Week 7 Readings Blog, March 14, 2009
Article #1 –“Blogging: What is it?”
Blogging can be done by anyone if they are connected to the internet. People and journalists gain a whole bunch of general, political, technological, and scientific knowledge from blogs. People can take advantage of medical reviews, movie reviews, and restaurant reviews from different peoples’ blogs and you can use it 24 hours. Blogging is a source of information for the public and journalists. As mentioned in the article some people are sharing their happy moments of a holiday and the next day people are grieving on tsunami victims. People enjoy reading other people’s expressions and they can help each other in their sorrows and grief through blogs.
The key point is the bloggers can express their feelings on practically anything in blogs, including their political, cultural, or worldly views. It is almost like a diary. If you feel like writing on a particular subject, you can write. The only difference is the public is reading these blogs.
The second key point is blogs make an impact on how people use the web. People try to put their true feelings to share with others and to receive responses as well. Participative culture is developed through collective intelligence and knowledge. The knowledge shared on line public can participate in blogging to express their views. As mentioned in the article (how blogs could merge with traditional journalism resulting in participative journalism) peoples’ blogs can become the best resource of information for the public and journalists.
Being connected to people and interact with the community people get to know each other and keep the bloggers up to date with the technology is the true motivation of blogging. Blogging is a source of information for public and journalists community news resource
It’s very hard for me to understand the ethical responsibility of blogging. It seems to me bloggers just write their inner feelings about the topics in which they are interested, although people do understand that blogs are public knowledge and they have to be careful about the language and understand not to hurt anyone’s feelings and try to write non-biased blogs.
Blogs are an example of digital convergence through internet users creating a web-based diary or blog.
Question #1: Is the blog information from all different backgrounds confusing the public?
Question #2: Are people spending more time on the internet because of blogging?
Article #2 - “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Blog”
The writer is telling us how she started to blog and progressively it turned into all kinds of community issues and politically helped in election season. The writer is telling us that anyone could be a civic blogger if they wished to. It is the most inexpensive way to help people out and share with the community. She experimented with new topics. For example, her lunch meetings, and it was amazing how people got hooked to blogs and a whole bunch of people joined for lunch, with gives them the chance to socialize and talk more about community or general issues and politics, et cetera.
The first key point is how blogs brought the community together. It evoked community feeling. It turned out to be a safe way to deal with the civic issues of the community. For instance, they were giving an example of the trash to be picked up once a week instead of twice a week and how it brought the community and people together.
The second key point is how it helped in elections in how she educated the people in giving them information about the candidates through interviewing the candidates. It helped people to choose the candidates for voting and because of that more people came to vote.
People should be mindful of offensive content that might hurt or upset someone’s feelings in the blogs, or maybe they should consider using common sense when they write blogs so they do not hurt anyone’s feelings but rather respect the feelings of others.
Blogging is like sharing your feelings with others without any fear, with the hope that others will be encouraged to share their feelings at the same time. People have to start trusting each other by reading the true feelings or the neutral expressions in blogs.
Question #1: What laws should bloggers be concerned about?
Question #2: Is public liable for lawsuits if they put any unsuitable comments in blogs?
Saturday, March 14, 2009
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
cell phone paper contd. 03/07/09.
After I have researched more into cell phones and kids,I have narrowed down my thesis statement to "Are cell phones really hurting our kids? The media convergence from cell phones to text messaging which is one of the most mainstream activities among young kids these days. Text messaging is the most popular way to get connected to their friends. Kids are loosing their proper reading and writing skills by using the text language, while they are using their cell phones to chat, make plans, gossip,get help on homework, which may be cheating as well,tell jokes,hurt each other by telling bad jokes, make fun of each other, complain, make plans for dates and break up.
