New Media

I like to suggest a New Media that related to Fashion.  Since I am interested in fashion, it is great to have a personal stylists social media.  In this networking site, the clothing companies will post the recent trends and new arrivals of the fashion looks.  Also,  those who manage the site will be the fashion experts, designers or stylists so that they can also advise styles.   For example, on the site, there are girls section, office looks section, party look section, price range section etc... and base on the category, users can see the pictures of new trends, popular items, best sellers, compare prices, comfortableness.  More over, they can also match clothing from all the companies by themselves on the site using site applications.  Moreover, users also can rate on the advised looks.  Thus, we can shop using one website and can just stay home with out going every store.  Moreover, it is great to select clothing  from advised looks and also can match all the clothing from different stores before buying. 

Our Class Wiki-So far

I haven’t finish with wiki yet but will discuss about Marketing and Advertising using new Media.  I like to talk about a social networking commercial site Pinterest that was used by many Retail companies for advertising and style trending. The creative new wed design provides an ideal layout for trendy retailers. I will do more research on its history with unique usage and what makes it popular and hot among users.  Further will discuss the changing of the new media bring in marketing and advertising.  

P2P file sharing

File sharing is the distributing of digital information such as computer programs multimedia, documents or electronic books. The P2P is “ peer to peer” networking.  The “peer to peer” network enables computer hardware and software to function without special service devices.   In the article,  “Online piracy and the emergence of new business models” the author David Y. Choi, mentioned that there are file sharing software applications like Kazza, Gnutella and BitTorrent which helps the P2P clients applications to upload and download files such as music, videos and documents over P2P network services. 

Privacy and confidentiality

When people create their accounts on social networking sites, they put a lot of personal information without careful thinking.  We voluntary put our personal information such as genders, our full names, birthdates, addresses, name of schools, phone numbers, political views, religious affiliations, personal statements, lists of hobbies, social groups, lists of favorite things, employment histories, email addresses, family members and the places where we check in on Facebook.  When people post their pictures on Facebook, they tag their friends and place where they been to.  Then, all the Facebook friends and also the friends of friends who were tagged in the pictures will also know when and where they were.  Thus, whatever, whenever, wherever, people post something on their Facebook, it will be seen by many people which may mean hundreds of thousands you never know who is really looking at our information.  Moreover, a lot of people have many mutual friends on their Facebook; thus, their personal life, such as their friends, family, boyfriends or girlfriends and husbands or wives might be gossiping in real life.  For example, when people break up with their boyfriends or girlfriends, their relationship status that they put on their Facebook will be seen by many of their friends and it will also be gossiping in real life so that sometimes even though some people who don't even really know you, will also know your personal life.    Thus,  we are giving too much private information to the social network. 

Advice to Baruch College

Baruch college should use more advanced New media to improve life of  students.  It uses some of New media to make student life convenient, but the overall improvement, in my opinion, still is not enough.  For example, many of clubs's information still posted on the walls and if we don't pay attention, it is hard to see all the information.  Thus, instead of posting flyers on the wall, we should have a New media regarding Baruch club events so that everyone can get the information.  A lot of time, even tough the club members spend a lot of time and money on important events, because it is hard to be announced by posting flyers on the wall, it is better to have a social media that all the clubs and students can connect to each other.  However, if we have a New media that connect to all the students regarding all the events such as clubs events, it will make students much easier and better. 

Creativity and New Media

I opened an account in Second life website and created an avatar.  I chose a hot classic rock club as destination and also met friends there.  I changed my outfits and accessories. I can also modifies the avatar for different styles based on where I go.  I can use my own imaginations to create the character. 

More over, I can choose other avatars as well or go for many other events. 

Creativity

Creativity is a user-generated content that includes various Media especially used in communications technologies.  For examples, applications of news, gossips and research which reflects the expansion of media production through new technologies that are accessible and affordable to the general public.  For the digital media technologies are included social media, mobile phone photography, Wikis , blogging etc.   One of the most famous social technology sites Twitter is through modern communication method with the objective of reaching wide followers.   It relies on user-generated innovation more than any other companies.  According to the article, “Twitters Serves Up Ideas From Its Flowers”, the Mr. William mentioned that the Twitters inspired by users such new features like lists that available to a small group now and to all the tweets written by Hollywood celebrities or politicians.  Lists will help new users figure out whom to follow and help avid users filter their overflowing streams of posts.  

Modeling Reality With Virtual Worlds

          The fast phase of technology make our life convenient and more efficient. One of the most commonly used technology is virtual community and it brings many advantages in our lives.  One of the benefits are the virtual community can help companies to save money while work efficiently. According to the article "Going to the virtual office in Second life.", the virtual community help business entities to save money.  For example, when the companies having meeting on their own computer networks, it collaborate effectively using virtual tools to have conference or meetings.  Virtual community now became important aspect for business entities because it is not only save money but also save time especially for those busy business men. Moreover, not only business entities but also the government agencies and the U.S. military take advantages of virtual community when they are conducting training and prototype new technologies more efficiently.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/BUSINESS/11/05/second.life.virtual.collaboration/index.html

         Further more, the virtual community  can be used as virtual training for nurses. Since the training costs much less than the training with hired actors, it is easily used by the hospitals according to the article Avatar2:The hospital. 

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703909804575124470868041204.html?KEYWORDS=avatar+ii+the+hospital

        It also can add creations in our lives. We can using virtual community to experience things that we can not do in the real life. 

         On the other hand, over use of virtual training, might affect in losing social relationships and a loss of the sense of community. These days too many people addicted in playing games and losing the social relationships with their friends in real life.

 The future of the virtual life will definitely make our life more convenient while saving our resources. However, we might also losing social relationships in the real life if there are too many virtual communities.