The topic for the last blogging assignment is given to your own choice.Among what we have discussed through the semester, pick one of the Internet topics which you think is the most relevant or affecting to your own life. Describe what the topic is, why you think it is so, and provide two relevant references.
Throughout the course of the semester, we as a class have talked about alot of issues and concerns that affect our everyday. For example internet privacy, was the most crucial to me, dealing with something that affects everyday life. Internet privacy consists of privacy over the media of the Internet: the ability to control what information one reveals about oneself over the Internet, and to control who can access that information. Many people use the term to mean universal Internet privacy: every user of the Internet possessing Internet privacy.
internet privacy is a strong issue that affects everyone including the ones that you least expect for it to happen. For example, there was a very known korean actress that was dispressed and fraustrated about what was being said about her on the internet; which smashed her name in the mud and she winds up killing her self over what was being said about her. If internet privacy was uncontrol i believe that this would have never happened to her and wouldnt allow her to do what she did. by her taking her life had a great affect on her family members and fans. Also another example of internet privacy that affected someones life was a yound girl that wasnt so popular in school, but had another identity on the internet that caused her to become more popluar than she was before. Her identity on the internet was a sexy model that wore lingerie and people loved her and thought she was hott; but then one day all her fame got destroyed. a male who was a fan of her work (pictures) had left his myspace page up on accident and his mother got a hold of it, and she reported the young girl. Her identity was exposed to everyone who thought she was beautiful and hot turned out to be the unpopular girl at their high school. By the fan's mother seeing her page her image that she has kept up for years had been ruined all because of internet privacy.
From those two examples that i have provided above clarifies why internet privacy has a major affect on peoples everyday lives. This is why internet privacy needs to be controlled better than what it is now..
source: http://www.variety.com/article/VR111799334...yId=25&cs=1
*** I cant find the link to the article about the high school girl, but it was discussed in a lecture.
Friday, November 20, 2009
Friday, November 6, 2009
assignment 4
Identify a group which is partially or completely mediated by the internet, and of which you are an active participant. This could anything from a student or professional group that uses an emailing list, to your World of Warcraft guild, to a group of friends who monitor and comment on each other’s blogs. Discuss how the internet communication technology used (listserve, blog, IM, etc.) affects the development of social ties (relationships) within the group. You may find it useful to contrast your online community with other offline communities you belong to. Cite at least two references using APA style (you can include the reading material postoed in UBlerans).
Computer mediated communication is any interaction between two or more networked computers. right now I believe that this is the next best alternative after face to face communication. It is now more available through many devices such as the skype, blackberry and other networks. There were many studies conducted to view how humans interact this way and how they respond to the two types of communication.
As i mentioned above about the different types of computer mediated tools; i can truely identify myself with two of those three forms of communication. for example. i have a skype account ( which is a new form of web cam). i would say that a skype is in realtion to a facebook because you can become friends with different people and chat but the only thing that is different is that you can talk to eachother while looking at them. it doesnt matter if there in the next room, in another state, or even on the other side of the world, you can still communicate with them establishing relationships and such. Eventhough the thought of having a skype seems like a great computer mediated communication tool there are some affects that comes along with having a skype. for example, yes when talking to someone over the skype, you can have a great relatioship with them but at the same time the person that you are communicating with might want a little bit more of your time. they might want to establish something more intimate with you. also another effect that the skype can have on social ties is if you are talking to your signicant other, you wouldnt really know if hes really alone or not. he could have someone in the room with him while hes talking to you about personal things invovling your relationship. see so there are many affects that comes along with having a skype.
the second group that i find myself very active in is the blackberry (BBM) its another forms of instant messaging but which is only associated with blackberry users. having a blackberry could also have alot of effects on social ties. for example, when talking to someone ober BBM you could think that your talking to the right person but then at the same time its could be someone else playing on his or hers BBM. this situation could cause a tremendous affect on relationships of the blackberry user. Also another example that would cause an effect on a blackberry user is hacking into their phone. for example, "a true life story" my bestfriends husband is a marine for the united states and he as well has a blackberry. his friend had sent him a file of pictures that were of a celebrity sending naked pictures to her boyfriends phone. i guess while she sent them to her boys friends phone the person that was hacking his phone took all of his contacts, files, and etc and were able to send them out to everyone he knew, and so on and so fourth. this situation was defintitely something that would cause someone not to get a blackberry or be a blackberry member due to this problem.....
so many computer mediated communication toold could cause effects in peoples but also establish great relationships.
