File sharing can be defined as the act of distributing or making available digitally stored materials. Some examples of this are music, movies, documents, photos, and games. P2P file sharing, on the other hand, allows users to have access to media files (music, movies, books, games) using a peer-to-peer software program that searches for other computers that are connected on the peer-to-peer network for the desired content.
Some examples of P2P sharing are shown in the Wired article that describes BitTorrent. In this article, the author describes how users use a P2P file sharing service that allows users to download content that other users put up. Other users can download this content very quickly if other users have downloaded this content as well because it gathers information from other users.
Citations:
The BitTorrent Effect by Clive Thompson, Wired, January 2005. http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/13.01/bittorrent.html
Wednesday, July 6, 2016
The Next New Thing
Social networking platforms have been such a exploding industry which has led many people to try and discover "the next new thing". The reason why finding a new platform is so difficult is because creating a new social media tool requires two things: a large active user base, and also a social media platform that fulfills a need that is not being met.
If I were to create my own social networking platform I would design one that caters to undergraduate students who want to network with professionals in certain industries. This is beneficial to both parties because it allows students to discover what industry they would like to work in coming out of college. It also helps companies and recruiters discover promising students through networking, which might serve as better candidates as the original recruiting process of just looking at a resume.
If I were to create my own social networking platform I would design one that caters to undergraduate students who want to network with professionals in certain industries. This is beneficial to both parties because it allows students to discover what industry they would like to work in coming out of college. It also helps companies and recruiters discover promising students through networking, which might serve as better candidates as the original recruiting process of just looking at a resume.
Privacy & Confidentiality
Due to the emergence of new media, privacy and confidentiality are two topics that have changed dynamically especially because of the heavy usage of internet today. Social media is a tool that has emerged due to the introduction of Web 2.0. Because of social media and the mass number of users, there is a huge aggregated set of data available today. Users now have to be very careful of the information that they display online today because once it is available on the Internet, is impossible or very difficult to remove.
Users now have the option to either privatize their account, or set it to public so other users have easy access to their content. Because of the growing concern of a loss in privacy in the new age due to social media and the Internet, it is important to take advantage of these resources and options that social medias now have. Utilizing these privacy settings help users take control of who can view their content and lead to a less concerning loss in privacy in this new digital age.
Users now have the option to either privatize their account, or set it to public so other users have easy access to their content. Because of the growing concern of a loss in privacy in the new age due to social media and the Internet, it is important to take advantage of these resources and options that social medias now have. Utilizing these privacy settings help users take control of who can view their content and lead to a less concerning loss in privacy in this new digital age.
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