The Next New Thing

New media has replaced most of old media and is now dominantly used in our society. I would like to suggest a new type of new media that does not exist yet. Apps are being created everyday is considered the new media in our society. I would like to suggest a new app that could be useful and has yet to be established. If someone reading this can actually create it, it would be great. The app I'm thinking of would allow people to display their phone or tablet screen onto the TV. Currently I know of two companies that has this function which is Apple and Verizon but both companies require the purchase of an additional device. My idea is different in which no other device is require besides your phone or tablet and a TV. This way users can display their content on any TV they desire without having to bring the additional device everywhere. People can watch their content on to a bigger screen. Whether it's a video, music, pictures, presentation or even a video game, it would be awesome to have on a bigger screen. This app can be helpful for those who have bad eye sight since they can see the screen in a bigger display. Also, if the TV supports High Definition then it would display the content in a higher resolution. It's just an idea, but wouldn't it be great if someone can make it happen?

Our Class Wiki - So Far

So far I have yet to contribute to the Wiki blog but I have thought of some ideas to integrate in existing posts. While looking at the topics, I thought about including apps we use today like Snapchat, Uber, Tinder or Instagram but apparently it has all been posted already. So I looked through the website to see what other apps can added and figured I'll be contributing to the topic on business. To the category I will be talking about the Chase and Venmo app where people are now paying others electronically with these new apps. So far only Paypal, Square and Near Field Communication is mentioned so I'll be incorporating these two other apps. I have already found the images I want to use as graphics and will soon upload them along with their descriptions.  

P2P File Sharing

Let's begin with what file sharing is and how it is used. According to Wiki, file sharing is the distribution of digital media, which may include documents, music, video, and images. The issue on file sharing is that these digital media are usually distributed illegally. People would download these files and re-upload them under their account. People usually share the files without permission, thus infringing the copyright act. An example is the movie, "The Dark Knight" which was downloaded seven million times around the world according to the article, "Digital Pirates Winning Battle With Studios Besides" by Brain Stelter. Anonymous users uploaded the movie online which gave millions of people around the world access to the film. These millions of people took advantage of the resource and decided to download a copy of it. Besides file sharing, there's also peer to peer file sharing also known as P2P. According to Wiki, peer to peer file sharing is the distribution of digital media through peer to peer network technology. One widely used network technology for file sharing is Google Drive. People could upload any files onto Google Drive and allow specific people to gain access to it. Another example is BitTorrent which is a software that allows the user to download a torrent files. Once the user downloads the torrent file, it connects the user to others who has the file. File sharing networks are convenient in helping others distribute files but most of the time the files shared are illegally obtained. It's hard to enforce the law on illegal file sharing and many people still do it today.

Works Cited

Stelter, B., & Stone, B. (2009, February 4). Digital Pirates Winning Battle With Major Hollywood Studios. Retrieved November 12, 2014.

Privacy & Confidentiality

New media today is heavily tied to privacy and confidentiality. Most online activities require an account with a password nowadays. Whether it's using your phone or signing in the computer, everything needs a password to secure information.

Facebook is a great example of privacy and confidentiality in new media. There are privacy settings users can set to make their account more confidential. For example, users can limit who are able to see their pictures or view their profile. People have to be careful of what they post because others can make fake accounts with the information they've obtained from one's profile. How else is new media connected with privacy and confidentiality?

Well, since almost everything is done online, people need to be careful of what information they fill out. Social security is one of the most important identifications. If when someone fills out an online form requiring the social security number, their identity may be stolen if the website is not secure. That's why confidentiality is very important with the new media and technology today. Everything should be kept private in order to secure oneself.

Advice

New media is currently rising and a lot of people rely more on it than old media. If Baruch College were to hire me to improve the college with new media, I would try to incorporate more videos into class lectures. Since our society relies so much on technology and social media, students may learn better. Students would be more interested in the course. The videos of course are related to the lecture but shall be somewhat entertaining so students may remember the lecture better. Also the lectures should be recorded as well, so students who missed the class or want to review the lecture can do so. It would be very helpful and maybe, students will score higher on exams.

Creativity

Creativity usually leads to building new inventions. The various inventions are what differentiates one individual from another. Companies try to design newer products that differentiates itself from other companies. All companies want to please their customers. They want to provide the needs to customers so more people will be interested in buying their products. Since our society is moving towards the reliance of technology, companies trying to come up with new ideas that would attract more consumers. For example, Ford is a motor vehicle company that has been around for quite a while. The company notices that people "were modifying Sync, its voice-activated system for playing music and getting directions" (Miller). Since the system is being widely used by other companies as well and is being upgraded, Ford needs to think of newer features that would give them a competitive advantage to lure in more consumers. Same with new media, as more and more websites are being created everyday, web owners are looking for ways to update their domain so consumers would continue using their creation.

Not surprisingly, some ideas the companies have come from the consumers. For instance, hashtags came from a twitter user called Chris Messina "to mark conversations about a certain topic with the # symbol" (Miller). Other users started to follow the trend as they've noticed it. Twitter then built on the idea by hyper-linking the hashtags so other can view the same topics. Ideas are always being added on to. Whenever there is a consumer suggestion, companies acknowledge their needs and try to better its products. With new media, creativity is always on going as companies are constantly coming up with new ideas upgrade its products.

Works Cited
Miller, C. (2009, October 25). "Twitter Serves Up Ideas From Its Followers". Retrieved October 25, 2014.

Creativity and New Media

Creativity fosters from new media. As you can see below, I've attempted to create an avatar of myself. Although it doesn't look exactly like me, there is some resemblance. Basically what you see in the pictures is a real image of me and an attempted replica of me. The other images are the features that is included in an app called FaceQ. The app allowed me to choose various character traits which led onto building a resemblance of me. I was able to choose the hair style, hair color, face shape, skin color, eyebrows, mouth, and clothing. One feature allowed the user to be even more creative by allowing the user to add a dialogue bubble, like in comic books. By using the new media tool, I was able to recreate myself into an avatar form.