http://www.reuters.com/article/us-employment-milken-robots-idUSKCN0XV02L
Wednesday, May 4, 2016
New Media - Robots in Business
The term robots no longer surprises us and is so common in this day and age. Growing up and watching shows and moves with robots is usual however, it becoming a real life thing is often ignored.Our businesses are becoming more and more dependent on machines. If you visit the Chase bank across the street from the main entrance in Grand Central, they have removed all tellers and have these interesting machines that do everything a teller would do. I went yesterday and I was able to withdraw $100 in singles. Just a year ago this wasn't possible unless you dealt with a human being. So yes, we get it, machines are taking over, however this is a step closer to having robots run our business. Growing up we would often be told, "by the time you are 25 cars will fly." We clearly aren't there yet. However, with technology becoming more and more advance, machines taking place of people, the creation of functioning robots in our business will happen sooner than we think. The issue with robots is that technology is not perfect and leaving control of ones business with robots isn't the easiest thing to do. The more we attack the hiccups machines and robots will have now, the closer robots will take on manual labor. On reuters.com, there is an article on Rich and Powerful warn robots coming for your jobs, by Olivia Oran. This article was created yesterday and goes into detail and mentions an event called "The future of human kind." She discusses banks and businesses that have slashed jobs because of these mechanical or robots who can do the job. Although there are many jobs robots can't take away, there are still enough that they will take.
Wednesday, April 20, 2016
Our Class Wiki - So Far
After a few weeks of reviewing, reading and better understanding our class wiki I have been actively looking it over I was able to use it for a project in one of my courses on YouTube. It is supper helpful and I will like to keep using and getting more comfortable with it. I would like to contribute and make our wiki page more organized and readable. It has an outline that is very old school. Modernizing it will be helpful. I also want to create a post on New Media & Business as I am going to continue my research, I'd like to post all the pros and cons of New Media with business.There is an article called "How the New Media are Used in Business"on our wiki page that I would like to add to as it is extremely in depth.
This is a helpful source especially after knowing how to use it.
P2P File Sharing
File Sharing is method of sharing transmitting files from one system or computer to another persons system or computer. As stated in an article by the NMA staff on econsultancy.com, Content producers should take advantage of P2P, not fear it, P2P it can bring big audiences or bigger audiences. File sharing is something people fear and this article states we shouldn't fear it as it can be a huge plus to new media and drawing an audience. The trouble with this is that is temporarily beneficial. It attracts an audience rapidly but eventually dies out. P2P file sharing is exactly what this article describes. P2P file sharing allows users to share books online, movies and games. Many see this as sharing and not dangerous.. On npr.org, there is an article by Wendy Kaufman called Peers find less pressure borrowing from each other, describing this method of sharing important data and beneficial data. I have never heard of P2P and can see why some companies or industries are not fond of it. Some examples of p2p sharing are BitTorrentt in which is very popular and Tribler.
http://www.npr.org/sections/alltechconsidered/2013/05/10/182651552/peers-find-less-pressure-borrowing-from-each-other
https://econsultancy.com/nma-archive/56421-content-producers-should-take-advantage-of-p2p-not-fear-it
Wednesday, April 13, 2016
Privacy & Confidentiality
Privacy & Confidentiality are a huge part of New Media today. In the beginning of new media venturing out to society, many people were extremely hesitant in using because of privacy and confidentiality. It is quite obvious that when someones information is searched on google, many times there social media page pops up if all credentials match. Such as email, instagram @ name, phone number, etc. The coolest thing for many when it comes to social media is the opportunity to search for someone you know and instantly be connected. From childhood friends to family members, this has been a huge positive with new media. However, the scary part of this is how easy it is to find someone. One can retrieve an individuals work place, address, age and so forth all through looking at his/her page. Things like this have led to major cases of harassment. With that being said, there is not one social media account or new media account that does not have a privacy setting in which allows you to adjust what you would like for one to see or not see.
The concern that lies with this is this really a privacy setting and how many people are able to suppress that. Which is many with hacking and what not. These are all concerns many have with how updated new media is and how easy it has made it to be found on the internet.
