Essays on Digital Era

Everybody has a political idea or agenda. The digital age provides people with the opportunity to contribute their political ideas. It has taken ages for the idea of democracy to be embraced fully by the global fraternity. This explains why everybody should contribute and support this important idea.

Winston presents himself as an optimistic writer. This is evident in the way he appreciates the steps in achieving democracy. He appreciates all stages that democracy has undergone. He attributes the growth of democracy to improvements in technology. He greatly appreciates the role of technology in disseminating information and sharing of political ...

Introduction

Technology has played a very important role in shaping the society and how the people move inside it. Countless studies have been conducted about the different possible effects, both positive and negative of society on humans and their way of lives. This paper tries to argue that digital natives have more sophisticated technical skills than other societal groups such as the digital immigrants and the non-technologically savvy group of people and are therefore more promising when it comes to the potential success in academic and professional aspects. Firstly, there is indeed a correlation between technical skills and academic and professional success; ...

In the world over the years, various ages have come and gone. Some ages don’t go but stay with us for along time. Those that go become history, but the ages that persist form part of our daily life. In the history of our world, various ages have come and others have come and gone. We have read in the history books about the ice age, the Iron Age when mankind used iron in making his tools and so on. Over along time now, we have been characterized by changes in technology and fast movement of information. This ...

Information Technology

Question one Introduction The digital divide like any other social divide brings with it inequalities that are particularly concerned with access to information. This paper delves into the issues brought about by the inequalities in the digital divide drawing from ideas presented in van Dijk’s book titled ‘The Digital Divide: Inequality in the Information Society.

In his book van Dijk asks five pertinent questions and makes an attempt to answer them in demystifying the relationship between the expanding digital divide and inequalities in the society. First, van Dijk asks whether there exists a problem in the access ...

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Over the years, there have been evolvements of new and exciting technologies. Such technologies include; mobile phones, email, the World Wide Web, etc. Such is the proof of life in the information age. Despite all the benefits presented by the information age, there has also been the introduction of new ethical predicaments (Quinn, 2013). The ethical predicaments presented by the information age may appear as ordinary circumstances for many. However, for others, the ethical dilemmas are quite realistic and present substantively new challenges for them. Agreeably, the main objective of adopting new technologies is to provide solutions ...

Democracy in the Digital Age

Democracy in the digital age mainly includes a concept called E-democracy: this is the integration of information and communication technology in governance and political systems. This is one of the major concepts how democracy has evolved in the digital age. The integration of technology in governance is mainly to strengthen and enhance democratic systems in an organization, country or region. This integration of technologies in the digital age and democracy has helped reduce some of the barriers to democracy such as lack of public awareness on governance issues and also lack of public scrutiny on government affairs.

In many third ...

Abstract

With the rapid growth of e-commerce and changes in consumer behavior, the importance of efficient digital brand building has come into a sharper focus. Marketers are in constant search for effective methods of brand developing and promoting. This writing reviews the literature on brand marketing, analyzes the modern tendencies of brand building and proposes the best digital opportunity for leading brands relying on their effectiveness for digital marketing. Key words: E-commerce, brand building, Internet, customer value proposition, operating model

Aim

Objectives - Review the literature on brand marketing and analyze the modern tendencies of brand building. - Study ...

Digital Project Management

Project Management is the method, practice and action of arranging, reform, spurring, and calculating property, schemes and gatherings to achieve particular objectives in rational or everyday topic. A project is a improvised challenge anticipated to convert an interesting article, organization or effect with a distinguish starting and end , clinch to meet exclusive targets and objectives, regularly to accomplish supportive transform or added significance and worth( Dennis P S & Jeffrey K, 1987). The temporary scenery of projects stands in opposition with the usual way things work (or operations), which are tedious, everlasting, or semi-lasting practical exercises to produce items or administrations. In ...

