CIS120-01 The Internet Fall 09 @UCC - Recently Updated Pages

Student Discussion of Social Networking sites

luisbustamante — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:16:17 CST

The World Of Social Networking

Social Networking Sites are Sites which include Myspace, Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter and many more. There are social networks that are for everyone Myspace. Facebook. Some are Professional Social Networking, LinkedIn. Yibster is a social networking site which caters to muscians.Writertopia is a social networking site for writers but they are selective you need an invitation code. If you need to find people in your field you can find them on a social networking site.

This is a 1m 48s video about social networking that is very helpful.

CIS-120 Class of 2009

LeeHogan — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 05:15:27 CST

Have you ever wondered how you would have looked like if you were stuck in the 80's, 50's, or 40's?! Well, you can! Yearbook yourself is an entertaining website where you can use your face in a photograph and blend it with whichever decade body you like. Once you go on it, play with it a little. Try to find a picture that best fits the body and save it. Upload it here to share with the class.

Hint: if you don't know where to begin, just press the link " " and take it from there.

I'll start.

here in me back in the day!!

Lee Hogan - 1964

Contact Info

LeeHogan — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 04:46:35 CST

I was thinking, true we all exchanges information with a few classmates on our first day. But not everyone was here the first day and not everyone exchanged. So would it not be convenient to have a page to list everyone’s contact info? So I thought it would be nice to get everyone’s e-mail here, if you want to leave your phone number too that’s up to you. But we will all be working together so we should be in contact.

I'll start:

Nicole Severini

GothicArtist@gmail.com, this is my personal e-mail that I check about twice a day at least. so it's faster to e-mail me here then using the school e-mail.

Lorena Gomez
email: lgomez1726@yahoo.com

Roberto Alvarez

e-mail: robalva13@gmail.com
cell: 908 425 1810

Ninoska Perez
email: Nino8678@yahoo.com

Luis C. Bustamante

e-mail:luisbustamante18@gmail.com
cell: (908) 875-5207

Lee Hogan

Lee.Hogan@verizon.net
Cell: (908) 447-8157

Cell Phones in College teaching

10131949 — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:31:59 CST

http://www.infinitethinkingmachine.org/2009/02/lucy-and-lucies-friday-five-cellphones.htmlThe October issue of the UCC Scroll had an article entitled
According to an ad in Google, we found that cell phones are practical tool to improve education for kids right now is to push getting learning material to the cell phone screens!

What are your views?

Privacy

10131949 — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:04:16 CST

1) Do not reveal personal information inadvertently.

2) Turn on cookie notices in your Web browser, and/or use cookie management software or infomediaries.

3) Keep a "clean" e-mail address.

4) Don't reveal personal details to strangers or just-met "friends".

5) Realize you may be monitored at work, avoid sending highly personal e-mail to mailing lists, and keep sensitive files on your home computer.

6) Beware sites that offer some sort of reward or prize in exchange for your contact information or other personal details.

7) Do not reply to spammers, for any reason.

8) Be conscious of Web security.

9) Be conscious of home computer security.

10) Examine privacy policies and seals.

11) Remember that YOU decide what information about yourself to reveal, when, why, and to whom.

12) Use encryption!

Free Internet Privacy Software

http://freeinternetsecuritysoftware.com/free-privacy-software.htm

The internet is a great place to find answers for practically anything. It is a helpful way to communicate to people, an alternative way for learning, find reviews on a product, and etc.; however, there are some negatives. The internet can be one of the most dangerous places to be on. One reason is because of invasion of privacy. Thankfully, Electric Frontier Foundation created a helpful list for us to prevent anything regarding those issues from happening.

Cyberterrorism

10131949 — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:46:21 CST

Def:
Cyberterrorism means attacking computers, networks, and other electronic technological capabilities to either damage the cyberspace infrastructure itself or to damage some other target, motivated by terrorism.

Cyberbullying

10131949 — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:30:04 CST

Back in the day, even if kids were bullied on the playground, they at least could get home and be "safe." A new wrinkle in childhood bullying is that kids who are harassed online have no way to escape -- they are vulnerable 24/7. In a survey I did, college freshmen said that they suffered effects such as sleeplessness, weight gain or loss, changing their routes to school or work, and even needing an escort to and from athletic practices.
It's no longer possible to teach a kid who suffers at the hand of a bully how to fight back, or to simply ignore it. In cyberspace fighting back may be impossible, and to ignore it means to opt out of cyberspace more or less permanently -- which kids don't want to do.
In cases of impersonation or when kids don't know the bully, ending the problem is difficult. Some parents have been forced move to other states to evade bullies. The outcomes can be very serious.

