"Facebook connects the planet by a click of the mouse and provides the ability to communicate with family, friends, and strangers around the world, but as technology increases and social networking continues to grow, invasion of privacy holds the same correlation and creates a problem for society."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facebook
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13577_3-9788413-36.html
http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/02/27/facebook.democracy/index.html?iref=newssearch
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Facebook assesment
FACEBOOK
Wikipedia defined facebook as: " a free-access social networking website that is operated and privately owned by Facebook, Inc.[1] Users can join networks organized by city, workplace, school, and region to connect and interact with other people. People can also add friends and send them messages, and update their personal profiles to notify friends about themselves. The website's name refers to the paper facebooks depicting members of a campus community that some US colleges and preparatory schools give to incoming students, faculty, and staff as a way to get to know other people on campus."
^^The definition provides a general outline for what facebook is and what it does. However wikipedia's background is more of an issue due to the fact that all the information provided on wikipedia is from account memebers from the public and many definitions are personal definitions, despite being 100% accurate it can also be 100% false. With that being said I am not sure about the paperback facebook orgins.
The wiki does provide a well rounded and overall encyclopedia definition by including history, financial, website, etc.
Wikipedia defined facebook as: " a free-access social networking website that is operated and privately owned by Facebook, Inc.[1] Users can join networks organized by city, workplace, school, and region to connect and interact with other people. People can also add friends and send them messages, and update their personal profiles to notify friends about themselves. The website's name refers to the paper facebooks depicting members of a campus community that some US colleges and preparatory schools give to incoming students, faculty, and staff as a way to get to know other people on campus."
^^The definition provides a general outline for what facebook is and what it does. However wikipedia's background is more of an issue due to the fact that all the information provided on wikipedia is from account memebers from the public and many definitions are personal definitions, despite being 100% accurate it can also be 100% false. With that being said I am not sure about the paperback facebook orgins.
The wiki does provide a well rounded and overall encyclopedia definition by including history, financial, website, etc.
Monday, April 6, 2009
Social Networking
FACEBOOK
The web definition of facebook is stated to be of a social networking site. On the facebook site it stated that the purpose is, "Giving people the power to share and make the world more open and connected." In other words Facebook is to providing the ability to anyone who wishes to sign up for free to stay connected with family and friends around the world. Facebook accomplishes this task by one creating a profile and searching for certain individuals. The facebook team tried to make the task of finding and adding people you may already know easier by providing one the option of using already known emails to find others on facebook.
Facebook is similiar to that of being in a large crowd and overhearing everyone. The difference is you can find out and "eves drop" on virtually anyone you desire. Facebook allows the user to search and read conversations between individuals even if it is not your conversation. Also any picture posted by either you or a friend can be seen by your friends and theirs. Facebook does offer small entertainment time wasters such as quizes, games and surveys.
Many who use facebook fall into a few realms. Business: Many business individuals use this site to stay in contact with other business partners who may be on a business trip or stay in contact with clients. Students: Many students use this site to chat with other friends who may go to a different college, or moved to a new place. Stalkers: As odd as it may seem, there are many predators out there who try to conceeal there identity and portray a fake alias. There are many others who join facebook for other reasons as well.
Facebook is a love hate relationship because at times it helps and at times it hinders. It helps in the sense that it keeps people in contact from afar. It hinders in the sense that many people can read what you are doing or having conversations with other people. For instance, I read an article that a wife found out her husband was divorcing her because he was discussing it with a friend. She found out before he divorced her.
Overall facebook could be a pain, but it does offer more benefits than negatives but the sole descision is upon the user. Personally the argument I use is that it has an exceptional way of staying connected and providing the ability to chat with friends from around the world. Comparing to other "social networks" I do beleive this is the best one. It allows one to find many people and have multiple conversations at the same time. It is a multitaskers dream built into one site. One could check pictures of one friend while chatting to two differnent other friends.
On the issue of privacy, it becomes dicey. Having the option of peeping into other peoples conversations seems like a shady thing to do but people do it. The main idea to remember is be smart about what you say, post, and put pictures up of. Facebook allows for not much restrictions. One downfall of facebook is the current arguement on our own rights of pictures, comments, etc because facebook is arguing that despite cancelling subscritption to facebook they have the right to keep anything one says and posts.
