In today's lecture, we watched a video which provides on the Triple J website. The video is mainly talking about the security and privacy of the Internet.
The security and privacy on the Internet is really important to every user of the Internet. People buy stuff on the Internet by their credit. If there is no security proetcting, people will lose their money easily. This may leads the closing of the websites such as ebay.com and amazon.com.
Besides, people always leave their personal details on the Internet even u are using a fake name. Your username, your eamil address or even your driving lisence and home address. These personal infomation may easily find by using google.com or yahoo.com.
I suppose these two issues need to be improved all the time.
Friday, November 28, 2008
Discover 3D Worlds and Socialising on the Internet
After I have checked out one 3D Worlds websites Active Worlds, I would like to answer the following two questions.
what are the qualitative differences between the regular IM program and a 3D environment?
The IM program always run on my desktop while a 3D envoronment always in full screen. When I use an IM prgram, I will can do something else and I am not really in the program. If I am in a 3D program, I only stays in the vitual world. Another different is the visual effect. I can look around in the virtual world while I can chatting online and remebering who I am all the time in front of a computer. I also can use my body language in the virtual world.
What is different about the kinds of socialising that happens in these spaces?
Body language and flying/crusing in this world may happen easily.
Does the 3D aspect make much difference?
Yes, of course. It makes me feel interesting and real.
In other words, are there things that are possible in one space that are not possible in the other?
Definitely. For example, you can shake your body in the virtual world while you can shake your body in font of your PC while typing on your MSN.
Could you think of where this sort of application might lead us?
Yes. It may leads the future and people may live in, just like the Matrix. People will not die, they can process his date which means transplant his memory to a virtual world, then he is alive all the time.
what are the qualitative differences between the regular IM program and a 3D environment?
The IM program always run on my desktop while a 3D envoronment always in full screen. When I use an IM prgram, I will can do something else and I am not really in the program. If I am in a 3D program, I only stays in the vitual world. Another different is the visual effect. I can look around in the virtual world while I can chatting online and remebering who I am all the time in front of a computer. I also can use my body language in the virtual world.
What is different about the kinds of socialising that happens in these spaces?
Body language and flying/crusing in this world may happen easily.
Does the 3D aspect make much difference?
Yes, of course. It makes me feel interesting and real.
In other words, are there things that are possible in one space that are not possible in the other?
Definitely. For example, you can shake your body in the virtual world while you can shake your body in font of your PC while typing on your MSN.
Could you think of where this sort of application might lead us?
Yes. It may leads the future and people may live in, just like the Matrix. People will not die, they can process his date which means transplant his memory to a virtual world, then he is alive all the time.
Thursday, November 27, 2008
Lecture Day 4
New Media, Internet Studies and CyberCultural Studies is the topic of today's lecture.
I would like to define the concept of media. According to Wikipedia, media is for help of playing audio and video files. But to me, I think media in today's wold might defined as massive media which includes the Interent, cable network and publications. Since the Internet was invented, there is a revolution in media. It attract more and more people apart from cable network (television) and publications (newspaper and magazine). The Internet changes many people's life.
The concept of internet studies is defined as a field of academia dealing with the interaction between the Internet and modern society, and the sociological and technological implications on one another in Wikipedia. The existing of this this study is really important. There are many issues with the internet users such as addition. The study not only relevant to pysychnology but also linked to the development of the Internet.
CyberCultures is really popular to young people. They bring the online lifestyle to the real life. They make friends online while they hang out with these people offline. They purchases goods on the Internet while they receive the goods at home. They use some cyber language on their computers while they write or send the cybers language in the real life. Cyberculture is also named as a cool lifestyle to these people.
I would like to define the concept of media. According to Wikipedia, media is for help of playing audio and video files. But to me, I think media in today's wold might defined as massive media which includes the Interent, cable network and publications. Since the Internet was invented, there is a revolution in media. It attract more and more people apart from cable network (television) and publications (newspaper and magazine). The Internet changes many people's life.
The concept of internet studies is defined as a field of academia dealing with the interaction between the Internet and modern society, and the sociological and technological implications on one another in Wikipedia. The existing of this this study is really important. There are many issues with the internet users such as addition. The study not only relevant to pysychnology but also linked to the development of the Internet.
CyberCultures is really popular to young people. They bring the online lifestyle to the real life. They make friends online while they hang out with these people offline. They purchases goods on the Internet while they receive the goods at home. They use some cyber language on their computers while they write or send the cybers language in the real life. Cyberculture is also named as a cool lifestyle to these people.
Discover Searching On the Internet 2 - Tutorial Session
- What search engines did you use in the Questions Session?
I used live.com and yahoo.com .
- How do you know that the place you got the answer is accurate?
