CIS Video Project is online!

The Video is done! I will upload shortly!!!

Powerpoint Is up on the WiKi + Updates!

Hey guys and gals!

You can now view my powerpoint on the class Wiki.
Also, the video will be finished on Tuesday so we can have some fun watching that, I will also post it on here when I finish with it, you can leave comments if you like!

Thanks, and have a great weekend!!!

Google Earth Presentation Today!

Hello all!

If anyone is reading this right now then I am happy to announce that I will be presenting my Google Earth Analysis. Due to popular demand from one person(lol) I have decided to show a demo of StreetView. I hope I do not bore any one with my gobbldygook about satellite imagery. Please enjoy and I am looking forward to any comments or questions you may have for me at the end of my presentation! Wish me luck!

THE NEW MEDIA TECHNOLOGIES: OVERVIEW AND RESEARCH FRAMEWORK

Firstly I would like to say that this is probably the easiest reading I have ever encountered throughout my college career. Much like Damon, reading a scholarly piece used to be equivalent to taking sleeping pills for me, not the case with Professor. Friedman's work!
To applaud the easy going vernacular and straightforward structure of the work: In my opinion it would be very difficult to find a person who will not understand the summation of this work, judging even from the abstract it is easy to grasp the agenda.
Clearly, lots of material in this paper was derived from the course documents, and that to me is very special. It makes me feel that much more intimate with the piece, having read the sources first hand.

I Drink Your Milkshake!!!

Hilarious clip. One of my favorites!

Roundtable Tech Talk: Thoughts.

Firstly I would like to congratulate all my classmates on the excellent work they presented for the discussion. I learned lots about many different new media topics as well as arising issues, such as security and legality. Some of the presentations actually stemmed a discussion which will be carried out in the next class meeting.

Below are some interesting thoughts on the presentations of my classmates:

• Muhanad's presentation on social bookmarking: I was very interested in learning more about del.icio.us since some of my friends use it and have given me great feedback about it. Muhanad explained the inner working of the system very well. The tag system is definitely a neat feature.


• Nichel's Flickr expose: I have to say that I was a huge fan of Google's own Picasa software until this presentation. The ability to share photos with others is very intriguing, especially if you have relatives or friends overseas.


• Amy's Ebay Presentation: Ebay is a very familiar site to me as I use it almost daily to buy random stuff I don't need. After the best part of a decade on Ebay I thought I knew next to everything. Amy opened my eyes to some interesting resources on the site. Particularly the forums and Ebay world pages.


• Anthony's presentation on Youtube was very interesting. I especially liked the "marketing" approach he used to discuss some of the future prospects of the site, as well as web t.v. in general.


• Johnny's explanation of Vonage and VOiP in general was very informative. The inclusion of Skype and VOiP is definitely a step in a new direction for communication. I think johnny was able to explain this very effectively.


• Melissa brought something very innovative to the table. gnu.org seems like a great open source solution to many problems which require lots of money from conventional "for profit" software developers. Although I'm not a huge fan of freeware but I may just try this cool program.
• Sarah's presentation on Web T.V. opened lots of new doors for me. The links on her blog have given me m any hours of enjoyment already. the presentation was clear and articulate. Great Job!!!
• Teisha's PowerPoint on new music media was very innovative and educational. I feel like I've been out of the loop with recordable media lately. This presentation made me realize that maybe it's about time I get an Ipod. Thanks Teisha!
• Derek's presentation on Photosynth was very intuitive and rich in content. I personally liked the web enabled demo of the actual software, even if it was a demo. I have to say that I am very happy that we got all of the kinks worked out and Derek was able to present this software without any glitches.
• Anastasia's Second Life presentation was hit. I have played The Sims at one time, but this is a whole new ballgame. I want to try this very much, however the risk of being completely immersed in this advance simulation runs very high. Thanks for a great look into a topic I have been very interested in.
• Shan's choice to discuss HowStuffWorks.com was a great idea because it is a great resource if you need to know how something functions or its principle.
• Perhaps the most controversial presentation of them all was Damon's BitTorrent presentation. Clearly the legalities of downloading content are to be discussed to great lengths(on Thursday) but isn't it fun knowing that you are able to get Microsoft's new Office for free!?!??!?
• Vincent's blog on Wikipedia was of great help to me due to the fact that he provided common coding instructions and where to find them. It was also of much surprise to me that Wikipedia was originally upheld bu a bunch of scholars with administrative privileges. Very interesting presentation.

Roundtable Tech Talk: Mapquest.

