Death of The Web

There has been a lot of speculation about the death of the web due to the effects if capitalism and a large consumer market (which is producing new technology daily). "A decade ago, the ascent of the Web browser as the center of the computing world appeared inevitable. It seemed just a matter of time before the Web replaced PC application software and reduced operating systems to a “poorly debugged set of device drivers,” as Netscape cofounder Marc Andreessen famously said. First Java, then Flash, then Ajax, then HTML5 — increasingly interactive online code — promised to put all apps in the cloud and replace the desktop with the webtop. Open, free, and out of control." (Wired) Despite recent research about this dramatic change, I could not disagree more I believe we still use the web for everything. We might have adopted Ipads and Iphones but we still use the Internet on them.

2012 is when the Internet will end - Part 2

Utilizing Facebook

One of the positive uses for Facebook is its use to promote causes through statuses recently. Facebook has such a large following that these movements for awareness really do make a large impact and spread the word to millions of teenagers, that ordinarily would not know anything about these significant dates. A few months ago Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Association was asking people to make your status "I like it on ______" to spread awareness and gain support for their important cause. Almost every girls status on Facebook contained these personalized phrases. Another cause is just around the corner.

"Change your FB profile picture to a cartoon from your childhood. The goal? To not see a human face on FB till Monday, December 6th. Join the fight against child abuse. Copy & paste to your status to invite your friends to do the same!"

This movement is to show a large outpouring of young people that are interested in spreading awareness for certain social issues. This is a smart idea because young people often do not vocalize nor get involved with social issues that one day are going to largely impact our lives even more. Young voters could also be more involved in the elections, considering they are able to vote and do not take advantage of the opportunity that our parents consider a privilege. This is our generation's way of being involved and vocal about our ideas. Hopefully this type of awareness will lead to our generation into becoming more involved in media, social issues, and politics in the future.

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Television Online

A lot of times I miss my favorite scheduled programming like Gossip Girl and 90210. These two shows are on Monday nights from 8 to 10 and often times I have way to much work to watch it when it is aired. After talking about Hulu and streaming sites, I realized how much these sites are contributing to the death of television. I happen to use Surfthechannel.com and usually choose the the Megavideo links to watch my favorite sitcoms. Many times these links are slow, hard to hear, pause many times while playing, have viruses, or are removed due to infringement. This site also allows people to watch new movies, old shows, and new sitcoms. When you click on each show and episode, Surfthechannel will provide any user with a list of possible links.

Juicy Campus and College ACB

This week in class the topic of gossip rumor websites was thoroughly discussed. I found the points were presented to be very accurate and highlight many concerns of victims on these vicious sites. I know that I was personally a victim of Juicy Campus many times my Sophomore year at Catholic University. The site had proved to be a booming fad on campuses all over the country, it existed as an anonymous collaboration of posts that ripped girls apart physically and emotionally. The problem with the anonymous aspect was that any victim would walk around campus humiliated and questioning who write such mean and possibly untrue things about them. I will til this day remember every post about me that clearly was written by upper class man girls that utilized the Juicy Campus fad to bring younger girls down and feel insecure. One of my best friends had it way worse, there was a column written about her daily and the titles were so cruel. She cried for days on the phone with her mom and dad begging to go home. The site was impossible to escape and slandered many students names yet it was virtually impossible to get the posts taken down. The creators say that the site was made for students to make connections about funny events on campus but why did they not ban the page once it became a display of pure cattiness? I remember telling my dad when I first found out to find ways to stop this site but he quickly found out there was not any way. Schools were interested in banning but due to creation logistics the site was not going anywhere. Even my friend in Ohio was a victim at some point. There were girls all over the country disturbed by the existence of this site, driving some to commit suicide. The owner's did not realize the emotional impact that it has on a person to search a website and find their full name posted and up for interpretation for enemies, friends, or strangers to comment on. I personally an so glad that the site was taken down, although a site that is almost twice as cruel has replaced it, College ACB. The addition of pictures makes it all the more horrifying. When will the creators of these type of sites realize that they are going to far to achieve popularity and create a new booming social medium?

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