Do You Suffer From Facebook Addiction Disorder?

http://www.allfacebook.com/do-you-suffer-from-facebook-addiction-disorder-2011-04

Right when I saw the title of this article, I found it so ironic because it is so true. I have had discussions with people about being addicted to Facebook(this was back a few years ago). I felt when I first started having a Facebook even within that first year and second year, when I was a freshman and sopohmore in college, since Facebook was "the the hing" to do, all my roommates were on it, including myself. I had no idea why I became addicted. I found the list in this article to test if one has FAD (Facebook Addiction Disorder) was pretty neat because it helps the reader to really assess themselves and their habits and think about how often they use Facebook. Today, I do not go on my Facebook everyday. I have learned to control my addiction because I realized if I could not control whether I go on Facebook once or how many times a day, that my life would be centered on my laptop (I'd be in the virtual world more than the real, physical world). I definitely believe FAD exists amongst so many individuals on a daily basis, and this article was not only fascinating to read about FAD however also very informative.

The World Wide Web

I found this article to be quite fascinating on "The World Wide Web" because it described and answered questions I have had on this subject for awhile now. However, a few main ideas I picked from this article was what D3 defines, which pertains to ideas of all sorts of information from different references how they can be retrieved, also the address system (URI) which is what has made everything in technology possible, HTTP which is the "network protocol" which is used by W3 servers, HTML whichis "markup language" for every W3 client required to understand, and in accordance to the text, " is used for the transmission of basic things such as text and other on-line help information across the web. Last but not least what the W3 defines is the body of data that is available on the internet that we are able ro access"(1994, 793). I found defining W3 main ideas to be helpful and interesting because I learned the main reason(s) why and how the World Wide Web is so imperative in our society.

A Virtual Death & A Real Dilemma

I found this title alone to be quite fascinating and an interesting read. Right when I saw the title which is about "Identity, Trust, and Community in Cyberspace" I was excited to read this article because I believe that it is not only imperative to know and be aware about what goes on in cyberspace however to also know the hidden "dangers" such as how identity, and trust, and community all can have a big impact and affect to an individual in the cyber world. I found the story on the death of Kacee Nicole Swenson to be very interesting, helpful,sad, and touching because throughout the phase of her life that was coming to an end while she was battling leukemia, how she gained so many more friends through her blog posting chronicling how she was doing. Then when I saw she never existed that is where I saw trust, and identity come into the picture. I felt while I was reading this article, it was a suspense book, that I could not wait to hear what was next. What I learned from this article and how it was helpful was that through this woman Debbie's fake person blog post, it makes us more aware to be careful that anything online may not always be real, even though it seems real. It is important that we are careful on how we choose to portray our identity online and how trust especially in cyberspace is a big issue, so we need to be able to read and see between the lines when it comes to computers, trust, identity, and communication amongst cyberspace.

N.Y. Mom Left Suicide Note On Facebook

http://www.allfacebook.com/n-y-mom-left-suicide-note-on-facebook-2011-04

The news media I chose was about a New York mom who left a suicide note on Facebook. Before 25 year old LaShonda Armstrong(the New York mother), drove her minivan into the Hudson River on Tuesday, which killed herself and her three of four kids, first managed to post an update on her Facebook account. In her update post she apologize for her actions and wrong doings of the action she was about to commit.
She wrote: “I’m so sorry everyone forgive me please for what I’m gonna do…. This Is It!!!!” The message was posted to her page through her Blackberry, and was written at around 7:13 pm Tuesday, half an hour before the "fatal plunge."
I chose this article because this woman bascically posted her suicide note/appology via her Facebook right before she was committing her action. She not only killed herself, but killed three of her four children. I was appalled when I saw she took not only her own life but her childrens'. My heart goes out to her relatives and hope that her one child that survived will be at peace soon, and have a home and is cared for.

Blogging: self presentation and privacy

I found this article on Blogging and self presentation and privacy to be quite fascinating and the author made some valid points as well. I really enjoyed how three different privacies were discussed which were informational privacy, accessibility privacy, and expressive privacy. Informational has to do with one's control over their privacy and assesses the content the blogger chooses to use. Accessibility has to do with physical proximity, how it "protects against traditional privacy violations, such as a house being wiretapped, or a family consistently being watched by a neighbour's telescope" (Information & Communications Technology Law, 2008,5). The third of the privacies discussed was expressive privacy which discussed how people choose to act freely upon social interactions and interactions. Another main idea and section I noticed in this article and that I found to be intriguing was Table 2 on page 9 which showed reasons why people blogged and the main reason was to show(document) personal experiences and share them with others. I personally agree with this because I know people who want to start blogs and pursue them because they want to express things going on in their daily lives that they find are imperative and what to share it with others and hope others can relate to what they are discussing. I believe that is a great idea, because one of bloggin's main purposes is an outlet for people to talk about things they want others to see and try to make a difference, to have others see it from their point of view, so that they can possibly relate to it, and believe in something.