17thJanuary 2013

A Copyright is a way for a person to possess intellectual profit of his/her own creation. According to the United States copyright office, “It is a principle of American law that an author of a work may reap the fruits of his or her intellectual creativity for a limited period of time. “ (Copyright , 2013, p. 47). Copyright is an enshrined institution in the United States, and also throughout the world. Many argue that without the institution and supporting laws of copyrights, that artists, musicians, writers, creators, etc., would stop producing their work since it would cease to represent a monetary gain. While there are plenty ...

Arguably, businesses and doing business has tremendously changed today. The digital era has led to an accelerated range of branded services and products, as well as consumerism. The manufacture, producers and businesses advertise their services and products by employing the digital media, which include cell phones, electronic billboards, internet, as well as celebrity endorsement. One of the prominent way of marketing during the digital era is the e-marketing. E-marketing complements entire marketing strategy that is perfect, and at the same time offers advertising opportunities that are proven and is in a position to take the marketing process to the next ...

Part 1: Introduction

Privacy defines the capacity of individuals to conceal themselves or information about them. People regard a private matter as being inherently special and pertaining to the individual being or a group of people with collective interests. In this regard, the domain of privacy encompasses certain aspects such as information security as well as the need to secure information form access by unauthorized persons (Smitt et al., 2011). Various countries have privacy laws that may limit privacy in some cases in which privacy of an individual is in conflict with freedom of speech laws. In some cases, the privacy laws may require ...

Analysis of Scholarly Articles on an Issue in My Field

Issue – Plagiarism in the Digital Age National Council of Teachers of English. National Council of Teachers of English. 27 November 2013. Document. 17 October 2014.

Summary

Analysis The National Council of Teachers of English focuses on plagiarism in this article but also touches on other issues like citation and why students would plagiarize. There is a good flow of ideas in the article, and the sentences are well structured. Additionally, the words used and their combination makes it easy and appealing to read. The article has useful information on plagiarism and opens avenues for reducing its occurrence. Ebony, ...

The following case deals with the formal introduction of terrestrial radio and its effect on the promotion of new artists and new forms of music. It also talks about the future of internet radio, music and its new art forms.

“Breaking New Artist and Music: Features ‘Mohit Chauhan’s’ Secrets to Stardom”

Have you ever watched the movie ‘Cadillac Records’? The documentation comprised of the earliest artists in the States where music genres like Blues, Jazz, and Rock eventually came into existence. The movie is a presage of how broadcasting companies took over uprising musicians and hence practically promoted their fame however in return, the artists suffered blows in their careers ...

Regulation Problems

The Berne Convention; Since long ago Intellectuals believed that people should control their creations and inventions, since they are the creators of those properties. In the year 1787 America included her support for copyright in the constitution in, Article 1; Section 8, Clause 8” Which states that, “congress has the mandate to promote the science and useful arts by securing author’s and Inventor’s exclusive rights to their writings and discoveries for a limited period of time”( SPINELLO,2009,pg 31). By that time countries such as Germany, France and Britain had already began copyrighting properties for their ...

Globalization comes when international and worldwide relations come close to one another.. These worldwide relations can be in the form of business relation, technological relation, and environmental relation. People have become much closer to one another than ancient times. In ancient times, people could not have access to one another; markets were not offering products all over the world. But in recent times, if a person travels to another part of the world, he will not feel much change in environment, food or technology. If we compare the history of past to the present, we can see that economic, political, ...

Cybercrime is one of the fast growing areas of crime in the world. It is worth noting that more criminals are exploiting the convenience, anonymity, as well as speed of the internet to commit various crimes. In today’s technological era, the computer and internet are not only a tool to supervise law enforcement activities, but also an avenue for new offender to undertake their criminal activities. There are various cybercrimes in the world today; these include abuse, financial crimes, as well as attacks on computer software and hardware. Evidently, new trends of computer crime and cyber war are emerging ...

Education at present has the necessity for proficient technological tools to create, evaluate multimedia texts, and perform principles of excellent practices in every classroom in every learning institution. In educational environment, emerging technologies create various opportunities in the field of teaching and learning of different subject matters both in individual and collaborative aspects across the disciplines and different levels of learning. Many beneficial outcomes are available to the educators and learners respectively; there are many expansions of technological capabilities it offers but for the educators in particular, they are often undecided regarding how to convey technology and the Internet ...