The world of global positioning satellite providers is booming. With applications from Google, Microsoft, ALK Technologies and AOL, there is much to choose from when it comes to personal or business level of geographical solutions. However for the the Round Table Tech Talk discussion, I chose to focus on the consumer level map, GPS, and directions provider Mapquest. An affiliate of AOL, Mapquest got its roots from a cartographic service(Donnelly and Sons) which provided computer based map and terrain solutions for business applications. In the 1990's Mapquest became one of the major players to provide directions and maps over the web to end users using the already mentioned technology, although adapter for the Internet. In 2000 America Online already together with Time Warner Cable acquired Mapquest.
The focus of the discussion is to outline the important changes and improvements to the Mapquest Beta site. New additions such as:

• Mapquest Navigator 5.0
• Mapquest Gas Prices
• Send to Cell Capabilities
• Find Me feature (Launched in 2006 joint venture with Nextel)
• Walking or Driving Directions Capability in Real Time
• Hybrid View(Similar to Google Earth/Maps)
• Advanced Routing

Many of these features can be found on the Mapquest Blog: http://blog.mapquest.com/

Clearly a web site such as Mapquest is a mashup in the sens of including many useful features which create a truly universal application which can be accessed through a computer or via WAP on a mobile enabled device(ie: cellular phone/smart phone).

Update!

Hello all,



As per the assignement, everyone in the course is required to have links of their fellow classmates' posted in their blog. Just below are the blogs. Click on the link to see the person's blog. Any comments welcome!

• http://yaramo2007-wwwebloggercom.blogspot.com/


• http://nbetheacis4670.blogspot.com/


• http://amychen1.blogspot.com/


• http://anthonystruth.blogspot.com/


• http://johnnyjcis4670.blogspot.com/


• http://melissakcis4670.blogspot.com/


• http://srlcis4670.blogspot.com/


• http://ti-ty.blogspot.com/


• http://thenewmediablogger.blogspot.com/


• http://nmevolution.blogspot.com/


• http://billa-newmedia.blogspot.com/


• http://livingconciously.blogspot.com/


• http://vycis4670.blogspot.com/
• http://itandsr.blogspot.com/

I will get around to putting these blog links up on the side of the blog page, but for now they will be listed here. Thank you!

How Sticky is Facebook?

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/11/technology/11facebook.html?ref=technology

The article from the New York Times was very interesting. In my opinion, the issue of security and confidentiality is being adressed in this piece. As an educational piece it certainly did its job, I had no prior knowledge of this policy on Facebook. The inability to rid yourself from the database is sort of a mixed blessing however. While the article focuses on the inconvenince and intrusion of privacy, Facebook's intentions may prove useful.
For example, the list of members may be used to research various issues by sending out surveys, or questionares. Also this database may serve as a kind of internet census of on line users based on their interests through the method of click through advertising for example.
However the meat and potatoes of this article is clearly the issue of security and intrusion on the privacy of the end user who registers on Facebook. Many great examples within the article convinced me that I would be totally against the policy which the website abides by. Furthermore I would not want to register as a member until Facebook decides to change its policy, after all I do not want to have to complete the 2000+ steps to delete my account for good if I ever had to.

Week 2

Hey all,
For those following this we are now in the second week of class. Our next assignment is to define what new media is in our own words, using varous "new media" sources. I will post my definition later today.

P.S. GO GIANTS!

This is the first assignment which was discussed in class earlier today. Here is my thesis of New Media:

The use of new media today is vast. The implementation of old media is perhaps the best way to describe this trend. Basically new media is the marriage of mediated communications technologies with digital computers. New Media is the use of old media in a new setting.[1] The term is in relation to “old” media forms, such as print newspapers and magazines that are static representations of text and graphics.[2] This new setting is largely the internet and other wirelessly enabled mobile devices. One of the more important aspects of new media is that it requires participation, some say that we now find ourselves immersed in a new culture, that of participation. [3]
Although the involvement of users is a key element of new media and its various forms, the developer or programmer who actually coded the software or hardware for that matter is ultimately just as important as the end user. The views of new media as a cyber-culture are for the most incorrect, although the view of new media is certainly subjective. Lev Manovich explains that the concept of new media is computer technology used as a distribution platform, as well as digital data controlled by software. Finally new media is the mix between existing Cultural conventions and the conventions of software.[4] Although the latter deductions are rather dated, Manovich was able to describe the notion of new media. Since technology moves forward exponentially, it is somewhat foreseeable which way new media will go on a corporate level. What is much more important however is the human factor which creates new types of new media on a regular basis.
[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_media
[2] http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/N/new_media.html
[3] http://www.conversationagent.com/2007/11/what-is-new-med.html
[4] http://www.manovich.net/new_media_images.html

Please feel free to leave comments! Thank you.

Hello and Welcome!

Hey everyone,

My name is Sergey Zhukov and I have created this blog for the purpose of using it as a resource in a Computer Information Systems course I am taking at Baruch College. Within the next few months I will be posting various kinds of information, which will hopefully benefit those who who wish to read it.

Thanks for your time and hope to see your comments on my first ever(:O) blog attempt.