Tell Me Something that IDK #3

In the world of the internet and new media, things are always going "viral." Define VIRAL in your own terms.

Find a positive example of something going viral and a negative example of something going viral. PLEASE ADD THE URL. Plan to show it.

Due Feb. 18 NOON

Tell Me Something That IDK #2

Watch at least 30 minutes of the 2014 State of the Union. After it is done, go to an alternate media. Watch or read the perspective presented.

Compare and Contrast: tell us what source you used (i.e., Salon.com) and how it matches to what you watched. Did it alter your perspective? 100 words or more.

DUE NOON, FEB. 18.

Read chapters 1, 2, 3 in New New Media

Take the Twitter Tour

R/Evolution: Tell me something that I don't know. 10 points

WeschInfoRevolutionV3

There are many videos like this, but this is still my favorite. Do you have a favorite?

As information evolves into a more digital age, what happens to the value of it?

Is information is valued by the way we read and the way we process it?

Homework...
EXERCISE 1: Your Online Identity. Log off everything. Do your best to figure out who you are online. Use search tools like google, facebook, myspace, etc… to see how exposed you are online by the average user. Write a one page report on your identity online listed how much of your profile is exposed, what type of content you have online (blogs, articles, projects, artwork, etc…), and what you know about you. Treat this as a third person POV project. This is due in on Thursday.

Do the same for someone else in the class or ??

Things to do today:
register on this site.
get on facebook and friend the uafs NM DrSim account
do your homework
Watch the videos on blogger (here) that were posted today.