Introduction

Human beings live in an information age where economies are based on the digitization and computerization of information, a paradigm shift from the earlier systems brought about by the industrial revolution. Even in the information age, ethics is of paramount importance especially in the use of digital information in the governance process. The case under scrutiny involves ethical issues arising from a consolidation exercise that saw the unification of citizen’s records at the London Borough of Bren.

Potential ethical issues

There are potential issues following the consolidation of citizen records in the London Borough of Bren. These issues present imminent harm to the ...

A manager has been defined as an individual who has control over a business or organization and manipulates resources and spending in the enterprise or organization. The manager is tasked with the job of minimizing costs and maximizing profit for the organization. The one sure avenue of achieving this is to focus the employees that are under him to perform in their work activities so that the objectives of the organization are met. A critical analysis of the various roles of the manager will indicate a bias towards focusing people towards the performance of work activities to achieve organization objectives (Comfort ...

Catalina’s Digital Age

Introduction Catalina is a renowned personalized coupon-printing and digital marketing company that prints coupons for customers by installing media servers and on-demand printers at the retailers’ check-out lanes and faces a number of issues as it responds to the digital age of marketing its product line. Partnering with Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) companies and food retailers sponsoring Catalina’s coupon printing and distribution exists with phenomenal $130 per 1000 coupons. Consumers can redeem these coupons at retailers, thereby attaining discounts on various product purchases. Catalina’s check-out coupon business success remains founded in its extensive network of more than 35, ...

Developing a model of brand personality in Sport Industry

Organised competitions such as sporting events have been meaningful and important cultural components of essentially every civilization that has existed throughout history. In an effort to capitalize on this ubiquity, sports media and marketing have been used to connect with customers for nearly as long as sport itself has existed, in one form or another. People have been engaged in different activities that may be associated with and classified as organized sports competitions for hundreds of years. One of the first examples of modern sports marketing involved tobacco cards featuring popular baseball players of the 1870s . The ...

Introduction

In the course of time, there has been a substantive increase in the number of people using the internet globally. The internet serves as a platform that facilitates the realization of a wide range of objectives. There are countries that appreciate the essence of the internet thus they have included the access to the internet as part of their constitutional rights. Nations that are characterized by a relatively high level of internet penetration record higher levels of growth than countries that are embodied by comparatively low levels of internet penetration. This serves as an indicator of the rate of internet penetration can be a ...

1. Porter's Five Forces analysis: the book publishing industry. The largest book publishers are Global companies from many nations. Below is a snapshot of the twelve largest book companies in the world ("World's 60 Largest Book Publishing Companies"). Random House is number five on the list. All of the large firms face similar challenges and opportunities. The Porter’s Five Forces Analysis for Book Publishers is below. 2. What are the merits to consolidation in book publishing? How large or small are these benefits? Jeremy Greenfield of Forbes magazine writes that book publishers thought that their ...

Article Review

This article titled “4 Principles of marketing in the digital age” was written by Greg Satell and appeared in the Forbes magazine on the 16th of April 2013. It gives pointers to marketers on how to cope with the ever changing face of marketing especially in the digital age. The second principle is “Use Innovation Teams to Identify, Evaluate and Activate Emerging Opportunities”. This principle will enable marketers to tap into new potential and stay ahead of the competition through taking advantage of new opportunities. Greg, however, advices companies to first test all innovations that come their way ...

Based on the Timothy Bresnahan, Shane Greenstein, and Rebecca Henderson’s article Schumpeterian Competition and Diseconomies of Scope, the authors suggest that in the past, the incumbent and successful firms fail in new markets due to the strategies they use in these markets. Other suggestions in this article include the fact that the organization frames of these big firms have been unable to flex appropriately for the new era in technology due to their fixed nature. Additionally, it is suggested that, the fear of cannibalization coupled with the underinvestment could also be a source of failure in these incumbent firms. ...

