Creativity and New Media

This is a photo of my sister and me, at a past comic con. By posting this photo onto Facebook, and with the ability of tagging people, allows for those who weren't there to be immediately alerted to see the photo ( which can foster dialogue within the comments section, or could be taken a step further by re-posting onto Instagram, to share the experience with others who may not have a Facebook).

Creativity

New Media has become a vital source for expanding the reach of creativity. The numerous social media avenues, have allowed people to express their thoughts, to share photos, videos, and art, they have created (paintings, drawings, music, among other things) at a mass scale. When some see the work others are capable of, it  could inspire them to create a piece of their own (with different interpretation,ex: music covers, parody), thus by sharing continues a cycle of art/creativity. In the article "Disney Tolerates a Rap Parody of Its Critters. But Why?" written by Brook Barnes. showcases how people have took Disney characters and by combining them with the music from other musicians, created a new point of view/twist, of an already established song. A double-edged sword of new media, is how the use  of comment sections, could provide either help to prosper or hinder someone's  work, with encouraging/disparaging remarks. 

Modeling Reality With Virtual Worlds

These virtual worlds can be used for some as an escape from reality and to live out some of their fantasies, in a world where they’re the architect, so to speak. These worlds allow our imaginations to live out within an interactive digital boundary. A pro of the virtual world is how it can be used to in an educational setting, to simulate the projected experience for a student to learn. “No Budget, No Boundaries: It’s The Real You” the article by Eric Spangenberg speaks of how people live through their avatars by purchasing and doing things, that they’re incapable of doing in real life. Some of the cons are how time consuming it is to create, in “ Virtual Worlds May Impact Real World Behavior” , it talks about how some of the users are negligent of how this time spent with their avatars in this virtual world, will have adverse effects to their real life behavior. I think the future of virtual worlds may incorporate the use of the currently evolving technology dealing with virtual reality headsets.

Blog Social Networking Sites

Social Networks have become the new outlet for people to interact and express/share their thoughts. The 4 I visited were Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, & Tumblr. Of the four Facebook is the most popular, and provides the user with the abilities to create written, photo or video media, DM and seems to be more for networking and professionals. Twitter is similar to FB, in regards to abilities except for the fact,  each post is limited to a 140 character limit. Compared to the other Instagram appears to be the most organized by being the most simplistic, when categorizing your followers latest exploits. Instagram has similar capabilities to the previous two, but only photo/media posts can be shared. Tumblr on the hand seems to be more for those interested in blogging, compared to the other social media sites. Each allow users to comment on others' posts (depending on the settings) and if they want to have a private or public page.

Blog about Twitter

Between discussions on Blackboard and Twitter, conversations the latter could be confusing if someone forgets to use the hashtag, before their writing (in some cases it is not in chronological order). Blackboard on the other hand, by going into the proper settings is much more organized regarding the discussion and what is being posted . Although at times, a fallback of this is some students can miss others posts if it is not correctly opened. The most effective way of communication compared to the others previously mentioned, in my opinion would still be face to face, although it may not be convenient as the previous two are, it allows for questions and answers,to be provided at that moment.

Social Networking

Social Networks over the years has been a prominent fixture in helping people build business contacts, meet new people, connecting with people from around who share your interests or maybe someone that you lost touch with. In the article “Antisocial Networking” by Hilary Stout, she discusses how kids have changed and aren’t doing things as children are expected to do. Stout attributes this to children are not as active playing outside and bonding with other kids, but are instead conversing with them, while on the computer. This could hinder their interactions in future business and personal relationships. In the article “Is Myspace Good for Society, a positive that is established from the expansive numbers of contacts and meeting new people is the being able to look up friends and family, that you may have lost contact with. The dark side that coincides with the expansive opportunities of interaction comes from the lack of privacy, putting any information out there can be found for anyone who has the resources to find it and people could lie/manipulate/ extort (a lot easier)others by using personal information. Personally, I wouldn’t be surprised if social media, becomes the main outlet of communication between individuals at some point in the future. .

Blogs Vs Wikis

Blogs and Wiki are both very similar, but they each have their own distinctions. Blogs are little more casual and personal, specifically to the creator or creators (having the freedom to discuss whatever topic they feel like), while Wiki is meant for more as a informational tool to a wider audience (touching on any topic as long someone has made a page about it already). The article “Brooklyn Blog Helps Drug Raid” by Michael Wilson exhibits how a blog, played a pivotal role in removing drug dealers, who lived in a suspect house within a community, by neighbors posting on the blog fishy/suspicious acts they would see and hear, led to the police taking action and shutting down those criminals. Also, both may encourage interaction, Wiki allows users to edit and update content, whenever they see fit. In the article “Wikipedia: No longer the Wild West?” by John D. Sutter, he addresses as much as the site is about convenience , it is guilty of providing many errors within its content, requiring some editors to oversee it. Each of these depict the growing collaboration of an ideas taking place within the online community, sites such as Tumblr, Twitter, among others, which have drastically contributed in expanding the exchange of opinions/information on an eclectic array of topics around the world.