Lecture 7

Well hello again

I didn't make it to the week seven lecture, for personal reasons..... and after reviewing the power point I think I have made myself more confused!! So I shall try my best to elaborate on the lecture, as I see it from the slides, but I do apologise if it's incorrect!!

The basic idea that I got from the slides was that the lecture was about free software, and things that are globally shared through them being on the internet. It looks as though it's saying that because things are on the internet, for everyone to see, it is not necessarily copyright?

How am I doing so far?

if that is the case I disagree completely. Just because something is publicly viewable, doesn't mean it compromises the security. Hell, if that were the case I'd re-write Harry Potter and become a millionaire!!

I figure that the overall theory behind this lecture is about perhaps the lack of safety on the internet being an issue with regards to software sharing, and how it is also taking money from businesses.

For example, the proprietary software is software that CAN be downloaded for free, but is ILLEGAL, as it is owned by businesses and corporations. Free software is, well, the opposite!

I hope I'm in the ball park with this... it sounds right to me!! It looks like it would have been a wonderful lecture, I wish I could have made it!!

Until the next chapter...

~ Bre

Lecture 6

My my how time flies!!

I was certain I had been keeping up with my lecture summaries, alas, my brain has deceived me.

Now, in a nice sequence I shall strain my memory back to lecture 6.... with the help of the lecture notes...Hang on.... there we go... learning@GU, I ♥ you.

Ahh yes, consumer vs. producer.

What an interesting concept. Are we the consumer of media and information, or a we producing it, through content and blogs!

So, I basically took being a 'consumer' as consuming content... for instance, reading news.com...... to be a producer is to produce the content that is on the internet.... So, to post a comment on that website would be producing..... well, that's how I took it anyway.

The lecture used different examples, through movies and other new forms of media, but I think it can aptly be described through my description using the internet as an example!

It spurs the question, where is the line drawn... when do we stop becoming a consumer and begin to become a producer. When we watch movies we are a consumer, but the money we use to pay for them produces more movies!!

Ok, maybe not the best analagy, but you know what I mean! What do you think? Are you a consumer, are you a producer? DO YOU CARE??!!

Food for thought....

Until the next chapter...

~Bre

Connections, Connections, Connections - Week 8

Well my bloggers - I haven't been around recently, been overwhelmed recently with lots of things to do!



I must catch up on all of my lecture reviews, and finish my 3 minute video. However, this blog is on this weeks weekly tasks!



So, basically we had to use the internet to get a lot of information about people!! STALKER, AWAY!!!



-Sign an e-petition.

I signed "Decriminalisation of abortion in QLD" petiton!! https://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/view/EPetitions_QLD/Confirmation.aspx?PetNum=1302&lIndex=-1


-Respond to a professional blogger at a major news site.

I responded to a comment on NineMSN quite a while ago to this article! http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,25168815-952,00.html#submit-feedback


-What is Barak Obama up to today?
He is playing with light sabers!! http://news.ninemsn.com.au/glance/864223/obama-wan-kenobi-shows-off-jedi-skills



-Find out who your local, state and federal representatives are.

Local: Shayne Sutton (Morningside). State: Di Farmer (Bulimba). Federal: Kevin Rudd (Griffith)


-Look up the Queensland or Australian hansard to find the last time your local member spoke in parliament.

01-09-09 - I even have the transcript to prove it!


-Let your local member know what you think about their last speech.


From: Bre Rose

Sent: Wednesday, 16 September 2009 4:15 PM

To: Shayne Sutton

Subject: Assessment



Hey Shayne, Your last speech in parliament was tops....haha. I have the dumbest assessment for one of my subjects. I have to keep a blog and do these tutorial tasks... this weeks task:
· Find out who your local, state and federal representatives are.
· Look up the Queensland or Australian hansard to find the last time your local member spoke in parliament.
· Let your local member know what you think about their last speech. I'm not sure if you're going to get bombarded with emails or calls, but I basically need to tell you how awesome you are, then copy this email into my blog. (Don't worry, I'll only use the content, I won't copy your email address)Did you ever do something this strange when you were at Griffith? No? Didn't think so. Hope you're well. I'll see you next Monday? I told Lisa I'd come in and do some media clips again... p.s - I never looked up your speech...sorry, I'm sure it was awesome though! :)Bre

(Kinda lucky I already knew her...)

-Read the lecture and the readings, pursue a couple of the topics that you find most interesting and then post your blog with your well-considered thoughts about the theory and practice of politics.

I've alwys been interested in politics. Well, for a long time anyway. I grew up in a rather liberal based household, so for me to turn out as a labor supporter, well, just proves that I like going against the tide.

I understand how people can think of politians as liars and cheats, but I honestly think they are genuine people, who all have a common goal - to help the people.

You can read more about that in my lecture summary for this week!!

Until the next chapter...

~ Bre

Videooooo

Hi yall,

Here's a video I made.... basically photos I have of me from a young age to now.... basically my life. Hehe!! Hope you enjoy it!

Until the next chapter...


~Bre

MSN vs. IMVU

Well hello again!

Here is week 5 tutorial task. It asked us to examine both MSN and a 3D virtual world, such as IMVU, habbo hotel and sites like that.

Personally, I'm not a fan of 3D worlds, I think that's taking Internet chat rooms to the extreme!! So I'll try to remain unbiased.


What are the qualitative differences between the regular IM program and a 3D environment?

Being in a 3D environment gives the user a sense of 'reality'. The people that they are talking to on the computer have an avatar that it essentially them. Although it doesn't necessarily make the game being played a more realistic game, it just portrays that image.

What is different about the kinds of socialising that happens in these spaces? Does the 3D aspect make much difference?

Also, in 3D chat rooms there are quite a lot of players. They come from all over the globe, and could be anyone. This makes 3D chat much more dangerous then MSN, as the people you talk to on MSN are added by you. 3D Chat is especially dangerous for young kids, as thy are lured into the excitement of creating their own world, but not realising the dangers of talking to other people on the Internet.

Until the next chapter...
~Bre

Lecture 5

Well hello again!!

Surprised to see you here! How have you been? Enough chit chat, we have a lot to get through!!

Lecture 5 was one of the best so far. Well, that or last week, where we were watching awesome town!
*Come along with us!* *clap clap**come along to awesome town!* Good times.

This lecture was all about web 2.0 - Compared to web 1.0 (which, really, doesn't exist). It's the new web, just like a new generation! From what I understood of he lecture, Web 2.0 is a more 'user friendly' style of Internet, that has more features (including security) for users.

Also, is a more "read-write" style of content, where users can add information to pages (Such as Wikipedia, and even blogs)

We also looked at "Social Media" With the promise of getting over 100 followers I put the term "social media" into one of my tweets. Alas, No such luck! Perhaps everyone IS a social media expert... but I guess that just goes against the general definition of 'Expert'

The question "Are we consumers or creaters" was posed in the lecture, that really got me thinking, because we are definately consumers of the internet, we view things that really aren't ours..... But, on the other hand, if you have a facebook or a twitter then you are a creater, because you create something that other people consume!! I think therre is no clear line as to weather you are a consumer or creater, nor should there be!

Thanks to the lecture, I am not addicted to 'lamebook' - it's hilarious... I logged onto 'arsebook' - but quickly left... i'm not entirely sure how that is appropriate/relates to social media? Looked like a porn site to me?!



Until the next chapter....
~Bre

What a story!!

Check this out!! What a story!! It's about a boy who was 16 who used all sorts of technology to hack into phone lines!!

Worth a read!!!

http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/29787673/the_boy_who_heard_too_much/print

Until the next chapter....

~Bre~