The article I am using is on Cell Phones Endanger Children. By TerakaSerrano."http://www.theallineed.com/family/05012302.htm"
The article has conducted a survey, which is indicating that cellphones can cause malignant and non-malignant tumors. Research done by a leading epidemiologist in U.S Dr.George Carlos:states "that cell phones interfere with pacemakers, that developing skulls of children are penetrated deeply by the energy emitted from a cell phone" the cell phone and the radio frequency radiations can cause, type of a genetic damage
known to be a diagnostic marker for cancer.Even short term use of cell phones have adverse effects of impaired learning ability. They are recommending to protect
children from using the cell phones. According to the article, "In January ,2005, The National Radiological Board in U.K., announced that they are now advising parents not to let children under the age of eight use the cell phones."
The second article I have found is opposing the above first article, the name of the article is Bioelectromagnetics,Volume 26,Issue S7, Published, July,29th,2005.
The research article mentions "Electromagnetic field emitted by 902 MHz mobile phones shows no effects on children's cognitive function." The research was done on 10-14 years old children on mobile phones.
According to the article, present results are challenging the earlier findings suggesting that the electromagnetic field created by an active mobile phone would facilitate cognitive functioning. Further researches are still going on but the reports mentions the potential hazards of cell phones, parents are wise to think seriously about getting cell phones for their kids.
Article on Electrmagnetic Field Emitted by 902 MHz mobile phone shows no effects on Children's Cognitive Function.
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/110575468/abstract
The article I am using is on Cell Phones Endanger Children. By TerakaSerrano."http://www.theallineed.com/family/05012302.htm"
The article has conducted a survey, which is indicating that cellphones can cause malignant and non-malignant tumors. Research done by a leading epidemiologist in U.S Dr.George Carlos:states "that cell phones interfere with pacemakers, that developing skulls of children are penetrated deeply by the energy emitted from a cell phone" the cell phone and the radio frequency radiations can cause, type of a genetic damage
known to be a diagnostic marker for cancer.Even short term use of cell phones have adverse effects of impaired learning ability. They are recommending to protect
children from using the cell phones. According to the article, "In January ,2005, The National Radiological Board in U.K., announced that they are now advising parents not to let children under the age of eight use the cell phones."
The second article I have found is opposing the above first article, the name of the article is Bioelectromagnetics,Volume 26,Issue S7, Published, July,29th,2005.
The research article mentions "Electromagnetic field emitted by 902 MHz mobile phones shows no effects on children's cognitive function." The research was done on 10-14 years old children on mobile phones.
According to the article, present results are challenging the earlier findings suggesting that the electromagnetic field created by an active mobile phone would facilitate cognitive functioning. Further researches are still going on but the reports mentions the potential hazards of cell phones, parents are wise to think seriously about getting cell phones for their kids.
Article on Electrmagnetic Field Emitted by 902 MHz mobile phone shows no effects on Children's Cognitive Function.
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/110575468/abstract
Friday, February 27, 2009
Blog # 5 CELL PHONE - Final Paper Contd.
BLOG ENTRY # 5: Final paper Continuation
I have narrowed down my thesis to advantages and disadvantages of cell phones for kids. The media convergence of cell phones how they are interconnected to the Internet, with an easy access to text messaging, video games, mini- cameras and even the kids can watch the movies on the iPod.
The two articles I am using for my paper are as follows:
The one article is By Jacque Wilson, from CNN. Com Edition, Monday, August 11, 2008, the title is “What to know before buying your kids a cell phone.” The article describes how the parents feel so comfortable if their children are carrying the cell phone with them, especially if they are lost, article has surveyed, 54% of 8-12 years will have cell phones in next 3 years. On the other hand cell phones can be really costly for parents to afford when kids are texting, talking for hours or downloading millions of songs, kids can get into arguments over these issues and sometimes they are deprived of the cell phones privileges by their parents. That is where the parent’s responsibility arises whether to buy or not to buy cell phones for their kids.
Second article is from CNN Money.Com
Fortune Magazine, Fortune Tech. Daily, titled as
“One cell phone per child?”
by Stephanie N. Mehta. Feb. 23, 2009.
