Next New

Technology is continuously advancing each and everyday. A new type of "New Media" tool that I feel would be really cool is a picture search. There should be some sort of app that allows you to take a picture or a screenshot of an item ( someone's outfit, jewelry, food etc) and then find the webpage where you can order the item if available within seconds. This app would be relatively easy to use.

Wiki So Far

In ordered to contribute to our class Wiki, I've been researching various contents. Contents regarding to how New Media and Sports intertwine with one another. I have many updates and recent references that supports how new media and sports are closely related. I also been looking at the current sports on our wiki, and look forward to helping correct and change any broken links that may be posted. I also been looking for any graphics that would allow the page to look more interesting.

Blog: P2P

According to Wikipedia file sharing is defined as the practice of distributing or providing access to digital media, such as computer programs, multimedia (audio, images and video), documents or electronic books. While peer to peer file sharing enables users to access these media files (i.e. Books,movies, and games) using a P2P software program that locates other computers that also connected with the P2P to search for media files. According to the article "Digital Pirates Winning Battle With Studios" people have been swapping illegal copies of songs, television shows and movies through the internet for years. The article goes on to mention how the slow download process generally used a P2P technology called BitTorrent. Now however, anyone can find free movies using a search engine instead of downloading.

Blog: Advice

New Media can be used to improve student learning. Students are able to collaborate with one another using tools such as Google Plus. Google apps are great for providing feedback. This is a great tool for professor to give their students feedbacks via comments at any given time. Google apps are also great for communication, in which staff and students are able to engage.

BLOG: Privacy

​The social networking platforms are public domains that anyone around the world can access as long as they have internet connection on their communication devices. Consequently, they can view one’s details on the social platforms, especially when one has not limited the people accessing their profiles. In my case, I have received different unnecessary messages from unknown people asking me for money. I consider that as an invasion of my privacy since I do not recognize the senders of the messages and since they are out to con me. In other cases, I have received disturbing images that I consider offensive. Such access is almost uncontrollable and an act of privacy invasion. Social media platforms also present a suitable channel for hackers to execute their activities. For example, one of my social media accounts was once hacked, and the perpetrators sent unpleasant messages to my network friends. As mentioned, social networking is advantageous on different levels, but an invasion of privacy is a significantdisadvantage that affects the users.    

Creativity And New Media

Avakin Life - A Virtual World of Avatars and Char is an app that is available in Apple's App Store. This app allows users to enter in the virtual world and explore in a 3D world. 

You can begin by creating your Avatar, your given the option to choose from female and male. The app also let you pick your skin tone, eye color, hair style etc. In addition to choosing physical features you can design your own Avatar, Avakin have hundreds of different styles and looks you can choose from. 

Avakin Life offers their users to play 3D chat and message free of charge. Create, design, and customize your own character and apartment with things like furniture and décor. The Avakin Life allows users to "become the person they always wanted to be!"
Attached below is my Avatar I created using the app.

Creativity

New Media plays an tremendous role in fostering creativity. A great example is blogs, blogging allows people to post what they want and comment their opinions on other's post. Infographic is another great tool used to foster one's creative. Wikipedia defines infographic as "graphic visual representations of information, data or knowledge intended to present information quickly and clearly. They can improve cognition by utilizing graphics to enhance the human visual system's ability to see patterns and trends." Infographic boost ones creativity and let people use their imagination when discussing a topic or concept. 

According to, NYTIMES.COM, "Technology companies have been the most active in relying on others to innovate for them. This is in large part because the Internet lets people exchange ideas easily and rapidly with large groups, and computing tools let people design new products cheaply."  There are many ways that technology enhances creativity.