Felicia and the Internet! =D

Sunday, January 25, 2009

week TWO

Lahdeedum

This week, we learnt more about social media. It is a very interesting topic to me beacause of its obvious significance in our lives today.

So. What is social media?

There are basically many forms of social media.

Firstly, there are BLOGS. like this! Where anyone who wants to write, rant, gossip or just say something, has an avenue to do so.

Next, there is YOUtube! The place that people can post videos about anything they want!

There's also Instant Messaging like MSN, so that people can chat with our friends online without having to pick up the phone and dial.

Social media also allows us to keep in contact with everyone we know, and meet new people even if they're not in Singapore. For example, the currently popular Facebook, which im sure most, if not all of us have an account with.

With the countless examples of social media, it is no wonder that people are hooked on the internet.

No one's spared from it.

Even America's newest president kept his presidential campaign up to date, with the use of the inetenet and social media, winning the attention of the younger generation.

Click to view his website. You'd notice that apart from the political issues of the nation, he also has more light hearted elements to his website like Blogs, videos, music and so on. It's definately a first we've seen when it comes to political campaigns.

As I mentioned, with social media, it provides everyone with a voice. Everyone's allowed to show their pleasure or displeasure over certain issues in any way they want.

Advertisers also are not slow to catch on to social media. Seeing that it is an avenue which an increasing number of people are spending their time on, they waste no time in cashing into this media to advertise in.

However, amidst the hype and excitement about social media, it has actually caused us several problems.

First, there's internet addiction.

I mean, how many of us can safely say that we can spend more than 1 week without the internet? I'm sure most of us are on the internet almost everyday, be it to check our emails, or to log on to facebook to look at pictures, or to read / update blogs amongs the many other things we can do online.

Not sure if you fall under that category?

Here's a link for you to click on, to test to see if YOU are an internet addict! Try it now!! =D

http://www.netaddiction.com/resources/internet_addiction_test.htm

SO, are you one? =D

Also, there's the invasion of Privacy. I shant elaborate much about it, but will link you to another fellow classmate, Jilyn, who sums it all up nicely.

It really gets me thinking, is our world changing drastically? Children these days are not found in playgrounds but at home (think social isolation) playing their computer games, or chatting online (yes, primary school children do have msn accounts and play online games as well.)

At the end of the day, you really wonder. Man created the internet and social media, but really, who's the master now?

Thursday, January 15, 2009

The First

This week marks the first week of school.

What did we learn? hmm.

Let's see.

I remember learning that the internet was originally created not for the purpose it holds today but more for security issues. It was not ONE genius that gave birth to the internet, but an organization called ARPA.

Click on the link to view a website that provides all the details about the histroy of the internet.

It really amazes me how the internet and computers have evolved to what it is today. We now can have excess to almost everything with just a click of a button, we can make friends and meet new people from every corner of the world.

In the past, computers were so huge that they took up an entire room or two. They were also so expensive that not everyone could afford it. '

Today, computers have become so compact and easy to use ( because of user friendly GUI), almost everyone owns a computer or a laptop; Even handphones today allow access to the internet! Computers also dont look so tacky like the one above. Just look at my laptop! ( or lappie as I like to call it)

The internet has become such an integral part of society today that that it has even been incorporated into education, just like how we are now using blogs to document and share our classroom learning experience!

Youths generally use the computer and the internet for many reasons:

1. Keeping in contact with friends (through social media, email, MSN and so on, which will be taught in class next week. It's really interestng and i cant wait!)

2. Play games ( I am not much of an online game person but I do know of many friends who are hooked on to online RPG games and so on.)

3. Watch shows and video clips ( like Youtube )

4. Blog (like this one!)

5. And many other reasons.

So yes, the inetenet really is like a virtual playground where one can really explore and enjoy.

Till next week!

I'll leave you with a Video from "Avenue Q", a musical which was recently running in Singapore.

I trust that everyone's of age to listen to this. This scene is basically about this girl who's singing about the usefulness of the intenet, while her guy friend interupting her saying that all the internet is for is for pornography. It's really quite a cute song.

