Friday, October 30, 2009
Protection of Works of Authorship
When we want to see movies, we can see through the screen of the computer. Most Korean American immigrants my ages used to borrow videotapes, which contain new Korean soap operas, and dramas by the stores. We don’t need to go there to borrow videotapes anymore. Through YouTube, we can see the simultaneous new updated parts of the drama. We can also save money and time due to the change of new technologies such as computers, fax machines, scanners, cameras, keyboards, television, monitors, printers, and cable networks etc.
If so, how can the owners, and creators protect these properties from piracy? In reality, Intellectual Property is being dramatically changed by the free information era. There is a warning of this new atmosphere in the article, “The Report of The Working Group on Intellectual Property Rights”, by Bruce A. Lehman and Ronald H. Brown;
“Protection of works of authorship provides the stimulus for creativity,
thus leading to the availability of works of literature, culture, art and
entertainment that the public desires and that form the backbone of
our economy and political discourse.”
In my point of view on this subtle topic, “Intellectual Property”, we need to help each other, authors and users, to share the benefits, and enjoy the free information. However, we also need to appreciate the authors, creators, and the people who dedicate their time and efforts to create the new ideas. Both authors and users need to adapt the new pattern of the Intellectual Property, and maintain the balance to satisfy and encourage a better new life for us.
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Creative Commons?
What is the Creative Commons?
Videos Explaining Creative Commons:
Creative Commons Mayer & Bettle Animation
CC Video
Lessig: Wanna Work Together?
Lessig: The Withering of the Net
Lessig on Remix culture at the TED conference (November,2007.)
Creative Commons Video: Berkman Panel (Dec 2008) featuring: "James Boyle, The Public Domain; Lawrence Lessig, Remix; Joi Ito, Free Souls; and Molly S. Van Houweling, Creative Commons’ first Executive Director. Jonathan Zittrain, of the Berkman Center for Internet & Society."
Videos Explaining Creative Commons:
Creative Commons Mayer & Bettle Animation
CC Video
Lessig: Wanna Work Together?
Lessig: The Withering of the Net
Lessig on Remix culture at the TED conference (November,2007.)
Creative Commons Video: Berkman Panel (Dec 2008) featuring: "James Boyle, The Public Domain; Lawrence Lessig, Remix; Joi Ito, Free Souls; and Molly S. Van Houweling, Creative Commons’ first Executive Director. Jonathan Zittrain, of the Berkman Center for Internet & Society."
Labels: copyright, creative commons, IP
Web 2.0: Mapping & Geo-Location
Edge: Mapping Panel at Web 2.0 Summit, October, 2007.
Panelists:
Erik Jorgensen (General Manager, Live Search, Microsoft.)
Brian McClendon (Engineering Director, Google Earth.)
Bruce Radloff (CTO Tele Atlas.)
Interviewer
Brady Forrest (Program chair of the O'Reilly Where 2.0 Conference.)
Panelists:
Erik Jorgensen (General Manager, Live Search, Microsoft.)
Brian McClendon (Engineering Director, Google Earth.)
Bruce Radloff (CTO Tele Atlas.)
Interviewer
Brady Forrest (Program chair of the O'Reilly Where 2.0 Conference.)
Labels: gps, location, mapping, Web 2.0
Pirates' are free loaders...
Piracy is a billion dollar “industry” that allows for someone to gain almost any form of information, without paying for it (like a library to the world of information). Storage is one thing, but piracy is like sampling everything in a store before you decide to buy.
It seems today is a new world where everyone is entitled to there fair share. “By keeping information open and flowing and not under the control of a privileged few, we are enhancing democracy and freedom of the market place.”- So You Want To Be a Pirate.
“We don't bitch about serving as unpaid consultants to the computer industry, and we don't wouldn't think to request payment for our services. By providing a user-friendly network of information sharers, we increase computer literacy which is in everybody's mutual interests.”-So You Want To Be a Pirate.
What’s wrong with computer literacy and sharing? To the pirates, nothing. But computer manufacturers estimate the cost of piracy at over four billion dollars annually. Pirates are more like the free loaders of today’s web of information, not Pirates.
It seems today is a new world where everyone is entitled to there fair share. “By keeping information open and flowing and not under the control of a privileged few, we are enhancing democracy and freedom of the market place.”- So You Want To Be a Pirate.
“We don't bitch about serving as unpaid consultants to the computer industry, and we don't wouldn't think to request payment for our services. By providing a user-friendly network of information sharers, we increase computer literacy which is in everybody's mutual interests.”-So You Want To Be a Pirate.
What’s wrong with computer literacy and sharing? To the pirates, nothing. But computer manufacturers estimate the cost of piracy at over four billion dollars annually. Pirates are more like the free loaders of today’s web of information, not Pirates.
Facebook Nation
In an article by Tom Regan at csmonitor.com, Facebook is strongly criticized by users. Most of the complaints share a similar focal point.
The implementation of a new advertising software Beacon has caused an uproar in participants.
Beacon allows Facebook members to see what websites their friends are surfing.
A petition of over 50,000 users has been formed. they are asking for Beacon to be scaled back. The movement is being pushed by an activist group from MoveOn.org
One criticism was that holiday shopping would be effected by the lack of privacy. Stefan Bertua, a senior research engineer at software company CA states, there is no way to totally avoid Beacon. Apparently if a user clicks the remember me box upon signing in, they are still vulnerable to third part beacon sites.
Peer Production
Peer Production can be seen as the improvement and production of goods from the ideas and efforts of the public without incentives. Web 2.0 has changed the way many companies decide on what to produce. Peer production has the benefit of giving consumers a more believable review of a product. As consumers we have been told never to trust a salesman. Giving the consumer the voice and platform to deliver it makes other consumers more knowledgeable with their purchases.
What does this mean? Are companies exploiting the public and its free labor? No Web 2.0 has developed a new market. A market where the workforce is smaller and the products are user generated. It creates a community of people that are more likely to believe others in the community than trust the voices of the company.