The web definition of facebook is stated to be of a social networking site. On the facebook site it stated that the purpose is, "Giving people the power to share and make the world more open and connected." In other words Facebook is to providing the ability to anyone who wishes to sign up for free to stay connected with family and friends around the world. Facebook accomplishes this task by one creating a profile and searching for certain individuals. The facebook team tried to make the task of finding and adding people you may already know easier by providing one the option of using already known emails to find others on facebook.
Facebook is similiar to that of being in a large crowd and overhearing everyone. The difference is you can find out and "eves drop" on virtually anyone you desire. Facebook allows the user to search and read conversations between individuals even if it is not your conversation. Also any picture posted by either you or a friend can be seen by your friends and theirs. Facebook does offer small entertainment time wasters such as quizes, games and surveys.
Many who use facebook fall into a few realms. Business: Many business individuals use this site to stay in contact with other business partners who may be on a business trip or stay in contact with clients. Students: Many students use this site to chat with other friends who may go to a different college, or moved to a new place. Stalkers: As odd as it may seem, there are many predators out there who try to conceeal there identity and portray a fake alias. There are many others who join facebook for other reasons as well.
Facebook is a love hate relationship because at times it helps and at times it hinders. It helps in the sense that it keeps people in contact from afar. It hinders in the sense that many people can read what you are doing or having conversations with other people. For instance, I read an article that a wife found out her husband was divorcing her because he was discussing it with a friend. She found out before he divorced her.
Overall facebook could be a pain, but it does offer more benefits than negatives but the sole descision is upon the user. Personally the argument I use is that it has an exceptional way of staying connected and providing the ability to chat with friends from around the world. Comparing to other "social networks" I do beleive this is the best one. It allows one to find many people and have multiple conversations at the same time. It is a multitaskers dream built into one site. One could check pictures of one friend while chatting to two differnent other friends.
On the issue of privacy, it becomes dicey. Having the option of peeping into other peoples conversations seems like a shady thing to do but people do it. The main idea to remember is be smart about what you say, post, and put pictures up of. Facebook allows for not much restrictions. One downfall of facebook is the current arguement on our own rights of pictures, comments, etc because facebook is arguing that despite cancelling subscritption to facebook they have the right to keep anything one says and posts.
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Assessing Technology Articles
Why I am Not Going to Buy a Computer
by: Wendell Berry
Authoritative Source:
The author Wendel Berry is a poet, essayist, farmer, and novelist. He not only used to be a professor of english at the university of of Kentucky but has also published over 40 books.
The main points of his article is his 3 reason why he believes that owning computers is not for him, not necessarily a bad idea, just not for him.
-He relates that by owning a computer it uses energy that is powered by coal, which in the end hurts the planet he lives in and that, how can one have that on their conscience when trying to write.
-His second point is saying that by owning a computer it will cost him more work,money, time that what he is used to. It is believed by him that a new inovation should cost less that the previous item, in this case a pencil.
-Lastly, he argues that the computer can do no more than what a pencil can do. They both accomplish the same task and that is writing a story.
The source is valid although, bias because the author seemed never to have used a computer therefore leaving out many positive outocomes of the computer such as efficiency.
by: Wendell Berry
Authoritative Source:
The author Wendel Berry is a poet, essayist, farmer, and novelist. He not only used to be a professor of english at the university of of Kentucky but has also published over 40 books.
The main points of his article is his 3 reason why he believes that owning computers is not for him, not necessarily a bad idea, just not for him.
-He relates that by owning a computer it uses energy that is powered by coal, which in the end hurts the planet he lives in and that, how can one have that on their conscience when trying to write.
-His second point is saying that by owning a computer it will cost him more work,money, time that what he is used to. It is believed by him that a new inovation should cost less that the previous item, in this case a pencil.
-Lastly, he argues that the computer can do no more than what a pencil can do. They both accomplish the same task and that is writing a story.
The source is valid although, bias because the author seemed never to have used a computer therefore leaving out many positive outocomes of the computer such as efficiency.
Sunday, March 29, 2009
technology and privacy assnmt
The first site I visited was ( http://www.hastac.org/node/1960 ) on this site it discussed the potential problems of privacy, relating to our future essay. I read the article and noticed it was a blog. For an authoritative source i was skeptical, but i dove deeper into the sites credibility, and found that it is valid. I looked into the "about" and "history" and found that it is ,"a consortium of humanists, artists, scientists, and engineers, of leading researchers and nonprofit research institutions..." Further in the history column it talked about their purpose and I inferred it was not a hoax website.