Title : " The internet is for P*rn"


COM 125 Introduction to the internet Name: Felicia Goh Class: B Instructor: Abel Choy A weekly blog about our journey with the internet Mark Chui Gilian Loo Jonathan Yang Kerri Tan Jamie Chow Jilyn Tee Diana Iskandar January 2009 February 2009 March 2009 April 2009 Bituwin - template Dementee - image Words from Before It's Too Late by Goo Goo Dolls. Hit counter code here	Sunday, January 25, 2009 week TWO Lahdeedum This week, we learnt more about social media. It is a very interesting topic to me beacause of its obvious significance in our lives today. So. What is social media? There are basically many forms of social media. Firstly, there are BLOGS. like this! Where anyone who wants to write, rant, gossip or just say something, has an avenue to do so. Next, there is YOUtube! The place that people can post videos about anything they want! There's also Instant Messaging like MSN, so that people can chat with our friends online without having to pick up the phone and dial. Social media also allows us to keep in contact with everyone we know, and meet new people even if they're not in Singapore. For example, the currently popular Facebook, which im sure most, if not all of us have an account with. With the countless examples of social media, it is no wonder that people are hooked on the internet. No one's spared from it. Even America's newest president kept his presidential campaign up to date, with the use of the inetenet and social media, winning the attention of the younger generation. Click to view his website. You'd notice that apart from the political issues of the nation, he also has more light hearted elements to his website like Blogs, videos, music and so on. It's definately a first we've seen when it comes to political campaigns. As I mentioned, with social media, it provides everyone with a voice. Everyone's allowed to show their pleasure or displeasure over certain issues in any way they want. Advertisers also are not slow to catch on to social media. Seeing that it is an avenue which an increasing number of people are spending their time on, they waste no time in cashing into this media to advertise in. However, amidst the hype and excitement about social media, it has actually caused us several problems. First, there's internet addiction. I mean, how many of us can safely say that we can spend more than 1 week without the internet? I'm sure most of us are on the internet almost everyday, be it to check our emails, or to log on to facebook to look at pictures, or to read / update blogs amongs the many other things we can do online. Not sure if you fall under that category? Here's a link for you to click on, to test to see if YOU are an internet addict! Try it now!! =D http://www.netaddiction.com/resources/internet_addiction_test.htm SO, are you one? =D Also, there's the invasion of Privacy. I shant elaborate much about it, but will link you to another fellow classmate, Jilyn, who sums it all up nicely. It really gets me thinking, is our world changing drastically? Children these days are not found in playgrounds but at home (think social isolation) playing their computer games, or chatting online (yes, primary school children do have msn accounts and play online games as well.) At the end of the day, you really wonder. Man created the internet and social media, but really, who's the master now? 12:12 AM · Thursday, January 15, 2009 The First This week marks the first week of school. What did we learn? hmm. Let's see. I remember learning that the internet was originally created not for the purpose it holds today but more for security issues. It was not ONE genius that gave birth to the internet, but an organization called ARPA. Click on the link to view a website that provides all the details about the histroy of the internet. It really amazes me how the internet and computers have evolved to what it is today. We now can have excess to almost everything with just a click of a button, we can make friends and meet new people from every corner of the world. In the past, computers were so huge that they took up an entire room or two. They were also so expensive that not everyone could afford it. ' Today, computers have become so compact and easy to use ( because of user friendly GUI), almost everyone owns a computer or a laptop; Even handphones today allow access to the internet! Computers also dont look so tacky like the one above. Just look at my laptop! ( or lappie as I like to call it) The internet has become such an integral part of society today that that it has even been incorporated into education, just like how we are now using blogs to document and share our classroom learning experience! Youths generally use the computer and the internet for many reasons: 1. Keeping in contact with friends (through social media, email, MSN and so on, which will be taught in class next week. It's really interestng and i cant wait!) 2. Play games ( I am not much of an online game person but I do know of many friends who are hooked on to online RPG games and so on.) 3. Watch shows and video clips ( like Youtube ) 4. Blog (like this one!) 5. And many other reasons. So yes, the inetenet really is like a virtual playground where one can really explore and enjoy. Till next week! I'll leave you with a Video from "Avenue Q", a musical which was recently running in Singapore. I trust that everyone's of age to listen to this. This scene is basically about this girl who's singing about the usefulness of the intenet, while her guy friend interupting her saying that all the internet is for is for pornography. It's really quite a cute song. Title : " The internet is for P*rn"