The technological development has taken the world like a storm and has metamorphosed the dynamics of the society. The virtual domain has come up to prosper and take a pivotal part in the lives of the masses across the entire globe. From the notion of self to the structure of the society have all been under the influence of digitization since the inception of the new media. The democratic process has also been immensely influenced by the new technology. The social media and internet have revolutionized the mode of communication and democracy has also seen the impending effects of the ...

Introduction

With the advent of technology, the current era is experiencing a society where individuals control how, when and where they are exposed to the media content. For instance, television is no longer a form of the traditionally accepted box of news and entertainment. Instead, it is an amalgamation of production, brands and franchises. In this regard, the show Lost can not only be viewed on the television, but it can be played online and downloaded via the mobile application and viewed through the PlayStation. The digital age has practically transformed the slow speed computers into high tech devices. With every passing ...

The most vital agencies in the world utilize Continuity of Operations (COOP) systems and sites in order to safeguard the stability of their operations in case of a website crash and network disaster. It is assumed that businesses and agencies do not rely on uploading their data to their main domain site only and do not have just a single backup of information. In most cases high level organizations have an entire COOP protocol that includes a mirror site. COOP plans have become such a vital component of client service. Protected the established lines of communication between agencies and organizations is also a COOP ...

The Digital Generation: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

This paper will present the salient points of the article “The Digital Generation: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly”. The author begins his discussion on the effects of the inventions and innovations in the digital front by identifying himself as a “digital immigrant”, that is, one who has been familiarized and accustomed with the use of the technology. On the contrary, he goes on further to define the “digital natives” as those who “have grown up with this technology and have never seen a world without it”.

Paul’s objective in his essay is to point ...

Project Description

Company managers are faced with growing pressure to improve on the performances of their organizations. Given the high competitiveness of the business world today, achieving these objectives may at times be challenging to managers. This study sets out to determine the impact of e-governance and the role of human resource development in improving organizational performance. The study will seek to determine how managers can harness on the effective use of these vices in meeting their organizational performance objectives. The project is targeted at top managers and executives in both for-profit and non-profit organizations.

Current State of the Project

The technological improvements witnessed in the ...

Executive Summary

This report shows the purported business plan of Nerd Patrol, a partnership business formed by three friends- John, Mary and Nabil. The business will be on hardware and software services, debugging, networking and franchise sales. The strategy to be adopted by the company would be using innovativeness in creating top quality for clients. Financial discipline would be adhered to. The long term goal of the business is to grow and start manufacturing innovative hardware components and software programming. Each role of active and passive managers is spelt out in this report. Employees would constitute of four units – computer engineers, marketing ...

Digital forms of communication have taken over and are drastically reshaping the ways in which the world communicates. Today, friendships, casual get-togethers, meetings and romance are developed by information found on the internet. Millions of websites, social networking sites, games and apps influence the way in which individuals relate, and how people interact. One of the ways the effect is evident is seen in online dating. Today, hundreds of websites cater to the dating needs of men and women of all ages, backgrounds, nationalities, and range of interests. This unique form of digital culture seems to have dramatically influenced ...

In the digital disconnect, McChesney describes the digital age in the contemporary society in two in the perception of the two kinds of people. He terms those who calls for digital technologies to advance global democracy and nurture innovations worldwide as celebrants. Contrary to the celebrants are the skeptics who worry about the changes that are brought about by the technology. The skeptic’s argument is that the technology is recreating to think in a particular way hindering their creativity or lowering the level of their intelligence. According to him, the two outlooks are flawed since they both do not ...

Digital divide or split is a social concern that refers to the variation in the amount of information between individuals who have access, and capable of using the modern information technology such as the use of the internet, telephone, and television and the ones who do not have access. The term "Digital divide" became widespread among some group of people, including scholars, advocacy groups, and policymakers during the 1990's. According to this essay, there are various causes of the digital divide that need to be addressed. The digital divide is brought about by the variation between individuals living in the ...

Each person has some unique talents, which distinguishes him from the next person. Such talents are evident in the manner we approach social issues or reason. In any social environment, individual interests would be observable from the move or like or dislike that one would display in the course of interacting with the environment. In most instances, people tend to identify their unique capabilities at childhood stage. During this period, one can interact with the environment by demonstrating a trait in a given direction. In my childhood, I was able to identify my oratory skills after engaging in numerous debates ...

