Social Media's Future

The Future for Social Media appears long and bright, Social Media has continued to grow and expand throughout the ages. You are able to accomplish so many things on the internet such as on-line banking, on-line shopping, research, email, etc. Instead of researching through books and encyclopaedias’, people research on the internet through search engines. You can do pretty much anything on-line and if you can’t then it will be able to soon. Without leaving your home you can access anything with the tap of your finger, it is very beneficial for people who are unable to leave their home. The future of Social Media will continue to grow for many, many years. Social Media is also one reason why kids today find it more important to go on facebook, or play computer games than go outside and play. The increase in Social Media can lead to an increase in obesity. The more Social Media evolves, the less likely everyone will be getting the exercise they need.
One trend that I would add to the mix is having a more improved internet that is super fast and will not freeze. I know it’s not very logical but one of my biggest pet peeves when it comes to technology is my computer freezing on me when I’m in the middle of something important.
I believe that social media will continue to rise even more than it has so far. This is probably going to be this largest fad the world has seen in a long time. Everybody can use Social Media; it is simple and relatively cheap. I believe that on technology that will gain popularity is to hook your personal computer up to your television. I believe this method will advance in the technology so that we could possible hook our computer and laptop together in a wireless method.

Blog #3 Commons-Based Peer Productions

Commons-Based Peer Productions are companies where not one person owns the company and group of people collaborated to start the business. Commons-Based Peer Production is a term formed by Harvard Law School professor Yochai Benkler, and he compared commons-based peer production to firm production and market-based production. (Wikimedia, 2010) The term "commons-based peer production" was first introduced by Yochai Benkler in his paper "Coase's Penguin, or Linux and the Nature of the Firm". (Russell McOrmond, 2005) Commons-Based Peer Productions are not widely known however are used every single day. I believe people use Commons-Based Peer Production more than they think they do. The majority of products and services can be advertised using commons-based peer productions. The most reasonable explanation for this is a contribution to the information giving process then it can be used on any product, as long as there are willing participants to. There should be no excuse for these companies to not use Commons-Based Peer Productions because there are some really good features to it. The challenges of commons-based peer production and how these challenges must influence digital library system design for a successful result are described next. One example of Commons-Based Peer Productions is Wikipedia, because it is not owned by one entity, but rather controlled by a group of people. I actually use Commons- Based Peer Production websites like Wikipedia a lot; you can find information about almost every single topic you can think of. Granted due to the many people who can add a wiki page the information is not always accurate. This method of Commons-Based Peer Productions will most likely expand throughout the ages. Commons-Based Peer Productions are great because they are open access. Open-access means literature is digital, online, free of charge, and free of most copyright and licensing restrictions. (Russell McOrmond, 2005) One of the biggest features is that you do not have to pay money to visit these websites. (Aaron Krowne, 2003)



References

Aaron Krowne, 2003. Building a Digital Library the Commons-based Peer Production Way. Retrieved November 2, 2010. http://www.dlib.org/dlib/october03/krowne/10krowne.html

Russell McOrmond, 2005. Introducing "commons-based peer production". Retrieved November 2, 2010. http://www.flora.ca/floss.shtml.

Russell McOrmond, 2005. Open Access. Retrieved November 2, 2010. http://www.flora.ca/floss.shtml.

Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., 2010. Commons-based peer production. Retrieved November 2, 2010. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commons-based_peer_production.

Blog Assignment # 2

Blog Posting #2

Social Media is constantly evolving and will continue to expand throughout time. However, the presentation of Social media is constantly changing while new technology is being developed all the time. When it comes to news; Social Media has increased the availability of news information. Anybody who has the internet can research any topic they want or any news story they choose. Many people look to social media to find news information. You can even read newspapers and magazines online. Due to all the available information online, I can imagine that newspaper and magazine sales have gone down since the increased web-based information. You can search almost anything on the internet but one downside to the internet is anybody can post something so the criteria is not always accurate. Just like you should not believe everything you see on television, you should also not believe everything you read on or off the internet. The best way I have found to find correct data on the internet is to visit as many web sites as I can, so to get as much information to compare to information you get from other sources. A study by Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism found that the stories and issues that gain traction in social media are different from those that lead in the traditional press. (Project for Excellence in Journalism, 2010). In one aspect Social Media has increased the quality of news and information because you are able to access it any time of day and it’s very easy. On the other hand Social Media has decreased the quality because the information is not always accurate and can confuse people when they are receiving false information. This is why you should not believe the first source you see, always view other sources which you can use to compare.

References:

Project for Excellence in Journalism. (2010). State of the News Media 2010. Retrieved on October 13, 2010 from http://www.stateofthemedia.org/2010/overview_intro.php

Kayla's Post

Blog Posting #1

Social media keeps changing through the years and technology is constantly advancing.  Thinking back to even the last ten years, there has been a tremendous transition in social media and technology.  Social Media is a great way to communicate with your friends and family. One great technological advance that will be around for a very long time is the Internet is the greatest search engine ever created, you can research anything like news, weather, almost any topic you can think of you may find on the Internet (Social Media, 2010). I believe that some forms of social media will be around for decades while others may only stick around a few months.

After the Industrial Revolution social media kept on advancing from then to now. The Industrial Revolution which started in the United Kingdom was a major turning point in human history (Industrial Revolution, 2010). Britain went from a largely rural, agrarian population to a country of industrialized towns, factories, mines and workshops. (Shirley Burchill, Nigel Hughes, Peter Price and Keith Woodall, 2010). I could not pick one fad in particular that has been the biggest shift since the Industrial Revolution but I do have a few opinions. Three of the largest fads since the Industrial Revolution would have to be either Facebook, Google, or YouTube.

Even though Facebook is a fairly new website it absolutely exploded with users within the first year, almost everybody I know uses it to communicate with friends and family. It’s a great way to communicate with people all over the world, it’s much cheaper than calling long distance and it is much quicker than writing an old fashioned letter. You can not only speak to people, there are also lots of games you can play on Facebook. Google is my most personal favorite search engine; there is so much information that can be found on Google. Almost any subject you can think of, if you type into the search bar and any website on the Internet will show up allowing you to access it. You can also search pictures, videos, maps, articles, books and they even have a language translator. YouTube is another newer site that has exploded into the media, anybody can view or post video’s on YouTube expressing their opinion, catching hilarious candids or anything else people want to post. It’s a great way to express opinions and get your point across to anybody willing to listen. Social Media will keep on expanding throughout time; we will just have to see what we are in for next.

References:

Shirley Burchill, Nigel Hughes, Peter Price and Keith Woodall, 2010. Industrial Revolution. Retrieved September 14, 2010 from http://www.saburchill.com/history/chapters/IR/001.html

Wikimedia Foundation Inc, 2010. Social Media. Retrieved September 14, 2010 from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_media

Wikimedia Foundation Inc, 2010. Industrial Revolution, Retrieved September 14, 2010 from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrial_Revolution

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