♥ Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Future of the Internet
I feel there's alot of potential when it comes to the internet. :)
Maybe in the future, all buses and trains will have wifi connection.
Even taxis.
Maybe this will be iPhone's new design
Who knows what the future brings? :)
With that, I conclude my COM 125 blog.
Thank you for reading!
<3
Blogged @ 7:19 AM
♥ Sunday, April 10, 2011
Free Topic: Internet Meme
What is an Internet Meme?
It is basically a concept be it a drawing or a video or music that went viral on the internet and it has been adopted as part of our internet culture.
One of the most famous Internet Meme is a music video by a band called Lonely Island, "Like a Boss".
Here's their music video. :)
Another example would be the Tumblr Faces where the infamous Troll and LOL face resides. ;)
And another in a form of a song:
This guy, Antoine Dodson was resident of the Lincoln Park in Alabama whose interview on local television became an Internet sensation and resulted in an Auto-Tuned song with The Gregory Brothers that has sold thousands of copies on iTunes and appeared on the Billboard Hot 100 list. The interview that propelled Dodson into fame was prompted by the report of a house intrusion and attempted rape of his sister Kelly Dodson. I think the reason why he caught people's attention was because of his passionate and flamboyant style of his delivery, speaking directly to the camera, in which he directly addressed the people of his neighborhood as well as threatening the would-be rapist. The video has more than 79 million hits on youtube!! :DDD
I think internet meme is fun and it shapes the culture of the internet along with lingos and acronym. It sure redefined how we communicate in real life as well. :)
Blogged @ 7:22 AM
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Citizen Journalism and Internet
Can you imagine doing something that you thought wasn't embarrassing in public at that point of time
and unknowingly, someone took a picture of you and post it on STOMP or some other sites.
When you get online later at night, your friends send you the link and you thought it was another stupid random site....so you click on the link.
When the page finish loaded and you freak out and want to die...
and you can't do anything because you don't own the site and you can't delete it
And you feel wanting to kill that anonymous idiot for "paparazzi"-ing you...
After a while, you realized that you're a strong woman...or man and that you don't care what people say about you. You go, "Whatever."
It's a scary thing that people have the freedom to use the internet however way they want. Be it for business, photo sharing, video sharing and etc... they can also use it to embarrass people. There is no sense of privacy everywhere you go now. :(
Most of the time, Citizen Journalism falls under the tabloid and it covers social activities/leisure. You can also see the lack of coverage of global politics and business. It is because not all everyday people have the qualification to be given the title of a "Journalist".
It's easier to post unflattering information or pictures of people without realizing the impact it has on the other party. :/ And as internet users, we ourselves have to be responsible for whatever posting we made.
Blogged @ 7:21 AM
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Politics and the Internet
The hardest thing about any political campaign is how to win without proving that you are unworthy of winning. ~Adlai E. Stevenson
The course of Anwar Ibrahim's political journey never did run smooth.
First arrested for corruption, then the infamous sodomy case and now a sex tape. The video was uploaded on youtube of all places. -_- I am not going to post that video on my blog due to the fact that I am uncomfortable to do so.
Police are now investigating those who were responsible for screening the sex video. Deputy CID Deputy Commissioner, Datuk Acryl Sani Abdullah Sani said the police had yet to hear from the distributor of the Omega watch that was said the video to have been taken from the hotel room where the sex video was allegedly recorded and that police could not force them to provide information on who was the watch owner.
“The identity of the watch's owner is not an issue in completing the investigation,” he said. He also said the police had completed their probe into the sex video and the findings would be submitted to the Attorney-General's Chambers soon.
“However, we are not investigating the identity of the man in the video, but the ones responsible for the screening of it,” he said yesterday.
The 22-minute video, which was time-stamped as Feb 21, featured a man resembling the Opposition Leader having sex with a woman. The video was screened to journalists on March 21 by “Datuk T”. Three men later came forward and admitted that they were Datuk T.
The trio were former Malacca chief minister Tan Sri Abdul Rahim Tamby Chik, businessman Datuk Eskay Abdullah and former Perkasa treasurer Datuk Shuaib Lazim.
I guess with easy accessibility to the web, it can be use to either gain voters or besmirch a politician's reputation. It could or could not have been Anwar in the video but all I can say is that internet for a politician can be a double-edged sword.
sources
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2011/4/18/nation/8503179&sec=nation
Blogged @ 7:06 AM
♥ Thursday, March 17, 2011
Multimedia
Music is the bringer of Life.