With today's new media, everything is accessible online and created online. People put in SSC #'s, credit/debit card numbers and other very personal things online. This is the norm. The fear with privacy and confidentiality is who is seeing this and how many people are able to hack and get our information. So many companies, MAJOR companies, have been affected by this. Target being one of them where every single customer from a certain period of time were violated with hackers who got a hold of every card information. These are things that occur and will continue to occur as technology improves. I am sure in time technology will create greater barriers, however, in the time being, ensuring you are using secured websites and being careful with what exactly is put up is what new media users have to do.
The concern that lies with this is this really a privacy setting and how many people are able to suppress that. Which is many with hacking and what not. These are all concerns many have with how updated new media is and how easy it has made it to be found on the internet.
With today's new media, everything is accessible online and created online. People put in SSC #'s, credit/debit card numbers and other very personal things online. This is the norm. The fear with privacy and confidentiality is who is seeing this and how many people are able to hack and get our information. So many companies, MAJOR companies, have been affected by this. Target being one of them where every single customer from a certain period of time were violated with hackers who got a hold of every card information. These are things that occur and will continue to occur as technology improves. I am sure in time technology will create greater barriers, however, in the time being, ensuring you are using secured websites and being careful with what exactly is put up is what new media users have to do.
Advice
New Media has become more and more a part of our environment and is rapidly growing.
Baruch College is very up to date with new media in the sense of creating an environment that is modernized. As a student, I can always count on finding a MacBook or camera to do my homework and keep up with the changes in media.
Baruch being a business school it is important to keep the students up to date with new media and technology as our future jobs consist of this.
I would incorporate some more classes that truly teach more on of the new media and digital side.
A course like CIS 3810 truly challenges ones technology skills and I strongly believe we need more of that. This may need to start with a course in class where one is taught the ins and outs of our Ethernet and ways to incorporate it with what we are learning.
I find social media to be a big jump for education. However, Twitter has been a huge part of two classes I have taken and I think it would be great to continue to have it. I would add a twitter hotline where one can get tutored, mentored and assisted on twitter.
Baruch can have a twitter hotline.
I think this is all about new media but is truly helpful to students who need assistance with certain areas. This can help improve learning and make the learning process fun. Many students can see it and it can be a platform. I would think eventually a hotline per course can then be created and separated by hashtags.
This is a great project to have. It can also be used as an internship where students can be tutor "certified" and be one of the people to control the twitter hotlines. This way it is not hurting Baruch's budget but it is an opportunity for an internship for students and can have tutoring accessible at all times.
Baruch College is very up to date with new media in the sense of creating an environment that is modernized. As a student, I can always count on finding a MacBook or camera to do my homework and keep up with the changes in media.
Baruch being a business school it is important to keep the students up to date with new media and technology as our future jobs consist of this.
I would incorporate some more classes that truly teach more on of the new media and digital side.
A course like CIS 3810 truly challenges ones technology skills and I strongly believe we need more of that. This may need to start with a course in class where one is taught the ins and outs of our Ethernet and ways to incorporate it with what we are learning.
I find social media to be a big jump for education. However, Twitter has been a huge part of two classes I have taken and I think it would be great to continue to have it. I would add a twitter hotline where one can get tutored, mentored and assisted on twitter.
Baruch can have a twitter hotline.
I think this is all about new media but is truly helpful to students who need assistance with certain areas. This can help improve learning and make the learning process fun. Many students can see it and it can be a platform. I would think eventually a hotline per course can then be created and separated by hashtags.
This is a great project to have. It can also be used as an internship where students can be tutor "certified" and be one of the people to control the twitter hotlines. This way it is not hurting Baruch's budget but it is an opportunity for an internship for students and can have tutoring accessible at all times.
Wednesday, March 30, 2016
Creativity and New Media
Based off of the articles I read in my previous blog many people use new media for different purposes. My main focus with new media would be on ways it can help the training and developing for a business. I love the idea of creating a virtual tour and having avatars to make the experience not only fun but creative for employees.
It is challenging for myself to come into play with this because many things are paper and pen to me. However, the impact new media has with making this a lot more efficient and understanding will not only give a fresh perspective to a company but truly make the experience one of a kind.
In today's day there are many sites to help create an avatar however, for a company, I think it would be a great part of the on boarding process. Some may see this as unprofessional but this may be a step in making a work environment something comfortable to be in.