CIS120-001 The Internet Fall 09 F2F @ UCC NJ Home

Heart_ov_a_Lion — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:27:51 CST

Topic	Name 1	Name 2	Name 3	Name 4
Blogs *	Sabino	Nino	Diego	Lorena
YouTube*	Denzel	Nino	Diego	Roberto
Social Networks	David		luis	Stan
Twitter*	Jeremy	Nino	Denzel	Roberto
RSS			Christian	Jeremy
Wiki	Lorena		Nicole	Christian
MMO	Christian		David	Stan
Genealogy	Lydia			Bunette
Cloud Computing
Meetups
Forums	Sabino		Nicole	luis
Online Learning	Lydia

Reggie's Sandbox!

Heart_ov_a_Lion — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:26:01 CST

Jr. Smith

Jr Smith is one of my favorite players in the game of basktball. I am a really big fan of basketball. Favorite team is Denver nuggets and on the football side my favorite team is the Pittsburg Steelers. Sports involves around me. Me without sports it's like me not having my phone for a day.

Links to Students' Google Calendars

Heart_ov_a_Lion — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:16:38 CST

Stan's Calendar

Reggie's Calender

Funny Videos

luisbustamante — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:47:04 CST

Add your own but please try to keep them pg-13 lol
Short (20 second) super idea (Prof G has a sense of humor)

Posted my David 1:25 minutes scarily accurate.

Contribute to the Web

10131949 — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:30:39 CST

http://www.intuit.com/website-building-software/?s_cid=IGC20682&pd=t

Youtube. Opening the way for a new form of entertainment.

"Rebirth-of-aG0d" — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:37:21 CST

Perhaps we all can agree that youtube is the single most visited video sharing website and that most of its content is generated by people that wanna share something with a video. We all have visited youtube looking for information on some topic, to laugh at someones video, to learn something (guitar lessons, piano lessons, language, bio of somebody famous. If you visited youtube.com today you probably noticed that most of the videos you found are generated by people like you and I. Theres also music videos, TV shows, and Channels each with different content (Content that has to be regulated because of copyright laws. Have you tube today.

HISTORY

YouTube is a video sharing website on which people can upload and share videos. Former employees of PayPal created YouTube in February of 2005. Youtube displays a wide range of use video content which include movie clips, TV clips, and music videos, and amateur content such as video blogging. Most of the content on YouTube has been uploaded by individuals, although media including CBS, AND the BBC offer some of their material via the site. Accounts of registered users are also called "channels".

CONTENT & LAWS

Due to the use of copyrighted material in many of the videos created by users, youtube has removed many audio or whole videos to avoid being sued by the owners of such material. We can find many music videos uploaded by Universal Music Group, Sony MS, BMG and other labels to prevent copyright infringement. Theres also big TV networks that upload content from their programing to youtube. (Add more content people !!)

YOUTUBE.COM = FREE ADVERTISING

Well not really free but cheaper than buying air time on TV or Radio and then hope that people will watch it. Sites like youtube.com, myspace.com, facebook.com are visited by people all ages; Therefore, ads in this websites will be more "viewable" than an ad on tv. Artist , speacialy new artist advertise their music on youtube without paying huge amounts of money to labels or productions of CD's that might not sell ( insert someone who gt famous out of youtube here ). The presidential election was broadcast by youtube and alot of people watch it this way. Candidates even had their channels. ( Look this up people , just fill up with some facts here please and more ways Youtube is used to advertise.

SIGNING UP : DOES AND DON'TS.
Signing up is simple, just need a valid e-mail address because you will need to activate your new account with a link sent to that e-mail. After Signing up theres alot of things you can do. DO upload videos and share them. DO Favorite other peoples' video and DO make your own channel. DO Customize your channel with the available templates and colors. DO make your own little world within the youtube community and add friends. DO try to get famous overnight, who knows?! it has happen. (NAME SOMEONE PLZS!!)

Here are some of the things you shoulnt do. Just because you are behind a screen miles away from anybody who has kindly upload a video for your entertainment: Don't insult them, Don't post racist comments, Don't say anything you would say in front of that person. DON'T ever post FIRST!!! as your comment.

The Most Viewed Video on Youtube.com

Diego
People on my group add your names here as you collaborate with the material plis!! Thank you!