What does this mean? Are companies exploiting the public and its free labor? No Web 2.0 has developed a new market. A market where the workforce is smaller and the products are user generated. It creates a community of people that are more likely to believe others in the community than trust the voices of the company.
Web 2.0 Summit
O'Reilly Media, Inc. and TechWeb co-produce an annual conference called Web 2.0 Summit
This year's theme is "Web Squared":
Web 2.0 Summit 2009
The fifth Web 2.0 Summit took place on November 5-7, 2008.
Here is a brief description of the theme of the 2008 summit:
You can watch the highlights of the web industry summit:
Web 2.0 Summit Videos
Here is a selection:
Rebecca MacKinnon of Global Voices discusses the limits on Web 2.0 user generated content posed by censorship arouund the world:
Isaac Mao of the Social Brain Foundation discussing "Sharism" and Web 2.0 in China:
"Track Me": Web 2.0 Summit panel connects location with information
Greg Skibiski (Sense Networks), Ted Morgan (Skyhook Wireless), April Allderdice (MicroEnergy Credits), Rich Miner (Google), moderated by Brady Forrest (O'Reilly Media, Inc.):
Richard Rosenblatt (Founder, Chairman & CEO, Demand Media Inc.) On "social media solutions" and "verticle media networks."
Kevin Kelly (Wired)Thinking Big about the Web:
Beerud Sheth (Webaroo Inc) on the mobile web user content in 160 characters or less:
Saul Griffith (Makani Power/Squid Labs) Wattzon: User generated data and social media solutions to the problem of energy consumption and global warming.
This year's theme is "Web Squared":
"Entire industries are in the process of painful rebirth—finance and energy, to be sure, but also information technology, media and communications, healthcare, retail—nearly every major sector, in every major region of the world. And while these changes have been ongoing for more than a decade, the global financial crisis has accelerated and clarified this shift. It's the end of one era, and the beginning of another."
"At the center of both the destruction and creation is the World Wide Web. For this year, we are focusing on demonstrating proofs: showing how the founding principles of Web 2.0 have been put into practice to address the world's most pressing problems."Here is the video page from the sixth annual Web 2.0 conference (October 2009) that just concluded:
Web 2.0 Summit 2009
The fifth Web 2.0 Summit took place on November 5-7, 2008.
Here is a brief description of the theme of the 2008 summit:
"Now is the time to ask how the Web—its technologies, its values, and its culture—might be tapped to address the world's most pressing limits. Or put another way—and in the true spirit of the Internet entrepreneur—its most pressing opportunities.
As we convene the fifth annual Web 2.0 Summit, our world is fraught with problems that engineers might charitably classify as NP hard—from roiling financial markets to global warming,failing healthcare systems to intractable religious wars. In short, it seems as if many of our most complex systems are reaching their limits.
It strikes us that the Web might teach us new ways to address these limits. From harnessing collective intelligence to a bias toward open systems, the Web's greatest inventions are, at their core, social movements. To that end, we're expanding our program this year to include leaders in the fields of healthcare, genetics, finance, global business, and yes, even politics."
You can watch the highlights of the web industry summit:
Web 2.0 Summit Videos
Here is a selection:
Rebecca MacKinnon of Global Voices discusses the limits on Web 2.0 user generated content posed by censorship arouund the world:
Isaac Mao of the Social Brain Foundation discussing "Sharism" and Web 2.0 in China:
"Track Me": Web 2.0 Summit panel connects location with information
Greg Skibiski (Sense Networks), Ted Morgan (Skyhook Wireless), April Allderdice (MicroEnergy Credits), Rich Miner (Google), moderated by Brady Forrest (O'Reilly Media, Inc.):
Richard Rosenblatt (Founder, Chairman & CEO, Demand Media Inc.) On "social media solutions" and "verticle media networks."
Kevin Kelly (Wired)Thinking Big about the Web:
Beerud Sheth (Webaroo Inc) on the mobile web user content in 160 characters or less:
Saul Griffith (Makani Power/Squid Labs) Wattzon: User generated data and social media solutions to the problem of energy consumption and global warming.
Labels: Web 2.0
Wal-Mart is selling music online without copy right protections!
According to the article " Wal-Mart to sell Music Online Without Copy Protections" by Mike Barris, Wal-Mart stores Inc. has begun selling some of its online music catalog without anticopying software, stepping up its competition with Apple Inc.'s iTunes store.
"Wal-Mart will sell songs without the software--known as digitial rights management, or DRM--through its walmart.com site for 94 cents a track, or $9.22 and album. "Wal-Mart will launch the service with songs from two major record labels, Vivendi SA's Universal Music Group and EMI Group PLC.
"The retailer said the new format lets customers play music on almost any device, including Apple's iPods and iPhones and Microsoft Corp.'s Zune portable media player. Wal-Mart will continue to offer its existing WMA-format music downloads, which cost 88 cents a track but cannot be played on iPods."DRM has been a big issue in the world of online music sales. Major record companies would normally have copyright protections attached, but recently they decided to offer parts of their catalogues without protection.
"Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs has contended that DRM software has been ineffective at solving digital piracy of music. That is in large part, he argued, because the vast majority of music is sold today on CDs, which generally don't contain copy protection, making them eaily sharable over the Internet through file-sharing technologies. "
Twitter and Facebook represent the new generation of Web 2.0
Web 2.0, the feature on the web in which users from different PCs can share information between them on a website as well as update the information on that site, is featured heavily on websites such as Facebook, Myspace, Aim, YouTube, and the new Twitter. Over these websites we can update information on the site and make changes to the site almost every second we're on the web. Now with Internet being more global, changes are made to these above websites almost every second.
Google is also another form of Web 2.0, as information on google is updated every second on the web. Web 2.0 is not a form of Internet, it is another component that can pulled out of the Web when using it on an expert level.
Google is also another form of Web 2.0, as information on google is updated every second on the web. Web 2.0 is not a form of Internet, it is another component that can pulled out of the Web when using it on an expert level.
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Not-So Intellectual Property
If you use YouTube, lately you may have noticed a new trend. The videos you attempt to upload are being hosted with no sound. Upon completion of the upload, you are greeted with a small message that states the audio track of your movie has been removed due to 3rd party copyright infringement. You are then directed to select an approved, free, alternative music track for your video, if you'd like.
