Friday, November 21, 2008
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Podcast News Discussion #4
http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/conditions/11/11/google.flu.trends/index.html
Thursday, November 6, 2008
Podcast News Discussion #3
http://tech.yahoo.com/news/ap/20081106/ap_on_hi_te/tec_craigslist_prostitution
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Monday, October 20, 2008
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Fireworks Exercise
The five layers for my image are four pictures and a text box. The images came from creativecommons.org and flickr.com. I used the glow effect on the Miami Redhawk picture. On the seal and arch pictures, I changed the opacity to blend them. I also rotated the text box. The topic of my image is Miami University.
Monday, October 13, 2008
Practicing with Audacity
Laura and I used Findsound.com to get our dog bark. We used the amplify effect on our voices to make them louder.
Check it out!
Check it out!
Thursday, October 9, 2008
News Discussion #5: Fake YouTube pages used to spread viruses
http://tech.yahoo.com/news/ap/20081008/ap_on_hi_te/tec_techbit_youtube_spoofing
Criminals are creating fake YouTube pages to spread their malicious software by making replicas of the real site. There is a program online that helps people make the fake sites. This is a very bad thing because it is a new way to spread viruses. You Tube is a trusted site so people will not be cautious if the page looks normal. This could lead to other popular Websites, snowballing until it is hard to trust any site. We need to control the spread of viruses through Websites so that it does not danger the usefulness of the web. Also, I still really don’t understand what the point of spreading viruses online is. The criminal doesn’t get anything out of it. It’s like a bully on the playground in grade school who just likes to see other people suffer, except the bully can’t even see the damage he is causing. Luckily the article said alert Internet users will be able to detect the fake YouTube sites. The address won’t be YouTube’s real address and to see the bad page, you have to follow a link, which is another tip off.
Thursday, October 2, 2008
News Discussion #4: Microsoft Plans 3 Research Labs in Europe
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/03/technology/internet/03soft.html?_r=1&ref=technology&oref=slogin
Microsoft is setting up research centers in Britain, France and Germany to look for ways to improve Internet search technology. Microsoft wants to improve its ability to conduct Internet searches to attract advertising revenue, especially after its failed attempt to acquire Yahoo. The centers will try to improve Microsoft's existing search technology and research new types of searches, including searches from mobile devices and searches with pictures and video.
I think this is a good idea because more search options are always a good thing. People rely too heavily on Google so Microsoft would be another good option if it improved and expanded to include pictures and video. Diversifying anything is a good idea and another option would be helpful. Also, Microsoft was a leader in the technology revolution so it would be good for them to have a better search engine.
The idea of being able to search from a cell phone is very good. I think many people would use that, especially with the rise of Blackberries and iPhones. Mobile searching could be useful for many things so this development is something people could really benefit from.
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Response to Mashup
Doodlebuzz is a mashup that lets you search for news story and doodle to get the results. You type in your search term and then draw a doodle that the results come up along. If there are more results, you can keep doodling to get more results.
It is an interesting idea, but the Web site is very hard to use. The results are difficult to see and hard to click on. The results and doodles move around on the page, which is really confusing and makes it hard to find something. The results are hard to read because they overlap on each other and with the doodles.
If you’re actually trying to find a news story, doodlebuzz is not the best place to look. I couldn’t actually tell what the results were, but I would stick with Google News for researching. Doodlebuzz is fun if you want to goof off, especially if you want to goof off while pretending to do actual work. It’s also kind of cool to move the mouse around and have it draw doodles. It was fun for 2 minutes, then it got boring and annoying. I don’t really see the point of the Web site, but it is entertaining, at least for a little bit.
Thursday, September 18, 2008
News discussion #3: Google's share of Web search reaches 63 percent
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080918/wr_nm/search_google_dc;_ylt=AiSENf80IoTN1m79hCbr8XEjtBAF
By extending its share of the market to 63 percent in August, Google Inc. had its biggest monthly gain in five months. The second highest share is Yahoo Inc, which has 19.6 percent. Some of Google's rivals and trade groups have complained to competitition regulators in the United States and Europe because of Google's growing share of Web search. While I love using Google, I think the fact that it has such a large percentage of Web search may be a bad thing. It isn't good that people only use Google to search because there are many other search engines out there. Some search engines have special features that could be useful for certain searches. Google is easy to use and we are all comfortable with it because we use it so frequently. I think people should take the time to learn to use other search engines and take away some of Google's control in the Web search market.
Thursday, September 11, 2008
New Discussion #2: Google to digitize newspaper archives
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/09/technology/09google.html?_r=1&em&oref=slogin
Google will make newspapers' historic archives available online through Google News and eventually with the newspapers' own Web sites. The company began scanning microfilm Monday. Google News already has archives of some major newspapers and magazines because they were already available in digital form. I think this is a great idea. Newspapers are a reliable source of information that can be used by people to research for projects or just to look up something they are interested in. The easier access will be beneficial and will make more people go to newspaper sources instead of random, unreliable Web sites. It is also good to have this information available on the internet to make sure it does not get lost. I would definitely use Google News to find sources for papers or if I was looking for something that happened before the internet got popular. The only problem that I see is that it could take away from databases like Lexis Nexis and make them less used. In the long run, though, I think that this is a great idea that will be used and appreciated by a majority of people. Google is already the most popular search engine and they have to keep doing things like this to stay at the top of the game.
Thursday, September 4, 2008
News Discussion #1: New Ebay site has social, environmental aim
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080903/ap_on_hi_te/ebay_green_site
Ebay has developed a new Web site called WorldofGood.com, which will sell items that were produced with social and environmental goals. With the “Go Green” theme that has started to take over the United States, this seems like a smart venture. I think the Web site is a good idea because it appeals to a growing market. According to the article, the U.S. market for goods that emphasize social and environmental awareness was $209 billion in 2005 and is projected to grow to $420 billion in 2010. Ebay is already a very popular Web site, and I think many people will really be excited about their new site’s values. The new Web site also will be able to use the popularity of Ebay to gain publicity, which could help them find success, especially with young people. The article said that the site will sell things that have some positive effect on people and the planet at a fixed price to help shoppers align their “social values with their shopping decisions.” With the rise of environmental and human rights awareness, I think that Ebay has chosen the right time to launch this new site, which may be used by many college students.
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