Dennis Whitfield
August 3, 2008
Journal 12
Victim Uses Facebook to finger suspect
By Larry Shaughnessy
http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/09/28/facebook.finds.attacker/index.html
A Georgetown student uses the website Facebook to find his attacker. The attacker which is also a Georgetown student appeared in court on Friday and was charged in what the police call a hate-crime attack. Phillip Cooney is charged with a simple assault with a bias/hate crime specification according to police officials and the US attorney’s office. Prosecutors said they added the hate crime specification because the attacker was yelling homophobic epithets during the attack. The victim suffered bruises to his face and a broken thumb in the attack. After the attack the victim started looking at Facebook to see if he could identify the person who attacked him.
When the victim found a profile that resembled the person who attacked him, he notified the authorities. They then created a photo spread of possible attackers and the victim picked out Mr. Cooney as his attacker, and he then was arrested. The police investigators in this case said they never had heard of a victim using Facebook to catch a suspect before. Mr. Cooney if convicted, will face up to 180 days in jail and a $1,000.00 fine if found guilty for simple assault. If he is convicted with the hate crime specification, he chances a 270 day jail stay and a $1,500.00 fine. He also is being investigated by the university to determine if he violated the University Student Code of Conduct.
Well for years now, the social sites like Facebook and MySpace has been seen as a distraction or a waste of time. Also seen as a place where mischief occurs. But here is another example of the good that can come out of having these sites. Without this site, the victim may not have been able to identify his attacker. I can see this being used in other attacks and crimes that happen in the future. Most Americans under the age of 30 has a Facebook or Myspace account, with a picture of themselves on it. As it has been easy to find old classmates and friends, it may be just as easier to find the person that has committed a crime against you. I believe this is a good thing, and something that will revolutionize the future, as we go into a more technological age.
Sunday, August 3, 2008
Journal 11, August 3, 2008
Dennis Whitfield
August 3, 2008
Journal Entry 11
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/14/nyregion/nyregionspecial2/14Rhyperlocal.html?_r=1&ref=technology&oref=slogin
In the article, “Anytown, Online.” by Bob Tedeschi, explains how things are changing in the world small town communication. Years ago the news was spread by a guy ringing a bell in town to spread the news. Now they are websites the residents are joining in creating that provides ways to avoid traffic snags, find lost dog or just to vent on a local hot-button issue. He uses as his example the suburban towns across the greater New York area. There is a service that the towns uses to register there website, called American Towns, which is based in Fairfield, Conn. The company president bolsters that the information on the site is almost entirely form users. The users have the opportunity to post scheduled meeting of religious and community organizations, suggestions for family activities and links to news from local and national papers. The site also allows community organizations to create their own website for free.
The advantages that users say by having a town website, is that it tells the residents of the events that happened that day, which is not normally covered by the local newspaper. With features of the best trick-or-treating neighborhoods, news of an accident, power failures, and police reports soon after they happen. Some towns are seeing 5,000 to 7,000 readers daily, and up to 10,000 on peak days. One town owner said that an advantage of this type of site is that people can shed light to uncomfortable subjects. One example he used, was an article posted about how the parents where abusing the soccer referees.
I think that this may be the beginning, but soon every town in America will have its own website. The internet age has revolutionized all aspects of life from our work to our personal life. I am from a small town in North Carolina, called LaGrange, NC. The once little bitty church that I raised in, now has a website, www.jumpingrunchurch.org. Now, sure the church may have tripled since the days of my youth, but still the idea of them having a website, still surprises me. But the site does offer useful information, it gives a calendar of events, the opportunity to view web cast of services, a definition of the different ministries offered by the church, an opportunity to order different messages taught, directions and you can leave your contact information for prayer. This is an example of the types of websites that are popping up all across America, to relay information.
Soon we will not realize that will start looking at our town websites for all types of information. We will be looking at them to see if our child is getting out of school early. We might even be able to look at our child from work, at their school while in progress. We will know the exact moment that high school won there game. We will know when the local bakery has a sale on those chocolate éclairs that we love so much. In other words, in small town America, we will be able to gain access to every aspect of our lives that is not available to us currently.
August 3, 2008
Journal Entry 11
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/14/nyregion/nyregionspecial2/14Rhyperlocal.html?_r=1&ref=technology&oref=slogin
In the article, “Anytown, Online.” by Bob Tedeschi, explains how things are changing in the world small town communication. Years ago the news was spread by a guy ringing a bell in town to spread the news. Now they are websites the residents are joining in creating that provides ways to avoid traffic snags, find lost dog or just to vent on a local hot-button issue. He uses as his example the suburban towns across the greater New York area. There is a service that the towns uses to register there website, called American Towns, which is based in Fairfield, Conn. The company president bolsters that the information on the site is almost entirely form users. The users have the opportunity to post scheduled meeting of religious and community organizations, suggestions for family activities and links to news from local and national papers. The site also allows community organizations to create their own website for free.
