Sherley's New Media Blog

On the Class Wiki there is a page open for OkCupid under the love tab. However, this year OkCupid has taken up a new strategy in order to attract more users. My contributions to the class Wiki will include background behind what the new "DTF" campaign is and why they started it. My research has led me to find statistics on the app since the advertisements were set into motion. OkCupid even has a blog where they write about their advertisements.  There has been backlash as well and my wiki contributions will include how not only the targeted audience reacted, but how other parties (such as more conservative outlets) reacted to these advertisements.  A lot of my research is gathered, it is simply a matter of putting all the data into one cohesive piece and uploading it to the class wiki

We ran danger of having our identities stolen before when we got our wallets stolen or if we lost them. With technology today the risk of having our identities stolen is constant, and can be stolen directly from our homes without our knowledge.  Privacy is something that is almost a delicacy to us now. No matter how hard we try to keep our online presence private, it isn't something that's always possible, if at all. When we sign up for websites we almost always have to check a "I agree with the terms and agreements" box, something we seldom read. We share our information with websites such as names, emails, phone numbers, birthdays and sometimes location, and we trust that these sites will keep our information safe. However, as proven by recent facebook events, our information can easily be accessed by any third party and sold.  We run into privacy issues and confidentiality issues when we look at advertisements as well. Every time we look something up on a

Baruch has implemented recently a "cost free" classroom, in which professors use free readings instead of costly textbooks. While that is a move in the right direction, if I was hired by Baruch College to use new media to improve the college, i'd start with the textbooks. Creating an opensource textbook would be the best thing for not only students but for professors as well. Many times I have been unable to purchase textbooks for class due to how costly it was and because of this my grade suffered,  as I couldn't always borrow someones textbook and read the chapters.  I believe there should also be a site, like blackboard, designed for students to interact with each other only. In many classes, professors have asked us to exchange numbers or email addresses among ourselves in order to have contact with someone in the class. On one occasion, a professor of mine created a Facebook group for all of us in class and she shared interesting articles with us and allowed us

Everyday we see examples of backgrounds for phones, tablets and laptop screens. Instead of simply finding backgrounds on the internet, friends and I have taken our favorite quotes or sayings we've come up with and created our own designs. We use the website Canva  and their collaboration tool, to edit and create designs together. We then share them with our other friends and on our social media sites. The collaboration tool allows us to not only collaborate, but to also communicate with each other what we want to create and allows for this site to be classified under "new media." Above is one of the creations we made together as a group. 

With the invention of the internet, much more has been made possible. Everywhere  from sending emails to watching videos.  People have been creating for as long as humanity has existed. With every new invention, people are given the opportunity to get more creative and continue to invent new things.  With inventions like YouTube, people are able to share their creations with the world, inspiring other people to make videos of their own. No longer are people as limited to the content that is available to them. They can now download videos of shows or movies and songs; they re now able to mash together those videos and pictures to create something new. With inventions like YouTube, Canva, Giphy and others, people that once were simply audience members can now be avid creators. No longer are ideas simply fantasy and abstract, but they can now come to life.  We see examples of these new creations when we open YouTube and see fan made music videos, mash-ups of TV shows and popular song

Virtual worlds can be used many ways. From mental health rehabilitation  to making friends with strangers in Germany. Not only do virtual worlds give you the opportunity to be someone else on the internet, but it can also be a tool to help you practice and hone skills that you would be too scared to pursue in real life.  In many instances, virtual  worlds are used for mental health. In one case they were used to help treat Army vets with PTSD or who were unable to reintegrate normally  within civilians. By creating worlds that resemble  the ones they grew use to, or have experienced trauma in, psychologists will be able to help the vets overcome the fears and terrors they once lived. It could even work for patients that suffer from severe forms of agoraphobia, allowing them to experience  the world and possibly interact with other people, which they might not have been able to do otherwise. Aside from need based therapy, virtual reality worlds opens up the possibilities for "