Privacy and Confidentiality

The Advent of web 2.0 and New Media meant more sharing of information online. Whether it be music, photos, videos, writing, or ideas; people are leaving thier information online open to the public. Although websites have security measure to keep these information realtively safe from tampering or theft, issues of security and confidentiality surface.
Are the photos and videos we put up on facebook, for example, safe? When we go to online banks, is the financial information locked from hackers and criminals? These are questions I'm sure are going through a lot of people's heads. With so many things being put on the cloud, our private lifes becomes more open to attack and exposure. Our own lives can endanger our profeesional life, i.e. a bad photo of you ruining your chance of landing a job. There needs to be internet features and stronger security codes by the websites. There also has to be a new set of mind, one must know the pitfalls of exposing your private life online. Whether through firewalls, or web keys and other measures, privacy online can be in less danger than it already is.

My presentation

Ok my presentation was not the best. I felt I had to much information, but wasn't preapred to cut it down into ten minutes. This led to inconsistent parts in my presentaion were I rushed some subjects, and went into more details in others. I knew the subject well, but my notes ended up being more props then useful, as the time contraint really just had me spewing the information I already knew by heart.
The two videos i showed were personal favorites and had mroe to do with social deviance within the game aswell as demonstraion of mashups in relation to MMORPGS. The second video was more a demo for the graphics and gameplay of the video. Again, time contraints really didn't do the video or my presentation justice. But i hung with it, and hopefully got a good grade
here are links or url to the second video at the request of rob
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0jV2ZBJMAI&feature=channel
If you're interested in the game or want to watch more related vids, look up flores pvp on youtube, search also sword of the new world, or granado espada.

Advice For Baruch

Our goal is to make Baruch as technologically advance as possible. It needs to implement New Media as much as possible to keep up. I say use a mix of New media all ready available to the general public,ands its own brand.

To alert students of important events, Baruch should use Twitter. It can reach many students, and since twitter is available on phones, makes it an emergency tool too. Now Baruch has two options with Twitter, have its own version of Twitter, or let it host the service. Much easier just to let them host.

Another tool, would be a Wiki for Baruch. This Wiki would make accessing important information easier. The baruch main website is ok, but a wiki can add an element of change. Only faculty have access, and information can be updated very easily.

How about using virtual worlds to teach students? Baruch has online classes, but a virtual class will be a great attraction to students and create a realistic environment. Learn Japanese in a virtual Tokyo from a Baruch professor. How about avoiding Big Class rooms by having it all on a virtual space. Saves time, is convenient, and might get students who don't participate to participate.