Final- social media

Social media refers to an interaction between two or more individual where they are able to create and share ideas and information in virtual network or community. The mode of network is usually on the internet and other service provider. A social media can also be defined as an internet based application that helps people to create and share ideas on the same platform. The application mostly depends on mobile and web technologies to facilitate its interactions. The social media has expanded in many countries around the world and it’s very common with the generation Y. it incorporates a ...

Introduction

The news is one form of entertainment that people cannot live without. People may want an easy read type of news or hardcore, hard-hitting news that tackle subjects such as politics, economics, terrorism, and world news, among others. But what is "news" per se? News is about events, occurrences, people, and places. It is anything that happens everywhere, although not all news finds its way to television, radio, print, or any other media. It does not matter whatever medium is used to deliver news as long as it is objectively presented, current, controversial, informational, timely, and has direct impact ...

Definition of ethics for the information age

Information technology has been bombarded with several issues related to ethics. Ethical issues arise when one tries to achieve its goal someone behaves such that the behavior will affect the ability of other to achieve their goals. The definition for ethics for the computer age must be based on the definition of computer ethics. Computer ethics is a relatively new field of ethics that is first given definition by Walter Maner, His definition is “one that studies ethical problems aggravated, transformed or created by computer technology”. (Bynum, 2011) A closely related and an expansion theory the computer ethics is ...

Question 1

What is the “Digital Divide”?

Answer

Digital divide is a term used to describe inequalities between people, in terms of access to, use of, or knowledge of information and communication technologies (Wikipedia 2011). In other words, digital divide describes the discrepancy between groups having access to technology and those who do not have.

Question 2

How has work been transformed in the computer age?

Answer

Advent of computer age is both, a boon and a bane. It is a boon because it reduces a lot of human effort. It makes it easier to handle, store and retrieve data. It is a bane ...

Abstract

Although the methodology and technology of warfare had evolved together with human civilization, the main ideas of preparation, preemption, intelligence collection and overall awareness of enemy’s capabilities remain relevant today just as two thousand years ago. The aim of the current research is to investigate a specific issue of intelligence and surveillance, meaning the influence of the modern Revolution in Military Affairs (RMA) on the aerial surveillance. In this context, a specific issue of the Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) as means of surveillance collection is discussed in the framework of its benefits and possible challenges for the future intelligence and ...

Management and Leadership

Part 1: Theory and reviewSection 1: Introduction There are two major views regarding contemporary management and leadership. The first is the personality perspective. In this perspective, the major influence of the leader is shaped by his power to influence other individuals towards achieving some goals. Therefore, the leader uses special traits that serve as bait and amalgamation for these individuals to work towards some common objectives. The other view is the behavioral aspect. In this case, the leader selects some tools that are directive, participative, and achievement oriented. The basis for selecting these tools is the needs of ...

A. Major Issue and Focus

- Interesting issue of web content management about Using Social Media Tools to Connect to Customers to Support the Libraries

Notes

BULLET 1: I find the way libraries use social media an interesting topic for this presentation. I will cover most of the major issues surrounding the use of social media by libraries to connect to their customers to support libraries I have defined briefly in this presentation my audience, which will be the library management.

B. Context and Audience Descriptions

- Evaluate Australian state libraries’ use of social media technology ...

It is higher education worth your resources in terms of time, money and even effort as stated by Lazerson in Higher Education and the American Dream: Success and it's Disconnects In the recent day and the modern world, the saying that if you do not have any education then you are in deep trouble holds a lot of weight and truth. Many people think that they can make it in life without a higher education by finding cheap employment that does not require vocational training. A higher education is the learning stages that occur in academic, universities, seminaries, colleges and technological ...

