Emilia Kacperak in New Media

At the moment I have not physically contributed to the class wiki page, however I have instead been preparing by looking through various pages that interest me to see if there is any way I could contribute before deciding to create a whole new page. I have noticed that there is an opportunity to further develop the Toys R Us section under the "Toys" page, as well as updating/adding more recent content to company sections including Starbucks. There are also several sections in which the photos could be better formatted, so the reader can read the entry as well as see the graphic provided. In the meantime I am also putting together some content relevant to my minor in order to create a new "Philosophy" page. I am doing so by going back to past course resources in order to get general information to possibly create a solid foundation for this new content area to our class wiki.

As more data is created and made available on the internet, and as more users take advantage of this technology, so does the practice of file sharing. Put simply, file sharing is the copying/distributing or offering access to resources and digital material through a variety of channels. File sharing can be achieved by several methods, including the use of private networks or just external storage devices, and the types of files can range from graphics, music, books, or complete software products.  The P2P method of file sharing is the most prominent yet, according to techopedia, the most controversial way of sharing files online. P2P, or Peer-to-Peer, file sharing is a process in which digital files such as the ones mentioned above are distributed directly between two peers through P2P network. This distribution is done without monetary charges, which therefore causes the creators of that content to lose a considerable amount of profit. According to the New York Times, piracy through

With the introduction of new media comes the concern for the privacy of all those involved. Since the foundation of new media is communication and collaboration, it is natural that users of platforms involved in new media use these sites such as Twitter and Facebook post extensions of themselves. However, some individuals post without the idea of public posts in mind, and some questionable content could be used against them in the future when they least expect it. For example, many institutions of higher education take social media accounts into consideration. In June of this year, Harvard University revoked 10 students' acceptances for their involvement in an inappropriate group on Facebook, according to Inside Higher Ed. Something that might seem private and insignificant is becoming an increasingly common issue for young students, and must be taken into account.  Jaschik, Scott. “Inside Higher Ed.”  Inside Higher Ed , Inside Higher Ed, 23 Apr. 2018, www.insidehighered.com/adm

There are so many different ways that Baruch College could use new media for self-improvement and higher efficiency. For starters, the school has many platforms which were created to improve communication and effectiveness for students and clubs in order to increase on-campus engagement. MyBaruch is an application that in theory should be every Baruch student's go-to for up to date information on events, status of technology, etc., however it is barely utilized. In my new role I would make this application a widespread platform all students would frequent to not only see a calendar of student life, career center, and club events, but also statuses on wait times at academic advisement, study room availability, and BCTC statuses. New media would also be incredibly helpful for registration, as the CUNYFirst system is somewhat outdated and simply annoying to use. With the introduction of new media, students would be able to get updates on their class schedule, get notified when a sea

Not too long ago I was given an assignment focusing on the many generations of people present in our world today. The group I was in was to somehow depict "Generation X", known as the Baby Boomers, to the class by bringing pop culture from that time to the modern era. I decided that the best way to bring the two generations together was by using a form of new media, tumblr, to create a blog showing the music, actors, art, etc. on a single board. The following are some screenshots of our project, but you may also view the tumblr page here . In them you can see people like Prince and Elvis Presley, and music files you can play as you scroll through to immerse yourself in the time, while the header photo shows aspects of different decades in one photo to depict the assignment. I have never used a form of social media for an assignment or project before, so creating this page was very fun and somewhat innovative to me.

The world is constantly improving, and the creativity of people is what allows for the evolution of practices, including what we know about new media. Just like how computers have continuously been reengineered to include new features, innovative audiences using new media have prompted creators to adapt to include new features. As mentioned by Claire Cain Miller for the New York Times, in 2009 Twitter was just a platform on which users could share messages no longer than 140 characters. At that time, they were gearing up to introduce the ability to "retweet" and create lists of followers, all because current users prompted the site's engineers to make it. A similar case happened not too long ago, when Twitter introduced an easier way to create "threads", or a string of tweets containing a message that is longer than its 140 (now 280) character limit. Before this feature, users were dividing up their messages on their own, which may have been a tedious task. Clea