Creating this on a companies intranet would be the best step and showing its progression based off of the job requirements. Similar to the avachara site where one can create themselves, a company would need something similar to give everyone the experience of being a part of something.
http://avachara.com/avatar/
CREATIVTY
New Media fosters creativity.
New Media takes creativity to another level. The opportunity to create is no longer limited when one can see it come to life on a screen and experience it as it is in their presence. In the two articles I reviewed, Twitter Serves Up Ideas From Its Followers, this reminds me of the time the video game NBA 2K was first created. Although its been quite some time that many can create their persons on a a video game, NBA2K took this to another level. Creativity is being used greatly when it comes to video games. In the article is states that many designs and projects are all created digitally. This is reinventing everything for companies.
In another article, 1+1+1=1, it is expressed that music is extremely effected by this new digital media. It is safe to say that music is a different world because of the creativity in new media.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/26/technology/internet/26twitter.html?_r=0
http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2005/01/10/1-1-1-1
New Media takes creativity to another level. The opportunity to create is no longer limited when one can see it come to life on a screen and experience it as it is in their presence. In the two articles I reviewed, Twitter Serves Up Ideas From Its Followers, this reminds me of the time the video game NBA 2K was first created. Although its been quite some time that many can create their persons on a a video game, NBA2K took this to another level. Creativity is being used greatly when it comes to video games. In the article is states that many designs and projects are all created digitally. This is reinventing everything for companies.
In another article, 1+1+1=1, it is expressed that music is extremely effected by this new digital media. It is safe to say that music is a different world because of the creativity in new media.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/26/technology/internet/26twitter.html?_r=0
http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2005/01/10/1-1-1-1
Wednesday, March 23, 2016
Modeling Reality with Virtual Worlds
Virtual worlds can be used in many ways. Two of the ways shown in the two articles I reviewed were a virtual tour of a hotel that once was very different looking and another article in which a virtual game was created for Autistic individuals.
What was amazing about the video game created is that it helps with autism spectrum disorders by having a creative environment but also assisting on social behaviour. My worry with this is if the individuals would make this a safe place and not be able to connect it to the real world. This article on CNN, it explains this can help social skills which is exciting, however, I do hope it does not challengle them.
I am not too sure what the future of virtual worlds will look like however I am more than sure they will become more and more realistic. Many individuals escape in to virtual worlds. I do believe things will become very much like avatar where people can close their eyes and escape.
In the article, In Room 100, It’s Sid and Nancy All Over Again By
Wednesday, March 16, 2016
Blog About Twitter
A twitter discussion and blackboard discussion are similar in many ways, yet have some distinct differences. Twitter is very much about opinion and saying as much as one can say in very little words. Twitter can be used as educational, professional or for fun. One can say blackboard is used very similarly, however, one must filter what they would like to say when on blackboard because it is an educational platform. Ones professor and classmates are using the information given as a place to learn and communicate in an educational matter. Twitter can be used for the same but isn't always. Many network for jobs, events and campaigns through Twitter. This isn't the case on blackboard.
If anything, an in-class discussion is more like twitter than a blackboard discussion. Many times in class, students and professors go on tangents about what is learning or discussed. It is very easy to stick to the point when posting on blackboard.
If anything, an in-class discussion is more like twitter than a blackboard discussion. Many times in class, students and professors go on tangents about what is learning or discussed. It is very easy to stick to the point when posting on blackboard.
Social Networking Sites
The four sites below are all sites I actively use.
I have been a part of them for some time now and I must admit they are quite addicting. These networks are more for fun and ways to communicate are not professional. These networks are often used for networking, marketing and communicating with friends and family.
Facebook is more of a network for socializing with friends, family, coworkers and so forth. Very much like Twitter. Interacting through post and photos. The difference with twitter is that it is more of a platform to express thought and opinions in less than 110 letters. It is an easier social network and great for "at the moment" situations. Snapchat is very different but still pretty cool. One can chat with others through text or videos. One can upload videos that last for 24 hours. It is similar to vine, however, these videos erase and are more of as one goes. Tumblr is a platform to show views of lifestyle through pictures. One can converse with others re-post.
These all have a lot in common but are still very different. They are social networks in which everyone can find a voice on.
I have been a part of them for some time now and I must admit they are quite addicting. These networks are more for fun and ways to communicate are not professional. These networks are often used for networking, marketing and communicating with friends and family.
