Blog about Twitter

A Twitter discussion is unrestricted whereas a discussion board and in-class conversation is restricted. They share similarities in ways that allow open discussion and free communication. Both in-class discussions and Twitter allow users to come together to brainstorm.

Social networking sites

Social media has grown popularity over the past few years. Most popular social networking sites include Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat. When Facebook and Twitter started out, it was a tool used to connect with family, friends, colleagues, etc. It was a platform where people were able to connect and stay in touch with others from different parts of the world, much like MySpace. Facebook allow users to post blogs on their timeline so people may follow and similarly, Instagram and Snapchat provides snip bits of a place and time for people to follow but through photos and videos. Instagram and Facebook allows users to post pictures but later adopted the format to allow users to post videos like Snapchat. Twitter is strictly blogging and lacks the other features of Facebook, Snapchat and Instagram but they are allow users to blog in different ways.

Blog Social Networking

Corporations can use blog social networking as a way of communicating to clients and consumers. Blogging acts as one platform to provide periodic updates to clients and consumers. In the article "Social Networking Technology Boosts Job Recruiting" by Frank Langfitt, he explains how blog social networking companies like Linkedin is beneficial to society by providing a common platform focused on job recruiting. Linkedin acts as a social media platform where people can update their educational and professional background to network allowing more exposure. With the upside, there is a downside to these platforms as stated in an article by Hilary Stout, "Antisocial Networking?" People spend most of their time on these social media platforms, that less time are actually spent through physical interactions, especially kids. I believe that this evolving technology might one day lead to full virtual interactions between one another causing people to lose their social abilities.  

Blog v Wiki

A blog site is an outlet for news which is more personal allowing the writer to choose their own content. Wikipedia is another outlet for online content which is maintained in an open community by other users. Wikipedia and blogs are similar in that it is accessible for everybody, allowing everyone to access and edit its content. They share the same disadvantageous which is cyber security and the credibility behind some of its content. However, in an article Wikipedia to Limit Changes to Articles on People by Noam Cohen, there is a growing realization on the part of Wikipedia's leaders that as the site grows more influential, they must transform its embrace-the-chaos culture into something more mature and dependable thanks their new flagging feature (Cohen). Both outlets allow open communication from the writer to the readers and some of its biggest risk are also cyber security which is most concerning with the military. There is no limit how how many blogs, videos, and what kind of information is being posted so pentagon officials are policing the outflow as much as they can to review the content that is being published as stated in an article Pentagon Keeps Wary Watch as Troops Blogs by James Dao. 

Compare and contrast blogs and wikis. Comment on the importance of convergence in today's networked world. How can blogs be used for collaboration? Can you think of a new use for a wiki that has not been done yet?

Cite at least 2 readings relating to Blogs and/or Wikis.

Is privacy private?

The topic I chose to discuss about is about the propaganda revolving the 2016 election and how companies like Facebook and Cambridge Analytica handled the data of its users. Have you ever wondered why the ads in your current web page appear to be from your recent searches? Is it coincidental? Or is your data being sold and marketed? To what extent is your privacy actually private? These are the questions that I will be discussing for my project.   

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