The advantages that users say by having a town website, is that it tells the residents of the events that happened that day, which is not normally covered by the local newspaper. With features of the best trick-or-treating neighborhoods, news of an accident, power failures, and police reports soon after they happen. Some towns are seeing 5,000 to 7,000 readers daily, and up to 10,000 on peak days. One town owner said that an advantage of this type of site is that people can shed light to uncomfortable subjects. One example he used, was an article posted about how the parents where abusing the soccer referees.
I think that this may be the beginning, but soon every town in America will have its own website. The internet age has revolutionized all aspects of life from our work to our personal life. I am from a small town in North Carolina, called LaGrange, NC. The once little bitty church that I raised in, now has a website, www.jumpingrunchurch.org. Now, sure the church may have tripled since the days of my youth, but still the idea of them having a website, still surprises me. But the site does offer useful information, it gives a calendar of events, the opportunity to view web cast of services, a definition of the different ministries offered by the church, an opportunity to order different messages taught, directions and you can leave your contact information for prayer. This is an example of the types of websites that are popping up all across America, to relay information.
Soon we will not realize that will start looking at our town websites for all types of information. We will be looking at them to see if our child is getting out of school early. We might even be able to look at our child from work, at their school while in progress. We will know the exact moment that high school won there game. We will know when the local bakery has a sale on those chocolate éclairs that we love so much. In other words, in small town America, we will be able to gain access to every aspect of our lives that is not available to us currently.
Journal 10, August 3, 2008
Dennis Whitfield
August 3, 2008
Journal 10
Agency Rejects .xxx Suffixes for Sex Related Sites on Internet
By. Thomas Crampton
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/31/technology/31domain.html?_r=1&ref=technology&oref=slogin
The agency that governs the Internet address system rejected a proposal to create a specialized suffix for sex related web sites. This proposal was introduced seven years ago by the ICM Registry, and was turned down by a vote of 9 to 5 by the ICANN, Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers. The board members stated that if they passed the proposal that it would be regulating the content of the sites. But the ICM said that the .xxx Web sites would only be issued to entertainment providers identifying themselves as complying with a set of business practices that included a ban on child pornography and warnings about content. ICM also has argued that the creation of the domain would enhance safety for young users by clearly defining .xxx sites as a no-go zone. Some of the major proponents of the .xxx suffix were some sex-related entertainment companies as well as religious groups. The religious groups stated that the .xxx suffix would only encourage the creation of more sex-related content.
To me, I think the proposal should have been passed. There needs to be a way to filter the content on the internet, and by using domain names like .xxx would be helpful. We all have typed in a web address made a mistake in the spelling or made a type and there was and adult site looking at you. That is especially harmful when you are in a public computer lab or at work when this happens. By having the .xxx domain with all the adult sites would prevent that from happening. Then it would also be easier to prevent children from gaining access to those sites.
August 3, 2008
Journal 10
Agency Rejects .xxx Suffixes for Sex Related Sites on Internet
By. Thomas Crampton
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/31/technology/31domain.html?_r=1&ref=technology&oref=slogin
The agency that governs the Internet address system rejected a proposal to create a specialized suffix for sex related web sites. This proposal was introduced seven years ago by the ICM Registry, and was turned down by a vote of 9 to 5 by the ICANN, Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers. The board members stated that if they passed the proposal that it would be regulating the content of the sites. But the ICM said that the .xxx Web sites would only be issued to entertainment providers identifying themselves as complying with a set of business practices that included a ban on child pornography and warnings about content. ICM also has argued that the creation of the domain would enhance safety for young users by clearly defining .xxx sites as a no-go zone. Some of the major proponents of the .xxx suffix were some sex-related entertainment companies as well as religious groups. The religious groups stated that the .xxx suffix would only encourage the creation of more sex-related content.
To me, I think the proposal should have been passed. There needs to be a way to filter the content on the internet, and by using domain names like .xxx would be helpful. We all have typed in a web address made a mistake in the spelling or made a type and there was and adult site looking at you. That is especially harmful when you are in a public computer lab or at work when this happens. By having the .xxx domain with all the adult sites would prevent that from happening. Then it would also be easier to prevent children from gaining access to those sites.
Sunday, July 27, 2008
Journal 9, July 27, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/18/fashion/18mirror.html?_r=1&ref=technology&oref=slogin
Dennis Whitfield
July 27, 2008
LBST 2213
If the Mirror Could Talk (It Can)
by Natasha Singer
Last week at Bloomingdale’s in Manhattan shoppers came across something quite different. A prototype for an interactive mirror stationed among the embroidered cotton dresses and duster pants in the Nanette Lepore department. Nothing fancy, just a regular full length mirror trimmed in a vintage white wooden frame but doubled as a three part high resolution digital screen. As customers tried on their clothing, and checked themselves out in the mirror, people online are able to send instant messages to the mirror commenting on the particular outfit. The online watchers are also able to suggest other outfits for the customer to try on. IconNicholson an interactive design firm in Manhattan, introduced the mirror to Nanette Lepore. At the moment, the mirror is just a prototype, but has used similar mirrors at other boutiques like Prada in Soho. But their plan is to sell this mirror to stores across the world.
