Creativity

Create a new post on your blog with the above title. In your post, cite at least one of the assigned readings and discuss how new media fosters creativity.


Creativity, creativity can be a dynamic force and new media fosters it. Instagram, snapchat, facebook, twitter, youtube, all of these social medias are outlets for people to let their creativity harvest. This outlet has allowed many youtubers to become rich, instagram people to become models and twitter-ers to get tweeting jobs

OLD vs. NEW ... 
Newspapers -> online versions of newspapers
Books -> eBooks; Google library scanning project
Music -> mp3 files, 
Film -> YouTube; amateur video distribution networks
Art -> fractals (recursive art)
Photography -> flickr
Games -> 
Broadcast -> 
Audio -> 

This is all very interesting though. It seems like this stuff has always been there in some shape or form, only now it is easier to have access to. I think in this day in age, if people so desired to let their creativity flourish in the right venue, they can be highly noted for it and even famous if desired.

Privacy & Confidentiality

In this post, discuss how the issues of privacy and confidentiality are related to new media.

There are definitely issues of privacy related to new media. Every time you search online for the best restaurant deal, share news with Facebook friends, or tweet to your followers, your audience is bigger than you may know.

Vast amounts of information are being collected by private companies  - including google, microsoft, facebook and twitter. Using location services on your phone, when posts are created on facebook and instagram alike, tons of people at that point have access to where you were. Many websites and applications are storing user information. Suddenly before you know it, they know you better than you know yourself.

Wiki - So Far

Create a new post on your blog with the above title. In your post, discuss the following.

...what you have been doing to contribute to our class wiki. Pages you have created and/or edited. Describe in general terms content you have added. If you have not added any content yet, then at least describe the research you have done and what you are working on towards this goal.

I have had plenty of input thus far on our class wiki. I have created a light greeting for my page. "http://bcnewmedia.shoutwiki.com/wiki/User:Cramoutar111" 

I have added that I've contributed "http://bcnewmedia.shoutwiki.com/wiki/BC_New_Media:Community_portal".

I've added information about the  Music-> streaming section. Specifically, about google music play at "http://bcnewmedia.shoutwiki.com/wiki/New_Media_in_Music#Streaming" and updated the references accordingly

Ive added information about youtubes service namely, Youtube Red. http://bcnewmedia.shoutwiki.com/wiki/YouTube 

to this page, ive also added a top video. 

Ive created a full page about nike based on an essay I wrote. It speaks about the its comeup and marketing techniques. "http://bcnewmedia.shoutwiki.com/wiki/Nike"

Btw all of my information was from my own academic research and essays I have done.

Creativity and New Media

I went ahead and created a youtube video for fun. I enjoy this exhibiting of my creativity. Perhaps it is more of a morbid enthusiasm. :')





https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQuUnZ6pXlU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQuUnZ6pXlU

Blog about Twitter

Post a blog entry with the above title. How does a Twitter discussion compare to a BlackBoard Discussion? To an in-class discussion?

Twitter is interesting to say the least. Comparing it to blackboard, kind of makes blackboard feel a little bland. The reason for this is simply because there are many people that can see your discussion. Many people can see your responses, thus things aren't as private. The world is at the fingers of the user. At the basic level, hashtags are used to make things easily visible. In comparison to in-class, although twitter has more exposure, an in-class discussion may be more felt. When a person is in a classroom with others, the energy, body language, tone of voice is felt. Sometimes the person with the louder voice is heard. There is no hiding behind a keyboard with an inclass discussion.

Blogs vs. Wikis

Compare and contrast blogs and wikis. Comment on the importance of convergence in today's networked world. How can blogs be used for collaboration? Can you think of a new use for a wiki that has not been done yet? Cite at least 2 of the assigned readings Convergence is very important in today's world. Something can easily become obsolete if it doesnt keep up with the times. Convergence of two things can be a plus. It can bring about the benefits of two worlds and take away boundaries. A blog is basically a website that is maintained by one or a team of contributors. It will have a collection of pages. Most of the time, these are usually grouped around a specific topic. A wiki is another type of website that us a number of web pages that are kind of linked together. They allow collaboration from several editors.  Here is a chart Blog VS WIKI Editorial text modification. Collaborative text modification. Best used for opinion sharing. Best used as a knowledge base. Navigation mainly with the help of categories and tags. Navigation mainly through search and in-text hyperlinks. Most popular engine is WordPress. Most popular engine is Media Wiki. Contributors may need to know HTML. Easy visual editors are present. Contributors may need to know wiki syntax. Easy visual editors are present too. Good choice for individual projects. Choose wikis for group projects where collaboration is planned.Source: http://theydiffer.com/difference-between-blog-and-wiki/

Advice to the College

You are hired by the College to use new media to improve the College. What are some suggestions you would make using new media?

There are many things a college can do to incorporate media to in turn, help the college. 

• Instagram to promote events happening and future events.
• Facebook to create pages to invite people to the college events.
• They can use the online media for interactive polling. This can make it easier to get a gist of what is expected of the school and how to make it better.
• Using google hangouts can make it easier for students to get extra tutoring from teachers. It can reach many instead of one in a single session.

These alone can make a big difference in a the school and in the classroom.