YouTube has been more aggressive in identifying these copyright infringements after Google, YouTube's parent company was handed a lawsuit from Viacom for $1 billion. The lawsuit challenged YouTube's ability to keep copyrighted material off it's site.
I can understand how YouTube would go after users who upload full length feature movies in 10 different parts. This is a clear violation of copyrighted material. However, setting a music track to a photo-slide, or a short film? These are precisely the sorts of videos which have made YouTube as popular as it is. These are the easiest, most user friendly videos which people enjoy hosting for their friends and family to see.
From my experiences on YouTube, it is really a crap shoot. YouTube, may, or may not decide that your video violates copyright laws. I've uploaded a video, and had the audio track removed, only to re-upload it later that day with no problem. Also, there is a very good chance that whatever you are having denied is already being hosted on YouTube. I believe we are in a transition and the days of Free YouTube services may well be coming to an end. Good thing there are a lot of alternatives.
My Recommendations:
Veoh
ExposureRoom
Metacafe
YouTube has been more aggressive in identifying these copyright infringements after Google, YouTube's parent company was handed a lawsuit from Viacom for $1 billion. The lawsuit challenged YouTube's ability to keep copyrighted material off it's site.
I can understand how YouTube would go after users who upload full length feature movies in 10 different parts. This is a clear violation of copyrighted material. However, setting a music track to a photo-slide, or a short film? These are precisely the sorts of videos which have made YouTube as popular as it is. These are the easiest, most user friendly videos which people enjoy hosting for their friends and family to see.
From my experiences on YouTube, it is really a crap shoot. YouTube, may, or may not decide that your video violates copyright laws. I've uploaded a video, and had the audio track removed, only to re-upload it later that day with no problem. Also, there is a very good chance that whatever you are having denied is already being hosted on YouTube. I believe we are in a transition and the days of Free YouTube services may well be coming to an end. Good thing there are a lot of alternatives.
My Recommendations:
Veoh
ExposureRoom
Metacafe
Public Domain
What is "Intellectual Property..."?
"Intellectual property is a subtle and esoteric area of the law that evolves in response to technological change. Advances in technology particularly affect the operation and effectiveness of copyright law". RONALD H. BROWN "Report Of The Working Group On Intellectual Property Rights,?"
The issues discussed in Lawrence Lessig article of "The Public Domain" it is known that historically public domain was always equally represented by private domain. In other words they were equally balanced when concerning the copyright law.
The Internet has truly confused "Intellectual Property" and Copyright laws, which allowed the term private domain to be erased or nonexisting. Everything now is accessible on the Internet for free. Lessig brings up a great point of piracy being the issue on the Internet, which brings up the fact that the truth is, that our leaders are more worried about and dependent on reviews and ticket sales.
A great example of the issue of private domain, being overthrown by public domain via Internet, is currently the rise and fall of the music industry. Majority of consumers are no longer buying or downloading music if it has a price attached to it. This brings up the issues of copyright infringement in which people are allowed to download music for free. Websites like LimeWire.com, imeem.com,and Youtube you can get music for free.
This subject also brings up the topic discussed earlier in the semester about "Who's Watching" Privacy from Surveillance to "Sousveillance". It relates because privacy is not really relevant in today's tech society nothing is kept a secret.
Pirates Roam The Sea of The Internet
Since programs like Napster, downloading music has been a constant concern for the Music Industry. People that download music for thier own personal archives and personal use are referred to as "pirates". Pirates however, do not only illegally obtain music, they can obtain almost any kind of software available online.
This article titled "So You Want To Be a Pirate" from the first issue and volume of "Pirate", defends the rights that these so called pirates have when it comes to downloading. He takes the stand saying that if anything, we have not cost these big time corporations any money, we have been helping them earn. By downloading and using these programs or files fist hand, we can relay our experiences to others, like a pirater's review so to speak. The author goes even further to say that pirates may be one of the best forms of advertising quality products because sharing allows a shop-around method for buying these programs.
"We are collections of information. Unlike those who would keep computer literacy to the affluent few, we make it more readily available to the masses."
The author explains that we are enhancing the world with information, by sharing it. By sharing these computer resources, we spread computer literacy, and indirectly encouraging improvements.
I have downloaded music and movies, but not for any purposes to make money or to take advantage of these services. I still will go to the store and buy an album to support the artists that I like. I still will go to the store and purchase the newest movie that came out. I feel that it makes it easier for the consumers to make their purchases worth it, by knowing what they are getting for their buck before they spend it.
All in all, with all the piracy precautions that are taking, and all the laws put into place with extreme consequences for those who break these rules, people will still find a way around this. The internet will need to be regulated at some point, I feel it will get to great for its own good, and if not, some people will feel that way. I feel that with all these new applications and programs and technology involving the internet, regulations will be brought up at some point. Until then, happy pirating!
web 2.0/ identity 2.0
The term web 2.0 is very mch associated with web applications where interactive information are shared. Examples of Web 2.0 include web-based communities, web appliactions, socail-networking sites(facebook,myspace,youtube,twitter), and more. A web 2.0 allows all users to interact with other users and to change website content, in contrast to non-interactive websites where users are basically just limited to information that are provided for them.
The term web 2.0 is associated with Tim O'Reilly simply because of the O'Reilly media 2.0 conference in 2004. Yes web 2.0 is a new and improved version of the world wide web, but it does not refer to an update to any technical specifications, instead it added cumalitive changes in the ways software developers and end-users use the web.
The term web 2.0 is associated with Tim O'Reilly simply because of the O'Reilly media 2.0 conference in 2004. Yes web 2.0 is a new and improved version of the world wide web, but it does not refer to an update to any technical specifications, instead it added cumalitive changes in the ways software developers and end-users use the web.
Identity 2.0 which is also called digital identity is the aniticipated identity of verification on the internet using emerging user-centric technologies with things such as information cards or Open Id. identity 2.0 actually stems from(came from) web 2.o theory of the world wide web transition. It emphasises on an open method of identity transactions similar to those in the physical world(for example a driver's license).