Most people shop with a friend, sibling or parent that gives advice on particular clothing options. This mirror provides another way for people to get advice on clothing options when their friends are not available to be with them directly. They can make a phone call and tell whoever to log on to the site, and check them out. Some say that this will not take off because who is home during the day stuck to a computer during prime shopping hours. But, with technology constantly advancing, someone could access the site by using there cell phone browser. This will especially be the case for the younger people who already have access the sites of myspace and friendster.
Dennis Whitfield
July 27, 2008
LBST 2213
If the Mirror Could Talk (It Can)
by Natasha Singer
Last week at Bloomingdale’s in Manhattan shoppers came across something quite different. A prototype for an interactive mirror stationed among the embroidered cotton dresses and duster pants in the Nanette Lepore department. Nothing fancy, just a regular full length mirror trimmed in a vintage white wooden frame but doubled as a three part high resolution digital screen. As customers tried on their clothing, and checked themselves out in the mirror, people online are able to send instant messages to the mirror commenting on the particular outfit. The online watchers are also able to suggest other outfits for the customer to try on. IconNicholson an interactive design firm in Manhattan, introduced the mirror to Nanette Lepore. At the moment, the mirror is just a prototype, but has used similar mirrors at other boutiques like Prada in Soho. But their plan is to sell this mirror to stores across the world.
Most people shop with a friend, sibling or parent that gives advice on particular clothing options. This mirror provides another way for people to get advice on clothing options when their friends are not available to be with them directly. They can make a phone call and tell whoever to log on to the site, and check them out. Some say that this will not take off because who is home during the day stuck to a computer during prime shopping hours. But, with technology constantly advancing, someone could access the site by using there cell phone browser. This will especially be the case for the younger people who already have access the sites of myspace and friendster.
Journal 8, July 27, 2008
Dennis Whitfield
July 27, 2008
LBST 2213
WiFi Turns Internet Into Hideout for Criminals
Authorities Struggling With Anonymity Provided By Unsecured Networks
By. Jamie Stockwell
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/10/AR2007021001457.html
Last summer in Arlington County in Virginia, police arrived at a high rise apartment building with a warrant to arrest a suspected pedophile who had traded child pornography online. But when the reached the apartment door, they found and elderly woman who the found had nothing to do with the crime except she had a wireless router on her computer. The elderly woman lived in a 10-story building in which any of her neighbors could of used her connection to trade the child pornography. This is a problem across the country with nearly 46,000 public access points across the country. Many of these access points are free with users logging on everyday from locations such as cafes, hotels, airports and even sitting on park benches. Most people do use this technology to check email or check up on work related business, but some are using this to commit crimes against children. Several agencies are looking at this problem, but they do not know how to combat this problem yet. They are concerned that by talking about this people will learn to say, ‘I can go to a parking lot, and no one will catch me.’
The way this works is that anyone who has a wireless card installed in their computer can access the Internet from any of the public wireless connection. This is especially a problem in dense areas such as Washington region, where some neighborhoods might have dozens of wireless connections to choose from. It is especially frustrating to officers, because suspects can go from coffee shop to coffee shop, or bounce from one connection to another committing crimes. One case was of a truck driver using free wireless signals across the country to post and view pornographic images of children at a Web site. By luck the man was caught, but only because the driver got online from his home computer. Across the country, a 46 multi-jurisdictional Internet Crimes Against Children task force has been created to carry out online sting operations.
Before reading this article, I did not know this was a problem. I myself have used the wireless connections from airports, coffee shops and hotels. I have also used someone else connection when visiting family and friends in cities from Chicago, NY, and Washington, DC area. I must say, that I am slow, because I never thought about the possibility of committing a crime while online, and having the ability to get away with it. I always assumed that regardless where you are, they could track your internet actions back to you. So by this article coming out, it helps educate America on how wireless really works. Hopefully most Americans will react like myself, and secure our wireless routers.
This article focuses on pedophiles, but this technology could be used for other malicious behaviors. Such as, posting threats to harm our nations security, or hacking into secure networks, gathering personal information, and causing harm to individuals. These are two instances I can think of, but I’m sure they are tons of others ways to to use this for harm.
July 27, 2008
LBST 2213
WiFi Turns Internet Into Hideout for Criminals
Authorities Struggling With Anonymity Provided By Unsecured Networks
By. Jamie Stockwell
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/10/AR2007021001457.html
Last summer in Arlington County in Virginia, police arrived at a high rise apartment building with a warrant to arrest a suspected pedophile who had traded child pornography online. But when the reached the apartment door, they found and elderly woman who the found had nothing to do with the crime except she had a wireless router on her computer. The elderly woman lived in a 10-story building in which any of her neighbors could of used her connection to trade the child pornography. This is a problem across the country with nearly 46,000 public access points across the country. Many of these access points are free with users logging on everyday from locations such as cafes, hotels, airports and even sitting on park benches. Most people do use this technology to check email or check up on work related business, but some are using this to commit crimes against children. Several agencies are looking at this problem, but they do not know how to combat this problem yet. They are concerned that by talking about this people will learn to say, ‘I can go to a parking lot, and no one will catch me.’
