Here are some links to some cool people:
Johnny Jailall: http://johnnyjcis4670.blogspot.com
Melissa Komal: http://melissakcis4670.blogspot.com/
Sarah Loebis: http://srlcis4670.blogspot.com/
Anthony Hernandez: http://anthonystruth.blogspot.com/
Sergeg Zhukov: http://www.szcis4670.blogspot.com/
Monday, February 18, 2008
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
How Sticky is Facebook?
Reading through the article, "How Sticky Is Membership on Facebook?" on NYTimes.com, it really angers me how badly these kind of sites treat the very people who made them what they are today. It is almost like a stab in the back.
The article talks about how much effort and time is needed to get Facebook to delete every trace of information about a user. If a user chooses to deactivate his or her account with the intention of hiding any and all of his information, it has proved to be a daunting task. There have been reports of information still being left behind even after months of trying.
It is a little surprising that a company can be so blinded by the possibly of making money in the short-term while neglecting any long-term implications of such actions. Right now they may be making loads of money but if shady practices persist, down the road these very companies may eventually bury themselves in their own graves.
Update: Looks like Facebook has made some concessions in remedying this issue, but it still seems unsatisfactory at best.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/13/technology/13face.html
The article talks about how much effort and time is needed to get Facebook to delete every trace of information about a user. If a user chooses to deactivate his or her account with the intention of hiding any and all of his information, it has proved to be a daunting task. There have been reports of information still being left behind even after months of trying.
It is a little surprising that a company can be so blinded by the possibly of making money in the short-term while neglecting any long-term implications of such actions. Right now they may be making loads of money but if shady practices persist, down the road these very companies may eventually bury themselves in their own graves.
Update: Looks like Facebook has made some concessions in remedying this issue, but it still seems unsatisfactory at best.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/13/technology/13face.html
Monday, February 11, 2008
Hey New Media Class!
Hey class,
here's my definition of "new media":
here's my definition of "new media":
The phrase “new media” refers to the proliferation of information through digital mediums that has emerged through the last two decades. The invention of the Internet provided for this new way of communication. Examples of new media include web pages, blogs, wikis, e-books, and whatever else that is accessed digitally – even old media that has been digitized. Old media consists of information that is physically printed such as magazines, newspapers, books, etc. New media is bound to take over old media as the primary source of information in near future.
Citations:
New Media Reader By Noah Wardrip-Fruin, Nick Montfort
Wikipedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_media#Old_media_and_new_media
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