What would my name be?
Friday, April 16, 2010
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Wiki So Far
The topic I have chosen for class Wiki is 'How Business is Using Social Networking'. I work full time and have some familiarity with the corporate world and culture (nothing to brag about here...). Although my company has blocked all social networking sites, I have active profiles on LinkedIn and Facebook. I have also heard about companies taking part in social networking within the company. All these topics make an interesting subject to research.
So, when I first saw the Wiki page, I was a bit shocked by the content that was already there. Poor grammar, poor format and sometimes incorrect choice of words. I will have a hard time editing that content. But I do not want to lose the issues that have been raised by previous authors. So, while keeping the ideas, I need to format it all to have a flow of information.
To achieve this purpose, when we were first assigned to choose a topic, I printed out the entire article thinking I would try to edit it and then type it online. But due to various flying topics and bumpy grammar, the task kind of went to the backseat after other important topics like the term paper. I moved a section up on the page and I plan to introduce the topic of basic social networking to start the article and then edit it into the business related material that is present on the Wiki.
The article can be found here.
So, when I first saw the Wiki page, I was a bit shocked by the content that was already there. Poor grammar, poor format and sometimes incorrect choice of words. I will have a hard time editing that content. But I do not want to lose the issues that have been raised by previous authors. So, while keeping the ideas, I need to format it all to have a flow of information.
To achieve this purpose, when we were first assigned to choose a topic, I printed out the entire article thinking I would try to edit it and then type it online. But due to various flying topics and bumpy grammar, the task kind of went to the backseat after other important topics like the term paper. I moved a section up on the page and I plan to introduce the topic of basic social networking to start the article and then edit it into the business related material that is present on the Wiki.
The article can be found here.
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Next New Thing
Everything I can think of is probably already done and implemented, if not used in the main stream. But I haven't seen or heard anything about using holographic images.
Today, we can receive a call from a friend and make his/her picture appear on our phone screen or even associate a specific ring tone. How about associating a holographic image of that person so that one feels like they are talking in person? I wonder if the conversation would be more interesting or just too spooky. We use hands-free devices right now in our day to day life and can combine it with holographic images to make it more real. Additionally, if emotions were also to be programmed in, it would be funny to have a fight with your significant other over the phone!!!
If nurses come together to train on Second Life, maybe moving holographic images technology can help bring people together also and possibly take business meetings to a different...err...holographic level. Say, an informal family conference can be had this way or a business meeting can be conducted with everybody present...virtually. A simple phone conversation would have a lot more meaning than just a conversation when the users are in a geographically distant area, as with my parents and relatives. A moving image, even though just a hologram, of loved ones can lift your spirits beyond any measure.
Today, we can receive a call from a friend and make his/her picture appear on our phone screen or even associate a specific ring tone. How about associating a holographic image of that person so that one feels like they are talking in person? I wonder if the conversation would be more interesting or just too spooky. We use hands-free devices right now in our day to day life and can combine it with holographic images to make it more real. Additionally, if emotions were also to be programmed in, it would be funny to have a fight with your significant other over the phone!!!
If nurses come together to train on Second Life, maybe moving holographic images technology can help bring people together also and possibly take business meetings to a different...err...holographic level. Say, an informal family conference can be had this way or a business meeting can be conducted with everybody present...virtually. A simple phone conversation would have a lot more meaning than just a conversation when the users are in a geographically distant area, as with my parents and relatives. A moving image, even though just a hologram, of loved ones can lift your spirits beyond any measure.
Thursday, April 8, 2010
About my research project
Initially my focus was on a website Meetup.com and the impact of new media on the hiking community around in the NY metro area by the use of this website. I chose this topic because it is my favorite past-time. And in recent months, if not years, technology has helped get many previous non-hikers indulge in hiking. Part of the reason is social networking. Also, for many regular hikers, new media, social networking and technology has changed the way a hiker participates or organizes an event. I know this from the view point of a regular hiker and as an organizer. So i thought this might be a good topic to write about.
But as I went on to explore the research (scholarly, academic, commercial etc) in regards to new media and hiking, I turned up with nothing. It seems nobody has ever thought of this as an important topic or transformation. However, my focus shifted a little bit on all the new technology that Meetup.com had introduced in recent months. I also realized how Meetup.com is not just for hiking, but used for a variety of groups more focused on local geography than a global one as compared to Facebook or MySpace. The most important thing that jumped out to me was the emphasis on 'face-to-face' group meetings. Again, no real research is available in this area since Meetup.com itself is a pretty new company. Hence, I am combining Facebook related research (plenty of that available), introducing new media features of Meetup and comparing various features and usage.
For this purpose, I have used Google Scholar search, accessed Science Daily from Ebsco host databases available through Baruch library website and explored features of Meetup.com. I also did a couple of interviews with organizers of groups on Meetup.com.
But as I went on to explore the research (scholarly, academic, commercial etc) in regards to new media and hiking, I turned up with nothing. It seems nobody has ever thought of this as an important topic or transformation. However, my focus shifted a little bit on all the new technology that Meetup.com had introduced in recent months. I also realized how Meetup.com is not just for hiking, but used for a variety of groups more focused on local geography than a global one as compared to Facebook or MySpace. The most important thing that jumped out to me was the emphasis on 'face-to-face' group meetings. Again, no real research is available in this area since Meetup.com itself is a pretty new company. Hence, I am combining Facebook related research (plenty of that available), introducing new media features of Meetup and comparing various features and usage.
For this purpose, I have used Google Scholar search, accessed Science Daily from Ebsco host databases available through Baruch library website and explored features of Meetup.com. I also did a couple of interviews with organizers of groups on Meetup.com.
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