blog 6 convergence

Robert Deal

12/5/14

Internet Communications

Blog Assignment 6

            The definition of Convergence Culture according to Jenkins is the combination of old and new medias. When this combination occurs is when the corporate and consumer sides of market interact. We often use these types of medias in today’s culture with things like smart phones and smart T.V.’s. Thus involving many of us in the convergence culture we see today. The idea of creative engagement is the idea that we all have the ability to create things. Physical or non-physical this can be seen in almost every aspect of society in art, music, school, work, anywhere. People today are engaged in this through convergent mediums. For example, after the show the walking dead every Sunday you can follow live tweets during the show and can tweet responses in a live talk show after the show on another program called the Talking Dead. By doing things like this viewers feel more involved and everyone benefits corporately and individually.

Blog assignment 5

Robert Deal
Internet Communications
11/18/14

Limiting Illegal Sharing and Downloading

Nowadays illegal sharing and downloading of many different types of media have become very common. Although very illegal people seem to disregard the law and fill their libraries with pirated entertainment. To combat this major issue i propose three different approaches. First, allow sharing of all media after and make it the producer of the piece to hire private consultants to police the internet and fine individuals stealing works by this individual. This will make it up to the person who created the work to choose if they would like to stop their music from being shared. This may also increase the numbers of hard copies sold in stores. Next, i propose we pay internet providers to specifically target copyrights to protect individuals and corporations. These internet providers have the best chance of providing the most efficient services and stand the best chance to help combat this issue. Lastly, we can develop specific programs to protect specific works. similar to every product having a bar code this would provide either a virus or some sort of fine to individuals who steal entertainment. They already do this with images and watermarks on the computer to prevent being re-used. Although there are lots of aspects that goes into each of these unique plans i believe after implementation and refinement they can begin to make change. I know personally i illegally download music because i know there will be little to no repercussion. If people start to feel and see these repercussions then there will be way less piracy in the world.

Blog Assignment #4

 Robert Deal

In today's society everything we do can be found and identified with on the internet. As these growing mediums evolve so do the ways individuals track user information. Whether it is over the phone on the internet or even through television and radio programing people are collecting, storing, and analyzing data related to consumers. This data can be used by delivery drivers to remember addresses or phone numbers or even by advertisers to determine the best medium for promotions. As these data collecting techniques become more widely used many consumers question where their information is being stored and what their information is being used for. Good websites can build good relationships with users by informing users of their non-willingness to share personal information. Establishing good relationships with internet users is important to any website. By failing to do so many websites can lose viewers due to trust issues. Another way websites can build trust with consumers would be to establish a well-organized website that is appealing to viewers and free of errors of any kind. Personally if I see a website that is poorly organized and is riddled with errors i am much more skeptical to plug in my information. By creating these trustful websites and creating good user experiences viewers are much more willing to return to one's website. If a website creates bad user experiences than it will also lose viewers and people will be less likely to return to that site for a second or third time.

Blog assignment 3

http://www.apple.com/iphone-6/


I chose the Apple Iphone 6 information page because this is the newest and most desirable technological product available to the general public. the first thing this site says is "bigger than bigger" i think this is interesting because the size increase in smart phones has been happening for years and apple is one of the last ones to hop on the band wagon.

Blog assignment #2

Robert Deal
Internet Communications
10/1/14

Blog assignment #2

Metcalfe’s Law states that the value of a telecommunications network is proportional to the square (N^2) of the number of connected users on the system. This law is what I most agree with because first it is what makes the most sense to me. Second, the way something is squared is multiplying a certain number by itself one other time. So if there are 8 users then 8 times (X) 8 equals 64 different network connections. This is the simplest way I can figure out how many single communication connections are able to be established. If each person in the group can contact everyone else in the same network they should be able to justify that each person multiplied by the number of people who are in the network would equal the number of connections able to be made.  This makes sense to me not only in these computer networks but also in business, mathematics, and economics.

In five years from now I believe the majority of Americans will receive the bulk of their information through online sources. I believe that the recent technological advances with smart phones and tablets have only just begun and in the future these devices will be marked by television companies, radio studios, computer companies, telephone companies and many more. These devices are only becoming more advanced and one day in the future it is likely that we can eliminate the need for stationary devices like Smart televisions, and computers. The new age of mobile devices has begun and one day what cannot be downloaded as an app will begin to slowly but surly become obsolete. As these technologies advance people will begin to create the most useful and portable items where we can continue to access information in even more remote locations. The invention of the internet is not just a fad or social trend it is a whole new medium for information that I believe will continue to grow at a steady rate.

Why We Blog. Blog assignment 1

 

The purpose of the reading “Why We Blog” was to explore the world of blogging and examine the various reasons why people choose to blog. The people conducting the research conducted interviews with bloggers over the phone, in person and used audiotapes to determine names and topics of blogs. In addition they investigated many different peoples blogs, and used those blogs to discover other bloggers. Throughout conducting all of this research they discovered there were many differing topics in the small area they were investigating near Stanford University. They also found depending on the type of person the blogger either had a lot to say or fumbled with what to say. They discovered many individuals had a code of ethics they went by when writing their blogs.  This reading then goes on to talk about people’s motivations of blogging such as, sharing ones life, stressing opinions, sharing emotions, relieving stress, community awareness, amusement and commentary. They found that many of these bloggers post to their blog one or more times a daily. They then begin to talk about a blog verses various other electronic media support communities like, listservs, chats, group websites, multi-user dimensions, and MUD objective-oriented technologies. Several of these did not have access to photos and were less interactive than blogs. They said that listservs had a higher level of interactivity than blogs did. They said because bloggers are aware of their viewers that make them more aware of what they say. One man said he was able to say things on his blog that he may not be able to on more immediate social network sites. They say bloggers feel more protected “hiding” behind their screen. I believe this to be because the vast majority who view a blog are interested in the topic of discussion.

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