Blogs and Wiki are new forms of media introduced since the evolution of the Internet and old media. Today, these web pages are heavily used for information and communication amongst various modes of other media. They can be used for informational, educational, and personal purposes. Today, they can easily be published to the webpage(s), and accessed or viewed by others. Yet, there are differences in the how content is organized as well as presented.
Blogs, like journalism (news articles or reports), are formatted by posts marked by the author's post date and time. Blogs can be used for brainstorming or collaboratively producing ideas. In the field of education, teachers can use blogs to discuss topics, and gain insight on their students' perspectives. Unlike Wiki's, blogs can be limited to one author who has control over the message and content. Posts are then followed by comments that are opinionated or conversational. The discussions on blogs are ongoing, and fresh or in-the-momnet. A collaborative effort , reported by the New York Times, revealed a drug raid in Brooklyn through conversations of concerned neighbors (Wilson, Brooklyn Blog Helps Lead to Drug Raid).
Wiki's, can merely be information-based and modified by more than one author. This form consists of content that is more organized and clean, in which contributors would edit the webpages (information, links, etc.) in order to keep information up-to-date and credible. Information can be contributed over time (an ongoing process), whereas blogs present the latest news on the top of the webpage or archive list. In education, teachers can present syllabuses and links to their lesson plans, accessible to students and parents. However, in a network that enables anyone to contribute, there are likely to be inaccurate information and too much information flooding a topic. It is a risk for viewers reading misleading content, as well as contributors presenting insightful and "helpful" content (Sutler, Wikipedia: No Longer the Wild West?).
I cannot think of a new way of using wiki's, yet I recently found an article about the Vatican using Wikipedia to catalog cardinals' biographies. I was surprised in the fact that the Vatican was open to it.
Vatican Uses Wikipedia to Compile Cardinals' Biographies
Thursday, February 28, 2013
Thursday, February 14, 2013
Project Description
Hello.
Topic: The Future of Old Media
Summary: I will primarily focusing on old media that has changed over time. For instance, the evolution of newpapers, magazines, and books (perhaps include radio, but I am interested in the transformation of print to Internet). Each form of old media will explore their historical significance to society (politically, economically, and socially), then explain how society changed to new media (politically, economically, and socially). For example: Printed newspapers were professional mediums of plainly sending news to people (war, politics, and social movements). Today, the news are presented via e-text, and can be seen by virtually anyone who has access to the Internet. In addition, news has become more personal through blogging/vlogging, and journalism is done my both professional and amateur writers. News can be provided at Live-stream (real-time) such as a speech by Barack Obama or the Superbowl. Basically, I will distinguish between old media and new media, their significance to society, and end with how it will impact our future (creative thinking required).
-Jeslie Mae T. Clavo
Topic: The Future of Old Media
Summary: I will primarily focusing on old media that has changed over time. For instance, the evolution of newpapers, magazines, and books (perhaps include radio, but I am interested in the transformation of print to Internet). Each form of old media will explore their historical significance to society (politically, economically, and socially), then explain how society changed to new media (politically, economically, and socially). For example: Printed newspapers were professional mediums of plainly sending news to people (war, politics, and social movements). Today, the news are presented via e-text, and can be seen by virtually anyone who has access to the Internet. In addition, news has become more personal through blogging/vlogging, and journalism is done my both professional and amateur writers. News can be provided at Live-stream (real-time) such as a speech by Barack Obama or the Superbowl. Basically, I will distinguish between old media and new media, their significance to society, and end with how it will impact our future (creative thinking required).
-Jeslie Mae T. Clavo
My First Blog
Hey everyone,
Salut to my very first blog. The twenty-first century is a new era for all media, where blogging is the new convenient, personal way to spread news and stories around the world. So what to talk about?
Well recently my household had suffered a troubling snowstorm on Long Island that occurred between Friday night and Saturday afternoon. For habitants living in the city, I commend your team of snow plows, otherwise... the people of Suffolk were trapped in their homes for about 3-4 days, and dozens of cars were abandoned on the Long Island Expressway.
I recall Friday night, amazed of how many cars were stuck on the LIE. I attended class at Baruch College earlier that day and left around 4 p.m. as the snow was beginning to fall. I did not predict the snow to fall so fast nor so much. At the beginning of the trip, cars were running 10 mph. Eventually, there was so much snow that cars started derailing to the curbs and everyone decided to make their own lanes just to get around the stalled. I lost count at forty cars. I thought to myself, "Fore-wheel drive, my @$$."
My car was on the verge of giving up when I met traffic. Cars congested on a bridge and the snow continued to fall. I said to myself, "We can't stop or we'll all be stuck in this snow." I checked my news provider's Facebook on the status of the snow, and I asked my friends if they heard about any accidents on the bridge. Finally, someone commented, "Actually yeah I'm on bridge too, there's too many cars getting stuck. No way around." I was lucky to find an exit and leave. And thank goodness for my GPS, I was able to find my way home, since it was difficult to see the street signs.
The only problem was getting up the driveway. From that day, I was trapped within 3 ft. of snow for days. I would often watch the news, check the Facebook status of my news provider, and keep in touch with friends. It was suggested by the governor to fill out a form online on streets that weren't plowed instead of calling, since emergency lines were reserved to actual emergencies and reporting stalled cars. It was helpful to see traffic updates of the LIE and transportation. Eventually, my neighbors rallied together to plow our streets.
What's important from this experience is to keep contact with the news and with loved ones. Also, practice defensive driving because not only does it pay off with your insurance provider, but also saves lives.
-Jeslie Mae T. Clavo
Salut to my very first blog. The twenty-first century is a new era for all media, where blogging is the new convenient, personal way to spread news and stories around the world. So what to talk about?
Well recently my household had suffered a troubling snowstorm on Long Island that occurred between Friday night and Saturday afternoon. For habitants living in the city, I commend your team of snow plows, otherwise... the people of Suffolk were trapped in their homes for about 3-4 days, and dozens of cars were abandoned on the Long Island Expressway.
I recall Friday night, amazed of how many cars were stuck on the LIE. I attended class at Baruch College earlier that day and left around 4 p.m. as the snow was beginning to fall. I did not predict the snow to fall so fast nor so much. At the beginning of the trip, cars were running 10 mph. Eventually, there was so much snow that cars started derailing to the curbs and everyone decided to make their own lanes just to get around the stalled. I lost count at forty cars. I thought to myself, "Fore-wheel drive, my @$$."
My car was on the verge of giving up when I met traffic. Cars congested on a bridge and the snow continued to fall. I said to myself, "We can't stop or we'll all be stuck in this snow." I checked my news provider's Facebook on the status of the snow, and I asked my friends if they heard about any accidents on the bridge. Finally, someone commented, "Actually yeah I'm on bridge too, there's too many cars getting stuck. No way around." I was lucky to find an exit and leave. And thank goodness for my GPS, I was able to find my way home, since it was difficult to see the street signs.
The only problem was getting up the driveway. From that day, I was trapped within 3 ft. of snow for days. I would often watch the news, check the Facebook status of my news provider, and keep in touch with friends. It was suggested by the governor to fill out a form online on streets that weren't plowed instead of calling, since emergency lines were reserved to actual emergencies and reporting stalled cars. It was helpful to see traffic updates of the LIE and transportation. Eventually, my neighbors rallied together to plow our streets.
What's important from this experience is to keep contact with the news and with loved ones. Also, practice defensive driving because not only does it pay off with your insurance provider, but also saves lives.
-Jeslie Mae T. Clavo
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