The use of new media has become a never ending necessity to survive in the global society we live in today. From the smallest mom and pop shop to President Barack Obama twittering with us throughout his presidential campaign, we all realize how a important a role new media plays in our daily lives and how useful has become.
New media technology has become indispensable to transact business with a more global approach, for fast and reliable communication, in the arts and entertainment industry, education, politics and many more. It is one of the greatest advances of mankind without a doubt. Moreover new media is always in the quest to find new ways to accommodate the consumer's needs. However, there is always the downside to great things.
virtual communication world can be dangerous if misused. I know of people who have used social networking site to commit crimes. I know for a fact that in May 2008 a married couple who are exotic dancers lured 2 girls of 13 and 14 years of age to their home in queens were they were sexually abused by both of them and taken to a exotic dancers club were they were forced to dance for the clients. They use my space.com to make contact with the girls appealing to their impressionable young age and convinced them to run away from their homes to this awful situation. Now both of them are sentence with 8 and 6 years of prison. The girls were found alive but who knows in what emotional condition.
My believe is that if we practice caution of what information we released out there in the cyber world, the technology can be enjoyed more and reap the benefit in more ways than imagined.
Saturday, March 21, 2009
Sunday, March 1, 2009
Checking out some social networking sites
Currently I am a member of Facebook and Hi5. I checked myspace.com today. They all have pretty much the same features such widgets, applications to be downloaded, privacy settings, broadcasting, etc. What is different to me is the age group to which these sites cater too. I noticed My Space.com and Hi5 are populated mostly by teenagers and young adults while Facebook seems to be more adults between 25 and 40 years old. I dislike that some of these teenagers or young adults even the adults like to upload inappropriate pictures or say inappropriate things. Other than that they fulfill the purpose for what the sites are needed. My favorite site is Facebook just because all my friends are there.
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