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Sunday, November 21, 2010
The Next New Thing
After youtube became popular among the world, everyone started sharing their favorite video throughout the world. In the future, there will be a kind of web service for people who wants to be an artist to express their work online. There are numerous video which made by professionals. So chance for ordinary person to become famous is still limited. World wide website like youtube for non professionals will be demanded soon.
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
our class wiki so far
How Business is Using Social Networking
This is my contribution task. Then I have been doing research about both real and web-based social networking that could be used for business.
Web-based social networking sites such as facebook and twitter are powerful and efficient source of job hunting and recruiting. Both candidate and employer enjoy its advantage of saving time to get to know each other. However, business field like marketing research is having a hard time with reaching desired target, because as number of users increases, they are able to communicate with their friends only, they are unable to take a look at advertisement on the social networking site online.
This is my contribution task. Then I have been doing research about both real and web-based social networking that could be used for business.
Web-based social networking sites such as facebook and twitter are powerful and efficient source of job hunting and recruiting. Both candidate and employer enjoy its advantage of saving time to get to know each other. However, business field like marketing research is having a hard time with reaching desired target, because as number of users increases, they are able to communicate with their friends only, they are unable to take a look at advertisement on the social networking site online.
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
About My Term Research Paper
My paper topic is an impact of social networking sites in today's society. A reason why I choose this topic is because popularity of social networking sites rapidly increased this past few years. Also it is unavoidable to talk about new media without dealing with Social networking sites. I pretty much did all research by using library database.
It would never been possible for web-based social networking sites to gain popularity without improvement of technology, particularly rapid improvement of Smartphone. By corroborating with Smartphone, connecting with rest of social networking members became more convenient and enjoyable than ever. There are many factors, which plays important role of one’s online behavior such as gender, age, and one’s characteristic like introvert or extrovert. The most influential characteristic is introvert or extrovert. Unlike extroverts, introverts tend to rely heavily onto online networking rather than interacting with people in the real world, which often cause them too sensitive about what others talking about online. Also dealing with personal information issue gets more and more complex. A lot of young people let strangers be in their community where they reveal traceable information such as gender, age, and email address. Those information often bring legal issue like whether being rejected for job was based on the revealed information online or something else. In addition, even though using web-based social networking sites made users life more convenient, some of researchers prefer old fashion to reach specific target rather than using web-based social networking sites. Increased popularity of web-based social networking sites has both advantage and disadvantage. It is also predictable that the growth will still go on in the future. Both users and websites need to focus more on disadvantages of online social networking than advantages. In that way, they will realize what they should be careful about better than when they focus on advantages. Also, the legal regulation dealing with personal information and what users are allowed to post should be more strictly formed, in order to avoid a serious incident like a loss of life. People should never commit suicide because of what happen in the virtual world.
Monday, November 1, 2010
Advice to Baruch College
In order to improve the college, understanding student's demand is the first step to be taken.
First of all, since most of students have a job, Baruch needs to consider setting up online classes. It is of course though to design online business classes because it has to have discussion, group presentation, and debate. So I would suggest to set up half online and half on campus course. Students meet on campus about twice a month for presentation, then they work on everything online. A lot of people have SNS or blog account, so they can easily communicate with each other.
Second of all, I think orientation, career developments and writing help, such as resume review, job fair preparation, and editing paper can be done online. In that case, student might need to submit their paper or resume in ahead of time to make sure it is ready for due date. But if those things can be done by online, lots of students and employees at Baruch have more flexible time. Also, preparation for job interview can be done by using skype. Baruch are famous for student's diversity of nationality, so lots of them get hired by international companies or out side of U.S. Those companies now correspond to job interview through online, because they find out that they get to have interview more variety of people in that way. Therefore, the career center needs to adopt with the new way of job interview too.
First of all, since most of students have a job, Baruch needs to consider setting up online classes. It is of course though to design online business classes because it has to have discussion, group presentation, and debate. So I would suggest to set up half online and half on campus course. Students meet on campus about twice a month for presentation, then they work on everything online. A lot of people have SNS or blog account, so they can easily communicate with each other.
Second of all, I think orientation, career developments and writing help, such as resume review, job fair preparation, and editing paper can be done online. In that case, student might need to submit their paper or resume in ahead of time to make sure it is ready for due date. But if those things can be done by online, lots of students and employees at Baruch have more flexible time. Also, preparation for job interview can be done by using skype. Baruch are famous for student's diversity of nationality, so lots of them get hired by international companies or out side of U.S. Those companies now correspond to job interview through online, because they find out that they get to have interview more variety of people in that way. Therefore, the career center needs to adopt with the new way of job interview too.