The article is about smart phones in the class rooms and after school to help make kids smarter. Article mentions, Qualcomm co-founder, Irwin Jacobs introduced the world to a new technology; he is hoping to make cell as a standard equipment in the classrooms. Jacob thinks the kids were able to interact with each other through cell phones by asking questions about their homework and figuring out solutions.
Article is mentioning about the pilot dubbed project K-Nect, which provides math students with basic smart phones. Some teachers used in their lesson plans, devices developed by Drexel University and Florida University.
The media convergence occurs when student use the cell phones to solve after school problems, same way as they used the computers to assist in the homework. The teachers still say that the cell phones are more distractive than learning or an educational tool. Some teachers think the students can move up by using the cell phones to record videos of their fellow students explaining concepts, so that they can learn with confidence.
I have narrowed down my thesis to advantages and disadvantages of cell phones for kids. The media convergence of cell phones how they are interconnected to the Internet, with an easy access to text messaging, video games, mini- cameras and even the kids can watch the movies on the iPod.
The two articles I am using for my paper are as follows:
The one article is By Jacque Wilson, from CNN. Com Edition, Monday, August 11, 2008, the title is “What to know before buying your kids a cell phone.” The article describes how the parents feel so comfortable if their children are carrying the cell phone with them, especially if they are lost, article has surveyed, 54% of 8-12 years will have cell phones in next 3 years. On the other hand cell phones can be really costly for parents to afford when kids are texting, talking for hours or downloading millions of songs, kids can get into arguments over these issues and sometimes they are deprived of the cell phones privileges by their parents. That is where the parent’s responsibility arises whether to buy or not to buy cell phones for their kids.
Second article is from CNN Money.Com
Fortune Magazine, Fortune Tech. Daily, titled as
“One cell phone per child?”
by Stephanie N. Mehta. Feb. 23, 2009.
The article is about smart phones in the class rooms and after school to help make kids smarter. Article mentions, Qualcomm co-founder, Irwin Jacobs introduced the world to a new technology; he is hoping to make cell as a standard equipment in the classrooms. Jacob thinks the kids were able to interact with each other through cell phones by asking questions about their homework and figuring out solutions.
Article is mentioning about the pilot dubbed project K-Nect, which provides math students with basic smart phones. Some teachers used in their lesson plans, devices developed by Drexel University and Florida University.
The media convergence occurs when student use the cell phones to solve after school problems, same way as they used the computers to assist in the homework. The teachers still say that the cell phones are more distractive than learning or an educational tool. Some teachers think the students can move up by using the cell phones to record videos of their fellow students explaining concepts, so that they can learn with confidence.
Friday, February 20, 2009
Final paper post 2/20/09
Blog entry # 4
FINAL PAPER
ON
CELL PHONES
My thesis statement is “Cell phones interrupting people’s private life.” Cell phones have become so popular these days that almost everyone in the family owns one, starting from an infant, who gets easily amused by the different pictures and musical tones played on cell phones, which is very annoying when you are talking on important matter, the little kid tries to grab the phone in his little hands and takes it right into the mouth, that is where the little baby gets the germs.
It is so annoying when people get interrupted by their cell phones in important meetings, dinner table, restaurants, and churches while you are deeply praying, movies, Phillies game or any other game where you have to concentrate, in grocery stores or out in public when you start to talk so loud because of the interference. I still remember when the ear piece just came out; I thought it was a hearing aid attached to the ear or when I noticed people walking and talking with the ear piece, it felt like people are crazy talking to themselves.
We see a lot of media convergence for example, the cell phones are connected to Internet, where they have an access to their e-mails and people have a tendency of checking their messages or text messaging unnecessarily while driving which can run into serious accidents, that shows that cell phones can take people’s lives, like in the recent movie “ Seven Pounds”, in which the driver used the cell phone for a minute and took several people’s lives in split seconds and later on the driver had such a guilt trip that he donated his own body parts to several people to save their lives.