According to the article "what is web 2.0?" by Tim O'Reilly in the last year and a half web 2.0 has taken hold with more than 9.5 million citations in google. Alot of people does not fully understand wat is meant by web 2.0 and this article did a great job by explaining that which was reflected in the beginning of my blog.
http://http//www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrkM2LajFcI
this explains wat web 2.0 is all bout
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCkkjA8T-Fs
http://http//www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrkM2LajFcI
this explains wat web 2.0 is all bout
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCkkjA8T-Fs
this is a visual of the different applications and communications that web 2.0 supports
cbc tv speaks on identity 2.0
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
What is Web 2.0?
What is Web 2.0?
Web 2.0 ... The Machine is Us/ing Us (2007)
Michael Wesch (Professor of Digital Ethnography, Kansas State University)
Also by Michael Wesch (Professor of Digital Ethnography, Kansas State University)
An anthropological introduction to YouTube
Web 2.0 ... The Machine is Us/ing Us (2007)
Michael Wesch (Professor of Digital Ethnography, Kansas State University)
Also by Michael Wesch (Professor of Digital Ethnography, Kansas State University)
An anthropological introduction to YouTube
Labels: user-generated content, Web 2.0, YouTube
The End of Geocities
Yahoo’s free space where anyone could build and host their own sites, Geocities, has come to end as of October 26. The life of Geocities started in 1995 as a small web-hosting firm and arose to its peek immediately after yahoo’s purchase setting it free to the online spaces. Its users became known as “Homesteaders” and indulged in their personal spaces making Geocities a central meeting place for a massive chunk of American Web surfers.
The decline of Geocities occurred with the emergence of social networks. With online users now using networks like EBay, Myspace, Facebook, and Twitter, Geocities numbers of users have plummet.
Yahoo decided that it was best if the company closed this first mainstream example of an open, participatory and personal internet and for them to also engage in $5-per month Web hosting service. This transition has led Geocities to lock its doors and take millions of pages offline. However, all of Geocities pages will be archived and be viewed via the nonprofit Internet Archive project.
With the disappearance of Geocities it marks an end to the pre-industrial era of the internet. Now there is only hope that the social networks we engage today can fulfill our needs beyond that of Geocities.
Monday, October 26, 2009
Wikipedia, a Free Encyclopedia
As an online encyclopedia, the birth of Wikipedia was welcomed by new members of the Internet society. Robert McHenry spoke very highly of Wikipedia, a free encyclopedia in his article, “ The Faith-Based Encyclopedia”;
the Digital Age”; “brilliant”; an “incredible example of open-
source intellectual collaboration”; and so forth.”
Through the lecture, we learned a lot about the world of Wikipedia. It is in my interest that the word “Wiki” came from Hawaiian “Quick”. To become a reliable resource Wikipedia has five major goals; free, largest (breadth), largest (depth), “and also”, reliable. These goals absolutely contributed the new Internet society; anyone can be editors and users. Wikipedia, a free encyclopedia has some opposite opinion because its lack of accuracy, and non-professional editor contributed the site. However, many people participate in the new, free encyclopedia by editors and users in the Wikipedia website.
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Wiki
Though very popular, and one of the most used encyclopedias, there are many issues at to whether or not the information found on this site is valid. Since Wikipedia is not edited by paid personal, but instead by all users, it is forever changing as anyone can add or delete information as they please. One cannot immediately decipher what is valid information from what is not.
According to the article PEW Internet Project, "Wikipedia Users", “36% of online American adults consult Wikipedia It is particularly popular with the well-educated and current college-age students “For example “For instance, 50% of those with at least a college degree consult the site, compared with 22% of those with a high school diploma.” This being told, Wikipedia is most “popular on a typical day, than some of the more prominent activities”
It is clearly noted that the use of different search engines has a lot to do with the popularity of wiki. Google, a very familiar search engine to all, uses “algorithm”, as a way to rank different sites. This algorithm picks up Wikipedia's use of external and internal links, while also tracking the number of times each is clicked, which makes Wikipedia the #1 external site visited after Google’s search page.
According to the article PEW Internet Project, "Wikipedia Users", “36% of online American adults consult Wikipedia It is particularly popular with the well-educated and current college-age students “For example “For instance, 50% of those with at least a college degree consult the site, compared with 22% of those with a high school diploma.” This being told, Wikipedia is most “popular on a typical day, than some of the more prominent activities”
It is clearly noted that the use of different search engines has a lot to do with the popularity of wiki. Google, a very familiar search engine to all, uses “algorithm”, as a way to rank different sites. This algorithm picks up Wikipedia's use of external and internal links, while also tracking the number of times each is clicked, which makes Wikipedia the #1 external site visited after Google’s search page.
Wikipedia Video Links
Professor Wikipedia (Collegehumor.com)
Jimmy Wales on the future of Wikipedia
Jimmy Wales on Wikipedia, Fora.tv
Yochai Benkler and Jimmy Wales Discuss Cooperation
Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University, May 14, 2008
Here is a sample of short videos by Jimmy Wales about wikipedia:
Jimmy Wales - On the Birth of Wikipedia (TED Talk)
Jimmy Wales - Tech History of Wikipedia
Jimmy Wales - Keeping Wikipedia Politically Neutral
Jimmy Wales - Two Views on Wiki
Jimmy Wales on the Colbert Report (May 2, 2007):
Jimmy Wales on the future of Wikipedia
Jimmy Wales on Wikipedia, Fora.tv
Yochai Benkler and Jimmy Wales Discuss Cooperation
Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University, May 14, 2008
Here is a sample of short videos by Jimmy Wales about wikipedia:
Jimmy Wales - On the Birth of Wikipedia (TED Talk)
Jimmy Wales - Tech History of Wikipedia
Jimmy Wales - Keeping Wikipedia Politically Neutral
Jimmy Wales - Two Views on Wiki
Jimmy Wales on the Colbert Report (May 2, 2007):
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Labels: Wikipedia
"Wkipedia is a hit in china", 2006
This article is mainly about the widespread of wikipedia throught Beijing China. In nthe past five years wikipedia has expanded through china(the chinesed language version ofcourse) after the site was banned for about a year. They have about 1,200 people who registers for the site daily in comparison to 300 and 400 daily prior to the unblocking of the site. The chinese government participates in blocking overseas websites that they thought were threatening to them.