Denzel- I added alittle of the history, imma add more things

RSS

Lmontalvo — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:01:47 CDT

RSS news RSS (most commonly translated as "Really Simple Syndication" but sometimes "Rich Site Summary") is a family of web feed formats used to publish frequently updated works—such as blog entries, news headlines, audio, and video—in a standardized format.[2] An RSS document (which is called a "feed", "web feed",[3] or "channel") includes full or summarized text, plus metadata such as publishing dates and authorship. Web feeds benefit publishers by letting them syndicate content automatically. They benefit readers who want to subscribe to timely updates from favored websites or to aggregate feeds from many sites into one place. RSS feeds can be read using software called an "RSS reader", "feed reader", or "aggregator", which can be web-based, desktop-based, or mobile-device-based. A standardized XML file format allows the information to be published once and viewed by many different programs. The user subscribes to a feed by entering into the reader the feed's URI or by clicking an RSS icon in a browser that initiates the subscription process. The RSS reader checks the user's subscribed feeds regularly for new work, downloads any updates that it finds, and provides a user interface to monitor and read the feeds.

Courtesy of Wikipedia...

Virtual Worlds: MMO, Massively Multi-player Online role playing games

Null507 — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:07:49 CDT

A massively multiplayer online game (also called MMOG or simply MMO) is a video game which is capable of supporting hundreds or thousands of players simultaneously. By necessity, they are played on the Internet, and feature at least one persistent world. They are, however, not necessarily games played on personal computers. Most of the newer game consoles, including the PSP, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Nintendo DS and Wii can access the Internet and may therefore run MMO games. Additionally, mobile devices and smartphones based on such operating systems as Windows Mobile and Google's Android, as well as the Apple iPhone are seeing an increase in the amount of MMO games available. MMOGs can enable players to cooperate and compete with each other on a large scale, and sometimes to interact meaningfully with people around the world. They include a variety of gameplay types, representing many video game genres.
Courtesy of Wikipedia

Many MMO's have a free limited version. Runescape allows you to play for as long as you want in a small world which takes up about the equivalent of about a square mile. There are about 16 missions. All of which can be completed with the skills available. It makes for an easy start to get into the game. It helps you to get leveled up before getting involved with the big time paying players. It can take weeks do causal play to plateau. Note: This section was written based on early experiences from about 3 to 4 years ago. Runescape seems to have improved greatly since then I will be giving it a second try soon. I have joined Runescape as a free player once again. I was surprised that the game has change very little but not disappointingly so. The games graphics are still poor but to make them better would have required a massive overhaul that would have shut the site down for weeks and probably put a few nerds in the hospital with withdraw symptoms. The game does however have an HD option which provides slightly better texture to the terrain. Even thought the game hasn't changed much I am looking forward to playing further and eventually goin back to being a member instead of a F2P (Free-to play) player.

Also some dedicated fans have started a Wiki which is helpful to new users and returning players like me. It is slow but it hasn't given me any problems on my laptop.

Disney created a MMO called Pirates of the Caribbean Online. The free gameplay available doesn't allow for the first mission you are given to be completed. Free players share the same worlds as paying players leading to many popups tellingt you you are about to enter a member only area and that you can't go any farther. It takes 3 days of casual play to reach a point where you can't do anything.

Runescape.com

Second Life

Discussion Forums

IcySapphireEyes — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 10:49:39 CDT

What is a forum?
A forum is a place where users of a site may go to ask questions about the need they acquired, whether it being a product just off the line or where to find a good veterinarian. It's a simple Q&A format, someone asks a question while others reply. A forum has multiple lengthy discussions that anyone, or anyone joined to the site can reply to. It's a median to voice new ideas or ask questions.

Who created it?
Forums were actually made in ancient Rome. They were market place meeting areas like town square and often used for judicial or personal matters. In today's day and age it's used for more personal matters. Internet wise these sites started appearing in the 1996 but there was no one person responsible for this online bulletin board.

Why should you use it?

Intellectual exchange
Learning new ideas and refining old ones
Enjoying community membership
Influencing the forum's evolution
Contributing to others
Making new friends and contacts
New business leads
Keeping up with current events
Learning about new opportunities

Why might you be against it?