The way this works is that anyone who has a wireless card installed in their computer can access the Internet from any of the public wireless connection. This is especially a problem in dense areas such as Washington region, where some neighborhoods might have dozens of wireless connections to choose from. It is especially frustrating to officers, because suspects can go from coffee shop to coffee shop, or bounce from one connection to another committing crimes. One case was of a truck driver using free wireless signals across the country to post and view pornographic images of children at a Web site. By luck the man was caught, but only because the driver got online from his home computer. Across the country, a 46 multi-jurisdictional Internet Crimes Against Children task force has been created to carry out online sting operations.
Before reading this article, I did not know this was a problem. I myself have used the wireless connections from airports, coffee shops and hotels. I have also used someone else connection when visiting family and friends in cities from Chicago, NY, and Washington, DC area. I must say, that I am slow, because I never thought about the possibility of committing a crime while online, and having the ability to get away with it. I always assumed that regardless where you are, they could track your internet actions back to you. So by this article coming out, it helps educate America on how wireless really works. Hopefully most Americans will react like myself, and secure our wireless routers.
This article focuses on pedophiles, but this technology could be used for other malicious behaviors. Such as, posting threats to harm our nations security, or hacking into secure networks, gathering personal information, and causing harm to individuals. These are two instances I can think of, but I’m sure they are tons of others ways to to use this for harm.
Journal 7, July 27, 2008
Dennis Whitfield
July 27, 2008
LBST 2213
Elder Care, Signing on Becomes a Way to Stop by
By Christina Larson
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/04/business/yourmoney/04elder.html?pagewanted=1&ref=technology
With the need of adult children to keep and eye on their aging parents and have their career’s too. Companies like ADT are assisting the adult children by providing a home health alarm system that allows them to check in from remote locations. The motion sensors allows the subscriber to check to see how many times the refrigerator opens, how long they stay in the bathroom, and when they get out of the bed. If there is a change in normal behavioral pattern, they company alerts the subscriber. The Quiet Care system costs $199 to install, and the monitoring starts at $79.95 per month. In addition to the motion sensor, the company can install video cameras showing the floors and the foot of the bed. Quiet Care also provides a 24 hour call center to assist in emergencies.
There are several other systems coming into the market. One is SeniorSafe@Home that comes out this fall, which will provide a similar service as Quiet Care. It will staff its call center with nurses who will monitor data from a combination of motion sensors, electronic medication dispensers and fall detectors. Another system called iCare Health Monitoring uses a different model that is not meant to be uses as an emergency alarm system. It allows providers, family members and the older person to keep track of health data, like blood pressure, weight or medications. This system uses a small electronic device with a text screen and four input buttons. It asks a series of daily multiple-choice questions about their health. This is available through CVS pharmacies with a cost of $99 to install and $49.95 a month for monitoring.
As an only child, this article had special interest to me. With the current technology and medical advances life expectancy rises every year. The technology mentioned here, would allow me to check in on my parents where ever I might be, if the need arises. There is a good chance that I might never go back to live in my home town. Plus my parents would never leave that town or move to my location. They also would not go to an assisted living facility, unless something was serious wrong. So to have this technology available is a comfort to me.
Twenty years ago this technology might of saved a an elderly person in my neighborhood. Growing up in a rural community, it was possible to go days without being noticed. In this case the gentleman’s daughters lived 200 miles away and that was his only family. One night he went to bed and during that night he went into a diabetic coma. When he was found, it was determined that he had been deceased for over a week. This is something that every adult child fears and this technology would have alerted them that no one has been moving about the house.
July 27, 2008
LBST 2213
Elder Care, Signing on Becomes a Way to Stop by
By Christina Larson
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/04/business/yourmoney/04elder.html?pagewanted=1&ref=technology
With the need of adult children to keep and eye on their aging parents and have their career’s too. Companies like ADT are assisting the adult children by providing a home health alarm system that allows them to check in from remote locations. The motion sensors allows the subscriber to check to see how many times the refrigerator opens, how long they stay in the bathroom, and when they get out of the bed. If there is a change in normal behavioral pattern, they company alerts the subscriber. The Quiet Care system costs $199 to install, and the monitoring starts at $79.95 per month. In addition to the motion sensor, the company can install video cameras showing the floors and the foot of the bed. Quiet Care also provides a 24 hour call center to assist in emergencies.
There are several other systems coming into the market. One is SeniorSafe@Home that comes out this fall, which will provide a similar service as Quiet Care. It will staff its call center with nurses who will monitor data from a combination of motion sensors, electronic medication dispensers and fall detectors. Another system called iCare Health Monitoring uses a different model that is not meant to be uses as an emergency alarm system. It allows providers, family members and the older person to keep track of health data, like blood pressure, weight or medications. This system uses a small electronic device with a text screen and four input buttons. It asks a series of daily multiple-choice questions about their health. This is available through CVS pharmacies with a cost of $99 to install and $49.95 a month for monitoring.
