WIKI So Far

In contributing to our class wiki, I have added a 13-line paragraph in the "New Media in Sports" section.  My paragraph was about fantasy basketball and since I have experience in this topic, I decided to share what I know and also research more about it.
I also shared a 14-line paragraph about Twitter in the "New Media in Advertising" section.  Since I've done my research paper on Twitter, I had information to share about this topic.

P2P

File sharing is the practice of transmitting files from one computer to another over a network or the Internet.  P2P (peer-to-peer) file sharing allows users to access media files using a P2P software program that searches for other connected computers on a P2P network to locate the desired content.  An example of P2P file sharing protocol includes BitTorrent, which shares film, video, music & audio, television, and computer applications.  Other examples include DistriBrute, Tribler, Pando, and Peercasting.  P2P sharing can also lead to pirating of films that have been released only recently in theaters.  According to Stelter and Stone's NYT article, "Digital Pirates Winning Battle With Studios," "The Dark Knight" movie had been put online by anonymous pirates for millions of Internet users to view.

Advice

Baruch College could really benefit from different uses of new media.  Social media apps like Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn could be used more regularly as a method of communication among peers as well as staff.  Peers could discuss their classes with each other so they become more involved and engaged in their classes.  Staff could also help each other by determining the most efficient way of teaching lessons to their students.  New media can also be used to update students about school events, facility open hours, and other news.

Privacy & Confidentiality

The rise of the new media age results in the sudden loss of privacy and confidentiality.  It seems as if we traded our privacy for convenience and commercial profit from the technology of our media.  Records are computerized by our government as well as by private companies.  Although this does prevent criminals from certain liberties, many people are stripped of their privacy.  Other invasive methods of the new media age include personal information on social media, credit card use, bar coding, and services that show our location.  With all of these factors publicizing our private lives, confidentiality and privacy are being compromised.