Leo's Blog

Blogs and wikis are both products of new media that provide information to one reading it; however, there are some key differences. A blog is basically an online journal that allows for a single person to voice their news. A business owner could share news on their business, or a sports athlete could share news on the team. These blogs are mostly for personal use therefore, not everyone has access to make changes or create their own story; however, could create a discussion by leaving comments. A wiki on the other hand provides more access to add, edit or remove information anytime one wants. Groups could coordinate their assignments/activities easily with a click of a button. Even though they might be different, they both are beneficial new medias that play a role in convergence in today’s networked world. Blogs and wikis are two ways that permit one to express/promote themselves which in turn, allows them to network and get their names and thoughts out to more peopl

I chose to do my project on the analysis of new technology in cars: are they spying on us? Now a days, cars are not as simple as they use to be. There is a tremendous amount of competition amongst car companies, wanting to be the first to do something revolutionary. This ideology caused the birth of the new technologies we have in our cars today. However, when we see touch screen infotainment systems such as Uconnect, or link our phones with Bluetooth, we don’t normally think of the negatives, just the positives. I believe that understanding technology such as this is very important due to its daily use. I intend to cover how our cars might be spying on us and what some companies actually do with the information they collect. I would like to possibly mention some of the benefits in the new media being implemented to cars, in addition, to its negatives such as maintenance. All this new technology helps better our daily lives by making things easier; however, there are