The fundamental reason why David C. Edelman, Roland T. Rust, Christine Moorman and Gaurav Bhalla explore deep changes in modern marketing is the ascent of digital media, most notably, social media. On the one hand, they establish perfect opportunities for manufacturers and retailers to track customers’ preferences. On the other, people tend to use digital media to choose the product they want to purchase. Customers are eager to report their positive or negative experience with the product, so that companies’ accent on marketing in digital media could not only illuminate negative effects, but turn out to be leverage in ...

Abstract

In this modern day digital era, the youth are synonymous with technology. Indeed, the youth and digital connection are conterminous. It is increasingly becoming impossible to delink the youth from technology or digital connection. It may well be stated that in most nations around the world coupled with the internet connectivity, the youth’s lives are significantly driven and occupied by the mainstream digital media. This argument will examine different aspects of evidence anchoring this position as availed by the engagement of the youth in various activities including but not limited to entertainment and education. At first, there is ...

Akrivopoulou, Christina, and Athanasios Psygkas. Personal Data Privacy and Protection in a Surveillance Era: Technologies and Practices. Hershey, PA: Information Science Reference, 2011. Print.

With the changing rate of technology in the modern world and the rate of which globalization is Spreading, the need for data protection has gone high. Firms, individuals and government are taking measures to ensure that their data remains private hence looking for various ways to protect their data from exposure into the cyberspace. The book is also seen to highlight a number of emerging and interdependent topics regarding the legal protection of technology and privacy of data. In this book, the authors have highlighted new ways through which privacy of individuals is at a ...

Kenneth Goldsmith brings out his controversial idea on writing in his ‘Revenge of the Text,’ and he analyses the concept of paratextual and the technological advancement in writing has taken the different forms like typography, design, cover page etc. that can grasp the attention and appreciation of the present readers. On the contrary, Flusser in his ‘Future of Writing’ questions about the future of writing if written text has been transformed by the digital expression, as he strongly feels there is no future for writing. The preponderance of the technologies over the matter of writing is ...

Globalization essentially refers to the increased interactions on various fronts at the international level. In many cases globalization has been interpreted to mean the trade among different nations. This trade overcomes the traditional national barriers in turn facilitating interactions through both labor and commodities across nations. However, it is instructive to note that while trade informs the main form of globalization, other facets include education, cultural interactions, security and defence operations, and research, among others. In other words, globalization should not be narrowly constrained to international trade. Rather, it should be considered wholesomely to include all other forms of ...

An Information System comprises of software, hardware, individuals, procedures and data that are related and jointly work together to come up with reliable information. A lot of States have implemented the use of management information systems to create a platform where parents can interact with teachers as well as school administrators. Parents thus get access their children’s educational progress and provide them with education related information concerning the state. This research will narrow down to The State of Alabama and the management of its educational information systems.

Information Systems have several functions that lead to proper functionality. The first ...

1.According to Banerjee Debanjan, mass communication “refers to the activities of the media as a whole and fails to distinguish among specific media, modes of communication, genres of text or artifact, production or reception situations, or any question of actual communication” (Debanjan, 2010, p. 118). The process of mass communication is closely related to the media contexts.

In my opinion, there are such 7 trends that characterize modern mass media: centralization, convergence, interpersonalization, specialization, globalization, pathogenic texts, Internet based products. According to Avaya’s report, there are more 7 trends for 2013 year:

- Simplified complexity drives the agenda. ...

Reading is one of the most important activities that humankind has to offer. It has changed dramatically through the years, from different alphabets to manuscripts, printing and now the digital age. All of these changes have brought renovation and impulses to different aspects of reading, yet it has not gone out of style. In the last few years, many people have said that the printed book is dead, with the electronic book replacing it. However, Robert Darton in “Five Myths about the Information Age” correctly refutes this, arguing that the introduction of digital reading material has only modified what ...

Impact of Technology on Kids

‘Name’ ‘Instructor’s Name’ ‘Subject’ Literature Review For some years now, questions have been posed regarding the impact of digital technology on the emotional and cognitive development of young children. More recently, these questions, which so far referred only to preschoolers and older kids, have also extended to infants and toddlers because of the extensive digital exposure they are experiencing. Every new technology introduced in the past decade or so has altered the daily routine of the kids and has sparked both excitement and concern among parents and educators. Babies started watching television long ...

