Blogs for New Media

It would be interesting to see any different types of new media that could exist in the future that do not exist right now. A new type of new media that could exist in the future is communicating through 3D holograms. These 3D holograms will be realistic and it will seem like the person is actually there. A sophisticated camera can scan a person and recreate a carbon copy of them in hologram form. This will move digital communication even further because people will now be able to talk to each other as if they were really there. Practical uses could be for business meetings and could be more useful since body language is also a form of communication. In terms of personal use, friends and families can feel closer to each other if they live far away since it is almost like they have never left. This idea is similar to the holograms in Star Wars, but instead of a blue hologram, the quality will be more crisp and the color schemes will match.

So far I have contributed to the League of Legends wiki. I edited portions of the wiki where the information was outdated. Specifically, there were a couple of game modes that were retired by Riot games since player counts were not as high as other game modes. I contributed to the wiki by talking about season 10 changes that will drastically change the game play for players in Summoner's Rift. Specifically, the elemental drakes in the game will now have more passive and active impact on the map and on bonuses for players. There are also physical map changes in the game that will promote more dueling between players. I have also edited the layout a bit by adding in lines to clearly separate different topics from each other. I also included an image to help illustrate what changes are coming to League of Legends.

File sharing is the process of distributing multiple programs or documents across a number of platforms. You can file share through portable storage like USBs or you can share online through platforms like DropBox. P2P File sharing is a type of file sharing where two peers directly share files with each other. One way you can use P2P file sharing is by sending each other different types of media like music and movies. A more useful P2P file sharing example is lending each other money online. A company known as Lending Club allows people to invest and put in money that other people can loan out (Kaufman). The investors make a sizable return on their investments and the borrowers have lower interest rates to pay off. Overall the system of loaning out to each other outside of banks can be useful especially for those that do not have the time or luxury to build their credit score. The only concern that comes from this P2P file sharing of money is the insurance of payment. What would happen...

There any many ways that Baruch could used new media to improve the college. Having multiple social platforms representing the school, you can quickly update students on any announcements like school being closed due to extraneous weather conditions. Sometimes e-mails may not be the fastest platform to reach students since students use social media more often. Twitter would be a great platform to give students quick announcement updates. Baruch could also use social platforms for students to ask any questions. Each department could have their own social media account as another means to provide assistance to students with inquiries. Students could also view any clubs sponsored by Baruch on these social media platforms and get a taste of what they want to join. Instead of just one day used to show off clubs, new media can be used 24/7 to showcase each clubs' interests and goals.

New media is used and maintained on online platforms that contain various pieces of information about the user. Due to this sensitive information being online, privacy and confidentiality are major points to continually be addressed with new media. Having weak securities in place for the users can result in them being exposed to the entire internet and can bring many damages upon the user. There needs to be a strong system in place to prevent hackers or other individuals from infiltrating into people's accounts. Perhaps, there is a whistleblower that wants to protect their identity from whatever organization they exposed. If their identity was exposed, then the whistleblower would have potentially faced repercussions from that organization. Another example could be you posting statuses, but having it set to be viewed by friends only. If privacy was not enforced, any stranger could pry into your life by looking at your statuses that were meant for your friends.