Privacy & Confidentiality
Even after Internet security became much more reliable than it used to be, it is still needed to be improved for next generation.
Until up to recent, before SNS site became famous, users' privacy and confidentiality was debated issues through out the world. Because once it is on a web site, pretty much everyone can view who says what. Internet security was insufficient. However, internet security now has became much more sufficient. For example, most of SNS allows users to choose who they would like to share their thoughts and pictures. In that way, users feel safe to post what they think at the moment. What the most serious issue regarding to privacy is that users have almost no regulation of what they are allowed to say. So they can criticize other people and talk behind someone's back. Even though it was joking, some people take it as serious, which can be a cause of big trouble. It is very difficult to make a regulation for such things, but SNS needs to be more strictly supervised.
Until up to recent, before SNS site became famous, users' privacy and confidentiality was debated issues through out the world. Because once it is on a web site, pretty much everyone can view who says what. Internet security was insufficient. However, internet security now has became much more sufficient. For example, most of SNS allows users to choose who they would like to share their thoughts and pictures. In that way, users feel safe to post what they think at the moment. What the most serious issue regarding to privacy is that users have almost no regulation of what they are allowed to say. So they can criticize other people and talk behind someone's back. Even though it was joking, some people take it as serious, which can be a cause of big trouble. It is very difficult to make a regulation for such things, but SNS needs to be more strictly supervised.
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Modeling Reality with Virtual Worlds
When people get struggle with their real world, they need to get some rest for next day. Some of them take a vacation, go to place where they relax. And some of them escape to Virtual Worlds. The biggest advantage Virtual Worlds have is that it gives you an opportunity to become someone else who is ideal person of your dream. While they are in Virtual World, they become their ideal persons, by clicking icons, and typing what they want to say. The biggest disadvantage of Virtual Worlds could be that when people addicted too much to Virtual World, they are unable to figure out who they are in the real world any more.
In my country Japan, Virtual Worlds get closer and closer to the real world. For example, there is a NINTENDO DS game called "love pulse". In this game, players pick a girl who they wants go on a date. They have to make some approaches in order to have dinner, go to see movie, and so. After a player and the girl in the Virtual World become a couple, the player is entitle to enjoy spending time together with his "girl friend". There are already similar video games existed in Japan. The reason why "love pulse" became so famous is that even users are out of game, the virtual world continues. Which means even you are doing something else, the clock in the virtual world keeps ticking. Players celebrate the birthday of those girls from the virtual world, spend holidays together, and so. This sounds super crazy to me, but players turns on their DS regarding to what girls from the virtual world doing at certain point of a day. Those users will be unable to make a distinguish between real and virtual world.
Now, video games have such a high quality visual, therefore, it has a huge effect of education. Toys comes with a code which links to online version where toys look like really alive (Hindo). When I was a kid, I used to play outside a lot, fight with friends sometimes, and play with video games only a couple hours a day. In that way, kids can learn how to socialize with others, communicate with others, and what others react by certain attitude. Spend too much time with virtual world could have a huge affect on kids' personalities.
Source
Toy with a Second Life. Brian Hindo
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/07_53/b4065091329372.htm
In my country Japan, Virtual Worlds get closer and closer to the real world. For example, there is a NINTENDO DS game called "love pulse". In this game, players pick a girl who they wants go on a date. They have to make some approaches in order to have dinner, go to see movie, and so. After a player and the girl in the Virtual World become a couple, the player is entitle to enjoy spending time together with his "girl friend". There are already similar video games existed in Japan. The reason why "love pulse" became so famous is that even users are out of game, the virtual world continues. Which means even you are doing something else, the clock in the virtual world keeps ticking. Players celebrate the birthday of those girls from the virtual world, spend holidays together, and so. This sounds super crazy to me, but players turns on their DS regarding to what girls from the virtual world doing at certain point of a day. Those users will be unable to make a distinguish between real and virtual world.
Now, video games have such a high quality visual, therefore, it has a huge effect of education. Toys comes with a code which links to online version where toys look like really alive (Hindo). When I was a kid, I used to play outside a lot, fight with friends sometimes, and play with video games only a couple hours a day. In that way, kids can learn how to socialize with others, communicate with others, and what others react by certain attitude. Spend too much time with virtual world could have a huge affect on kids' personalities.
