WEB 2.0

November 9th, 2009

This web is more on the users that is, the purpose or function of it is more on interactivity and participation. What this web means is that the users become active thus amateurs become professionals thus there is rich user experience. It works hand in hand with the users to the point whereby, the more users use it, the more powerful it gets. It also allows users to insert information like wikipedia where they can edit what they think is not necessary. Its disadvantage is that it depends on connectivity and if it is slow, everything becomes slow and users become inactive. There has been some cases of flamming and bullying and as such, this is not a good sign and here is an example http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WW14kz3TKug. Another disadvantage is that people will not be creative by coming up wih new ideas thus the society will not benefit from it thus things remain the same.

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HOW MUCH CONNECTIVITY DO WE NEED

November 9th, 2009

Connection is very important to users either by using internet or mobile phones. As a user, you can actually complete your assignments, or anything you are working on if the connection is of high speed and here is how to do it http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMu2QtMh-bA. You can somehow not actively do your work if it is of low speed thus the more slower it is, the chances of failing to submit on time especially if it is a last minute thing. High speed connection makes us mobile because you actually do not concentrate on what is going on outside thus we do not become part of the society as we will be private.

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WHY WE NEED MEDIA

November 9th, 2009

The most important two reasons why we need media is that we need to be informed and entertained. What this means to users is that they can get the previous, latest information about either sport, recession, issues that affect other countries and as such, they can communicate by discussing. Users somehow get educated through this as they will be sharing or exchanging ideas of what they think of that particluar issue. The best thing about media is that there is no age limit thus you can read it at any age and here is an example http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulQvl8AuNWk. The bad thing about media is that they can write things which are not true. As for the society, people can develop writing skills and as such, they can exchange information that educate the society thus communication becomes easier, that is, modemity.

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DIGITAL CAMERAS

November 9th, 2009

Cameras have always been used but they were not that powerful and with time, they were improved day by day. These allows the users to take pictures, videos of all kinds depending on the size of the camera thus the more powerful the camers is, the more you can take good clearer pictures. It is convenient because if you do not like a picture, you can simple delete it and take another one. Mobile phones are some of the new technologies which can perform like cameras but they are different as cameras can perform their own tricks and here is an example http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGHcMlZvN9E. One disadvantage is that they can get stolen or lost. As for the society, people can show their skills of taking pictures and work in industries that need them thus there is progress.

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YOUTUBE AS AN ARCHIVE

November 9th, 2009

It is one of the used website today. As a user, you can upload a video or anything you want provided you follow the rules and regulations of how things are done. Another thing is that you can upload want you want for free,anytime and anywhere. The bad thng about youtube is that some people can take advantage by uploading videos that are not appropriate for viewing pleasures like violence, sexual explicit materials which can be upsetting to the parents and youth. Youtube plays a major role becuase it somehow brings people together thus the concept of convergence occurs. Without the use of videos, it would be useless becasue it provides variety of information from cooking to how to drive a manual car and here is an example http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txRTo5eAwrM. The society do benefit because they can be educated like this example thus sharing of ideas occurs.

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DO AGENT MAKE YOU OR BREAK YOU

November 4th, 2009

Everything that exist has its own advantages and disadvantages. Agents are just like media, because media can destroy your reputation by writing things which are not true but again you can be the hero, being on the spotlight for the good things you do thus you become known. One of the good things about agents is that they keep you updated on what is going on hence you can be able to come up with new ideas on how to deal with problems that occur in the society. If for example you want to visit a country, you can simply get you own travel agent and here is a link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1j3Vq_ndkk. One of the reasons why i think it is wrong to hire agents is that you make them even more intelligent whether it is an online thing or person. Another reason could be that the thing with an agent is that it does not have emotions,hence it does not fee pity if you are hurt. A social agent for example is very dangerous as it is capable of sending information to another agent.

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HOW MUCH PRIVACY DO WE NEED

November 3rd, 2009

Men and women have different opinions when it comes to privacy. Men prefer to keep things to themselves, that is,inside them whereas women like to say it especially if they are with their friends.Children on the other hand like to do things alone without their parents knowing about it hence they prefer they own physical space. As a user, you prefer to be private as some people like to stalk you when you are online. There has been cases of kidnapping, fraud hence some people want some form of security for their own safety and here are some friendly advice on how to get your own privacy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfpQh2jxgNQ. Again,when you are open to people, some people can abuse you to the extend of committing suicide. As for the society, you do not get to interact with others on the outside and again it is important to be familiar with the rules and regulations of the society because they are different with those at home or workplace.

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ONLINE GAMES

November 3rd, 2009

I have realised that most asians enjoy playing games. I believe things like environment,race, how you were raised, class are some of the reasons that determine how you are going to live. Users who play these games do so based on different reasons and these include the fact that they want to relax, bored, form of escapism as they spend hours playing these games.An example of an online game is SWAT, and here is a sample http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhbbMDkcq2E&feature=related.It incorporate the word collaborative because it is based on a team with a common purpose thus they have to work together to achieve a goal because if they do not, they would not be able to complete the game.This can be useful as you can relate this to reality as there is a need to work together in a society if you want to achieve something.

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INTERNET MAKES US MOBILE

November 3rd, 2009

I personally appreciate what the internet has done because most of the things i have learnt comes from the internet. Mind you, it also has it own disadvantages. For starters,users do corrupt especially children who can hack other computers and this is how they do it http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkyoT4eevnY. Another thing is that there is too much information thus it is difficult to filter or look for what you want as you have to be specific. Again,you become too dependent on it and as such, you become too lazy to think. We do not physically talk to people thus we are private like in facebook where we do not know what the other person is doing while typing. When this happens,we tend to move away from the society.

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PREFERANCE OF ONLINE NEWS THAN NORMAL ONES

November 3rd, 2009

Our parents used to go to the nearest market and buy newspapers or get them in an area where they are given for free. If not the newspapers, they would listen to the radio. Since the discovery of new media,things have changed even the number of elders who buy newspapers has been reduced. As a user, i prefer to go online simply because it does not cost a thing especially if you are a student thus you can read it whenever you want to read over and over. As for the society, if an issue arises, we can be able to say our views hence we can come up with different ideas on how to approach this issue as it affects us. The negative thing about online news is that they do not last forever unlike newspapers which can be kept for a long time. The election poll between Barack and Mccain was one of the most visited online topics and here is what they had to say..http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvE7qot0aMg. This will lead to modemity because they give us their views thus it is easier to communicate by voting them.

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