The other website I encountered was ( http://amandafrench.net/2009/02/16/facebook-terms-of-service-compared/ ) This website was again another blog from a person. In it she provided the facts about facebook and its privacy issue problems. What was helpful was the fact that she compared it to other sites, such that of, myspace, yahoo, flickr and others. A negative tone towards facebook due to the privacy problems was prevalent in the blog but nonetheless it seemed like a legit source for information. She had the facts straight, although slanted to one side but still correct. The blogs purpose was obviously to persuade and inform the public.
The last website I checked was ( http://www.uic.edu/htbin/cgiwrap/bin/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/2378/2089 ) The validity of this site was credible. It was online journal site that a person wrote on the cencorship of China. It appeared to be a research paper with the ability to be reviewed and edited. There was not a slant, the essay seemed for the most part informative, stating the practices of the internet and privacy. This site again is credible and able to be used as an authoritative source.
The other website I encountered was ( http://amandafrench.net/2009/02/16/facebook-terms-of-service-compared/ ) This website was again another blog from a person. In it she provided the facts about facebook and its privacy issue problems. What was helpful was the fact that she compared it to other sites, such that of, myspace, yahoo, flickr and others. A negative tone towards facebook due to the privacy problems was prevalent in the blog but nonetheless it seemed like a legit source for information. She had the facts straight, although slanted to one side but still correct. The blogs purpose was obviously to persuade and inform the public.
The last website I checked was ( http://www.uic.edu/htbin/cgiwrap/bin/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/2378/2089 ) The validity of this site was credible. It was online journal site that a person wrote on the cencorship of China. It appeared to be a research paper with the ability to be reviewed and edited. There was not a slant, the essay seemed for the most part informative, stating the practices of the internet and privacy. This site again is credible and able to be used as an authoritative source.
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Brainstorming technology
Technology is helping mankind evolve into making everyday life's tasks more efficient which includes time efficiency and generating new ideas.
Computers, i feel are the best representation of technology because it can perform most of the mental tasks humans can do and more space to hold.
Our minds, our ideas, our imagination controls our limits of technology, we are only restricted to the spectrum of what we can think up.
When i lose control of my personal information, panic and eagerness becomes present because one does not know whether someone is using their personal information.
Computers, i feel are the best representation of technology because it can perform most of the mental tasks humans can do and more space to hold.
Our minds, our ideas, our imagination controls our limits of technology, we are only restricted to the spectrum of what we can think up.
When i lose control of my personal information, panic and eagerness becomes present because one does not know whether someone is using their personal information.
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Bu..Bu..BUDGET!
thesis: The California budget cuts has a transcending affect that hinders the state for the future through schools, workers, and low income families.
I) Tuition will increase therefore leaving some students unable to go to a higher level of education.
A) With our economy in a rut, loans are harder to come by and obtain without having to put ourselves in a complete hole
B) The stagnant minimum wage will not increase yet the price to go to college will.
C) The Ca CSU's will have to make cuts on enrollment meaning that, there will be less students and less graduates in Ca.
D) Class sizes will increase making it much harder for students to get the one-on-one learning with a teacher.
E) Services will be cut down for students, free tutoring services may no longer exist by next year.
F) The school will become more strict on students and more pressured to succeed in difficult situations
II) Many workers will be laid off due to this cut back because business will try and maximize their potential by laying off employees.
A) Especially day to day, labor workers, will be hit very hard because there job depends on the economy and people who need an extra hand in, improvements to homes, etc.
B) Domestic workers will feel the affect as well, with their job mainly to provide services to those with impairments, but the proposed bill will eliminate some cheap services and therefore losing jobs and services to Californians.
C) Labor intense jobs, artisan jobs, mastery jobs will be on the decline.
III) Low income families who try and make the best of what they can will be hit enormously from these cutbacks.
A) Low income families, typically have jobs that do not pay well and fall under the labor skill job, but with the cut backs on those jobs it will affect the family.
B) Food stamps, well fare checks, that are designated for those in need may see those services either slipping away or seeing the requirements become more rigid.
C) Many state run services that help low income families will dry up because of the lack of funding.
Conc: It is a spiraling affect that has no end! We be to screwed as key be to lock. Everything affects one another, we need to create a solution to our economy funk in order to dig ourselves out of this spaghetti. We cannot keep cutting the rope to peoples lives.
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