A survey that caught my attention was the difference how men and women portray themselves on Facebook: the study showed that women reveal, flashy and adorned photos, where as men focus on the information and “about me section.”
Today we see our society constantly using the social networking sites like Facebook. The obvious stir from this social networking site creates a buzz amongst society for both individualistic and collectivist cultures. A reason users are obsessed with Facebook is because a variety of cultures are able to tag photos, update statuses, and comment on profiles. The more involvement on social networking can obviously lead to more connections seemingly known as Facebook Friends. America happens to be a low context culture priding themselves on logic, linear and individualistic action; although a study from Western Illinois University connected the number of Facebook Friends to narcissistic personalities amongst Facebook users in America. People with narcissistic behaviors often tagged more photos, had more friends, and commented on more statuses throughout the day. The study went into detail about two kinds of behaviors, the first being the grandiose exhibition (GE), which refers to people who love to be the center of attention, in addition to the entitlement/explotiveness behavior (EE) emphasizes how far people will go to be notified, and respected via social networking. The study emphasized how Facebook users use first person terms such as “I” and “Me” on social networking sites contrast to collectivist countries like China who focus on communicating with groups and friends. A reader may find this article particular interesting because the psychology of Facebook goes into greater depth than what it may seem for a user, for example the examination displays that a person feels more self confident by having more friends, commenting on statuses, and being highly active on social networking sites.
At first glance Facebook may appear as a network to the social world, although an individualistic society like America focuses on the “self,” and exploits self-interests. Personally, I encounter narcissistic behaviors amongst friends and strangers everyday day, an example being the obsession with Facebook via cell phones. It would be naïve to disagree, but I can’t remember the last time I was able to talk to a friend with out checking his cell phone to see because of a Facebook update. With that being said, narcissistic behaviors amongst American society can be explained through our daily lifestyle especially on Facebook; although this statement is varies amongst cultures, Americans tend to promotes selfish comments, egotistic pictures, and egocentric statuses rather networking socially.
Photo of Liam Stacey. Photo of Fabrice Muamba.
Be careful what you say on Social Networks because it could possibly lead you behind bars. According to the article “Racist Tweets Could Land Twitter User in Jail”, a twenty-one year old British student could face criminal charges for posting racist comments on Twitter. The student, Liam Stacey posted racial slurs about Fabrice Muamba, a soccer player for U.K. Bolton Wanderers, after he collapsed on the field due to a heart condition. Many Twitter users were outraged by the comments and reported him to authorities. At this time, his profile has been taken down and he was ordered to suspend his use of social media. In Britain there is a “public order offense” that police use to charge twitter users that post offensive remarks. Interestingly enough,in the U.K. "police forces “regularly take action against those who post racially offensive remarks on Twitter,” though these actions by the police are rarely made public.” Although Stacey claims he was drunk, he has admitted to posting the comments and these may cost him some jail time. Moral of the story, watch what you say on your social networking sites because these sites have the ability to get you in major trouble. Be careful about what you say and be mindful of others. http://mashable.com/2012/03/19/racist-tweets-jail/
The Internet has become a mainstay for identity theft; however, One Id has an innovation that will secure our information among millions of others with complete confidence. Here’s a simple explanation of how they work: You must sign up through the companies website and from there on out you will be notified to verify the correct identity from two devices. For example, the first device used in buying a book off of Amazon would be considered the control device. Then, almost simultaneously, you will be asked to verify the payment from the active device (more usually a cell phone). There is also an option to verify using pin numbers, which are setup through electrical signatures. Both of these options pose no threat to any security breach because they are, essentially, centrally located numbers with no information. Some of the websites that contain One ID can offer discounts and verification codes, which are also useless to hackers because they are just numbers. The system One Id offers is somewhat similar to PayPal, yet more secure. “OneID is like what PayPal should have been when it comes to security,” CEO Steve Kirsch said. “We are going to leapfrog PayPal. We are PayPal 4.0.” I really think I would consider using One ID because of the ultimate goal of the product is: security. However, it will be extremely tough to bypass the successful company of PayPal. Although PayPal has built a reputation and a following of being a quick and easy solution to shopping online, they are one security breach from being hurt, financially. One ID offers a unique way to securely pay for products online without any passwords or login emails. Keep your eye on this company for the future.
