our class wiki - so far

there is  a genius brand behind wiki. it gives an impression that no idea is a bad idea. it is a medium where one can share his or her idea and thought without being criticized. so far, if have been contributing to pages such as advertising, social networking and new media. i am looking to upload images as well as facts and data to various pages to make them more interesting. i have a lot to share on wiki because it allows me to edit and add to what other users are sharing. for some reason, wiki is not allowing me to create a new wiki post which is what i really want to do and other users can collaborate with me. i am sure by the end of this class, i will already have contributed significantly to our class wiki. i have information on my mobile phone that i would like to add to wiki soon but i have been having technical difficulties connecting my phone to my pc. i plan to send these information to my email so i can open it on my pc, that way it would be easier for me to upload them to wiki.

p2p file sharing

what is file sharing? file sharing is the distribution or the provision of computer data over the internet. there are several types of file sharing and one of them is peer to peer file sharing. peer to peer file sharing is a system of sharing files directly between network users, with the requirement of a central server. file sharing is legal unless it is a copyrighted material of program. copyrighted material include music and computer software programs that are meant to be paid for to have access to. examples are music and games. examples of peer to peer programs are BitTorrent and Napster.

a blog post on all tech considered also shared an innovative way investors use p2p file sharing, the lending club. this allow borrowers to borrow directly while eradicating the intermediaries. by doing this, the investors are able to make good profit while the borrowers get lower interest rate, as low as six percent.

sources: peer-to-peer file sharing: http://www.npr.org/blogs/alltechconsidered/2013/05/10/182651552/peers-find-less-pressure-borrowing-from-each-other

advice

Baruch college is downing a great job in using new media to communicate with students in terms of using the blackboard and cunyfirst. it is fast and convenient. the area i'll advice the school is the student email. the baruch email seem like an outsider in the sense that it is not directly connected to any of the other cuny or baruch accounts. this make student miss out on information sometimes. this can be improved if the baruch email can be connected to blackboard so that when student visit their blackboard site, they can also view their email in one shot. student usually visit their blackboard site more than they visit the baruch email. another way to make it convenient is to create an app. every student have their primary email such as yahoo or google of which they get instant notification on their mobile devices through the apps, if baruch email can provide an app where student can get instant notification on messages, it would be amazing.

   

privacy and confidentiality

privacy on the internet include the right for every individual to determine what information they share on the internet and how they are being used. unfortunately, this right have been taken away from us. this does not only apply to individuals but also to companies with large pool of information for example target, banks, insurance companies, etc. the amount of information available on the internet today is overwhelming, everything is out there and no information on the internet is safe. for every individual who owns a smartphone, the web analyst have in one way or the other tapped into your personal information like address, where you work, your life style and so on. marketing and advertising companies are able to tailor the products they advertise to you because everything on the internet is connected, doing something as simple as typing into the search engine on your phone or computer gives them the information they need as per what you might be interested in. at this point, it is not a big of a deal for some individuals, but in situations where confidential information such as credit information or medical history are being hacked into, i don't think the internet is the most secure space for these information to be stored. it used to be easy to convince people that the internet is safe, but now it is not, site such as facebook and google now have access to your personal information to a great extent which does not used to be like that. new media have made it a lot easier, almost tempting for people to share their personal information online.