The Next New Thing

There are so many types of new media out there that have advanced the way we do things with so much ease and efficiency. A type of new media I could suggest is being able to type things without actually using our fingers on a keyboard. We already have technology that allows us to speak into a microphone and it types what we say. Imagine if we didn't even have to do that much. It would be a device which would read our minds and be able to write our thoughts based on that. You wont have to worry about being loud and disturbing others, or having others listen in on a private thought. It would makes things easier if you have you hands full doing one thing but you need to write something down at the same time.

Our Class Wiki - So Far

I have not contributed anything to the class wiki so far. However, I am doing research on the effects of new media and social change. New media has had such a huge impact in our daily lives and will continue to grow. I plan to include information about the effects and what new media has done and can do for us. I also plan on incorporating the pros and cons into the effects and any other information I find necessary to the page.

P2P File Sharing

File sharing is basically the sharing of digital data with other people through the internet. This can include pictures, videos, music and any other type of digital information you may have. P2P (peer-to-peer) file sharing is practically the same thing, but it is with people who are within you network. Being able to share files has become so much easier with the availability of these networks. You are able to share data with friends family and any other people around the world. It makes everything easy to find and to access. Some examples of P2P file sharing networks include KaZaA, Gnutella, and FreeNet as well as many others. You can also use emails, forums and blogs as a source of file sharing.


In Jamie King's article Content producers should take advantage of P2P, not fear it, he tells of making the best of the content we have available to us. P2P file sharing can allow people to spread content around the world. It can spread a message or bring one another together. P2P has brought a lot of data together and has allowed millions of users access to practically anything they might need.

About My Term Research Paper

I chose the topic of social networking: better of worse that the real thing. I used several articles as part of my research paper and they gave a great insight on this topic. There are many pros and cons to using social networks but the pros outweighed the cons. I chose this topic because it is something that was interesting to me and affects all of us in some way. I learned about the many different ways that social networks can help people and can provide assistance to them in some way. This is one of the major influences today in new media and I believe my papers covers quite a few topics on this subject.