Facebook is more of a network for socializing with friends, family, coworkers and so forth. Very much like Twitter. Interacting through post and photos. The difference with twitter is that it is more of a platform to express thought and opinions in less than 110 letters. It is an easier social network and great for "at the moment" situations. Snapchat is very different but still pretty cool. One can chat with others through text or videos. One can upload videos that last for 24 hours. It is similar to vine, however, these videos erase and are more of as one goes. Tumblr is a platform to show views of lifestyle through pictures. One can converse with others re-post.
These all have a lot in common but are still very different. They are social networks in which everyone can find a voice on.
Wednesday, March 9, 2016
Social Net'g
Social Networking has changed lives. According to dictionary.com, social networking is an online community of people with a common interest who use a website or other technologies to communicate with each other and share information, resources, and so forth. Social Networking can be used in many ways but the most obvious would be advertisement. Social networking leads to social media which is a huge factor of our generation. Almost all of my communication courses require I have a linkedin or instagram, both being social media. Business need to be a part of a community in which is responsive. Back in the day, having ads on TV was the most responsive, so most business' used there marketing budgets for commercials and TV ads. In today's day, social networking is the most responsive. People do everything online, from buying, commenting, reviewing, blogging and so forth. When business' become a part of the most popular communities, such as social networking, they will receive much more feedback.
The benefits of these technologies to society is that it is not only a part of everyones every day but it makes it easier to connect to business'. Today, we find out about the newest business' in our area, online. The option of finding everything you need to know of a company or corporation because it is online helps society and gives everyone the opportunity to know what they are dealing with. The option to share information at the click of a finger is something that didn't happen many years ago.
There is a "dark side" to everything. There are generations before ours that isn't as in touch with social networking. Information that you can only find online isn't beneficial to these type of customers. People like myself enjoy direct communication. Information online isn't always true and can taint a customers experience without really knowing the company. These area all areas that can hurt a corporation.
I worry about how far technologies may evolve in our future. The personal connection isn't going to be the same and I feel that is what makes a company. Being a part of an "in-person" community is not only more personable but it creates the importance and significance of that corporation. People skills lack more and more each day because we are moving the area of developing it. Social networking is necessary but shouldn't be the only option for networking. In the article, "Social Networking Technology Boosts job recruiting," is a huge part and perfect example of what technologies may evolve to in our future. The option to online interview is something in use already but is that how we should hire our people. This is removing the people skills necessary. Although this faster and easier, somethings should not be removed or replaced because of social networking.
Wednesday, March 2, 2016
Blog v Wiki
Create a new post on your blog with the above title. In your post, answer the following questions.
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.
When asked to compare and contrast blog v wiki, it seemed all so simple and clear. But then, one searches the definition of the two and the connection they do and don't have to each other and its pretty complex.
Blogs are what I hear best described as online diaries. Blogs can be used for more of a personal level and can range in groups. Just like this course. Blogs can be viewed by everyone and can have a huge impact on the bloggers personal life. For instance, many youtubers and influencers blog. They sometimes used as an outlet.
Wiki is more of a group effort where as Blogs are made normally by individuals. Wiki is a collaborative functionality. Students can use it to gather information, edit and change the context when he or she pleases.
Blogs too can be collaborative, such as with classmates commenting on eachother's blogs. Responding to one anothers blog and so forth. People get there ideas of what to blog many times from other bloggers.
The importance of convergence in today's networked world allows a different level of information. People are teaching each other on the internet. In today's day, many people are expressing opinions and ideas and plans via blogs or wiki. It is amazing that this is the new generation with education at ones finger tips. People are able to have a variety of ideas and information all through a network.
A new use for wiki may be ways to create pages that can't be edited but just commented. I don't think this has been done yet.
Friday, February 19, 2016
New Media - Research project - Business and the new media
Research Project
I am going to focus on today's new media with our business'. So many jobs have been created and taken away because of today's new version of media. I would like to get in depth about this and research all the new positions that have been created because of todays new media. New Media has effected all things in society, my main focus will be with business'.
I am going to focus on today's new media with our business'. So many jobs have been created and taken away because of today's new version of media. I would like to get in depth about this and research all the new positions that have been created because of todays new media. New Media has effected all things in society, my main focus will be with business'.
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