Term Paper

I first wanted to talk about Social Networks and society morals but decided to talk about the Privacy and what should be done. I feel that this is more important than the social morals of social networking.

Effect of New Media on Society

New Media is a necessity in society today. Everyone is connected to the world through social networks. It is almost weird to find someone who is not on a social network. People no longer want to have a phone conversation because they can just connect to people through the internet so much so that cellphone companies have used this to their advantage and created phones that will connect people 24 hours a day 7 days a week to their social network.

Does society as a whole do something about the dark side of these social networks? Yes I believe that as a society we are responsible for how we should control ourselves and children on these social networks. We should act accordingly to the law as if it pertained to the internet.

Advice to Baruch College

It is a good idea that Baruch College is already on facebook, twitter, linkin etc. This is a good way for students to network with staff members, professors, potential acquaitances that may be able to help them find a job.

Maybe Baruch college should make their own Blogspot or social networking site. This way alumni, current and prospective students can help each other with their college experience. Facebook was started in a University and it became big but maybe this social networking site can stay just throughout Baruch college and link blogs, wikis etc.

Old vs New

Old Media is considered newspapers, radio, television, email, etc.

New Media is considered blogs, social networks, wikis, P2P, youtube, etc

Old media is where one can get information but you can not interact with other people through it.

New Media is where you can also get information but you can now interact with different people through it.

Social Networks

Social Networks are great for people in the music, film, books, marketing etc fields. They are able to reach out to many people without having to spend too much money. All they have to do is showcase their products through their pages and people can see and tell the next person.

Social Networks are good because you get to stay in touch with people you haven't spoken to in a very long time for example if you used to live in Florida 5 to 10 years ago and you now moved to Wisconsin, you can now find your old friends through these social networks. Plus the fact that people rather be on their computers to keep in touch with other people makes it so much easier. Or most people have phones that connect them to their social networks at all times.

Maybe social networks has cut down the face to face interaction with people but that hasn't completely eliminated it and it would never be eliminated since we have to interact with people on a daily basis. Social networks also allows bullies to continue to bully other people and pedophiles to get in contact with children but parents should be able to monitor what their children do on the internet.

Blogs vs Wikis

Blogs, to me, are diaries or journals where people can vent about anything or market a product and people can comment on it. It is an outlet where people can get their ideas and innovations across to a large audience in the hopes that people will listen to them. People feel that it is easier to post up their feelings, thoughts, ideas, opinions etc on paper and through the internet rather than in person. People can comment on them but they can't change these ideas.

Wikis are a collaborative source where information can be changed if people believe they know the real answer to them. Wikis are not 100% accurate as for the information in them can be changed as many times as one pleases to. But this is a way people with different ideas and opinions can post on a wiki what they know about a subject.

People in general have egos and feel that they know it all so these wikis can be used to find solutions to serious and fatal diseases such as cancer, aids etc. Scientist can collaborate with one another through the wikis instead of going to conferences to share information. Maybe this will get us one step closer to the cure to fatal diseases.

New Media

What is new media? Well new media is anything that can be manipulated into digital form. It is also a way that any individuals can interact with authors of articles. New media is the way people tend to communicate with one another now a days. People rather talk to one another via blogs or social networks rather than through the phone.

New media is now mainstream and it is the easiest and fastest way to get information regarding everyday news.