Computer mediated communication is any interaction between two or more networked computers. right now I believe that this is the next best alternative after face to face communication. It is now more available through many devices such as the skype, blackberry and other networks. There were many studies conducted to view how humans interact this way and how they respond to the two types of communication.
As i mentioned above about the different types of computer mediated tools; i can truely identify myself with two of those three forms of communication. for example. i have a skype account ( which is a new form of web cam). i would say that a skype is in realtion to a facebook because you can become friends with different people and chat but the only thing that is different is that you can talk to eachother while looking at them. it doesnt matter if there in the next room, in another state, or even on the other side of the world, you can still communicate with them establishing relationships and such. Eventhough the thought of having a skype seems like a great computer mediated communication tool there are some affects that comes along with having a skype. for example, yes when talking to someone over the skype, you can have a great relatioship with them but at the same time the person that you are communicating with might want a little bit more of your time. they might want to establish something more intimate with you. also another effect that the skype can have on social ties is if you are talking to your signicant other, you wouldnt really know if hes really alone or not. he could have someone in the room with him while hes talking to you about personal things invovling your relationship. see so there are many affects that comes along with having a skype.
the second group that i find myself very active in is the blackberry (BBM) its another forms of instant messaging but which is only associated with blackberry users. having a blackberry could also have alot of effects on social ties. for example, when talking to someone ober BBM you could think that your talking to the right person but then at the same time its could be someone else playing on his or hers BBM. this situation could cause a tremendous affect on relationships of the blackberry user. Also another example that would cause an effect on a blackberry user is hacking into their phone. for example, "a true life story" my bestfriends husband is a marine for the united states and he as well has a blackberry. his friend had sent him a file of pictures that were of a celebrity sending naked pictures to her boyfriends phone. i guess while she sent them to her boys friends phone the person that was hacking his phone took all of his contacts, files, and etc and were able to send them out to everyone he knew, and so on and so fourth. this situation was defintitely something that would cause someone not to get a blackberry or be a blackberry member due to this problem.....
so many computer mediated communication toold could cause effects in peoples but also establish great relationships.
Monday, October 5, 2009
assignment 3: interpersonal perspective
(1) Choose one of CMC concepts or theories and explain what it is, (2) Describe one of your interpersonal relationships online, (3) and discuss whether the theory/concept properly explains your experience. If your experience is too unique to be framed by any theory, please justify how preexisting theories cannot frame your experience. If you cannot think of your own experience, you can choose an episode from news story about the online relationship.
Social information processing theory; known as SIP is when people make and maintain good relationships online all the time. The six concepts that shows that this theory is true is:
1. time spent online: the cmc gets more personal, the longer people spend interacting with each other.
2. previous interaction: the relationship history increases feelings of the connection.
3. anticipation of future interaction: chances to interact again increases peoples relational communication in CMC.
4. their expectations and motivations
5. the chronemics: reading time-related messages increase feelings of intimacy and attration.
6. emotions: graphical markers make people feel more expressive and interpersonally connected.
This is just a run down on what classifies the social information processing theory. if any of these classifications relate to what you do on line then this is a theory that will be very familiar to you.
there was one relationship that i did create online when someone wrote me in my honesty box on facebook. i wouldnt call it a relationship we just had a very good conversation. this person messages me and asks me questions that he knew would draw my attention. for example, the question that he asked actually made me want to talk to him because i wanted to know where would he get such a thought. the question was, was i a "player" meaning did i have alot of dudes that i just used and and abused....(hahaha) and that one simple question made me want to see where in heavens name did he get that from; and after that we were talking ever since then. the converstations would get so deep that i felt i was giving up too much information. so i ended the "honesty box" relationship quickly.
the social information processing theory applies to me because i actually did spend time talking to him and actually found my self waiting to see what he had to say after i wrote back to him. i dont feel that i started to have any feelings towards this person because i had no recollection of who he is. so i believe some of the concepts of the social information processing theory applied to me but not all of it.
Social information processing theory; known as SIP is when people make and maintain good relationships online all the time. The six concepts that shows that this theory is true is:
1. time spent online: the cmc gets more personal, the longer people spend interacting with each other.
2. previous interaction: the relationship history increases feelings of the connection.
3. anticipation of future interaction: chances to interact again increases peoples relational communication in CMC.
4. their expectations and motivations
5. the chronemics: reading time-related messages increase feelings of intimacy and attration.
6. emotions: graphical markers make people feel more expressive and interpersonally connected.