Text messaging on the cell phone is ruining our newer generation’s language, their grammar, reading and writing skills, through short form of text language. The children abuse the text messaging to distract the class or other kids. The other media convergence, Video games are now Internet compatible, cell phones have a capability of playing video games and little cameras to watch movies on iPod, another waste of time for the kids.
Podcasting is done through cell phones, net roots limited to computer savvy people; the rest goes to the grass roots the original simple devices.
The articles that I have chosen for my paper are from the High Beam Research (www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1) Research archive from the newspaper article telling how the cell phones can pose danger to aircraft operations. The federal Aviation Administration and Federal Communications Commission ban the use of cell phones during commercial airline flights. As I have mentioned above how dangerous it is to use the cell phones or text messaging on cell phones while driving, the same or stricter rules apply for flying.
The second article is from National Institute on Media and the Family. On Cell phone = Internet.
The article is about surfing the Web on the cell phone, which has the Internet access to MySpace profiles, send e-mails, upload pictures to You Tube, and how these gadgets on cell phones can be very expansive and un affordable for the parents, as I have stated above how badly cell phones are affecting our kids. Young children can download inappropriate pictures or messages off the Internet and send them to others.
In general constant access use of cell phones can be very distracting and harmful for everyone.
FINAL PAPER
ON
CELL PHONES
My thesis statement is “Cell phones interrupting people’s private life.” Cell phones have become so popular these days that almost everyone in the family owns one, starting from an infant, who gets easily amused by the different pictures and musical tones played on cell phones, which is very annoying when you are talking on important matter, the little kid tries to grab the phone in his little hands and takes it right into the mouth, that is where the little baby gets the germs.
It is so annoying when people get interrupted by their cell phones in important meetings, dinner table, restaurants, and churches while you are deeply praying, movies, Phillies game or any other game where you have to concentrate, in grocery stores or out in public when you start to talk so loud because of the interference. I still remember when the ear piece just came out; I thought it was a hearing aid attached to the ear or when I noticed people walking and talking with the ear piece, it felt like people are crazy talking to themselves.
We see a lot of media convergence for example, the cell phones are connected to Internet, where they have an access to their e-mails and people have a tendency of checking their messages or text messaging unnecessarily while driving which can run into serious accidents, that shows that cell phones can take people’s lives, like in the recent movie “ Seven Pounds”, in which the driver used the cell phone for a minute and took several people’s lives in split seconds and later on the driver had such a guilt trip that he donated his own body parts to several people to save their lives.
Text messaging on the cell phone is ruining our newer generation’s language, their grammar, reading and writing skills, through short form of text language. The children abuse the text messaging to distract the class or other kids. The other media convergence, Video games are now Internet compatible, cell phones have a capability of playing video games and little cameras to watch movies on iPod, another waste of time for the kids.
Podcasting is done through cell phones, net roots limited to computer savvy people; the rest goes to the grass roots the original simple devices.
The articles that I have chosen for my paper are from the High Beam Research (www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1) Research archive from the newspaper article telling how the cell phones can pose danger to aircraft operations. The federal Aviation Administration and Federal Communications Commission ban the use of cell phones during commercial airline flights. As I have mentioned above how dangerous it is to use the cell phones or text messaging on cell phones while driving, the same or stricter rules apply for flying.
The second article is from National Institute on Media and the Family. On Cell phone = Internet.
The article is about surfing the Web on the cell phone, which has the Internet access to MySpace profiles, send e-mails, upload pictures to You Tube, and how these gadgets on cell phones can be very expansive and un affordable for the parents, as I have stated above how badly cell phones are affecting our kids. Young children can download inappropriate pictures or messages off the Internet and send them to others.
In general constant access use of cell phones can be very distracting and harmful for everyone.
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