2P File sharing refers to peer-to-peer, networking. It allows for computer hardware and software to function without a server device. It's an alternative to the usual client to server networking design. Some examples are BitTorrent, Pando, Mashboxx, Open media network and many others. In the article " Peers Find Less Pressure Borrowing From Each Other", the author point our how P2P has made it possible for people to find better deals on loans than ever before. It has allowed many to find low-interest loans that even with their good credit score they are not able to acquired.

Our Class wiki- So Far

           In our class wiki, I have been involved in a couple of things. I contributed to different sections which included the sections on social networking, privacy, and the environment. In the social networking, I wrote about how social networking has allowed people to communicate,share ideas faster ,and it makes finding a job faster and easier than ever before. I wrote about the effect of New media on people's privacy and  how environmentalists are promoting change and action among the population.

Advice to the College

          New media is widely used by colleges and universities, however, it can be improved. Brooklyn college uses different forms of new media yet, it not always helpful or at its best point.  Blackboard is one of the biggest issues in the cuny system and many students have problems with it. By hiring and paying a closer attention to the way blackboard works the college can avoid the large amount of students that need help because of issues with blackboard. In addition, the college needs to stay on top of all of its media. The Brooklyn college website has been the same for many years and is rarely updated. Many of the school's websites haven't been active for a long period of time.  Furthermore, the college should try to update frequently on  everything that is happening on campus because many times students are not able to know the things that are available or happening on campus.

Privacy & Confidentiality

           New media has  made privacy and confidentiality an issue nowadays. The internet has been one of the greatest revolutionary ideas to have ever been created ,and one of the key components of new media. It is no surprise that some of the issues with privacy and confidentiality are 'connected' to  social networks. Many disclose information which can be harmful. When it comes to jobs many companies looked at the post of their workers and those who applied for a job on social media; sometimes this results in the person not getting a job.All social networks try to encourage people to be careful with what they post online. Not so long ago Kim Kardashian was rob and its believe that social media played a big role in it. By posting so many pictures and information about where you are at Kim Kardashian among other  people forget the risk they are putting themselves in. There is no such thing as privacy and confidentiality in new media. Once something is placed on the web anyone can find a way to get access to it even if it was 'private'. People need to understand and be careful with what they post online because you can never know the effect it will have.

Creativity and New Media

                Following up on my previous post, new media allows users to create a virtual life. They allow you to create a virtual character where you are able to be and do anything you desire. I have used many different virtual worlds among them is The Sims. It allows you to create your own virtual character. This new media allows you to select the body type, hair color, and personality of your character along with allowing you to create your own home from scratch. When creating you home, the game allows you to pick the size of the walls color, wall and floor patterns, the room sizes and even allows you to decorate and pick the furniture along ,with deciding the location of where you place these objects. Also, the Sims promote creativity by allowing users to create custom content which they can later use on their characters and in their virtual homes.

Create your own virtual character 

Virtual homes

Creactivity

     New media has helped to foster creativity in multiple ways. Blogs have help to encourage creativity. They allow you to write your thoughts and simply express yourself.New  media also fosters creativity in the music industry. As stated in the article The New Math of Mashups from The New Yorker, "You don’t need a distributor, because your distribution is the Internet. You don’t need a record label, because it’s your bedroom, and you don’t need a recording studio because that’s your computer. You do it all yourself.”  New media has allowed people  to promote their music and ideas on their own without a record label or even a newspaper to do so. An example can be seen in the virtual world where you can dress up and be whoever you. Most if not all virtual world like the Sims and Second life allow you to  create your own content(i.e. hair, clothes, and virtual home).  The effect of the encouragement new media has on creativity can be seen on tweeter. In the article Twitter Serves Up Ideas From Its Followers , Claire Cain Miller states that  "The company watches how people use the service and which ideas catch on. Then its engineers turn the ideas into new features.