I will check several answers of the same questions and choose the most agreed answer.
- How do search engines rank the stuff they find on the internet?
The most relevant information to the word you searched.
- Who, or what, makes one page (that you might get in your search results) more useful than another one, so that it is put at the top of your search results?
Wikipedia. I think it is useful and accurate. Otherwise, some sponsored sites.
- What are some of your favourite search engines? why do you like one more than others?
I prefer google. Because of it is accurate and has rich resource.
Discover Searching On the Internet 1 - Questions Session
1. Who was the creator of the infamous "lovebug" computer virus?
Onel De Guzman,http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20061206122723AAObIMr
2. What is the world record for the largest watermelon?
The 268.8 Pound Watermelon, http://thelongestlistofthelongeststuffatthelongestdomainnameatlonglast.com/largest101.html
3. How did the Ebola virus get its name?
Ebola-haemorrhagic fever (EHF), commonly known simply as Ebola- is a highly infectious viral desease, and one of the deadliest diseases to have emerged in recent decades. The first identified human case occured in Africa in 1976, near the Ebola River in the CONGO, and sporadic, localized outbreaks of the disease have since flared up in a number of countires in sub-saharan Africa., http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AgoCg1_ioJbGWv85yM7PSrwjzKIX;_ylv=3?qid=20081024153255AAZkjQ1
4. What country had the largest recorded earthquake?
The largest earthquake ever recorded was a M(w) 9.5 on May 22, 1960 in Chile. This occurred on a fault that is almost 1,000 miles (1600 kilometers) long. The earthquake ruptured along the entire length of the fault., http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AlaiAf7mfhipUXW9JaYUyJkjzKIX;_ylv=3?qid=1006030902322
5. In computer memory/storage terms, how many kilobytes in a terabyte?
Ray Tomlinson, 1971,http://au.encarta.msn.com/media_461532659/E-mail.html
7. What is the "storm worm", and how many computers are infected by it?
The Australian Prime Minister's webpage, http://www.pm.gov.au/contact/index.cfm
9. Which Brisbane-based punk band is Stephen Stockwell (Head of the School of Arts) a member of?
Black Assassin,http://www.blackassassins.net/
10. What does the term "Web 2.0" mean in your own words? What are some examples?
Onel De Guzman,http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20061206122723AAObIMr
2. What is the world record for the largest watermelon?
The 268.8 Pound Watermelon, http://thelongestlistofthelongeststuffatthelongestdomainnameatlonglast.com/largest101.html
3. How did the Ebola virus get its name?
Ebola-haemorrhagic fever (EHF), commonly known simply as Ebola- is a highly infectious viral desease, and one of the deadliest diseases to have emerged in recent decades. The first identified human case occured in Africa in 1976, near the Ebola River in the CONGO, and sporadic, localized outbreaks of the disease have since flared up in a number of countires in sub-saharan Africa., http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AgoCg1_ioJbGWv85yM7PSrwjzKIX;_ylv=3?qid=20081024153255AAZkjQ1
4. What country had the largest recorded earthquake?
The largest earthquake ever recorded was a M(w) 9.5 on May 22, 1960 in Chile. This occurred on a fault that is almost 1,000 miles (1600 kilometers) long. The earthquake ruptured along the entire length of the fault., http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AlaiAf7mfhipUXW9JaYUyJkjzKIX;_ylv=3?qid=1006030902322
5. In computer memory/storage terms, how many kilobytes in a terabyte?
- 1 Byte = 8 bits
- 1 Kilobyte = 1024 bytes
- 1 Megabyte = 1024 Kilobytes = 1,048,576 bytes
- 1 Gigabyte = 1024 Megabytes = 1,073,741,824 bytes
- 1 Terabyte = 1024 Gigabytes = 1,099,511,627,776 bytes
- 1 Terabyte = 1,073,741,824 Kilobytes
Ray Tomlinson, 1971,http://au.encarta.msn.com/media_461532659/E-mail.html
7. What is the "storm worm", and how many computers are infected by it?
- Storm Worm is a computer virus, also known as: Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Small.dam, Trojan.Downloader-647, Trojan.DL.Tibs.Gen!Pac13, Email-Worm.Win32.Zhelatin.a (Kaspersky), Downloader-BAI (McAfee), Troj/Dorf-Fam (Sophos), Trojan.Peacomm (Symantec), TROJ_SMALL.EDW (Trend Micro), Win32/Nuwar.N@MM (Microsoft)., http://antivirus.about.com/od/virusdescriptions/p/storm.htm
- Some experts have put the number of Storm-infected PCs at close to 10 million, but most estimates are more conservative, pegging the infected pool at between a few hundred thousand and a million or so machines.,http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AnUPFWaulSQMX60HR6E7X.4jzKIX;_ylv=3?qid=20071201163655AA8cWhV