The End of Books

I found this article to be very resourceful as well as I agree with the author how since we live in a technologically driven society today, that hypertext(computer generated) instead of novel based, is beating all of our books nowadays. I never really used to look at texts on the computer as "hypertext"; I have usually just called them online articles and databases. What I learned and found helpful and interesting from this article was that, with hypertext, we focus as writers and readers on structure and according to the text,” in hypertext, multivocalism is popular, graphic elements, both drawn and scanned, have been incorporated into the narratives, imaginative font spaces have been employed to identify various voices or plot elements..." (The End of Books, 1992, 707-08). I found this explanation on what is incorporated in hypertext helpful and interesting because I did not realize that hypertext consists of different forms of elements such as song lyrics, charts and graphs, dictionary entries, anything we can think of and books can contain the similar things, however unlike hypertext, not one book can contain everything hypertext can on one computer. If a book consisted of everything hypertext can, it would not be called a book, or if it would, it would be a very thick book. So overall, I felt an example of what this article was discussing, made me think of how popular eBooks have been becoming the past few years because they not only save paper however I believe I heard it is a little less expensive to pay or rent for in relation to textbooks themselves. The thought of e-books reminded me of the title of this test which was "The End of Books." I think novels themselves will still exist however I'm curious how long newspapers even the best selling ones, if they'll even be outdated by the internet articles.

7 Things You Should Never Share On Facebook

http://www.allfacebook.com/7-things-you-should-never-share-on-facebook-2011-04

Navigating Technomedia

I found the title alone to this article to be very appealing and fascinating because when I hear, read, and see the word "technomedia" I think of technology and media put together, which is what technomedia is however there are different parts with each that combine together to make all the devices and gadgets we had in the past centuries and today, in the 21st century. Actually one of the main ideas I got from this article was what technomedia is and and how as stated by Phillip Brey, "Technology made modernity possible" (Navigating Technomedia, 1). Another main idea from the article was how broadcast evolved, even today as mentioned in the text, broadcasts are competing with podcasts (Navigating Technomedia, 14). I also had no idea that one of the reaosns why the television was created was because it created a "transparent world"(16), and it was a means of entertainment, citizens keeping up with world and local news. It created a whole new social media device that is now one of the most successful entities to technomedia today because of how much it has evolved as well. For example, I remember when growing up in the 90's, we did not have digital cable where we can see what a movie was about by pressing a button that also changed the channel at the same time. We did not have ondemand where we can watch new movies that were just in theater. Nowadays, we have a variety of new media in just television alone, there are so many different things to choose from when having a hd tv or just digital cable, we would need to spend hours watching tv to see all that is being offered. I like how there are free movies offered through comcast and free tv shows part of our plan. I like being able to watch my favorite shows and catch up on episodes I did not get to watch. Technomedia is overall a very fascinating and resourceful topic to be aware of and know how it has changed and grown over the years.

Personal Dynamic Media

I found it fascinating how much of an impact the invention of the Dynabook has had and still has on our society. Who would have thought something the size of a notebook can store so much from our own personal knowledge to basically what the ipad stores and does today? What I learned and found helpful and interesting was how in the article, it mentioned how the kids love it because "they are in control, the feeling that they are doing real things rather than playing with toys or working out assigned problems...."(Kay, A., & Goldberg, A. Personal Dynamic Media, 394).I never thought of why kids like the ipad so much or all these newest technological gadgets because kids are always growing and they get bored with generic things such as toys. However, kids love video games; they love something challenging to play with, so one can imagine why kids would enjoy the Dynabook because it was something new, they get to control what happens, like the wii game system. I just found that part of the text interesting. I also found the animation and music part of the Dynaboook to be quite intriguing because based on the images showed in the article, the animation and music aspect are very interesting and helpful to be aware of what the modern version of the Dynabook (ipad) are and how this latest new part of technology has evolved and where it all began.