Blog: P2P

P2P File Sharing is defined as a Peer to Peer distribution. An individual share and distribute files with one another individual. This is a very common practice, however with many consequences. Many of these P2P applications are illegal due to not legally obtaining the license/right to distribute the content. The New York Times article “Digital Pirates Winning Battle With Studios” highlights why this P2P sharing may be illegal. The companies who have those digital files uploaded charge a price. When one shares those content they are stealing the product those digital websites have put up. But since the file is distributed so many people it is hard to track where the file is going. I am actually a supporter of P2P sharing.

Blog Wiki So Far

I haven't started any part of the wiki, but I think I am going to look over those who already have things completed. I have an interest in adding creative methods on Wiki and talking about Fashion, Dance and Entertainment. My goal is to in the next few weeks before the last day of classes contributing things about entertainment.

Blog Privacy

Privacy is a matter for each individual, but it's on their own terms. Some people are so private that they will have multiple websites of the same content to keep their actual one private. Others privacy is not too much of a matter, they talk about their private life like it is everyone's business, take YouTubers for example. Privacy is like religion to me, we all know what we are getting into when we use new media, but we chose to follow some aspects more than something else.

Blog Advice

If I was hired by Baruch College to improve the student experience in school, I would implement the idea of a student mentor internship. Basically, Baruch requires professors to work with the students to teach them what kind of real-life job they can do with the material they are learning from class. Obviously, to be fair, the professors who partake this task should be paid for the time they give to the student. Sometimes us students take many courses without the idea of how it can be used in real life. Professors are an expert in the subject they are teaching if a student loves a subject they should also understand how this will benefit them outside of class.  This way it will reduce the risk of the idea a student wasted their four years in college for a degree which they have no idea how it will impact them in the future.

Creativity and New Media

For the creative assignment, I decided to share one of my online hobbies of writing stories using gifs. I go through different TV serials and make my own gifs and using those gifs I create different stories on a website called Wattpad. Here is one of the Gifs stories I wrote using two actors. Some of the words are in Hindi but translations are right next to it.  Enjoy the gifs.

HW Creativity

With the advancement of New media, people found different ways to share their talent. Take the YouTube platform, for example, people can upload videos of themselves singing or dancing and could become famous. No one knows what is the actual viral trend, but one viral video can make anyone famous from just their bedroom. But making videos is an art form since no one knows who will like or dislike their creativity. In the past, many of us didn’t have a platform to share our talents but with new media, we see a rise to the creative industry.

Modeling Reality with Virtual Worlds

Reality Vs virtual reality, it is a world we could be anyone forgetting who we are in the real world. Often times we find ourselves sitting behind a screen living another life, a life filled with fantasy the world of gaming. But what if virtual reality is a life that someone has when their reality is the worst thing they possibly can have. In the article “After Second Life, Can Virtual Worlds Get a Reboot?", Mehta interviewed a virtual world designer, Jacki Morrie that stated the different ways virtual worlds can offer to people: education, delivery services, telehealth care, social connectivity, and businesses, etc. When I say a possibility of people living a better virtual life than reality, I mean those who have some sort of problem to enjoy their reality. The virtual world allows them to be part of a world where they are more connected to other people. Sometimes those people’s reality are so harsh they aren’t able to set foot outside of their house.  Another good usage of virtual reality is online classroom. The article, “The Advantages and Disadvantages of the Virtual Classroom and the Role of the Teacher” goes in detail of the use of a virtual class. With today’s busy schedule many people want to learn but aren’t able to make time. A virtual school gives people ways to learn. It’s kind of like our hybrid class, we are all doing our homework from home.

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