Monday, January 28, 2008
Week 3: Web 2.0 and podcasting where is this heading?
The internet has been a revolutionary invention that has changed the way the world communicates. The web has evolved over time making interacting with not only easier but also more entertaining. This is internet evolution is called Web 2.0- today’s web!
Web 2.0’s general function or so called ‘definition’ is best described as whole by wikipedia.org, which has been created by Web 2.0 technology. Wiki states that Web 2.0 is a “second generation of web-based communities and hosted services (such as social-networking sites, wikis, blogs, and folksonomies) which aim to facilitate creativity, collaboration, and sharing between users.” (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_2)
Podcasting is another technology fueled by Web 2.0 technology. All these technologies are being connected and pooled together to create the ultimate way to interact with one another online. Facebook.com is a prime example of this convergence because hosts and utilizes multiple web applications to cater to the users preferences given the ability to ‘customize’ their experience.
Web 2.0 development made it possible for businesses to make money off of the internet. With the arrival of these new technologies like podcasting, companies could discover how further market podcasts for a profit. Websites like http://www.podcastingnews.com hosts quite a few individuals who have their own podcasting mini series featuring episodes about pretty much anything! It is our media! So where could web 2.0 and podcasting be heading? It is heading your direction! You are the spotlight. Shed some of your light to the rest of the world and maybe that will make you popular- better yet, rich!
Web 2.0’s general function or so called ‘definition’ is best described as whole by wikipedia.org, which has been created by Web 2.0 technology. Wiki states that Web 2.0 is a “second generation of web-based communities and hosted services (such as social-networking sites, wikis, blogs, and folksonomies) which aim to facilitate creativity, collaboration, and sharing between users.” (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_2)
Podcasting is another technology fueled by Web 2.0 technology. All these technologies are being connected and pooled together to create the ultimate way to interact with one another online. Facebook.com is a prime example of this convergence because hosts and utilizes multiple web applications to cater to the users preferences given the ability to ‘customize’ their experience.
Web 2.0 development made it possible for businesses to make money off of the internet. With the arrival of these new technologies like podcasting, companies could discover how further market podcasts for a profit. Websites like http://www.podcastingnews.com hosts quite a few individuals who have their own podcasting mini series featuring episodes about pretty much anything! It is our media! So where could web 2.0 and podcasting be heading? It is heading your direction! You are the spotlight. Shed some of your light to the rest of the world and maybe that will make you popular- better yet, rich!
Monday, January 21, 2008
Week 2: My Personal Review of engadget.com
Blogs! how I love thee. One of my personal favorite technological blog sites is http://www.engadget.com/. This site updates information and gives a review about new and innovative technology. Engadget’s purpose -rather what it is famous for- is infringing upon technological rumors and shedding light on them with photo evidence and/ or research. As technology develops, many people are unsure about different things or have no idea what is out there.
Many blogs tend to rant about current issues, however, Engadget is completely distinctive. Engadget.com provides a background behind the nature of the product, how it works, and the pros and cons of this product.
Another distinctive feature Engadget has over other ‘typical blogs’ is how they organize their content. Instead of having to search for postings by month, Engadget achives their data based on different types of techonology. For instances, if you needed to research for a new cellphone and wanted something new, hip, up to date and practical. All one would have to do is look in the site’s archives under phones and immediately, you would be brought to Apple’s iphone. This feature makes browsing this site easy and user friendly.
I found Engadget’s content to be valuable because geeks like myself love to know what is buzzing around the world in terms of technology. Ironically, just as much as how women enjoy reading ‘Delisted.com’ or ‘PerezHilton.com’ about gossip on celebrities and how these sites amusingly degrade them.
Comparing Engadget to http://blogoscoped.com (another ‘tech-ee’ blog site), I found it’s advantages through the author’s style of writing. I find his writing style humorous as well as very interesting and easy to read. Good blogs should be stimulated to review. Blgoscoped.com I found was useful but not visually exciting and as popular as Engadget. I feel Blogoscoped gave more tutorial feel to how a product works oppose to where Engadget hypes up a product and unveils what it is worth. All in all, rating Engadget.com based on content, organization, and insightfulness, on a scale from 1 to 5, I give it a 4.5.
