Just to put it out there, I personally feel like twitter is an absolute waste of time!
The 140 characters seriously limit your choice of words, making what you have to say sound like curt shorthand. To me it seems like a meaningless blast that you send out to your group of "friends" to see who will respond and to see who is even interested in what you are doing (no body!) Anyways, the 140 characters bothers me immensely because I feel like I can never get a point across properly without cutting it short. 140 characters is good for a "tweet" not a real discussion.
On the other hand a BB discussion allows you as many characters as you want, not limiting you to 140 characters. This allows you to fully develop a concept and idea. I also like the way that BB organizes their discussions. For me it is easier to use and navigate (but that could be because I am used to BB and not twitter- only time will tell.)
The absolute best option is an actual in class discussion; face to face. I believe that it stimulates a better conversation and gets people really thinking.
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Modeling Reality with Virtual Worlds
What are different ways these virtual worlds can be used?
A virtual world is defiend as an online community (taking the form of a computer based ontline stimulated environment) allowing users to interact with each other other use and create objects etc. Within virtual worlds users can interact and inhabit their made up world.
MMORPG = massively multiplayer online role playing games = in this case the user playing a specific charachter is the main feature of the game (main charahcter basically)
MMORLG = massively multiplayer online real life games = in this case the user can create their charachter and make it as he/she wishes it to be; playing a more dynamic role that suits their charachter, possibly even playing more than one charachter at a time. This is the more invovled personalized version of virtual worlds.
What are the pros and cons? Be specific.
PROS
- much more creative and in a way more personal than an email or chat
- everyone is the same - age, race, gender, etc none of it matters because everyone is what they make themselves
- people ftrom all over the world, all different time zones can connect with each other and meet each other
- education - makes learning more real to students
- can make a person feel like they are worth something; like someone is paying attention to them
- highy adoptive - you can easily do things in the virtual world that you would either not have the opportunity to do or the capability to do in your real life
- takes you places and intorduces you to things that yo normally would not be able to from your home. The article "I’ve Been in That Club, Just Not in Real Life " http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/06/arts/television/06itzk.html?_r=1 explains more about this and gives a real life example of a man that visited the lower east side from his computer via a virtual world
CONS
- can take over your life 24/7; can become a disease
- can become your whole life - forcing you to abandon you real freidns and family
you can be tricked and decived into beleiving things about people; they can make you beleive what they want you to beleive and because you know nothing about them besides what they are presenting to you, youare forced to beleive it.
- can make a person feel badly about themsleves; lead to depression
- if you are not of the technology age, might be hard to navigate a virtual world
- there is also bad in the virtual world just as there is bad in the real world; someone can fall into bad habits very easily in the virtual world.
How do virtual worlds foster creativity?
- Opens peoples eyes to things that they have never senen before.
- Is a somewhat competitive atmosphere, and competitin can lead to creativity
- Everyone wants to get noticied and be liked - must do things that will stand out and make you noticed!
- You can see what other people do and how they do it, giving youideas of what you can do and how you can do it and make it your own.
What do you think the future of virtual worlds will look like?
I think that in the future virtual worlds are going to progress and become less virtal and more real. I think that this is a creepy cocnept but so cool. Cant wait ti see what is going to happen in the enxt world!
A virtual world is defiend as an online community (taking the form of a computer based ontline stimulated environment) allowing users to interact with each other other use and create objects etc. Within virtual worlds users can interact and inhabit their made up world.
MMORPG = massively multiplayer online role playing games = in this case the user playing a specific charachter is the main feature of the game (main charahcter basically)
MMORLG = massively multiplayer online real life games = in this case the user can create their charachter and make it as he/she wishes it to be; playing a more dynamic role that suits their charachter, possibly even playing more than one charachter at a time. This is the more invovled personalized version of virtual worlds.
What are the pros and cons? Be specific.
PROS
- much more creative and in a way more personal than an email or chat
- everyone is the same - age, race, gender, etc none of it matters because everyone is what they make themselves
- people ftrom all over the world, all different time zones can connect with each other and meet each other
- education - makes learning more real to students
- can make a person feel like they are worth something; like someone is paying attention to them
- highy adoptive - you can easily do things in the virtual world that you would either not have the opportunity to do or the capability to do in your real life
- takes you places and intorduces you to things that yo normally would not be able to from your home. The article "I’ve Been in That Club, Just Not in Real Life " http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/06/arts/television/06itzk.html?_r=1 explains more about this and gives a real life example of a man that visited the lower east side from his computer via a virtual world
CONS
- can take over your life 24/7; can become a disease
- can become your whole life - forcing you to abandon you real freidns and family
you can be tricked and decived into beleiving things about people; they can make you beleive what they want you to beleive and because you know nothing about them besides what they are presenting to you, youare forced to beleive it.
- can make a person feel badly about themsleves; lead to depression
- if you are not of the technology age, might be hard to navigate a virtual world
- there is also bad in the virtual world just as there is bad in the real world; someone can fall into bad habits very easily in the virtual world.
How do virtual worlds foster creativity?
- Opens peoples eyes to things that they have never senen before.
- Is a somewhat competitive atmosphere, and competitin can lead to creativity
- Everyone wants to get noticied and be liked - must do things that will stand out and make you noticed!
- You can see what other people do and how they do it, giving youideas of what you can do and how you can do it and make it your own.
What do you think the future of virtual worlds will look like?
I think that in the future virtual worlds are going to progress and become less virtal and more real. I think that this is a creepy cocnept but so cool. Cant wait ti see what is going to happen in the enxt world!
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Social Networking
What are some ways (corporate and otherwise) that these technologies can be used?
