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Next New

New Media can be defined as a way of mass communicating with the use of the internet. It can take many forms with examples including computer games, social media apps and other forms of multimedia. After brainstorming a bit, I thought of a form of new media that I feel can prove to be very beneficial and can soon be the next big thing. Right now, through our banking apps, we can directly send someone with the same bank money. (Ex. Chase Quickpay). If we want to send someone money with a different bank, (Ex. Chase to Citi) we run into a problem and would have to use a third-party service such as Venmo or the Cash App. But wait, what if the other person doesn’t have the third-party app such as Venmo or Cash app. Then the individual would have to install the extra app and create a new account. Personally, I feel seamless banking solutions such as having the ability to send someone money with a different banking provider directly through your banking app over a secured network will be the
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Wiki So Far

After browsing through our class wiki, I found many interesting topics I read about. The two pages that peaked my interest are the social media page and the mobile devices page. The mobile devices page does a great job on explaining the general concept of what mobile devices are and gives a few great examples. I’m currently doing research on the effects these mobile devices have on us. I plan to edit the page and add the pros and cons mobile devices have on us.
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P2P

File sharing has been an important concept for many years, whether it’s in the work place, at school, or even at home. File sharing can be defined as the act or ability to share files from one computer to another over a network or the internet. Many different items can be shared such as documents, e-books, and multimedia (audio/video). One type of file sharing is P2P file sharing. This can be defined as a platform/software program that allows users to access media files, whether its books, movies, songs and much more. Some examples of P2P file sharing platforms include LimeWire, iMesh and RapidShare. According to New York Times article “Should Online Scofflaws be Denied Web Access?” by Eric Pfanner, some P2P File sharing platforms such as RapidShare are causing problems. German courts have sided with several organizations that stated that RapidShare is facilitating piracy which is a major concern. This is because it serves as a platform on which individuals can access movies, and othe
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Privacy

Without a doubt, it has become safe to say that privacy and confidentiality have become big topics with the rise of new media. As branches of new media such as social media continue to grow, more and more people begin to use them and at times may post up their confidential information or something they want to keep private within their followers or friends. Putting up confidential/private information on social media can even make you prone to hacking as hackers can use the information they find on your social media accounts such as birthday, hometown, etc. to obtain your password using the “forgot password” option. In addition, sometimes the privacy information can just be confusing, and you misuse it not knowing. An example can be seen by The Atlantic article “Facebook Privacy Is So Confusing Even the Zuckerberg Family Photo Isn't Private” by Rebecca Greenfield.  Greenfield talks about how Mark Zuckerberg’s sister posted a picture on Facebook that she intended to be only shared w
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Advice

Since the creation and the continuing advance of new media, many can say communication has become “easier” in terms of getting a message or information across. Baruch College in my opinion may have some issues getting a message or information across. While Baruch e-mail might be handy for critical information, Baruch sometimes fails to update students on non-critical campus related events. I would use new media in the form of several T.V. screens (all connected using the internet so they all update at the same time from one source) in the hallways of each floor with events specific to that day. This way students always know what’s going on in their college that day. In addition, another way I would use new media to improve Baruch College is establish one main Baruch social media account for each social media platform with all campus related events as opposed to multiple social media accounts only specific towards a certain club, which is what we have now. 
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Creativity and New Media

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Hey everyone, for this assignment I decided to create an avatar of myself. This is a great way to bring out the creativity in an individual. They can either make something close to what they look like or be creative and create a completely new character with wild hair and pink eyes! I created this avatar avatar using a website I found on the internet. Below is the final product.
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Creativity

New Media is a very popular concept today. We are surrounded by it most places we go as it is gradually accelerating in growth. New Media refers to digital media that involves mass communication such as the internet (computer, phones, etc.). Creativity is a big topic that you see with new media. A great example can be seen through the social networking platform “YouTube”. This allows users to share content that they create themselves, whether it’s an educational video, a comedy video, or a video simply about their lifestyle. These can be all seen as forms of self-creativity. Another example can be seen by New York Times article “Disney Tolerates a Rap Parody of Its Critters. But Why?” written by Brooks Barnes. Barnes discusses how Disney is tolerating “rap-parody” videos of its characters created by content creators. One of the spokesman from Nickelodeon even noted how the editing of one of the videos was really good. This all goes to show how New Media fosters creativity and is a bre
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