This is just a run down on what classifies the social information processing theory. if any of these classifications relate to what you do on line then this is a theory that will be very familiar to you.
there was one relationship that i did create online when someone wrote me in my honesty box on facebook. i wouldnt call it a relationship we just had a very good conversation. this person messages me and asks me questions that he knew would draw my attention. for example, the question that he asked actually made me want to talk to him because i wanted to know where would he get such a thought. the question was, was i a "player" meaning did i have alot of dudes that i just used and and abused....(hahaha) and that one simple question made me want to see where in heavens name did he get that from; and after that we were talking ever since then. the converstations would get so deep that i felt i was giving up too much information. so i ended the "honesty box" relationship quickly.
the social information processing theory applies to me because i actually did spend time talking to him and actually found my self waiting to see what he had to say after i wrote back to him. i dont feel that i started to have any feelings towards this person because i had no recollection of who he is. so i believe some of the concepts of the social information processing theory applied to me but not all of it.
Friday, September 25, 2009
assignment 2
Question:How can we accommodate both the interests of content creators and the public good? What technical and social structures are needed?There are many of ways that we can accomodate both interests of content creators and the public goods but there are also many things that are standing in the way of the accommodation of the two. for example, everyone around the world has found a new and improved way of downloading movies, music, new software for their laptops and etc. the excessive illegal downloading doesnt seem to be slowing down at any point in time. people realize now a days that it is expensive to purchase certain things that they need to cope with their everyday life, so if they find something that is much cheaper "as in illegally downloading" software, movies and etc then they will take that route then anything else. so the questions is should there be balance where both the content creators and public will get what they want out of it or should people just do right and purchase or rent movies and etc?.
for example when i was in the weightroom with my teammates and we were talking about having a movie night and renting movies, one of my teammates were saying whats the point of renting movies if we can just download them off a website that most of college students seemed to have called "Dc++", then another said they would rather rent then download because they would rather pay for the movie so the "content creator" could get paid for what they created. at that point in time some of them had no idea what to do either download of rent. then someone asked was it illegal for them to use the website and no one could answer that question because they were never told that it was illegal for them. all they knew that it was free and that it wasnt costing them any money. this is a prime example of why there needs to be a common trend in the movie buisness because people feel that the prices to see a movie or rent one is not in their budget so they continue to download and find other ways to get what they want and need but at the same time some people would rather spend their money for a rented movie instead of downloading it.
in an article by David A. White, "it cheats hard-working filmmakers, writers, and actors out of their money. It is stealing, and a significant amount of money is lost in the film industry because of people who believe they are above going to a theater or renting a movie. This is the completely wrong mindset: no one is "above" seeing a film that people have worked hard for with the "catch" that they'll have to pay to get in, or get it. People who download movies are thieves, and no one wants to be labeled as a thief; stealing is wrong because it harms others."
so i as i presented both sides of the arguments, i do believe that downloading anything is wrong but at the same time there is a reason for everything and this did not become an issue by its self.
for example when i was in the weightroom with my teammates and we were talking about having a movie night and renting movies, one of my teammates were saying whats the point of renting movies if we can just download them off a website that most of college students seemed to have called "Dc++", then another said they would rather rent then download because they would rather pay for the movie so the "content creator" could get paid for what they created. at that point in time some of them had no idea what to do either download of rent. then someone asked was it illegal for them to use the website and no one could answer that question because they were never told that it was illegal for them. all they knew that it was free and that it wasnt costing them any money. this is a prime example of why there needs to be a common trend in the movie buisness because people feel that the prices to see a movie or rent one is not in their budget so they continue to download and find other ways to get what they want and need but at the same time some people would rather spend their money for a rented movie instead of downloading it.
in an article by David A. White, "it cheats hard-working filmmakers, writers, and actors out of their money. It is stealing, and a significant amount of money is lost in the film industry because of people who believe they are above going to a theater or renting a movie. This is the completely wrong mindset: no one is "above" seeing a film that people have worked hard for with the "catch" that they'll have to pay to get in, or get it. People who download movies are thieves, and no one wants to be labeled as a thief; stealing is wrong because it harms others."
so i as i presented both sides of the arguments, i do believe that downloading anything is wrong but at the same time there is a reason for everything and this did not become an issue by its self.
Friday, September 11, 2009
Its all about ME
hello, my name is kimarie black. I am 21 years old and a senior/athlete at the university of buffalo. i was born and raised in southern california and planning on moving back after i graduate. after graduation i am going into the school of nursing to pursue my dream of being a RN (registered nurse). somethings that i like to do on my spare time is workout, relax, maybe read a book here and there, have fun with friends and family, travel and etc.
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