Our Class Wiki - So Far

Currently, as a finance student, I’m very interested in economics and how technology continues to reinvent business practices. That is why I have chosen to contribute to the Economics and Marketing pages on the class wikipedia pages. While I have not yet published my research, it focuses on the usage of new currency and marketing practices. In terms of currency and economics, I would like to focus on Bitcoins and how it is reinventing the business world. I would like to focus on the social and economic result of the new currency catching traction and attention. On the Marketing side I would like to focus on new services such as snapchat and discuss how companies are using new services to reach potential users.

P2P File Sharing

Today media has become all about the distribution of knowledge and resources. When a person looks to find information, all they need to do is turn to the internet and within minutes data will become accessible. Users love to share their resources and that has led to the rise of file sharing. File sharing is the act of distributing digital files such as documents, multimedia, etc. When people send one another songs or videos, they are contributing to the act of file sharing. Peer-to-peer file sharing or (P2P) is the same process however specifically focused on the idea of uploading/downloading files from servers. Users can search servers and download files from servers, such as BitTorrent. On BitTorrent any user can upload files onto the servers and allow individuals around the world access to those files. In the article “The BitTorrent Effect” Clive Thompson describes how the service affects people on a large scale, around the world. Thompson describes how people are pitching in on a collaborative project and coming together on his service.

Cite:

"The BitTorrent Effect ." Wired 13.01: The BitTorrent Effect. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Apr. 2015.

Privacy & Confidentiality

As more and more new media technology are coming out to our generation, our privacy and confidentiality are getting less and less protected. Nowadays, people can check what are you doing 24/7 if they check your social media websites. If you put important information onto your computer, there's a chance that a hacker can grab all your information without you even knowing. Compared to the old days, the new media world is very dangerous concerning with privacy and confidentiality. Now, less and less people trust the government due to the exposed NSA government program. NSA can constantly hack into your private life without any consequences at all. So we are constantly getting monitored by the government or creepers/stalkers/hackers alike. It is harder now to avoid someone since they know where you are, compared to the past where you can just change directions. The whole point of this post is that with new media around, our information/private life is constantly being broadcast with or without your permission. So sometimes it's better if we live without new media technology concerning with privacy. 

Advice to Baruch College

If I was hired by Baruch college using new media technology to improve our school environment and system, I would implement few software system. I would try to implement a new system that's better than Blackboard where students can communicate among each other when they are not in class. This will lead to a better class participation and communication, unlike the current Blackboard where everybody have to check each other thread in other to give some feedback or comments. I will also implement a system where clubs and organizations can communicate with each other instead of just searching up their information and contact them. I would want them to be open as possible where they can network better and cosponsors more events together. Also, I want a system where the students can reach out to clubs and organizations if they aren't able to make it to their events, such as a discussion board for students and clubs.