Since october 2005 authorites have been bl;ocking both the chinese and english versions of wikipedia steadily. Criticism began to take place from some intellectuals because of the length of time that the sitge was banned. the pointed out that it "hindered the ability to add chinese perspectives to articles on the encyclopedia sites". Surprisingly last month the block on the english site was unblocked, without any type of explanation.
Since october 2005 authorites have been bl;ocking both the chinese and english versions of wikipedia steadily. Criticism began to take place from some intellectuals because of the length of time that the sitge was banned. the pointed out that it "hindered the ability to add chinese perspectives to articles on the encyclopedia sites". Surprisingly last month the block on the english site was unblocked, without any type of explanation.
Theres Always Two Sides to a Story
Today many people all over the internet use Wikipedia as a quick reference guide to something they may not know. Recently we learned about the net control that the Chinese government has over its country, and this is another example of such censorship. Wikipedia in China is a hot topic. Like the version that we see here in the United States, Wikipedia serves the same purpose overseas. The only difference is that in China, certain issues or parts of China's history are a little different than the information on the English version of the website.
This article gave a bunch of examples of the differentiated stories that are seen with Wikipedia. One of the examples was that of the accomplishments or catashtrophies of Mao Zedong. In the English version, we see that Mao Zedong was "a mass murderer, holding his leadership accountable for the deaths of tens of millions of innocent Chinese."
When we look at the Chinese version of Wiki, we see that he was "one of the main founders and leaders of the Communist Party of China, the People's Liberation Army and the People's Republic of China ... he had a great influence over 20th-century China and the world."
As we can see the two versions are opposite from one another. You can see that the Chinese version leaves out any information pertaining to him in a negative light. This exemplifies the net control hat China has over it's people.
Labels: Chinese, Net Control, Wikipedia
Pierry-Pedia
As a college student I quickly found out how resourceful research sites are. Wikipedia.com is probably one of the most referred sites on the world wide web. Wikipedia is an online free encyclopedia that everyone can edit. Awesome isn't it? But how do you know if the information is accurate? Well, many people are activity maintaining the web site constantly, and you can even start a "wiki" or an entry about yourself. Wikipedia has over thirteen million articles written by people all across the world.
Wikipedia is a fine example of how everyone can share not only technology but information as well. The Internet has proven to be an asset to mankind on so many different pedestals. Social networking, blogs, and now the ability to edit or add your own encyclopedia entries makes the Internet even more personal. I think I may post my own wiki and call it Pierry-Pedia!
Welcome to 7
Today is a day in which only comes every so often. Microsoft has released it's next iteration of the Windows Operating System to the commercial market. Dubbed Windows 7, it seeks to fill all the holes and compatibility issues which have plagued it's predecessor Windows Vista from it's launch. In this CNN article the writer reports that Windows 7 "is a product that adds few blockbuster features but is roundly praised for making everyday computing tasks simpler and more elegant." Most of the new features will not be pronounced or flashy. Most changes are aimed at making every day tasks easier to perform and more e
fficient.
A new feature found within Windows 7 which i find interesting is the ability to run an emulated version of Windows XP. You may ask, why would i want to run an operating system 2 generations old? Well, many programs which have not been updated encounter compatibility issues with newer generations of operating systems. This may be a backdoor solution to some of those issues.
So, is Microsoft finally listening to it's user base? Have they appeased the masses with this new operating system. Early reviews and beta testers have for the most part said, Yes. With the birth of Windows 7, we are entering into a new relationship with Windows. So, if you are looking to add some more mileage to an aging PC, give Windows 7 a try. You may be surprised at how much more efficiency you see in comparison to Windows Vista.
fficient.A new feature found within Windows 7 which i find interesting is the ability to run an emulated version of Windows XP. You may ask, why would i want to run an operating system 2 generations old? Well, many programs which have not been updated encounter compatibility issues with newer generations of operating systems. This may be a backdoor solution to some of those issues.
So, is Microsoft finally listening to it's user base? Have they appeased the masses with this new operating system. Early reviews and beta testers have for the most part said, Yes. With the birth of Windows 7, we are entering into a new relationship with Windows. So, if you are looking to add some more mileage to an aging PC, give Windows 7 a try. You may be surprised at how much more efficiency you see in comparison to Windows Vista.
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Wiki-pedia-free information
Wiki-pedia is the successor of the interpedia, an online encyclopedia. This article goes on to explain how wiki has revolutionized the digital use of encyclopedias through use of the Internet.
One of the greatest aspects of wiki is that it is free. This shames your more traditional set of encyclopedias that you'd have to purchase, as well as store. Another unique aspect of wiki is the power as an individual to edit or source different pages.
Since Wiki is the worlds largest encyclopedia, it often has credibility issues due to its democratic user friendly service. Since anyone can access and change info, wiki is constantly monitored so they can stay consistently on point.
In the article "The Book Stops Here" by Daniel H. Pink, the dynamics of Wiki-Pedia are explained.
The site is maintained and updated by enthusiasts like wiki editor Derek Ramsy. Ramsy has made some 40,000 additions and revisions. Many new users become editors through the option of altering an inadequate page.
Ramsey has written a java program called rambot that automatically updates wiki articles. The combination of Ramsey and his program have made over 100,000 edits.
Wiki offers 500,000 articles in English. Competing sources like Britannica, which holds 80,000 articles, and Encarta which holds 4,500 are dwarfed in size.
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Wikipedia, Is it Too Free?
Recently, Wikipedia has boomed as one of the Web's most popular news and information source according to Neilson NetRatings. When used most of the time, the information is accurate, but the content can be produced and edited by you. Based on Joe Brockmeier's article entitled "Is Wikipedia ripe for PR?" 2005, the author states how unlike other media, no one gets the last word on the Wikipedia. At first I was unaware that anyone could edit the info, but now that I know, it changes my opinion of the site. I feel like I still have to research the topic to make sure that it is correct. That's double the work.