Reduced concentration and focus
Reduced productivity
Chronic procrastination
Increased pessimism and/or apathy
Being distracted by endless debates and idle gossip
Gradually substituting tribal group think for your own intelligence
Impaired social skills, neglected relationships, and a weakened social circle (a consequence of substituting online socialization for face-to-face conversations)
Reduced energy (forum participation is sedentary compared to more active social outlets)
Reduced self-esteem
Career and income may suffer (including loss of employment)
Forum addiction

pros and cons taken from here

Who can make a forum?
Anyone!

Top Forum Sites taken from here

Gaia Online - Role Playing Community
CNet - Technology Discussion Forum
4Chan - Japanese Culture Discussion Board
IGN Forums - General Video Game Board
Nexopia - Picture Rating, Sex and Relationship Discussion Board
VNBoards - Role Playing Games Discussion Site
OffTopic - General Discussion Site
Something Awful -General Discussion Site
PBNation - Paint Ball Site
VWVortex - Car Forum
Christian Forums - Christian Faith Discussion Board
Body Building - Body Building Discussion Site
Fan Forum - Celebrity Fanbase Discussion Board
Digital Spy - General Digital Entertainment Forum
Honda Tech - Honda Forum
Corvette Forum - Corvette Discussion Site
Rooster Teeth - Web Comic Community
DIS Boards - Disney Trip Planning Discussion Site
JLA Forums - General Discussion
Sky Scraper City- Architecture, City-Scapes and Urban Photo Forums
Two Plus Two Poker - Poker Forum
Harmony-Central - Music Discussion Site
The Force - Star Wars Forum
HF Boards - Hockey Discussion Board
Cruise Critic - Cruise Travel Messaging Board
Sher Dog - Mixed Martial Arts Discussion Forum
WoW Forum - World of Warcraft Discussion Board

Twitter

Lmontalvo — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 16:15:17 CDT

Lydia Montalvo Follow Denzel on Twitter

Follow Roberto on Twitter: Twitter.com/r0bbie_r0b

Follow Bunette on Twitter: http://twitter.com/tLcGO

Hello everyone! I have a Twitter account, you can follow me on Twitter: Twitter.com/Nino8678 Hope to see you there.

e-commerce

Nino1229 — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 10:23:23 CDT

I have an account on ebay.com, and I Love it. I have sold items on ebay and bought many items on ebay. I bought books, engines, special parts for my car and even perfumes. It is alot better than a retail store because you can see all of the different prices on one page. You can bid or buy it for the reserved price. Most of my school books were purchased through ebay and I saved alot more than buying them from the school bookstore. I trust the website very much, and the only time they will deduct money from your account is when you purchase a product. You will be surprised with the things that ebay sale on their website. Majority of the time the products are in good shape, just make sure you read the sellers reviews and pictures before actually buying the product. Well I think I pretty much covered it, just make sure you check it out.

Student Email Addresses

Nino1229 — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 10:14:48 CDT

Bunette	asmide@msn.com
Christian Stephen	trggrblade@hotmail.com
David Reyes	<null507@gmail.com
Denzel Bell	xXxD3NZ3LxXx@yahoo.com
Diego Ramirez	diego_mxc@hotmail.com
Jeremy Antoine	and1jman@aim.com
Lorena Gomez	lgomez1726@yahoo.com
Luis Bustamante	luisbustamante18@gmail.com
Lydia Montalvo	l_montalvo@verizon.net
Nicole Severini	gothicartist@gmail.com
Reggie Mills	Reggieregg22@aol.com
Rene Juarez	10645191@ucc.edu
Roberto Alvarez	robalva13@gmail.com
Sabino Flores	10546375@ucc.edu
Stanley Pluviose Nino Perez NIno8678@yahoo.com	stanleypluviose@gmail.com

asmide@msn.com, trggrblade@hotmail.com,
null507@gmail.com, xXxD3NZ3LxXx@yahoo.com,
diego_mxc@hotmail.com, and1jman@aim.com,
lgomez1726@yahoo.com, luisbustamante18@gmail.com, l_montalvo@verizon.net,
gothicartist@gmail.com, 10645191@ucc.edu, robalva13@gmail.com,
10546375@ucc.edu, stanleypluviose@gmail.com

Student Discusssion of Genealogies

Nino1229 — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 09:23:15 CDT

I have started a Genealogie, or my family tree. It is quiet interesting actually, the more family members you to join, the bigger your tree grows. I can't wait to tell all of my family members to join, I have a very big family so I know our family tree will be big. I joined Family Tree, you should too and see your tree grow. You can post pictures and add events. It isi pretty cool. Try it!