1. PR - companies, brands, celebrities, etc can use twitter, facebook and other social networking sites as a good PR source. Good way to keep in touch with customers and fans. Also lets your readers read what you want them to read. You are the source of information, you are in control.
2. Corporate - a large corporation can use a social networking site to keep all their employees from all the different departments and segments of the company linked. Helps everyone stay on top of everything that is going on within the company, this way everyone is in the loop about everything.
3. Job - twitter can be your job. Companies will higher you to tweat for them, this is looked at as a new form of customer service and PR.
More info view entire article: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/21/fashion/21whiz.html?_r=1
Also there are companies and places that post job offerings on twitter. Surprisingly you can find a job on twitter!
For more info view the entire article:
http://www.cio.com/article/497918/Twitter_Tips_How_to_Find_Job_Posts_on_Twitter
4. The list does not end her, it goes on and on and on, and it is only expanding as time goes on.
What are the benefits of these technologies to society? Be specific. Is there a "dark side"?
Yes, there are many benefits but there are also many drawbacks. There is definitely a "dark side" to these technologies.
Benefits = easy to use and resourceful. Makes keeping in touch with people from all over very easy and inexpensive.
Dark side = people become obsessed. Waste of time. Becomes useless and pointless after a while. A large majority of tweets are becoming "pointless babble" information that is just dumb (example I just ate a sandwich - no one really cares!!)
For more information view entire article: http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=CNG.80c182849ca932a32a5eda49e4fe1b02.3b1&show_article=1
Opinion of the way these technologies might evolve in the future.
I believe that these technologies are only going to grow and expand in the future. The younger generations are growing up with these technologies and social networking sites- its all they know! They don't understand what it means to call a persons house, speak to their mother or brother and hope that they are around to pick up the phone. They are used to tweeting from their cel phones and updating their facebook statuses!
The epidemic is only going to get more and more out of hand until it is an uncontrollable force that takes over our lives!
1. PR - companies, brands, celebrities, etc can use twitter, facebook and other social networking sites as a good PR source. Good way to keep in touch with customers and fans. Also lets your readers read what you want them to read. You are the source of information, you are in control.
2. Corporate - a large corporation can use a social networking site to keep all their employees from all the different departments and segments of the company linked. Helps everyone stay on top of everything that is going on within the company, this way everyone is in the loop about everything.
3. Job - twitter can be your job. Companies will higher you to tweat for them, this is looked at as a new form of customer service and PR.
More info view entire article: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/21/fashion/21whiz.html?_r=1
Also there are companies and places that post job offerings on twitter. Surprisingly you can find a job on twitter!
For more info view the entire article:
http://www.cio.com/article/497918/Twitter_Tips_How_to_Find_Job_Posts_on_Twitter
4. The list does not end her, it goes on and on and on, and it is only expanding as time goes on.
What are the benefits of these technologies to society? Be specific. Is there a "dark side"?
Yes, there are many benefits but there are also many drawbacks. There is definitely a "dark side" to these technologies.
Benefits = easy to use and resourceful. Makes keeping in touch with people from all over very easy and inexpensive.
Dark side = people become obsessed. Waste of time. Becomes useless and pointless after a while. A large majority of tweets are becoming "pointless babble" information that is just dumb (example I just ate a sandwich - no one really cares!!)
For more information view entire article: http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=CNG.80c182849ca932a32a5eda49e4fe1b02.3b1&show_article=1
Opinion of the way these technologies might evolve in the future.
I believe that these technologies are only going to grow and expand in the future. The younger generations are growing up with these technologies and social networking sites- its all they know! They don't understand what it means to call a persons house, speak to their mother or brother and hope that they are around to pick up the phone. They are used to tweeting from their cel phones and updating their facebook statuses!
The epidemic is only going to get more and more out of hand until it is an uncontrollable force that takes over our lives!
Monday, October 4, 2010
SN Sites
Facebook
Out of all these sites, the only site I have actually used before is Facebook, and honestly I really haven't used very much of it. I think that it is a fun and entertaining way to keep in touch with friends and acquaintances that you otherwise wouldn't communicate with.
Pictures are a huge aspect of facebook (videos too but not as much). There are ways to share events and such with your friends. Games are also available, good pass time.
Myspace
First thing I notices was that myspace leaned heavily towards music, movies, and videos. Almost similar to a mini itunes.
In addition, I realized that the browse options were very specific. You can search for specific types of people; based on gender, race, relationship status, hobbies, etc. This seemed to be a bit creepy and stalkerish to me.
Friendster
Twitter
Out of all these sites, the only site I have actually used before is Facebook, and honestly I really haven't used very much of it. I think that it is a fun and entertaining way to keep in touch with friends and acquaintances that you otherwise wouldn't communicate with.
Pictures are a huge aspect of facebook (videos too but not as much). There are ways to share events and such with your friends. Games are also available, good pass time.
Myspace
First thing I notices was that myspace leaned heavily towards music, movies, and videos. Almost similar to a mini itunes.
In addition, I realized that the browse options were very specific. You can search for specific types of people; based on gender, race, relationship status, hobbies, etc. This seemed to be a bit creepy and stalkerish to me.
Friendster
Did not seem as professional to me. I felt like it was a poorly made site. Not visually stimulating and not properly organized. Bad layout and design.
Looks less popular, and not used as much as other sites.
Still has all the basics - profile, friends, photos, - just added games - something that the others have always had!
Seems to be one step behind the times.
Very easy to sign up - easier than friendster!
Allows you to choose and browse interest suggestions, and choose friends - link to anyone via email, and then finally search for anyone. Makes set up very easy.
Basically gives you 140 characters to tell all your friends what your up to. This is called a tweet.
I personally think that is is ridiculous because why do you care who is getting a haircut and who is stuck on the train? All useless information!
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