New Media from Students

Based on unc's website and the analysis of Bill Tancer, media plays a key concept in what we see, hear, feel and believe. For starter's, the B.P. oil spill garnered much attention from the public through news reports, newspaper  articles, magazines and especially the internet. Through videos, research and other intel that comes into through the world, the American people were able to learn more about this crisis and began to speak out about it. This in turn led to B.P. dedicating it's resources and assuring people everywhere that the oil spill would be taken care of.

As Tancer put it in his edition of Click, the Internet serves as a byproduct that aggregates our movements and provides a deeper insight into who we are and what we do. Just the same, watching the State of the Union address on t.v. or on youtube also gives us an insight as to who were are as Americans. We know that our nation's economy it at it's roughest point and we watch the news in an effort to gain insight in what Congress is doing to fix or alleviate the problem. And it is through the Internet, Blackberry and other digital resources, that we as a nation can learn more about what goes on in our day to day lives and how it reflects back to us: what we eat, what we drink, who to vote for, what movies to see, etc.

The Internet gives us the ability to do more than just express ourselves: it allows us to increase our options and to embrace the choices that we make in everyday society. 

Obama focuses on technological advancement.

During the state of the Union address that happened earlier this evening, President Barrack Obama gave some interesting insight in the development of our nation's technological advancement for the next coming years. One of the advancements that he promised was more wireless access for the nation and it is true what he said: the Internet is a revolution for our digital culture as well as for business. Who'd have thought that the creation of the World Wide Web would lead to the creation of other small businesses that would later go on to become well-known entrepreneurial giants like amazon, facebook, youtube and so forth.

Obama pointed out that in order for the nation to have a stronger infrastructure will be through the economy and that the expansion of wireless networks will lead to said stronger infrastructure. Because of his speech, talks are now underway with the Federal Communications Commission to create a more robust service for the nation that is already an ocean for blackberry, verizon, smartphones and so forth. Clearly the winds of change will arrive on the wings of digital advancement for the U.S.

Apple tightens the screws on iPhone 4: sources

With the introduction of the iPhone4, the people at Apple are more than determined to make sure that your personal privacy and data are protected inside as well as out from intruders. With the growing trend of cell-phones being used for texting, phone calls and other data transmission, it is severely important that users try to protect their personal information from circulating at all costs.

That's why the people at Apple Inc. have installed new 'screws' that are tamper proof and prevents people from opening the device, thus securing information. Kyle Wiens, the chief executive of iFixit said that the purpose of the new screws was to keep people out of the iPhone and to keep them from replacing the battery with a dead or dying one. He thinks that this tactic would do more harm than good though as it's like shutting out the original owners of the iPhone from doing what they need to do.

So the thing of it is, what's a person suppose to do if they need a battery replaced and can't gain access to the back cover of their phone? The people at iFixit said that if the phone is still under warranty, they technician will replace it for them, but other than that, there would be a charge fee of $79 if it isn't. Though the main theme is to prevent unauthorized modifications of the iPhone, does it restrict the owners from using the phone how they see fit with these new Pentalobe screws that are being installed into them?

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110121/wr_nm/us_apple_screws

Breaking News: Shooting of Congresswoman Gifford.

I'm sure you all have heard about the Arizona shooting that took place over the weekend, which was very sad and tragic as normal everyday suburban Americans were gunned down in a brutal display of violence. Among those who were shot was 40-year old Democrat Gabrielle Gifford who was in her third term in the House of Representatives. Though severely wounded, Miss Gifford is staying strong and holding on to her life with all of her might, however several other civilians who were shot at were not as fortunate.


I first heard about this story on ABC World New Tonight with Diane Sawyer and was just appalled at what happened. I then went to yahoo.com to learn more about this story and saw that they had a video report recounting what had occurred during the shooting in Arizona.

Mediated: Chapter 1.

In today's world, we learn that technological advancement doesn't lead to a shorter life expectancy, if anything it leads to a higher life expectancy for the human race. Earlier this evening, I watched a movie called 'Exit Wounds' and it showed a group of people working with a hard-boiled cop to crack down on police corruption. Using today's technology like mini-cameras to gather incriminating evidence, the tech-team in the movie used the information they gathered to let the public know about the inner-workings of police corruption.

Through this first chapter, it has been established that the digital world is our connection to the media world and I believe that is true. Without the computerized digital advancement that mankind has developed, we wouldn't be able to function as the near-futuristic society that we are today. It should be noted that while it is good to rely on the internet, blackberry and other digital products for today's media, we cannot forget our roots from the first newspaper, to the first magazine, to the first radio station that informs society about what's happening in our new metropolis. It is through adaptation that mankind is able to continue its evolution into the information society and to create new tools for the current generation, as well as the new generation.

My First Time blogging.

Hey everyone,

I'm Steven and I'm new to the whole blogging things. I'm hoping this will be a pleasurable if not educational experience for me this semester at Central. First off, I'm taking the Mass Media program for Journalism and Broadcast and I'm taking these courses in an attempt to learn more about the media world and to hopefully start my own media series whether it be through novels, screenplays, comic books or maybe even a t.v. syndication.

I've got lots of ideas, but not much knowledge on how to implement them for people to see. I love the martial arts (I'm crazy about kung fu flicks) and I'm an adrenaline junkie when it comes to action films. I'm hoping through this course I can learn more about myself and hopefully learn more about how the digital and media world effects what we read, see, hear, think and feel about today's society.