As an only child, this article had special interest to me. With the current technology and medical advances life expectancy rises every year. The technology mentioned here, would allow me to check in on my parents where ever I might be, if the need arises. There is a good chance that I might never go back to live in my home town. Plus my parents would never leave that town or move to my location. They also would not go to an assisted living facility, unless something was serious wrong. So to have this technology available is a comfort to me.
Twenty years ago this technology might of saved a an elderly person in my neighborhood. Growing up in a rural community, it was possible to go days without being noticed. In this case the gentleman’s daughters lived 200 miles away and that was his only family. One night he went to bed and during that night he went into a diabetic coma. When he was found, it was determined that he had been deceased for over a week. This is something that every adult child fears and this technology would have alerted them that no one has been moving about the house.
Sunday, July 20, 2008
Journal 6, July 20, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/17/technology/17amazon.html?ref=technology
Dennis Whitfield
LBST 2213
Journal 6
Amazon Plans an Online Store for Movies and TV Shows
By. Brad Stone
Last Thursday Amazon announced a product that will allow users to order TV shows and movies, called Amazon Video on Demand. Customers that subscribe to Amazon will be able to order over 40,000 movies and television shows because the stream, similar to how the cable companies video on demand works. This is different than similar online stores, such as Apples iTunes, which requires the user to download to their hard drive. Amazon is now pursing new technology that would provide an Internet pipeline to the TV. They have settled on a deal that would places its internet store on the Sony Bravia line of televisions.
Amazon’s video on demand opened up for a limited number of customers on Thursday, but will open later this summer for all customers. At this moment almost all of the publisher’s have signed on, but Disney and ABC are the lone hold outs. But they both are in sync with the Apple version. One of the main advantages to the system is that they videos do not download to the hard drive. Also, the videos that are purchased will be saved in a Video Library.
Amazon’s video on demand, sounds like a promising new invention. From what I read, this will become competition to not only video stores, but also cable companies. Someone without cable, could just sign online, and watch the latest shows, movies, and sporting events that they choose, without having to have an cable source. Also if you are fortunate enough to have a Sony, then you would have the service already on your television allowing you more freedom to watch and pay for exactly what you want to see and when. I personally cannot wait to check it out for myself to see exactly how this works.
Dennis Whitfield
LBST 2213
Journal 6
Amazon Plans an Online Store for Movies and TV Shows
By. Brad Stone
Last Thursday Amazon announced a product that will allow users to order TV shows and movies, called Amazon Video on Demand. Customers that subscribe to Amazon will be able to order over 40,000 movies and television shows because the stream, similar to how the cable companies video on demand works. This is different than similar online stores, such as Apples iTunes, which requires the user to download to their hard drive. Amazon is now pursing new technology that would provide an Internet pipeline to the TV. They have settled on a deal that would places its internet store on the Sony Bravia line of televisions.
Amazon’s video on demand opened up for a limited number of customers on Thursday, but will open later this summer for all customers. At this moment almost all of the publisher’s have signed on, but Disney and ABC are the lone hold outs. But they both are in sync with the Apple version. One of the main advantages to the system is that they videos do not download to the hard drive. Also, the videos that are purchased will be saved in a Video Library.
Amazon’s video on demand, sounds like a promising new invention. From what I read, this will become competition to not only video stores, but also cable companies. Someone without cable, could just sign online, and watch the latest shows, movies, and sporting events that they choose, without having to have an cable source. Also if you are fortunate enough to have a Sony, then you would have the service already on your television allowing you more freedom to watch and pay for exactly what you want to see and when. I personally cannot wait to check it out for myself to see exactly how this works.
Journal 5, July 20, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/19/business/19shop.html?ref=technology
Dennis Whitfield
LBST 2213
July 20, 2008
To Save Gas, Shoppers Stay Home and Click
By. Stephanie Rosenbluth
Now that gas has skyrocketed, many shoppers have decided to stay at home and click to shop. People have now decided to forgo shopping malls and shopping centers and shop on their computer for their purchases. Retailers such as Gap, J.C. Penny, and Victoria Secret has seen an double digit increase in online purchases. This is creating an surprising bright spot in a gloomy economic environment. The retailers are offering free shipping to lure shoppers to the website, which is in contrast to other industries. J.C. Penny alone has seen an 8.7 increase in online shopping, but in contrast has seen a 7.4 decrease in mall traffic.
Most shoppers view shopping online as saving time and being more efficient. A, actress the in Los Angeles, now does all of her shopping online. According to her she buys everything except gas online, even her favorite health drink. She does not know how she would make it if she had to go out and buy everything. Even when she goes out to drive, she checks online to determine who has the cheapest gas available.
This article is interesting and so true in my daily life. I order textbooks, clothes, shoes, music, dvd’s, pretty much everything that I use in my life I can order online. Over the past year I have been introducing my mother to the internet. Now that she is retired and does not go out much, she uses the internet for entertainment purposes. She goes to several of her favorite stores and browse, and recently she has made her first purchase. Now my 60 year old mother is hooked to online shopping.