The Australian Prime Minister's webpage, http://www.pm.gov.au/contact/index.cfm
9. Which Brisbane-based punk band is Stephen Stockwell (Head of the School of Arts) a member of?
Black Assassin,http://www.blackassassins.net/
10. What does the term "Web 2.0" mean in your own words? What are some examples?
- The concept of "Web 2.0" began with a conference brainstorming session between O'Reilly and MediaLive International. Dale Dougherty, web pioneer and O'Reilly VP, noted that far from having "crashed", the web was more important than ever, with exciting new applications and sites popping up with surprising regularity. What's more, the companies that had survived the collapse seemed to have some things in common. Could it be that the dot-com collapse marked some kind of turning point for the web, such that a call to action such as "Web 2.0" might make sense? We agreed that it did, and so the Web 2.0 Conference was born.
- In our initial brainstorming, we formulated our sense of Web 2.0 by example:
Web 1.0 Web 2.0
DoubleClick-->Google AdSense
Ofoto-->Flickr
Akamai-->BitTorrent
mp3.com-->Napster
Britannica Online-->Wikipedia
personal websites-->blogging
evite-->upcoming.org and EVDB
domain name speculation-->search engine optimization
page views-->cost per click
screen scraping-->web services
publishing-->participation
content management systems-->wikis
directories (taxonomy)-->tagging ("folksonomy")
stickiness-->syndication
http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/oreilly/tim/news/2005/09/30/what-is-web-20.html
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Lecture Day 3
Computers and the Internet were talking about in today's lecture.
Computer is one of the most greatest invention in the last century. It changes people's life in many aspects. To many people, the first thing after they open their eyes in the morning is turning on the computer. This may shows that computer plays an very important role in people's life.
Several years ago, computer is not for normal use. It helps scientists to process the data. It is introdued to people's life twenty years ago. Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft, he created Windows which is easy to use the computer.
In 1900s, Apple also developed its own softwares and products. People have more choices to select a computer to use.
There is no doubt that the Internet is also a great invention in the history. People use the Internet broadly and daily.
The internet call is a really useful communication tool for me. I always call my friends via Skype and MSN. This not only save me a lot of money, but also help me to get rid of a cell phone.
I got the most information from the Internet and I have not reading newspapers for years. This may also helps the environment.
Additionally, the Internet entertains us. Chatting with a friend, playing a game online and watching a funny video are so common to the use of the Internet.
I love computers and I love the Internet.
I love to communicate with people more.
Computer is one of the most greatest invention in the last century. It changes people's life in many aspects. To many people, the first thing after they open their eyes in the morning is turning on the computer. This may shows that computer plays an very important role in people's life.
Several years ago, computer is not for normal use. It helps scientists to process the data. It is introdued to people's life twenty years ago. Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft, he created Windows which is easy to use the computer.
In 1900s, Apple also developed its own softwares and products. People have more choices to select a computer to use.
There is no doubt that the Internet is also a great invention in the history. People use the Internet broadly and daily.
The internet call is a really useful communication tool for me. I always call my friends via Skype and MSN. This not only save me a lot of money, but also help me to get rid of a cell phone.
I got the most information from the Internet and I have not reading newspapers for years. This may also helps the environment.
Additionally, the Internet entertains us. Chatting with a friend, playing a game online and watching a funny video are so common to the use of the Internet.
I love computers and I love the Internet.
I love to communicate with people more.
Discover Wikipedia 2
Gold Coast is a city where I am living on.The link below is its profile on Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_Coast,_Queensland.
The article is not too long but covers several aspects such as history, geography, governance, economy, culture, tourism and landmarks, education and infrastructure of the Gold Coast.
* Is this an accurate article?
It is an accurate article which describs useful information of the Gold Coast.
*Does it cover all the basic facts that you'd need to understand this topic?
As I mentioned above, it covers basic facts of the city.
* Does this article follow the wikipedia guidelines for useful articles?
Of course. It follows perfectly.
* Is this article fair and balanced, or is it biased towards a particular side or argument?
The artcile only provides information, not arguments. And there is no negative inforation about the city.
*Finally - What changes would you make to this article to improve it and make it useful for the wider wikipedia community?
I would like to add a map of Gold Coast which helps tourists.
Discover Wikipedia 1
Ayumi Hamasaki is one of my favourite singers.
Here is her webpage on Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayumi_hamasaki.
After reading the articles on the webpage, let me answer some questions here:
* Is this an accurate article?
Actually, it is an accurate article with a lot of information.
* Does it cover all the basic facts that you'd need to understand this topic?