Katie Hafner's article entitled, "Growing Wikipedia Revises It's 'Anyone Can Edit' Policy, 2006", what defines Wikipedia is the voluteer community and open participation. She states how the 'regulars' are the ones who edit the site.
Although voluteers make changes to the site, it is still regulated to some extent by the 'regulars'. Jimmy Wales, founder of Wikipedia, just wanted to provide free content to Internet users and now it has become a phenomenon. I think that Wikipedia is too free. the content is not scholarly but it does provide quick facts. In the end it's up to the user to use it.
Katie Hafner's article entitled, "Growing Wikipedia Revises It's 'Anyone Can Edit' Policy, 2006", what defines Wikipedia is the voluteer community and open participation. She states how the 'regulars' are the ones who edit the site.
Although voluteers make changes to the site, it is still regulated to some extent by the 'regulars'. Jimmy Wales, founder of Wikipedia, just wanted to provide free content to Internet users and now it has become a phenomenon. I think that Wikipedia is too free. the content is not scholarly but it does provide quick facts. In the end it's up to the user to use it.
WikiScanner
The popular online encyclopedia, Wikipedia, is used by many people all around the world as a search engine. When first created by Jimmy Wales, he never believed that having an encyclopedia that anyone could edit would be such a hit. However, controversy soon arose when the corrections that people where making and its accuracy were being questioned. Katie Hafner, in her article, “Seeing Corporate Fingerprints in Wikipedia Edits” explains how numerous of corporation were editing their companies information which led to disputes over the accuracy of its material.Companies like PepsiCo back in 2005 where deleting information that focused on its detrimental health affects. Another company like Wal-Mart also changed entries that dealt with employee compensation. This can hurt many consumers who search on Wikipedia and are misguided by the wrong information.
This all led to the invention of the WikiScanner in 2007 by Virgil Griffith. Hafner explains how this new wiki tool traces the source of millions of changes made to Wikipedia. This allows the name of the network owners to appear. That way Wikipedia knows who revised the entry and can try to further prevent corporations from manipulating their information.
Although, for big corporation it’s impossible to really find out who made the edits since the WikiScanner doesn’t give the exact name of the person who used the network. Nevertheless, the WikiScanner does give the “wikieditor” a chance to stop and consider the material that his about to modify since his network can be traceable.
Labels: Wikipedia, WikiScanner
Monday, October 19, 2009
Wikipedia media!
Wikipedia is one of the most resourceful piece of research engine used on the world wide web today. If you wonder where to look up items or any specific bio on somebody, the most popular website to go to is of course Wikipedia. Wikipedia is a large encyclopedia that is design for anyone to add info or edit info. This gives Wikipedia an up to date process on the world today. Wikipedia is designed for the public for fast access.
Also Wikipedia has a close association with the Google corporation. Google makes some of their videos. These videos are usually posted up on Youtube. Also Wikipedia can be looked at in many languages. About over a dozen languages.
I would also like to talk about Jimmy Wales; the Co-Founder and promoter of Wikipedia and how he plans for the Future Brand Building with Consumer Generated Media. Basically he plans for future brand advertising on the internet rather than magazines or news articles. Here's a video on his intentions on the Wikipedia media.
Friday, October 16, 2009
We can be an editor, report and even a star.
The media has remarkably been changed by the digital revolution. I grew up in South Korea, a tech-savvy country. About two decade ago, the internet network was widely spread all over our country.
Most adults my age were fascinated by the“iloveschool”, website to meet old friends from the elementary school to college. This was the one of the most popular website in our country. This website is very similar with the American social network, "Facebook". After, Oh Yeon Ho created “OhmyNews"in 2000 and we also enjoyed the new style, fresh, unfiltered and unbiased news by the freelncer contributors and citizens like us. I am so glad to know that "OhmyNews" is the foremost international citizen journalism site by our lecture.
Wikipedia explains the definition of the “Citizen Journliam”
"Citizen journalism (also known as "public", "participatory", "democratic"
or "street journalism") is the concept of members of the public "playing an
active role in the process of collecting, reporting, analyzing and
disseminating news and information," according to the seminal 2003
report We Media: How Audiences are Shaping the Future of News
and Information."
Now we should participate in this new movement, if we do we can be an editor, reporter and even a star through the website. We savor the new media, the most candid, fresh and accurate news from everywhere and everybody, like ordinary citizens.
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Digital era of editing
In an article called "Yahoo Hybrid" from the Wall Street Journal, the emerging impact of search engines on the media is made clear.
Major search engines like yahoo have made it possible for tail to wag the dog. Since yahoo is a major distributor of news, it gives them the leverage through exposure to display what they please. Even major leading networks like CNN have taken a back seat to yahoo news.
The use of algorithms have made it possible for search engines to become efficient digital editors. Using algorithims gives yahoo the ability to find out what pages get accessed the most at what times. They also show the stickyness of a web page.
Since the era of search engine media has arrived major news networks like Dow Jones and Co. have aquired internet companies to broaden their web offerings and audiences.
Major search engines like yahoo have made it possible for tail to wag the dog. Since yahoo is a major distributor of news, it gives them the leverage through exposure to display what they please. Even major leading networks like CNN have taken a back seat to yahoo news.
The use of algorithms have made it possible for search engines to become efficient digital editors. Using algorithims gives yahoo the ability to find out what pages get accessed the most at what times. They also show the stickyness of a web page.
Since the era of search engine media has arrived major news networks like Dow Jones and Co. have aquired internet companies to broaden their web offerings and audiences.
Citizen Journalism--What is it? Video
Cambridge Community Television has produced a short video explaining Citizen Journalism.
