Creativity

New media is what almost defines creativity of the present. New media gave us new ways and tools to use and look at things even if your looking at what somebody else did. These are all news ways to do things which haven't been done like this in the past. From"Twitter Serves Up Ideas From Its Followers" By Claire Cain Miller, we learn how Twitter got much of its information on how to upgrade its service from its followers. People don't realize how big new media is in the sense how everything people are writing is noted and studied by companies to try and improve the service in which it is providing. Twitter was just a company who was as simple as 140 characters but because it followed what its customers were saying it was able to grown tremendously and become what it has today with some amazing integrations and features. New Media is nothing simple and it grows by innovation and comments from its users and it will grow more and more in the future. This comes to show how creativity brings out strong foundation and growth and its not only the inventors who hold this creativity even though they brought whatever it is to the market.

Modeling Reality With Virtual Worlds

Sometimes today we can even confuse virtual worlds with reality because it has become to common that virtual worlds is the norm. I have played video games that i can create a world from scratch and sometimes we get so sucked up into it that we confuse it with being reality. I think it is very beneficial because it gets your brain moving and innovative while you are in your room at the computer. Others have their own opinion like in the Advantage & Disadvantages of the Virtual Classroom And The Role of The Teacher by Guy Posey we see how it is not so beneficial to teachers because it is taking away from the classroom experience. As we get further into technology they are trying to replace our current reality with a virtual reality but it has its pros and cons. In another article that i read called "How Will Virtual reality Change Gambling"we see how good the technology is that people even mistake what reality is but in this case their is an issue because people have their finances at stake and may not even feel the risk. This is a tremendous topic which will gain more and more momentum moving forward.

Social Networking Sites

I compared four social networking sites which are Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Linkedin. These four sites may be similar in a sense but are still very different. From twitter i got the impression that its all about sharing thoughts or information instantly. I think that Twitter is a very powerful network because of how much information is transferred around. Facebook which is arguably the grandfather of them all is an integration of many different aspects which are to share thoughts and information, to post photos and videos, to bring groups together. Facebook is very broad and has much respect in the social network world. Instagram which was acquired by Facebook is an application in which pictures and videos are shares. It is used to simply post photos and your follows can enjoy viewing them by scrolling down. Even though it sounds simple it is very powerful and has acquired a tremendous amount of users and was bought out for an outstanding amount of money. Linkedin is a social network for business. It connects employees or Ceos from all companies around the world and it can even be used to hire or recruit employees. It is used to share information about your friends, for example you will get notified if they got a promotion or changed jobs.

How does a Twitter discussion compare to a BlackBoard Discussion? To an in-class discussion?

A Twitter discussion is pretty different than a Blackboard discussion and i believe for the main reason that you are limited in how long a tweet can be. Sometimes discussions can be very important and in order to bring your point across it may take over 140 characters, and this essentially limits your discussion tremendously. In a blackboard discussion there are no limits on how long it has to be and this may give more clear discussions. An class discussion which is face to face is the most powerful way to have a discussion because it is a personal interaction with clear emotions. The issue with typing is you may misjudge the emotions in which is being presented and that for sure alters how powerful the discussion can be.

Social Networking

When it comes to social networking, there are many benefits to it as there are many dark sides to it. The ways that these technologies can be most useful and beneficial are usually in a social way which includes sharing new things with friends, making new friends, and raising awareness on certain topics. Corporate companies can benefit from social networking as well from things like Linkedin where they can reach out to existing employees or to look for new workers, and we learn a lot about this from the article "Social Networking Technology Boost Job Recruiting" by Frank Langfitt. Social Networking may not have bee created for the intentions of the job market but it has definitely served tremendously to it. we learn a lot from the article "Being There" by Virginia Heferrnan as she speaks about Facebook and about do people really care about your updates. The main dark side issue that we are all aware about is privacy and this is where it can get really tricky. People don't realize but they have more information on their then they think and this is crucial for hackers and stalkers. Moving forward into the future i think that social networking is only going to get stronger and more effective with current and future technologies.

Blog v Wiki

There are some differences between blogs and wikis. We can start off with the difference that a blog usually has one creator while a wiki can be accessed and changed by more than one person. Wikis are usually edited by by a group or team, contains links to other wiki pages, and are continuously changing and rapidly growing. Blogs have a more traditional use of authors creating while authors comment, opinion sharing, and contains one to many contents. These are both very important in the internet world. Blogs can be used for collaboration by collaborating authors to maximize the knowledge that they are looking to accomplish. A new use that can be used with wikipedia would be the ability to have everything verified by experts in the fields in which are being written about, this would revolutionize wiki as we know it.

Works Cited: 
1- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NN2I1pWXjXI
2- How To Use Wikis For Business by Ezra Goodnoe