Source
Toy with a Second Life. Brian Hindo
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/07_53/b4065091329372.htm
Sunday, October 10, 2010
Social Networking
Ever since Social Networking sites became popular, not only personal use, but also some corporation started to adopt with this new way of communication. These technologies definitely can be useful for advertising and marketing. Advertising through Social Networking sites is sometimes more influential because consumer's behavior has changed after those technologies got launched. People used to get most of information from TV, newspaper, or radio; however, more and more people spend time with their computers today. That's probably the most efficient way for them to get information. By throwing one question on a Social Networking site and get numbers of answer, market research can be done by less amount of time consuming. Advertising can be done with a lot less money than it used to be.
One of the biggest issues regarding to Social Networking sites is a personal attack. In my country Japan, some of schools have their own Social Networking sites created by students. On those sites, users can say anything about their schools, teachers, and friends. However, an identity of users are undefined, so if one user pick up someone from a class, post bad things about him, and them a lot of people follow, it can be a cause of a problem of bullying. Some students have committed suicide because of that. It may sound ridiculous to kill themselves because someone talks behind on web site, but also it is understandable that students at that age, their communities are everything about their lives. The most difficult point of solving this issue is because teachers and parents are unable to find out who says what. I hope the law of management gets more strict and parents and teachers take this issue more seriously, then this problem gets solved in near future.
Unlike facebook, most users of twitter are middle aged. One of the reasons why only a small amount of teenagers adopt with twitter is because they tend to have their society which they don't let outsiders to come in. On facebook, users are able to choose who can view their page, who can be their friends. On the other hand, twitter is used to connect with various people from a different society. Also twitter has a use of broadcasting celebrities. What they say on twitter explore immediately to their followers, then it sometimes becomes a big news. Although it is believed that young generation leads the way to popularizing things, twitter achieved a huge success by attracting adults. In the future, more and more Social Networking sites that target adults will increase its popularity.
Source: Who's Driving Twitter's popularity? Not teens. Miller, C. (2009 Aug, 25)
New York Times.
One of the biggest issues regarding to Social Networking sites is a personal attack. In my country Japan, some of schools have their own Social Networking sites created by students. On those sites, users can say anything about their schools, teachers, and friends. However, an identity of users are undefined, so if one user pick up someone from a class, post bad things about him, and them a lot of people follow, it can be a cause of a problem of bullying. Some students have committed suicide because of that. It may sound ridiculous to kill themselves because someone talks behind on web site, but also it is understandable that students at that age, their communities are everything about their lives. The most difficult point of solving this issue is because teachers and parents are unable to find out who says what. I hope the law of management gets more strict and parents and teachers take this issue more seriously, then this problem gets solved in near future.
Unlike facebook, most users of twitter are middle aged. One of the reasons why only a small amount of teenagers adopt with twitter is because they tend to have their society which they don't let outsiders to come in. On facebook, users are able to choose who can view their page, who can be their friends. On the other hand, twitter is used to connect with various people from a different society. Also twitter has a use of broadcasting celebrities. What they say on twitter explore immediately to their followers, then it sometimes becomes a big news. Although it is believed that young generation leads the way to popularizing things, twitter achieved a huge success by attracting adults. In the future, more and more Social Networking sites that target adults will increase its popularity.
Source: Who's Driving Twitter's popularity? Not teens. Miller, C. (2009 Aug, 25)
New York Times.
Monday, October 4, 2010
Check Out Social Networking Sites
One of the most used Social Networking Sites among the world is Facebook.
It can be easily installed in to our cell phones which makes us frequently update what we are doing and what is in our mind. My space is more like introducing who you are and your community. Users explore what kind of music, movie they like and then, recommend to others. Friendster, as name shows, users meant to look for friends all over the world.
What they have in common is that they are all influential and powerful to today's hi-tech society. It could be used for business to sell coupons, introduce new products, new promotion, and so on. Instead of having a face-to-face conversation, users talk on the web sites. Some of users are addicted to those web sites and anxious about how many people give them a comment.
I am one of users of facebook, but I don't post comment that often. The biggest reason why I try not to post comment so often is because once I post something, I start checking the site more frequent than usual. Then start thinking who leaves comment for me. Even if someone close to me did not leave a comment, which has nothing to do with our relationship; however, I can't help wondering why they did not say anything. It is necessary for people in today's society to contribute Social Networking Sites in order for them to along with certain community.
It can be easily installed in to our cell phones which makes us frequently update what we are doing and what is in our mind. My space is more like introducing who you are and your community. Users explore what kind of music, movie they like and then, recommend to others. Friendster, as name shows, users meant to look for friends all over the world.
What they have in common is that they are all influential and powerful to today's hi-tech society. It could be used for business to sell coupons, introduce new products, new promotion, and so on. Instead of having a face-to-face conversation, users talk on the web sites. Some of users are addicted to those web sites and anxious about how many people give them a comment.