Dennis Whitfield
LBST 2213
July 20, 2008
To Save Gas, Shoppers Stay Home and Click
By. Stephanie Rosenbluth
Now that gas has skyrocketed, many shoppers have decided to stay at home and click to shop. People have now decided to forgo shopping malls and shopping centers and shop on their computer for their purchases. Retailers such as Gap, J.C. Penny, and Victoria Secret has seen an double digit increase in online purchases. This is creating an surprising bright spot in a gloomy economic environment. The retailers are offering free shipping to lure shoppers to the website, which is in contrast to other industries. J.C. Penny alone has seen an 8.7 increase in online shopping, but in contrast has seen a 7.4 decrease in mall traffic.
Most shoppers view shopping online as saving time and being more efficient. A, actress the in Los Angeles, now does all of her shopping online. According to her she buys everything except gas online, even her favorite health drink. She does not know how she would make it if she had to go out and buy everything. Even when she goes out to drive, she checks online to determine who has the cheapest gas available.
This article is interesting and so true in my daily life. I order textbooks, clothes, shoes, music, dvd’s, pretty much everything that I use in my life I can order online. Over the past year I have been introducing my mother to the internet. Now that she is retired and does not go out much, she uses the internet for entertainment purposes. She goes to several of her favorite stores and browse, and recently she has made her first purchase. Now my 60 year old mother is hooked to online shopping.
Journal 4, July 20, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/21/technology/21blogger.html?ref=technology
Dennis Whitfield
LBST 2113
July 20, 2008
My Son, The Blogger: An M.D. trades Medicine for Apple Rumors
By. Brain Stelter
Over the past eight years Arnold Kim has been steadily blogging on apple rumors Mac Rumors blog. Even though Mr. Kim was pursing his M.D. and after during his training, he continued blogging. Now, Dr. Kim, a kidney specialist, attracts more than 4.4 million people and 40 million views according to Quantcast, making it one of the most popular technology websites online now. He has even now given up his stethoscope to be a full time blogger.
Dr. Kim is one of the few of millions of bloggers whose wealth has been enabled by his blogging. He began his blogging when blogging was not that heard of, in 2000. Since he had received a Computer Science Degree from Columbia University, he had the knowledge to pursue this hobby. But the inspiration for the blog came from his desire to know what would Apple’s next move would be. That is how Mac Rumors began.
Dr. Kim is a wealthy guy, but he is not quite a million dollar blogger yet. Wall Street, last year declared that Dr. Kim’s site knew more about Apple than Apple’s actually management. They also pegged his site as the number two blog online. He now hopes to expand his blog, and bring in more advertisements, to one day take the number one spot.
The thought of going to school to become an actual MD, to finish, to start practicing, then to walk away to work full time on a blog, sounds farfetched. But, Dr. Kim has worked it out. I don’t know if I could completely leave the profession to work on a blog. He does have a good product and is something that lots of people are interested in. Apple has become a cult or religion to some people, and to know the latest before everyone else does, is a prophecy.
Dennis Whitfield
LBST 2113
July 20, 2008
My Son, The Blogger: An M.D. trades Medicine for Apple Rumors
By. Brain Stelter
Over the past eight years Arnold Kim has been steadily blogging on apple rumors Mac Rumors blog. Even though Mr. Kim was pursing his M.D. and after during his training, he continued blogging. Now, Dr. Kim, a kidney specialist, attracts more than 4.4 million people and 40 million views according to Quantcast, making it one of the most popular technology websites online now. He has even now given up his stethoscope to be a full time blogger.
Dr. Kim is one of the few of millions of bloggers whose wealth has been enabled by his blogging. He began his blogging when blogging was not that heard of, in 2000. Since he had received a Computer Science Degree from Columbia University, he had the knowledge to pursue this hobby. But the inspiration for the blog came from his desire to know what would Apple’s next move would be. That is how Mac Rumors began.
Dr. Kim is a wealthy guy, but he is not quite a million dollar blogger yet. Wall Street, last year declared that Dr. Kim’s site knew more about Apple than Apple’s actually management. They also pegged his site as the number two blog online. He now hopes to expand his blog, and bring in more advertisements, to one day take the number one spot.
The thought of going to school to become an actual MD, to finish, to start practicing, then to walk away to work full time on a blog, sounds farfetched. But, Dr. Kim has worked it out. I don’t know if I could completely leave the profession to work on a blog. He does have a good product and is something that lots of people are interested in. Apple has become a cult or religion to some people, and to know the latest before everyone else does, is a prophecy.
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Journal 3, July 13, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/24/technology/24online.html?ref=technology
Dennis Whitfield
LBST 2213
July 13, 2008
Apple Cult Becoming a Religion
by. Dan Mitchell
With the emergence of Apple products on the Market, Apple is starting to get more respect not only from the Apple followers, but everyday computer users. There was talking that when Apple releases the iPod that it was a fluke, a one hit wonder. But this summer Apple released two new products, the iPhone and Apple TV. The iPhone has been said to be an even bigger hit than the iPod, but the Apple TV has surpassed both the iPod and iPhone. Apple TV can store up to 50 hours of television and can be wirelessly beamed from a computer to a television set. It will allow users the ability to download movies as well as popular TV shows.