Many blogs tend to rant about current issues, however, Engadget is completely distinctive. Engadget.com provides a background behind the nature of the product, how it works, and the pros and cons of this product.
Another distinctive feature Engadget has over other ‘typical blogs’ is how they organize their content. Instead of having to search for postings by month, Engadget achives their data based on different types of techonology. For instances, if you needed to research for a new cellphone and wanted something new, hip, up to date and practical. All one would have to do is look in the site’s archives under phones and immediately, you would be brought to Apple’s iphone. This feature makes browsing this site easy and user friendly.
I found Engadget’s content to be valuable because geeks like myself love to know what is buzzing around the world in terms of technology. Ironically, just as much as how women enjoy reading ‘Delisted.com’ or ‘PerezHilton.com’ about gossip on celebrities and how these sites amusingly degrade them.
Comparing Engadget to http://blogoscoped.com (another ‘tech-ee’ blog site), I found it’s advantages through the author’s style of writing. I find his writing style humorous as well as very interesting and easy to read. Good blogs should be stimulated to review. Blgoscoped.com I found was useful but not visually exciting and as popular as Engadget. I feel Blogoscoped gave more tutorial feel to how a product works oppose to where Engadget hypes up a product and unveils what it is worth. All in all, rating Engadget.com based on content, organization, and insightfulness, on a scale from 1 to 5, I give it a 4.5.
Monday, January 14, 2008
Week 1: What is the biggest issue facing blogging, citizenship and the future of media?
Since the early 2000’s, web logs have had become progressively more mainstream and has become a prime candidate for spinning gossip and news.
The biggest issue surrounding blogging, citizenship and the future of media is the freedom of speech. Society as a whole has always found a means of connecting everyone. Back in the day, opinions and news were expressed through local newspapers. Today, through the Internet, ‘blogging’ drives news, gossip, and opinions.
Blogging protects real life identity from the world in cyberspace because anonymity breaks the barrier of citizenship, leaving the ability to converse with anybody regardless age, sex, race and location. However, we are not completely hidden. Technology has left us traceable by our IP addresses and click streams making it easy for authority officials to find the source of the heat.
For some people, freedom of speech is not so free. It is more ‘freeish’ because you can write what you want but potentially consequences could follow your actions. For example, in China, the Communist Party's propaganda mandarins are obsessed with control and have closed down some outspoken blogs. Chat forums and online bulletin boards are routinely monitored for controversial political comments and sensitive words such as 'freedom' and 'democracy' are censored. (www.worldpress.org/2373.cfm)
How could this effect the future of media? We the people are the Internet. We fuel it’s existence by data driven content. If one blog website goes down, it is pretty much guaranteed another is going up and the same topics or issues will be aroused again. Freedom of speech should be protected. Opinions are really left up to the people, not the Government.
The biggest issue surrounding blogging, citizenship and the future of media is the freedom of speech. Society as a whole has always found a means of connecting everyone. Back in the day, opinions and news were expressed through local newspapers. Today, through the Internet, ‘blogging’ drives news, gossip, and opinions.
Blogging protects real life identity from the world in cyberspace because anonymity breaks the barrier of citizenship, leaving the ability to converse with anybody regardless age, sex, race and location. However, we are not completely hidden. Technology has left us traceable by our IP addresses and click streams making it easy for authority officials to find the source of the heat.
For some people, freedom of speech is not so free. It is more ‘freeish’ because you can write what you want but potentially consequences could follow your actions. For example, in China, the Communist Party's propaganda mandarins are obsessed with control and have closed down some outspoken blogs. Chat forums and online bulletin boards are routinely monitored for controversial political comments and sensitive words such as 'freedom' and 'democracy' are censored. (www.worldpress.org/2373.cfm)
How could this effect the future of media? We the people are the Internet. We fuel it’s existence by data driven content. If one blog website goes down, it is pretty much guaranteed another is going up and the same topics or issues will be aroused again. Freedom of speech should be protected. Opinions are really left up to the people, not the Government.
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