Checking Out Some Social Networking Sites

There are many different social networking sites. There are four that i took a look at that kind of caught my eye and a known. These networking sites are myspace, facebook, friendster and zoosk. Myspace is one of the most famous sites that i know of. On myspace, you can find some of your current friends and also make new ones from anywhere that myspace is available like in other countries. The user also has the power to make thier homepage as personal as they want with custom backgrounds and custom homepages for other people to see. You also have the choice to add applications like game in order to distract yourself for a little bit and do something else. Facebook is similar to myspace in that you can find people you already know and meet new people. It is less personal i find because you can't really personalize your page with wallpaper and themes. Friendster is like facebook in that is simple and allows a person to state the information that the user wants to give. One of the things i liked about friendster is that it shows any connections you might have with that person like people that you and another user might have in common. Zoosk is another social networking website that is more of a dating thing then any other thing. You see peoples profiles or date cards how they call it and you have a choice of either sending them a wink or sending them a flirtacious message. I find it too simple and they actually want people to subcribe and pay different amounts for different priviliges. I say zoosks is more like a simplified version of eharmony and websites like that

Social Networking and Virtual Worlds

Virtual worlds and social networking sites can be usable by corporations and companies as a way to communicate with their employees outside of the workplace. for example virtual worlds can be used to also communicate with worldwide partners that cannot be in person at a specific time. They can also use social networking and virtual worlds website to send a message or memo to a group of people at a convenient time. The benefit of these technologies to society is that it lets people communicate easily. You can speak to family members that are in another state or country. It can also let people who have trouble socializing and meeting people to break that barrier of shyness. I don't think there is a darkside to social networking and virtual worlds. In the future, who knows what new features will be shown. I believe everything that can be done has been done when it comes to social networking and virtual networking sites is done but i can be wrong.

Baruch New Media - Our Class Wiki - So Far

Right now i am gathering information on the different forms of new media in sports. for example on espn there is a program where one has to manage a team of their choice, at the current moment it is football, and you have to bench players, trade and all the things a manager has to do. Also i am researching if sports players have blog videos or blog posts. So far some sport players have myspace accounts. That also goes for the music page that i am going to contribute to.

Blogs vs. Wikis

Blogs and wikis are similar in a couple ways. They both are a way that people can communicate. Both can be used to get answers. Both can also be used to do projects or assignments. The difference between wikis and blogs is that in blogs you can only comment on the post. On wikis you can actually correct or write over any information that may be incorrect. On a wiki more than one person can work on a certain section. the importance of convergence is to keep the world united as it has been with new media. as new media evolves, it opens the doors to new opportunities for communication both work wise and socially. Blogs can be used as collaborations by posting something about a particular subject and have people comment with their ideas on the particular comment. A new way a wiki can be used is to let people know of different rememdies for a particular illness like the common cold or a fever.

My New Media Class – So Far

One of the most important technologies that is involved in new media is the internet. Most of the new media is done over the internet. For example social meeting websites are over the internet. The telephone is also a new form of new media. Not too long ago i saw a commercial on the television that was a social meeting place for people over the phone. Another technology that is part of new media is a webcam which lets people see you at the moment. The internet is important to new media because the internet has become a part of living for everyone. That has also became a new way of communication between people that are not close to each other. For example the website second life lets people with autism communicate with each other and help each other. New media has enhanced alot of old media. For example you do not have to buy a newspaper anymore becuase you can look up news that interests you on the internet. Also it has enhanced the way people listen to music by choosing the songs you want to hear. The television is another media that has been enhanced by new media because now you can watch episodes of your favorite television shows without the interruptions of commercials. New media has enhanced old media because it is evolving as time passes by.