Ravi Maan, Matthew Chan, Shawn Toh "Citizen Journalism vs Traditional Journalism"
Ravi Maan, Matthew Chan, Shawn Toh "Citizen Journalism vs Traditional Journalism"
Labels: Citizen Journalism
Digital Revoltuion Threatens Industries
Through the advances in technology sources such as news papers and television etc, are no longer being utilized as a way to stay updated with the day to day events. The digital revolution has provided people with the opportunity to use the world wide web as a way to keep individuals informed about the world around them with information that’s updated minute by minute instead of daily. As a result publishers and studios need to come up with alternative ways to inform the world while keeping their focus on watching television or purchasing new papers.
In the article "How Old Media Can Survive in a New World," its seen how analysis are brainstorming different ways to use the digital revolution while also keeping with the “traditional newspaper and television industries”.
As a result, network profits have increased while also keeping these "traditional industries" alive through the creation of more personalized newspapers/television shows, which are geared towards the readers/watchers.
“Bernard Gershon, senior vice president and general manager of ABC News' Digital Media Group -- who spearheaded ABC News Now -- says offering 24-hour news online is only the beginning. ABC News Now has begun delivering content for Sony Corp.'s PlayStation portable device and other mobile gadgets by partnering with companies like Idetic Inc., Berkeley, Calif., which delivers video content to cellphone and handheld-gadget users. Subscribers can select and download news clips edited for quick viewing, or stream ABC News Now in real time. "Now we're going to create it for any screen you're looking at the content on," Mr. Gershon says.”
Citizen Journalism links
Here are a number of links to key Citizen Journalism sites:
Wikipedia has a great entry on Citizen Journalism
The Bayosphere is one of the most prominent citizen journalism sites it has a category of posts just about citizen journalism.
Ari Soglin's Citizen Paine blog has a great list of links in the sidebar to other citizen journalism sites. He also covers news about citizen journalism.
We Media offers a great introduction to participatory journalism as well as a glossary with hyperlinks.
Scoopt is a photo agency for amateur photographers. The company describes itself as a "media agency" that
OhmyNews is the foremost international citizen journalism site. It is based in South Korea.
Ourmedia is an organization that provides resources to citizen journalists.
Wikipedia has a great entry on Citizen Journalism
The Bayosphere is one of the most prominent citizen journalism sites it has a category of posts just about citizen journalism.
Ari Soglin's Citizen Paine blog has a great list of links in the sidebar to other citizen journalism sites. He also covers news about citizen journalism.
We Media offers a great introduction to participatory journalism as well as a glossary with hyperlinks.
Scoopt is a photo agency for amateur photographers. The company describes itself as a "media agency" that
"has been created specifically to help members of the public sell photographs and videos of newsworthy events to the press. We bridge the gap between amateur photographer – and by 'amateur', we means anybody with a digital camera or a cameraphone who just happens to be in the right place at the right time – and picture desk."
OhmyNews is the foremost international citizen journalism site. It is based in South Korea.
Ourmedia is an organization that provides resources to citizen journalists.
Labels: Citizen Journalism
New Media News
With media growing old, a younger more vibrant widespread version is in circulation. News in the form of old media was delivering a centralized message to a mass audience. The method of delivery was mainly TV and newspaper with the idea that the people that liked their content will follow their content. But with new technology available this form of news is dying fast. People are now interested in a more personal experience with their news.
New media has allowed people to be more involved with their news, choosing what they want to see and giving them the ability to express their views. Many news broadcasting companies like cnn have websites that allow followers to choose what they would like to see, and also produce related stories to view. Also showing a running tally of the most popular topics, is another way viewers get to feel apart of a community.
In an article titled "How Media Can Survive In The New World" from the New York Times Brian Steinberg think the way forward for the news industry is captivating the advantages of new media. Making news more personal and accesible for the audience. He states;
New media has allowed people to be more involved with their news, choosing what they want to see and giving them the ability to express their views. Many news broadcasting companies like cnn have websites that allow followers to choose what they would like to see, and also produce related stories to view. Also showing a running tally of the most popular topics, is another way viewers get to feel apart of a community.
In an article titled "How Media Can Survive In The New World" from the New York Times Brian Steinberg think the way forward for the news industry is captivating the advantages of new media. Making news more personal and accesible for the audience. He states;
"Ad executives think a crucial element of newspapers' future will be alerts:
periodic news updates sent to Web-surfing cellphones and pocket-pinging
BlackBerries. The ability to deliver information that's relevant to a consumer
can help a publisher form an invaluable link with that person."
"Free For All, Profit For Some"
"Free search engines. Free shipping. Free e-mail."
Anthony Mason, Sunday Morning; CBSNews.
After watching journalist Anthony Mason's report for Sunday Morning, CBSnews, "Free For All, Profit For Some" he revealed how giving things away for free is currently becoming a major marketing tactic for businesses today. Wired Magazine editor Chris Anderson quoted "Businesses will profit by giving things away". He also added that "digital stuff costs so little to make and reproduce" so companies wont lose any profit by going down this route.
Free is not new, it has always been a marketing strategy for many businesses for decades but things have gotten a little more advanced. Some businesses are now giving consumers actual size products not just simple samples. For an example of free being done the right way in the digital world, for instance look at YouTube its free and they have over 85 million viewers per month.
Although YouTube is free do not miss the fact that it is still a business and is owned by Google.
"It does provide a huge archive of searchable videos to its parent company, Google, which made $4 billion in profits last year by offering free searches subsided by highly-targeted advertising. You search for plants, you get ads for landscaping".
-Sarah Rothman Epps of Forrester Research
The Wall Street Journal has also been successful with this free strategy. As we all know the newspaper industry has been failing. The Journal started putting some sample articles online for free to attract new readers and it worked. "The Journal now has more than 1 million online subscribers who pay $100 a year to access its core financial news, information many need for their work". However the more popular articles they put them behind a "pay wall".
However there are some negatives with giving things away for an example the New York Times offered free website which featured one of their most popular columnist Maureen Dowd however she was behind a "pay wall" (A Pay Wall blocks access to a webpage with a window requiring payment. Web sites that use them include some owned by periodical publications. wikipedia.com) which failed because readers did not want to pay.
