The Next New Thing

It seems like all possible inventions of new media have been made already. It's very tough thinking about what could be the next big thing. I think something involving the MTA and new media would be cool. Possibly having buses and trains send a tweet that appears on a screen at the stop letting passengers know where they are currently and if there will be any delays. I feel like the MTA is not very technologically advanced. They do have a screen projecting the waiting time for trains at only some stations. But a tweet would involve new media and would be better. (Though I just realized you don't get cell phone service in subways underground. So I don't know how the tweet would go through.)

Our Class Wiki- So Far

I have not edited or adding anything to the class wiki yet. I feel like I want to get more information before possibly adding something in. I do want to edit the sports page and also the business page. I would like to include something about the use of new media by street vendors. Street vendors actually do make decent money and have begun to capitalize on the new technology.

About My Term Research Paper

For my paper, I discussed about social networking and its various uses. This topic interested me because Facebook and Twitter are popular now and interests me. I determined whether they had a positive or negative impact. The research I did focused on the uses of these sites. I also included readings we were assigned and other sources. I learned that social networking sites are useful in that they help you communicate with others and help you market products. But, these sites are easily hackable and can be used for evil.

With these findings, I hope new media is used in the class more often. The idea of using Twitter in class would be cool. A constant stream of tweets would be helpful to gain insights on the topic. I've been to conferences with tens of thousands of people and usually they ask a question and ask everyone to comment. It's cool to see your comment next to your Twitter profile picture. It makes you feel like you're important.