Another move that Apple has made that has created a shift in popularity, is that they have started using Intel processors. With the ability to run both Apples operating system as well as Microsoft Window’s allows company’s to use more expensive computers, but use less computers more efficiently. It is also more user friendly because it runs programs for Mac and for Window’s.
With the changes that Apple has made has almost convinced me to change religions. I have been a dead fast PC fan, because of the availability of the software and games. But with the emergence of the iPod and their music system, it makes me to start to consider using Apple products. The Apple computer was the very first computer that I actually used, learning math and reading programs in elementary school. Oh how much time and technology has changed. The iPod is everywhere in our society. You cannot walk two feet on campus today and not see someone walking with earphones in their ear listening to music. Of course who can remember life without the cell phone. Everyone has one, and it has almost taken the place of the home phone. So to combine the two is genius.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/24/technology/24online.html?ref=technology
Dennis Whitfield
LBST 2213
July 13, 2008
Apple Cult Becoming a Religion
by. Dan Mitchell
With the emergence of Apple products on the Market, Apple is starting to get more respect not only from the Apple followers, but everyday computer users. There was talking that when Apple releases the iPod that it was a fluke, a one hit wonder. But this summer Apple released two new products, the iPhone and Apple TV. The iPhone has been said to be an even bigger hit than the iPod, but the Apple TV has surpassed both the iPod and iPhone. Apple TV can store up to 50 hours of television and can be wirelessly beamed from a computer to a television set. It will allow users the ability to download movies as well as popular TV shows.
Another move that Apple has made that has created a shift in popularity, is that they have started using Intel processors. With the ability to run both Apples operating system as well as Microsoft Window’s allows company’s to use more expensive computers, but use less computers more efficiently. It is also more user friendly because it runs programs for Mac and for Window’s.
With the changes that Apple has made has almost convinced me to change religions. I have been a dead fast PC fan, because of the availability of the software and games. But with the emergence of the iPod and their music system, it makes me to start to consider using Apple products. The Apple computer was the very first computer that I actually used, learning math and reading programs in elementary school. Oh how much time and technology has changed. The iPod is everywhere in our society. You cannot walk two feet on campus today and not see someone walking with earphones in their ear listening to music. Of course who can remember life without the cell phone. Everyone has one, and it has almost taken the place of the home phone. So to combine the two is genius.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/24/technology/24online.html?ref=technology
Journal 2, July 13, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/11/education/11colleges.html?ref=technology
Dennis Whitfield
LBST 2213
July 13, 2008
High Cost of Driving Ignites Online Classes Boom
By. Sam Dillon
A student in Pennsylvania bought a Hyundai so that he could cut cost from driving his Chevy Blazer. When the price of gas kept rising he cut his cost again by enrolling in an online version of one of his courses. Thousands of college students nationwide has decided to cut cost by enrolling in online course for study instead of traditional classroom settings. The vast majority of the college students nationwide live off campus and with the rising cost of gasoline, they have chosen to find alternatives to cut their cost. Colleges have stated that they have seen an increase of 50 to 100 percent of students just this summer alone. While the universities have seen a large increase, it is the community colleges that have seen a greater increase.
What was once seen as an incidental expense of education, some students pay up to half of what they pay for tuition of commuting expense. Now that web based courses are more popular than ever. Universities find themselves having extensive waiting lists for online courses every semester.
Online courses to me are a life savior, especially during the summer sessions. Being able to take courses from anywhere at any given moment. To me it is very disappointing that our university does not offer more online courses and well as degree programs that can be achieved online. Some students in the article say that they feel they do not get as much out of the online environment versus the traditional method. But that depends on the instructor and the platform that is being used for that course. In my online course that I took last session, the instructor taped his regular lectures and posted them online. I was able to listen to them over and over to gain a better understanding of the material that we were covering.
The cost effect of taking online courses is that you will save extremely with gas prices. As well the student if they have to work will be able to take the course and study when they are off or maybe on their job. Also the educational experience is opened up to not just your local schools, but other schools that might not be in your area or state.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/11/education/11colleges.html?ref=technology
Dennis Whitfield
LBST 2213
July 13, 2008
High Cost of Driving Ignites Online Classes Boom
By. Sam Dillon
A student in Pennsylvania bought a Hyundai so that he could cut cost from driving his Chevy Blazer. When the price of gas kept rising he cut his cost again by enrolling in an online version of one of his courses. Thousands of college students nationwide has decided to cut cost by enrolling in online course for study instead of traditional classroom settings. The vast majority of the college students nationwide live off campus and with the rising cost of gasoline, they have chosen to find alternatives to cut their cost. Colleges have stated that they have seen an increase of 50 to 100 percent of students just this summer alone. While the universities have seen a large increase, it is the community colleges that have seen a greater increase.
What was once seen as an incidental expense of education, some students pay up to half of what they pay for tuition of commuting expense. Now that web based courses are more popular than ever. Universities find themselves having extensive waiting lists for online courses every semester.
