The reading “The End of Privacy’ touched on a subject very similar to a recent news article that I read that Facebook and Twitter are the most insecure websites on the Internet. In relation to the fact that Facebook and Twitter are the most insecure, the sentence that stuck with me the most from the article was, “With the Internet, anybody can reach a global audience.” This statement by Solove is very profound and correct. Both Facebook and Twitter allow you to post things in an instant in which anyone can view if the privacy settings are not changed. There was even one point where Google would pay several celebrities to just mention Google in their tweet and they would be paid several thousand dollars. With the ‘Trending Topics’ section on Twitter, it searches the most used words in tweets worldwide. There your tweet is broadcast and furthermore others can click on your profile to view it. Also, Facebook and Twitter statuses are fed into Google’s database and when searched correctly you can find someone’s status. I agree with Solove in that we are a ‘Google Generation’ because we use Google for everything and can access a lot of things through it. Solove makes a great point that privacy has not ended and should not end, but it just needs to be reformatted. Whether it’s how the government and how it accesses the public’s information or how privacy settings are worked it is something that needs to be changed. We do not want to become a country like China where everything we may ever text our post on the Internet is viewed or accessed.
Sunday, November 21, 2010
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Extra Credit: Randall Library Mobile Website
I am testing out the Randall Library's mobile website on my phone, BlackBerry Storm2 and it is pretty friendly. The home page is very easy to ready and all the icons/shortcuts are very useful tools. I like how big the font and icons are. Searching the Library Catalog is easy to navigate as of now, and I'm sure when the whole catalog becomes mobile it would be great! The most useful tool on there is computer availability and the map of availability. It loaded the pages pretty normally for my phone. I tried it on my iPod touch and that was faster. BlackBerry's Browser is just a little slower.
One thing that could be added is 'My Library Account.' That way, if needed a student could renew their checked out items on the go, or see what they have checked out and when it is due. Also, not that big of a deal, but reordering the icons/shortcuts so the more 'used' one be on the top row. The most used ones can be determined later on through tracking which shortcuts are hit the most. Just aesthetics not that big of a deal.
Overall, I give this mobile website an A-. I just think the My Library Account would be a great addition and the only thing the mobile website is missing. I just think it's funny how far ahead of UNCW's website this library main website and mobile website is.
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
News Report #5
"Total U.S. mobile data traffic to exceed 1 exabyte (billion gigabytes) by end of 2010"
http://www.intomobile.com/2010/11/07/total-u-s-mobile-data-traffic-to-exceed-1-exabyte-billion-gigabytes-by-end-of-2010/
Would you believe me if I said that the United States was only second in the world for per capita mobile data usage? It’s shocking. I had the assumption that the United States would be number one, but Sweden is holding on to the top spot. Despite this, the statistics that come with being number two in the world are still amazing. This article explains how in quarter three of this year, the data market grew 25% and brought in $14 billion in service revenue. Smartphones are leading this growth while tablets and wireless eReaders have had a significant impact on the data market.
Verizon and AT&T are the leading service providers of mobile data with 70% of the market data services revenues. What caught my attention in this article though was that mobile data “usage is expected to exceed 1 exabyte, or one billion gigabytes.”
To say the least, I believe that the United States is a connected nation. As a college student myself, and one who has infatuation with technology, we are people who want it quick, fast and right away. If you walk down chancellor’s walk here at UNCW, half of the people you see are either listening to their iPod, which most now have wifi capabilities, or using their phone via text. Technology just makes it easier for us to connect with others because its so easy and quick. I believe that the downfall of this ease of connection is that it has cause us to forget how to communicate person to person. I have to admit I am guilty as well of this high mobile data usage phenomenon, and that it makes life so much easier that I can just click one button on my phone to check email, Facebook or Twitter. It’s hard to let go of our connections, but if we constantly are, including myself, we will lose touch with reality.
http://www.intomobile.com/2010/11/07/total-u-s-mobile-data-traffic-to-exceed-1-exabyte-billion-gigabytes-by-end-of-2010/
Would you believe me if I said that the United States was only second in the world for per capita mobile data usage? It’s shocking. I had the assumption that the United States would be number one, but Sweden is holding on to the top spot. Despite this, the statistics that come with being number two in the world are still amazing. This article explains how in quarter three of this year, the data market grew 25% and brought in $14 billion in service revenue. Smartphones are leading this growth while tablets and wireless eReaders have had a significant impact on the data market.
Verizon and AT&T are the leading service providers of mobile data with 70% of the market data services revenues. What caught my attention in this article though was that mobile data “usage is expected to exceed 1 exabyte, or one billion gigabytes.”
To say the least, I believe that the United States is a connected nation. As a college student myself, and one who has infatuation with technology, we are people who want it quick, fast and right away. If you walk down chancellor’s walk here at UNCW, half of the people you see are either listening to their iPod, which most now have wifi capabilities, or using their phone via text. Technology just makes it easier for us to connect with others because its so easy and quick. I believe that the downfall of this ease of connection is that it has cause us to forget how to communicate person to person. I have to admit I am guilty as well of this high mobile data usage phenomenon, and that it makes life so much easier that I can just click one button on my phone to check email, Facebook or Twitter. It’s hard to let go of our connections, but if we constantly are, including myself, we will lose touch with reality.
Monday, November 1, 2010
News Report #4
"China builds the world's fastest supercomputer"
http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/SciTech/20101028/china-supercomputer-101028/
Though it has not been verified, a Chinese computer research website announced last week that they now have the fastest supercomputer in the world. The current title holder is a supercomputer in Tennessee in the United States. The Chinese proclaimed fastest supercomputer is said have the capability to compute things in 2.507 petaflops, or 2,507 trillion calculations per second. The name of this supercomputer is Tianhe-1. The article states that this shows how China is beginning to rise as a science and technology powerhouse.
One of the main reasons why this article caught my attention is because it was about China. I had the opportunity to go there this past summer, but from what I observed, some kind of technology advancement was not evident in the average every day life. The Internet cafes had slow connection to the internet but housed computers built mainly for gaming. Even though this Chinese supercomputer has not been verified, a United States State Department representative claims that, even if the report is true, the United States could regain the lead. This recent development was compared to the race to space between Russia and the United States, in which Russia was the first to put a satellite in orbit around the Earth. These talks have been simmered a lot though and really has no comparison to that race to space. I believe that if this supercomputer is true, than that it really benefits China’s economy. Overall this new rumored supercomputer sets the bar as to what to expect in the future in the world of technology.
http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/SciTech/20101028/china-supercomputer-101028/
Though it has not been verified, a Chinese computer research website announced last week that they now have the fastest supercomputer in the world. The current title holder is a supercomputer in Tennessee in the United States. The Chinese proclaimed fastest supercomputer is said have the capability to compute things in 2.507 petaflops, or 2,507 trillion calculations per second. The name of this supercomputer is Tianhe-1. The article states that this shows how China is beginning to rise as a science and technology powerhouse.
One of the main reasons why this article caught my attention is because it was about China. I had the opportunity to go there this past summer, but from what I observed, some kind of technology advancement was not evident in the average every day life. The Internet cafes had slow connection to the internet but housed computers built mainly for gaming. Even though this Chinese supercomputer has not been verified, a United States State Department representative claims that, even if the report is true, the United States could regain the lead. This recent development was compared to the race to space between Russia and the United States, in which Russia was the first to put a satellite in orbit around the Earth. These talks have been simmered a lot though and really has no comparison to that race to space. I believe that if this supercomputer is true, than that it really benefits China’s economy. Overall this new rumored supercomputer sets the bar as to what to expect in the future in the world of technology.
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