The Role of Stereotypes, as Portrayed in the Mass Media and the Impact on Youth Behavior

The society plays a significant role in shaping and building attitudes and behaviors of individuals who form part of it. Individuals are bombarded with information and ideas from all corners of the universe that influence their way of thinking, and also play a domineering role in shaping attitudes, and beliefs. In the past, these influences came from sources such as family, community, and schools. On the contrary, today, the aforementioned institutional influence has declined as the society transforms into a more advanced technological and information age. The development of mass media in the society has caused an imperative change in individuals' lifestyle, ...

CHAPTER ONE

I. INTRODUCTION Diversity in the classroom is extremely important to the development of children, and continues to become more important in light of the changing demographics of the classroom today. Diversity and multicultural education provides children with the context that they need to function within an increasingly multicultural society today. It is also a way to deal with the changing demographics of the classroom; in America, classrooms now contain children from a variety of different cultural and ethnic backgrounds, and providing other children with the context needed to understand their differences and maneuver around any conflicts that are created as a ...

In the digital age that we live in today, the importance of social networking as an integral part of our lives cannot be underestimated one bit. Whereas, once, it could be said that social networking was best left to individuals looking for some entertainment, nowadays, social networking has become the driving force for the globalization movement. Simply put, social networking allows us to connect and interact with hundreds of people at once. There are no boundaries, no limits, so the opportunities presented are endless. In addition, social networking is not all about communication. In fact, it allows individuals to ...

Many people do not trust what they read or hear in the media. For example, in a survey conducted in 2012 in the United States by Gallup, people were asked, "to what extent they believe" exactly in unbiased and comprehensive coverage of the facts in the news appearing in the media, on television and radio. Every 6 out of 10 people responded, "Not very confident" or "not sure." Is this distrust justified? Many journalists and the companies, in which they work, have committed themselves to providing accurate, informative evidence. Yet there is cause for concern. Consider the following aspects: ...

Transformation Of Video Games

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Introduction

The rapid development and evolution in the technology industry has affected and transformed other industries as well. Consumer today is more connected and updated than ever. The current generation is even unfamiliar with several of the traditional mass media verticals. Hardware advancements and internet have revolutionized the way people used to use their TVs and phones as TVs have been transformed into IPTV and video on demand channels have given more control and choice to the consumers. According to statistics (figure 1), the use of digital TV and non-voice use of phones (texting and ...

Introduction to Digital Communication

Introduction to Digital Communication Being the first week of the lecture, this topic remains intriguing to me. There are several concepts and ideas that I remember vividly from this first week topic. First, it is worthwhile to point out that this topic reminds of the fact that the idea of identity is subjective. Everyone has a feeling of how he/she thinks about him/herself. As the lecturer puts it, the concept of identity is multifaceted. There is no clear-cut definition and understanding of personal identity. I can reflect from the topic that identity can be either a personal thing or a group ...

In his article, Multiplicitous and Inorganic Bodies, Lynn tackles the relevance of understanding the principles of proportional geometry. By incorporating this principles on architectural designs, architects can achieve harmony which results to a natural, well-crafted work (Lynn, 1992). As a professor of architecture, Lynn is thoroughly concerned with the spatial bodies of inanimate objects he refers to as ‘organisms’. Lynn argues that in order to better understand any object, destroying it would be the first option. Similarly, biological sciences attempt to study the vital functions of the organs through live dissection and open surgery. In architecture, creating a plan is also a simple ...

Journalism ethics and standards are comprised of the basic principles of good practice which are applicable to the journalistic profession (print, broadcast and online journalism). Journalism ethics and standards are a subset of media ethics which serve as the professional code of conduct (Smith, 2008, pg. 5). Media ethics forms what is commonly referred to as the “canons of journalism.” Journalism promotes justice and is the foundation of democracy. A journalist’s duty is to seek the absolute truth and provide a fair, accurate and a full account of events. Ethics in journalism strives to ensure that the public is served with ...