The beat of the drum, the melody of the piano.
All of it forms a reflection of our emotion and our state of mind at the given point of time when we turn on our iPod and shut off everything around us. We drown our sorrows, we rejoice in our happiness.
All because we have the device in our pocket to play our favourite tunes anywhere and everywhere.
However for every light, there is a shadow. With the Internet being as vast as the 7 seas, there are always room for pirates.
Yes, I am talking about illegal downloading music. We can't prevent this from happe og but we cab always try to encourage people to either buy music via iTunes or the actual album itself.
Things like peer-to-peer sharing is inevitable.
And to look it into a positive point of view, sharing music can be a form of viral Internet marketing. You see, of people live your music, they will share it with their friends. When their friends love it, you get more famous. When people notice you, they want more. So if you perform in a concert, you won't lose much revenue. Since you're gonna sell merchandise at the entrance of your concert venue anyway. :)
Such bands/singers that got notice over the Internet are Panic! At the Disco and Colbie Caillat. It was during the myspace era when they left a message on Fall Out Boy's Pete Wentz webpage and asked him to check their band out, which he did. He was so impressed at how young and talented they were and flew to their house in Las Vegas to audition them. Soon after that, they were signed to Pete's label, Decaydance.
It is interesting how the internet had impacted the music industry. Gone were the days where wannabe singers/bands send their demo tapes via mail to record labels and struggle to get gigs at a local pub/club. Besides using it as a marketing tool, Bands/Singers can make use of sites like youtube and myspace to garner fans and upload their videos/music. :D
Blogged @ 7:51 AM
♥ Saturday, March 12, 2011
Week 8: Internet Security & Virus
Computer Virus is a program that are made by hackers to infect computers. Like the biological virus found in most living organism, it has the ability to replicate itself. The word 'virus' can also refer to Malware, Adware and Spyware but only to those which are able to copy themselves.
For a virus to spread, it has to have a host and a target computer. It can be spread in numerous ways for example, via emails, floppy disk (though they are obsolete), CD, DVD, Thumb drive, websites and instant messaging. And by infecting files on the file system in your computer, it increases their chances of infecting another computer.
I'm sure some of you have come across a virus after scanning your computer. So what's the difference between Worms, Trojan, Spyware and Adware?
Worm
-similar to a virus, considered to be a sub-class of a virus
-unlike a virus, it has the ability to travel without any help from a person.
-take advantage of file or information transport features on your system
-biggest danger is its ability to replicate itself on your computer system
-so rather than your computer sending out one single worm, it could send out hundreds or thousands of copies of itself.
Trojan Horse
-trickery like the mythological Trojan Horse it was infamously named after.
-at first will appear to be useful software but will actually do damage after installation or run on your computer.
-known to create a "backdoor" on your computer, allowing malicious users access to your system
-possibly allowing confidential or personal information to be shared.
-unlike viruses and worms, Trojans do not reproduce by infecting other files & they do not self-replicate.
Adware
-it is any computer program or software package in which ads or other marketing material
-automatically loaded by the software and displayed or played back after installation.
Spyware
-software that performs tasks on your computer without consent
-include giving you ads or collecting personal information about you.
-once installed, the spyware monitors your activity on the Internet
-then it sends that information to someone else
-for example, e-mail addresses, passwords and credit card numbers.
-as malicious as the Trojan Horse in that users unknowingly install the product when they install something else.
So as computer users, what can we do?
So as computer users, what can we do?
Well for starters...
1) Activate your firewall under the settings of your computer.
2) Install anti-virus scan and protection.
3) Periodically update your anti-virus program.
4) Do not open suspicious emails and junk emails if you are unsure.
5) Scan your thumbdrive and hard disk or any portable device with the anti virus scan.
Add on tips: It is best to get those Anti-Virus scan which also helps alert you of suspicious and unsafe sites while you surf the net.
GOOD LUCK!
Blogged @ 7:03 AM
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Week 7: Internet Tools
FINALLY my video is done! I swear to God it was painful to convert MOV files to avi since Window Movie Maker don't support it. (>.<) RAWR~!
So anyway, I can home today thinking that I'll be done before 5pm and that I will have some free time to enjoy myself because I've been using WMM for as long as I can remember.
When you get home early from school...
This is EXPECTATION....
But, this is REALITY...
So anyway, here's my video, Melissa's Birthday~!
Hope you like it. :)
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