New Media by Ayesha Azam

On Imessage, I used this keyboard called animoji to make an avatar that was close to how I look so I can send video messages to friends for fun.

New Media has been a great source in fostering creativity in so many ways. In the article "Creators, Audiences, and New Media: Creativity in an Interactive Environment", it states how new media offers ways in studying creativity and audiences. Users from all around the world have the ability to share their thoughts, whether its words, art, photography, it all comes into the same use and its giving people a voice. Without New Media, people wouldn't have the chance to interact with others, or find new interests, or share their thoughts. Creativity can be expressed faster and easier thanks to the platform New Media gives. Creators, Audiences, and New Media: Creativity in an Interactive Environment  Bell_ku_0099M_13626_DATA_1.pdf

Virtual Worlds can have many different ways in which it can be used whether its with video games, training within the medical and military field, or even testing out prototypes. With all these new technological advancements, almost any thing is possible virtually. Think of it as a "test run" before the real thing for some, where as it can also be used as "another life" where users can use their imagination to create a world for them selves. An example of a pro towards a Virtual World is how it "mimics" the real world. This can be great strategy for the medical field as well as the military field. Doctors and nurses can take advantage of how much of a realistic path that a Virtual World can offer and use it to train themselves with different treatments and so forth. An example of this would be from the article  "Avatar II:The Hospital".  In the article it stays how nursers were able to effectively help patients because of the preparation they ha...

Although Twitter is more of a modern take compared to blackboard discussions, I believe it is kind of inconvenient due to the letter limit resulting in us not being able to fully express how we feel. Twitter is a great way to talk about things fairly quickly but at the end of the day, having a full on discussion is much harder. In my opinion Blackboard discussions are also easily to go through. With Twitter, we have to look though replies, who @ us and sometimes it gets confusing when you see a bunch of new tweets that aren't even in order. Where as on blackboard, if someone was providing you feedback on your comment, it appears right below, which is much easier to sort through.

The 4 different social networking sites I visited were Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and Youtube. When visiting these 4 sites, I realized they are all similar in way in which users use the platform to express how they feel, share their inputs on different topics whether its political, or about anything that has to do with lifestyles. The differences I did see within the sites was that for example on Twitter, I see people sharing more comical thoughts and pictures, and its all about starting a trending tweet. Instagram is more of the app where people are sharing photos of them selves with friends and so forth where as Facebook is more use of a connection where families are connecting with each other and Youtube is used by bloggers sharing different tips and tricks about everyday life. Although they all have the same purpose to help connect people from all around, they did have a different target audience.

Blogs can be used for many different reasons whether its to promote products, or just for social interaction. Internet as a whole has been a definite factor in all social networking and users range from middle school kids online video games to companies using it to their advantage.Corporate companies actually like to use blogs for promotion of their companies or products they sell. They can get influencers who have a massive following, to create posts dedicated to that corporation where it can attract new customers. The benefits that this can have to society are numerous but one example would be in the article "In India, Using Facebook to Catch Scofflaw Drivers", it mentions how the traffic police had started a facebook page where near by residents would post pictures of drivers who were not following the laws when it came to driving. This helped the police track down these people and issue tickets that probably wouldn't have been given without the help of society. To ans...