Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Copyright to Music

After reading this article I did not realize all the complications of using a song in anything such as a project or just if it's playing in your restaurant or even an elevator. Now I understand why they do play such cruddy music, because it costs A LOT of money to play good music! I recently made a scholarship video for my friend and we couldn't even use the music that is already on iMovie for it. I've also made YouTube videos that have popular music on them so hopefully I won't get in trouble for that and I'm definitely going to be more careful in the future.

Worked Cited Project

For my three bibliography makers I used Son of Citation, Bibliography Machine, and KnightCite Citation Service. All of them were very similar but Son of Citation looked the most professional. I didn't know these kind of cites existed. I will definitely be using them at college!

Friday, May 4, 2012

Reaction to Internet Revolution Video

This internet revolution video was a very interesting video. It examined all of the main areas of the internet and how they have shaped the world today. The most interesting part, I thought, was how they compared the 60s and 70s social movement to why people use the internet today. It's true, that most people use the internet to not only communicate, but spread and share ideas and thoughts that they otherwise would be afraid or just unable to without the web. I agree with all of the closing statements at the end of the video, that the web is a revolution and play a huge part of society today. On the other hand, the world wide web is neither good, nor bad, it is only a useful tool that can be used at the expense of yourself.

Monday, April 30, 2012

Privacy on the Internet

Pretty much everyone has a Facebook these days, and if you don't, congratulations because you do not have to worry about people you do not know looking at your life. Life as in, photos, posts, comments and things that you like and don't like. Facebook's privacy policy is way to long so no one really reads it. I haven't even read it myself. Now that I have watched that Facebook video I am going to read and I am going to make sure all my privacy settings are just the way I want them. Business and companies are always going to see what your doing on the internet, for business purposes (or supposedly,) but if you take the time, you have control over what PEOPLE can or cannot see your stuff. 

Thursday, April 26, 2012

Google Drive's Privacy Policy

 Unfortunately, Google drive's privacy policy is fairly similar to already established programs such as Drop box, SkyDrive, and iCloud. Ever since Google has  made a privacy policy a few months back that was an "all encompassing privacy policy for all services," concerns have been rising. Google Drive is under this policy. This policy basically says that yes, you can put your information together and share it, but Google has the right to look at and distribute it for service purposes as well. If I were using Google Drive I know I wouldn't want people seeing my work and personal stuff I put on there for myself. Although the other programs don't get as much scrutiny as Google, they are just as scary in the same ways. So if you do not want to give companies like Apple, Google and Microsoft, don't sign up.

http://venturebeat.com/2012/04/26/google-drive-privacy/

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Pinterest, Binder and Evernote.

Pinterest, Binder and Evernote are all sites that anyone could use to pull together information for work or school, or just for yourself for fun. I would use Binder mainly for a school project because it's just like putting together all information on one subject into one place. Evernote is more of a personal information holder, it can be used for work and school as well, but it is more of a notepad to help you remember things. I probably wouldn't use Evernote as much, maybe when I get a serious job or something. Pinterest is something I've always been interested in (although I just now got a profile for it.) It's like your own personal board of pictures that you like and want to share. Even if you don't have a profile it is still extremely fun and entertaining to look at. It also has a lot of creative and fun ideas for crafts and other various hobbies. Out of the three, I would most likely use Pinterest the most.