The Next New Thing

        Something new and improve that maybe beneficial to society are that cars can be equipped or made with the technology that enables your vehicle to drive for you. This would be very useful for drivers who travel long distances everyday and may get tired  and want to take a rest. It would most likely decrease the chance of you getting into an accident and even shortening your estimated time of arrival of your desired destination. How this may work is by using GPS technology synced with other types of technology to program your car to where it is going. Also technology may have to be put into place to figure out how fast the car should be traveling and to keep into consideration other vehicles in the area.

New Media and Society

     New Media has helped and improved society in many ways such as time reduction, use of it may be more efficient and effective and may also have reduced cost for certain transactions. New media has been used for innovative ideas and creativity to help with the disabled and the mentally impaired. It is also used for education, globalization; keeping everyone together no matter where they are and entrepreneurship; helping business people get started in their career life. New Media has a lot to offer but there is a bad side to it such as internet addiction, sexual predators, stalkers, privacy issues and I believe the top one should be laziness.

Our Class Wiki - So Far

     I chose the topic new media and gaming systems to work on. I have talked about the first generation of Xbox and its competitor PS2 and will continue to talk about the Xbox in how it evolved to Xbox 360 by showing different pictures of the system itself and the different accessories. There will be an explanation on what the 360 has to offer as it is not only a gaming system.   

P2P File Sharing

     The practice of publicly or privately sharing various or different types of computer information over a given network is called file sharing. A number of files can be shared over the Internet such as audio files, video files, images, documents and even electronic books. P2P file sharing also known as peer to peer file sharing is basically a system where files are directly shared between network users. This is done without the assistance and interference of a central server. P2P file sharing is said to be easily accessible and more redundant than a centralized file sharing system. There are also known to be very resistant to legal attacks because there is no one entity to file a law suit against. According to the article "Content Producers should take advantage of P2P, not fear it" by Jamie King, it uses P2P file sharing to broadcast their documentary Steal This Film. While using this system, they were able to reach more than 2 million downloads and have about 3 million viewers in the past 18 months to watch their documentary. They use this idea of P2P to predict how they will be able to earn revenue in the years to come.

Advice to Baruch College

     Some ways that I will use new media to improve Baruch College are:

• Use the Internet to find a way to get more affordable tectbooks for the students.
• Use the Internet to advertise the clubs that are available for students.
• Research information on how the school can complete construction when students are not i n school.
• Find more ways to make the school more creative so that it can inspire students.
• Develop a better for students and teachers to interact with each other rather than making appointments.
• Find a way to better get academic advisment rather than waiting for hours.

Privacy & Confidentiality

      In today's society, people use new media for everything such as shopping, online banking and posting personal information for certain people to see but are their credit card information and private stuff really hidden? New media allows for creativity and a means to put an ease on one's life but others use this as a way to hack into to other people's computers and steal their information for their own good. As much as new media tries to keep certain information private with all the software that is available for one's use, there is always a way to get around it as hackers or cyber thieves are still able to see your encrypted and confidential files.

About My Term Research Paper

     The title of my paper is "The Internet: Success or Disaster", it talks about the use of the Internet and its impact on society. I also went through the pros and cons of the Internet and how it first came about and its evolution in today's society. Most of my research came from websites but I have also incorporated my own opinions and what I have seen on television into this paper. I believe that my topic is important because the Internet is basically part of one's life as it has become a tool of necessity.