The Times had to refocus there strategy and went back to free. However the NYTimes is till struggling tremendously and so are other publications both online and print. So free is not always the way to go but it gets the ball rolling because most consumers may not return or they may take advantage.
"Not every company can be Google", said Wired's Chris Anderson.
Spy Surveillance
In the article, "U.S. to Expand Domestic Use of Spy Satellites" by Robert Block, Michael McConnell, the Director of National Intelligence, "places for the first time some of the U.S's most powerful intelligence-gathering tools at the disposal of domestic security officials." The first objective of the department is to enhance border activity, determine how to secure crucial infrastructure and help emergency responders after natural disasters.
National Intelligence is also going to upgrade the administrations ability to use wiretap without warrants. They are going to be able to wiretap terrorist suspects, which might start up a stir.
"Access to the high-tech surveillance tools would, for the first time, allow Homeland Security and law-enforcement officials to see real-time, high-resolution images and data, which would allow them, for example, to identify smuggler staging areas, a gang safehouse, or possibly even a building being used by would-be terrorists to manufacture chemical weapons."
National Intelligence is also going to upgrade the administrations ability to use wiretap without warrants. They are going to be able to wiretap terrorist suspects, which might start up a stir.
Another spy satellite they are going to use is 'tracking weapons'
"They not only take color, as well as black-and-white photos, but can also use different parts of the light spectrum to track human activities, including, for example, traces left by chemical weapons or heat generated by people in a building."Mr Allen, the DHS(Department of Homeland Security) intelligence chief says,
"the department is cognizant of the civil-rights and privacy concerns, which is why he plans to take time before providing law-enforcement agencies with access to the data. He says DHS will have a team of lawyers to review requests for access or use of the systems."
Is Print Circulating?
Since the merge of the Internet, Cellphones and Wi Fi networks, the traditional newspaper has almost become a thing of the past.Edward Wasserman's article entitled" Paper Cuts", 2005 describes the harsh hit the newspaper industry is going through.
" The New York times, Boston Globe, Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia Daily News, San Jose Mercury News, Newsday and the San Francisco Chroncile-- announced that they were eliminating newsroom slots, some 450 in all."
These major newspapers need to find newer strategies to get their business back. When searching online, with only a few clicks of the mouse the reader can have the information in front of them. The author of this article acknowledges that there is a problem.
He quotes" With their print circulation dropping, they know they must parlay their informational strengths across a full range of technological platforms."
" The New York times, Boston Globe, Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia Daily News, San Jose Mercury News, Newsday and the San Francisco Chroncile-- announced that they were eliminating newsroom slots, some 450 in all."
These major newspapers need to find newer strategies to get their business back. When searching online, with only a few clicks of the mouse the reader can have the information in front of them. The author of this article acknowledges that there is a problem.
He quotes" With their print circulation dropping, they know they must parlay their informational strengths across a full range of technological platforms."
Crooks and your DNA
Identity protection has been a problem for many years moreover with the advances in technology allowing crooks to invade our innermost genetic secrets. Biometric identity such as DNA is a foreseeable problem as “A Trail of DNA and Data” By Paul Saffo describes. Saffo gives a scenario of how by 2020 we’ll have police officers running around with hand-held scanners that will be able to inform us of anything. He predicts the police officer saying something like,
However, this will result in a complex system that will have flaws allowing crooks to take advantage of. Saffo believes,
"Okay, I'll let you off with a warning, but you really need more sleep. I alsoHow far can technology reach that a police officer will be able to advise you to sleep more or that some part of your body needs to be checked? The advances in making a more secure nation and trying to prevent thieves from steeling Social Security numbers or fingerprints will lead into the usage of DNA.
see that your retinal implants are past warranty, and your car tells me that you
are six months overdue on its navigation firmware upgrade. You really need to
take care of both or next time it's a ticket."
However, this will result in a complex system that will have flaws allowing crooks to take advantage of. Saffo believes,
“The notion that it can deliver reliable, theft proof evidence of identity isDNA can easily become like a fool’s gold under close inspection. This being because you would be leaving a trail of your DNA everytime you touched something. Trailing your DNA permits the discovery of your innermost genetic secrets- your ancestry, genetic defects and your ability to get certain diseases. The outcome would be even a bigger dilemma for the genetic marketplace since it’ll be easier for health insurers and companies to prune out risky individuals. Surrendering your DNA
pure science fiction.”
The cure for old media
Old media consists of more than just newspapers, there is also advertising, network tv and news, movies and music. All these areas of media are affected by better technological advances. We can just slash old media off the market we need to transform it to New Media. Keep in mind there are people's jobs on the line. Based on the Wall Street Journals' article entitled " How Old Media Can Survive in a New World, 2005" they decided to ask a group of media experts hows to improve the different aspects of media. Here are sum of their suggestions.
- allow viewers to have a backstage pass
- engage the viewer in a conversation
- web broadcast, 24/7
- have overseas alliances
- web delivery of soap operas
- allow independent productions to be shown.
I just named a few, but there are many more. Each form of media identifies that the numbers don't lie. There is a decline in revenue, but they haven't lost the battle yet. The main objective is to communicate with the viewer directly. I like the quote that states...
"The ability to deliver information that's relevant to a consumer can help a publisher form an invaluable link with that person."
Soon it will be very possible to customize the newspaper to suit what information you want, just as you can customize a home page on your computer. Some of the suggestioned ideas stated have been put into place. What do you think?
Is Print Circulating?
Since the merge of the internet, cellphones and Wi Fi networks, the traditioonal newspaper has almost become a thing of the past.Edward Wasserman's article entitled" Paper Cuts", 2005 describes the harsh hit the newspaper industry is going through.
" The New York times, Boston Globe, Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia Daily News, San Jose Mercury News, Newsday and the San Francisco Chroncile-- announced that they were eliminating newsroom slots, some 450 in all."
These major newspapers need to find newer strageties to get their business back. When searching online, with only a few clicks of the mouse the reader can have the information in front of them. The author of this article acknowledges that there is a problem.
He quotes" With their print circulation dropping, they know they must parlay their informational strengths across a full range of technological platforms."