Yes, it covers all what I need to undertand her and her music. Although I need some gossip about her, I am fine with no gossip here.
* Does this article follow the wikipedia guidelines for useful articles?
According to the wikipedia guidelines (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:List_of_guidelines), it follows the wikipedia guidelines for useful articles. It is in the several categories and covers different aspects of Ayumi Hamasaki.
* Is this article fair and balanced, or is it biased towards a particular side or argument?
It is fair and clear, there is no argument in this article. The article just provides a lot of information about Ayumi Hamasaki.
*Finally - What changes would you make to this article to improve it and make it useful for the wider wikipedia community?
I would like to upload more high quality images of Ayumi Hamasaki. These images including covers of singles and albums. People may download these images to their iPod or iPhone.
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Lecture Day 2
Today the lecturer talked about MySpace and Facebook.
Personally I do not use MySpace, because I do not like the design of the website. I think the webpage looks like a mess. And there are many strangers distrubing me on MySpace.
I am a fan of Facebook. I like the style of the webpage, simple and tidy. The most important thing to me is I can make some friends within the university which is really good. I do not add strangers on the internet and Facebook helps me to solve this problem by its very good privacy setting. Additionally, I would prefer adding people from colleges rather than people from the internet.
I think I have a wonderful lecture today and I will try MySpace.
Personally I do not use MySpace, because I do not like the design of the website. I think the webpage looks like a mess. And there are many strangers distrubing me on MySpace.
I am a fan of Facebook. I like the style of the webpage, simple and tidy. The most important thing to me is I can make some friends within the university which is really good. I do not add strangers on the internet and Facebook helps me to solve this problem by its very good privacy setting. Additionally, I would prefer adding people from colleges rather than people from the internet.
I think I have a wonderful lecture today and I will try MySpace.
Discover MySpace and Facebook
Do you have friends whom you only know from the internet and have never met in person? Is this different to people that you know in person? Describe the difference.
I have a few friends I know from the internet and have never met each other. There is certain different to the people whom I know in person. Chatting online with my cyber friends, I may totally be myself and I do not have to hide my emotions all the time. Although we share our life everyday online, we wont bother each other in real life. That is really good.
How long have you been using these communication technologies?
I have been using Widows Messenger for over 9 years. Facebook probably for over 1.5 years.
What influenced you to start using these particular technologies?
The reason for me to use Windows Messenger is to achive the goal of instant chat with my friends. I use Facebook because I want to know more people and contact them well. These two communication technologies help me to develop my network and more frends.
Is privacy an issue for you when using new technologies? (How do you deal with issues around privacy?)
I set very strong privacy on my Facebook. For both Facebook and Windows Messenger, I would like to add the people I know. I will not be bothered by strangers under the protection of privacy settings.
I have a few friends I know from the internet and have never met each other. There is certain different to the people whom I know in person. Chatting online with my cyber friends, I may totally be myself and I do not have to hide my emotions all the time. Although we share our life everyday online, we wont bother each other in real life. That is really good.
How long have you been using these communication technologies?
I have been using Widows Messenger for over 9 years. Facebook probably for over 1.5 years.
What influenced you to start using these particular technologies?
The reason for me to use Windows Messenger is to achive the goal of instant chat with my friends. I use Facebook because I want to know more people and contact them well. These two communication technologies help me to develop my network and more frends.
Is privacy an issue for you when using new technologies? (How do you deal with issues around privacy?)
I set very strong privacy on my Facebook. For both Facebook and Windows Messenger, I would like to add the people I know. I will not be bothered by strangers under the protection of privacy settings.
Monday, November 24, 2008
Discover New Communication Technlogies
Today is 24 November,2008.
We are here to discover.
My name is Yue. I am currently studying at Griffith University.
I created this blog to share my discovery in my life with your guys.
We are here to discover.
My name is Yue. I am currently studying at Griffith University.
I created this blog to share my discovery in my life with your guys.
Communication plays an very important role in society all the time. Naturally, people have two essential ways to communicate with each other, speaking and writing. In the past, people have to talk to each other when they physically in the same area and they have to write to each other with time delays. In today's world, People not only can talk to each other immediately via phones, internet calls, but also they can wirte messages instantly via SMS, blogs , emails and IM tools. These new technology communication methods are very useful in people's daily life and all aspects of the business.
As it for me, I use several new communicate technologies everyday. When I log on a PC, I will firstly sign on my Windows Live Messenger to let my friends know that I am online. After that I will open my Internet Explore to sign in my Facebook to check out my friends' news feed. I will also chek the news too. I know exactly what happens in the world while I am home.
Well, I will discover more new communication technologies with you guys in the future.
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