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Blog: Wiki So Far

As of right now, I have not added anything to Wiki so far. I have looked at few of the categories in the Wiki page and some have sparked my interest such as about Culture, I feel that there should be a topic about Culture and religion and how sometimes people take culture more serious than the other way around. I would also like to add some details in the category of religion. I would also like to talk about the environment and how it is changing due to the Covid-19, which is making people stay home. I will do more research about these topics to write about. and as I go more along the way, I will see if there is any other topic I would like to discuss about.

Blog: P2P

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What is file sharing? What is P2P File sharing? What are some examples of P2P file sharing? File sharing is the process of exchanging or providing access to digital content or services, including documents, multimedia (audio / video), graphics, computer programs, photographs and e-books. It is the private or public distribution of data or resources within a network with various levels of privileges for sharing. According to Techopedeia.com "File sharing can be done using several methods. The most common techniques for file storage, distribution and transmission include the following": Removable storage devices Centralized file hosting server installations on networks World Wide Web-oriented hyperlinked documents Distributed peer-to-peer networks According to fossbytes.com "P2P file sharing is the process of sharing digital content like ele

Blog: Advice

You are hired by Baruch College to use  new media  to improve the College. What are some suggestions you would make using new media? To improve the College by using new media, first we would need to get opinions from students such as surveys to see what they would like to see and read, to make it interested for users to actually use the platform. Some other points we can do is survey our audience to better understand their pain points, look closely at their demographics, engage in discussions in forums filled with our target audience, respond to comments on our site, and comment on other blogs with the same target audience We should react to all comments or questions on our social networking platforms. We can also collect feedback to see what we can add or not use in the future to keep it interesting for our audience. If we put out fun and informational things on the website many students, as well as professors will be interested in being an active user. This will help me learn many

Blog: Privacy

In this post, discuss how the issues of privacy and confidentiality are related to new media. Privacy Issues arise everyday from one person to another, if they are using new media.The three social media networks that are most widely used are Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn. Such highly popular social networking sites are used for the gathering and exchange of information by the public, professionals and students. With one click personal information can be shared such as address, name, phone number, friends and relatives informations and many more for the spammers, hackers, and other online criminals to target someone. We may ask ourselves why are these scammers and hackers so interested in new media sites such as Facebook, and Twitter? well, spreading viruses, malware and scams is a far more efficient way than more conventional email spam. People prefer to trust their social media friends to get updates they receive. Without thinking twice, they are more likely to se