Online courses to me are a life savior, especially during the summer sessions. Being able to take courses from anywhere at any given moment. To me it is very disappointing that our university does not offer more online courses and well as degree programs that can be achieved online. Some students in the article say that they feel they do not get as much out of the online environment versus the traditional method. But that depends on the instructor and the platform that is being used for that course. In my online course that I took last session, the instructor taped his regular lectures and posted them online. I was able to listen to them over and over to gain a better understanding of the material that we were covering.
The cost effect of taking online courses is that you will save extremely with gas prices. As well the student if they have to work will be able to take the course and study when they are off or maybe on their job. Also the educational experience is opened up to not just your local schools, but other schools that might not be in your area or state.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/11/education/11colleges.html?ref=technology
Journal 1 , July 13, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/12/business/12newpark.html?_r=1&ref=technology&oref=slogin
Dennis Whitfield
LBST 2113
July 13, 2008
Can’t Find a Parking Space? Check Smartphone
By. John Markoff
Advancement in technology will be tested in San Francisco this coming fall. A device that would help you locate a parking space in the city on a cell phone. In the fall 6,000 of its 24,000 metered parking spaces will be equipped with a wireless sensor network that will know which spaces are occupied or available. The Driver will be notified of an empty parking space by either displays on street signs or maps on their smart phone.
One of the reasons why the city is trying to solve the problem with parking is because an 19 year old was stabbed to death during a fight over a parking space. The city thinks that if the test is successful then there would be no one else would be killed over a parking space. The planners also think that it would help prevent congestion in business districts, since most people spend time circling the blocks trying to find a parking space. The product could also allow the city to be more flexible with parking times, having a shorter time frame during the day and a longer time period at night. Having a longer period at night would allow more people to visit the restaurants in the area.
The device would give the city up to date information on whether a parking space is occupied or vacant. The sensors will also be able to relay to the city of congestion in the area and the speed of traffic flow in that area. The heart of the sensor is a 4 inch by 4 inch piece of plastic glued to the pavement. The device is called a “bump” and is battery operated intended to last for five to ten years. San Francisco has decided to use a more ambitious sensor that would be able to provide more information. It would be able to monitor air quality, deploy noise sensors that can distinguish between car crash and gun shot.
I personally think that this is another great advancement in technology. For anyone who has had to go to court, to a lawyer, a doctor’s office, or anything dealing with a downtown area finding a parking space can be time consuming. With the emergence of the smart phone and GPS technologies have added another great feature. Also since the device can determine traffic flow, you can tell which street to avoid and which one to use.
Being able to determine air quality is another great option, especially in counter terrorism if there was a case of a biological attack. The noise sensors would also be helpful to automatically know when to send out emergency personnel. When the sensor determines that there was a car crash, the city would know, and could send out a signal to tell other drivers to avoid that particular intersection or street. Likewise if there was a gunshot, the proper persons would be automatically notified.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/12/business/12newpark.html?_r=1&ref=technology&oref=slogin
Dennis Whitfield
LBST 2113
July 13, 2008
Can’t Find a Parking Space? Check Smartphone
By. John Markoff
Advancement in technology will be tested in San Francisco this coming fall. A device that would help you locate a parking space in the city on a cell phone. In the fall 6,000 of its 24,000 metered parking spaces will be equipped with a wireless sensor network that will know which spaces are occupied or available. The Driver will be notified of an empty parking space by either displays on street signs or maps on their smart phone.
One of the reasons why the city is trying to solve the problem with parking is because an 19 year old was stabbed to death during a fight over a parking space. The city thinks that if the test is successful then there would be no one else would be killed over a parking space. The planners also think that it would help prevent congestion in business districts, since most people spend time circling the blocks trying to find a parking space. The product could also allow the city to be more flexible with parking times, having a shorter time frame during the day and a longer time period at night. Having a longer period at night would allow more people to visit the restaurants in the area.
The device would give the city up to date information on whether a parking space is occupied or vacant. The sensors will also be able to relay to the city of congestion in the area and the speed of traffic flow in that area. The heart of the sensor is a 4 inch by 4 inch piece of plastic glued to the pavement. The device is called a “bump” and is battery operated intended to last for five to ten years. San Francisco has decided to use a more ambitious sensor that would be able to provide more information. It would be able to monitor air quality, deploy noise sensors that can distinguish between car crash and gun shot.
I personally think that this is another great advancement in technology. For anyone who has had to go to court, to a lawyer, a doctor’s office, or anything dealing with a downtown area finding a parking space can be time consuming. With the emergence of the smart phone and GPS technologies have added another great feature. Also since the device can determine traffic flow, you can tell which street to avoid and which one to use.
Being able to determine air quality is another great option, especially in counter terrorism if there was a case of a biological attack. The noise sensors would also be helpful to automatically know when to send out emergency personnel. When the sensor determines that there was a car crash, the city would know, and could send out a signal to tell other drivers to avoid that particular intersection or street. Likewise if there was a gunshot, the proper persons would be automatically notified.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/12/business/12newpark.html?_r=1&ref=technology&oref=slogin
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