I am one of users of facebook, but I don't post comment that often. The biggest reason why I try not to post comment so often is because once I post something, I start checking the site more frequent than usual. Then start thinking who leaves comment for me. Even if someone close to me did not leave a comment, which has nothing to do with our relationship; however, I can't help wondering why they did not say anything. It is necessary for people in today's society to contribute Social Networking Sites in order for them to along with certain community.
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Blog vs Wiki
In this high-tech networked society, anyone is able to spread what he would like to say to rest of the world. Some times it could be a powerful chance of opportunity to take an action. Both blogs and wikis have that aspect, however, the difference between those two are credibility of information. On blogs, users have almost no regulation what they can say and what they can’t. Viewers criticize others opinion which sometimes cause to end up with blogers to delete the post. On the other side, wiki consists of collaborated information by editors. Therefore, wiki has more credibility of sources.
Blogs sometimes become a useful source of information for business. By taking a look at what in blogers’ mind, it makes possible for companies to do marketing research ( Before blogs, facebook, and other social networking site get involved with business, marketing research had more difficulties of grabbing consumer’s demand. After the launch of those web sites, people have almost no hesitation of speaking to rest of the world what’s in their mind right now. In that way, researchers know what they need to produce next.
Twitter is a kind of web site which blogers use for collaboration of their words. The web site totally fits with this rapidly changing society today. Users share what pops up in their mind, which leads others to follow and sometimes it becomes huge business opportunity. Also, blogs can be used for criminal investigations. Neighbors know what is going on the community but do not always let police officers know about it. But once its on a blog, everyone knows who should be kept eyes on (MICHAEL WILSON)
Both blogs and wikis have useful and credible aspect; however, users need to be careful what they say on the web site. Because, it is not like a student passing a secret letter to her friend during a class period. It is a google searchable information. There was one time one of my co-workers posted on facebook what he felt about our customers. Obviously he talked their behind, then he got into serious trouble. So, by saying whatever you want to have some serious risk you need to take.
Source:
How To Use Wikis For Business; Ezra Goodnoe Aug 08, 2005
http://www.informationweek.com/news/global-cio/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=167600331
Brooklyn Blog Helps Lead to Drug Raid: MICHAEL WILSON June 26, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/26/nyregion/26bayridge.html?_r=1
Sunday, September 12, 2010
Impact of Social Networking cite
New Media can not be fully explained without how influential Social Networking Web cite is.
I will research the impact of Social Networking in this society now and future.
Both positive and negative aspects of it, and how people change their ways of socialization by using it.
Rather having a face to face conversation, leave a comment on facebook. This is the way most people use to communicate with each other. Facebook also helps business by letting them post advertisements.
Also, I would like to research the fact some users of social networking cite are addicted to it.
I will research the impact of Social Networking in this society now and future.
Both positive and negative aspects of it, and how people change their ways of socialization by using it.
Rather having a face to face conversation, leave a comment on facebook. This is the way most people use to communicate with each other. Facebook also helps business by letting them post advertisements.
Also, I would like to research the fact some users of social networking cite are addicted to it.
Describe New Media
The ways of getting information used to be from TV, radio, or newspaper during 1980s. People go back home after work to watch their favorite shows or to listen certain radio show. However, new media such as Internet lunched in this society, everything is getting more and more flexible. Instead of going to CD shop then buy new album, they download from I-tune. Instead of paying a cable fee, they watch TV show online. (Laura M. Holson)
The biggest difference between new and old media is that new media has a huge advantage of its convenience and flexibility. On the other hand, old media such as newspaper and TV have an advantage of its credibility. Furthermore, Internet can be confusing to some of users, because the information they are looking for is not always easy to find. Information on the Internet is numerous, if they are exactly not sure what they need, they could end up with wasting their time. (Holson).
New media cannot be fully explained without taking about online video culture. Most well known web cite is called youtube(Clive Thompson). Since it has created, debate over moral and ethical issues always get involved. There are some restrictions what users can post on this web cite. However, copyright infringement issue is still going on all the time. There is a Japanese famous manga called “one piece”. It is released once a week and all readers are looking for the release date. Couple months ago, one of the readers some how got the newest episode on hand, released on the youtube even before the manga issued. The incident raised a question about that people might have lost the respect for creators by using new media like youtube. If users totally ignore appreciation to creators and feeling of guilty, there will be no person who creates movie, TV show, and manga. Which means that we let important culture to be out of society.
-Who needs a TV? I’ve Got a Lap Top
-Clive Thompson on How YouTube Changes The Way We Think
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