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Students react to Kony 2012 video
As anyone with a form of social networking knows, the "Kony 2012," video, and the "Make Kony Famous," campaign has exploded in the last two weeks or so. This article helps to tell the story of the Kony video that is not already told in the video. The night the movie was released a freshmen student, Jamie Tyberg, made a FaceBook group named "Make Kony Famous 2012," from that point on the Kony 2012 video made its way jumping from one person to another asking friends and family to watch the Kony 2012 video. Because the original source of the video seemed to all come from college age students, the video seemed to sweep nationwide across the university students FaceBooks and Twitters. This isn't the first time FaceBook has been used to support a cause and raise awareness. FaceBook now seems to be the most common way of "raising awareness." How effective it is to raise awareness is still very debated. The Kony 2012 video has been viewed millions of times and yet Obama has not mobilized troops to go find and stop Kony, and the issue and evil of the subject still exists. Supporters of the video all clearly feel the video has done it's job in creating awareness, which I agree with, but awareness doesn't always produce action. It also doesn't help when days after the video erupts, the creator is found running naked through the streets of San Diego. The article list issues with the Knoy video that I am a strong supporter of. First off, the majority of people who view and share this video are just swept up in the bandwagon affect, additionally; the video gets most support from people who don't know all the facts. People use the Knoy video as the word of God and feel no need to look more in-depth about the issues going on. In no way am I supporting Kony, I just think it gets dangerous that a single video can be the only source of information people use to find out who the good guys and who the bad guys are in situations of national interest.
Google Privacy: 5 Things the Tech Giant Does with Your Data
By: Shangru Liu
Google’s new private policies have stronger emphasis on two parts: mobile and cross-platform sharing. For mobile, Google will “provide information by using nearby Wi-Fi access points and cell towers.” And for cross-platform sharing, the article takes YouTube as an example by saying in soon your YouTube account will be linked to your Gmail and your search log. Although Google consistently express that they will not sell any private information to the third party, many people criticize the new private policies of Google because they think the new private policies will allow Google to gather even more personalized data from users.
There are five features about new Google private policies users should take notice: 1. “Combines Personal Information Across its Services” – It means that Google will be able to keep track of everything you do across their services on the Internet. And what your interests and other data will be analyzed by Google, then Google will provide you with information that they think is relative to you in the search results. 2. “Integrates Your Accounts” – Google will allow your friends to see your publicly visible Google Profile such as your name and photo. 3. “Tailors Advertising” –Google will spread users’ data across all Google products. For example, when you search something, Google will show you more relevant information. 4. “Aggregates Large Quantities of Anonymized Data” – Google will share users’ “aggregated, non-personally identifiable information publicly” to Google’s partners. 5. “Stores Your Information-Indefinitely” – When users use Google to search something or scan some websites, Google will collect and store such information permanently; then these information will be provided to the company to track of “overall trends in user experience.”
A survey that caught my attention was the difference how men and women portray themselves on Facebook: the study showed that women reveal, flashy and adorned photos, where as men focus on the information and “about me section.”
Today we see our society constantly using the social networking sites like Facebook. The obvious stir from this social networking site creates a buzz amongst society for both individualistic and collectivist cultures. A reason users are obsessed with Facebook is because a variety of cultures are able to tag photos, update statuses, and comment on profiles. The more involvement on social networking can obviously lead to more connections seemingly known as Facebook Friends. America happens to be a low context culture priding themselves on logic, linear and individualistic action; although a study from Western Illinois University connected the number of Facebook Friends to narcissistic personalities amongst Facebook users in America. People with narcissistic behaviors often tagged more photos, had more friends, and commented on more statuses throughout the day. The study went into detail about two kinds of behaviors, the first being the grandiose exhibition (GE), which refers to people who love to be the center of attention, in addition to the entitlement/explotiveness behavior (EE) emphasizes how far people will go to be notified, and respected via social networking. The study emphasized how Facebook users use first person terms such as “I” and “Me” on social networking sites contrast to collectivist countries like China who focus on communicating with groups and friends. A reader may find this article particular interesting because the psychology of Facebook goes into greater depth than what it may seem for a user, for example the examination displays that a person feels more self confident by having more friends, commenting on statuses, and being highly active on social networking sites.
At first glance Facebook may appear as a network to the social world, although an individualistic society like America focuses on the “self,” and exploits self-interests. Personally, I encounter narcissistic behaviors amongst friends and strangers everyday day, an example being the obsession with Facebook via cell phones. It would be naïve to disagree, but I can’t remember the last time I was able to talk to a friend with out checking his cell phone to see because of a Facebook update. With that being said, narcissistic behaviors amongst American society can be explained through our daily lifestyle especially on Facebook; although this statement is varies amongst cultures, Americans tend to promotes selfish comments, egotistic pictures, and egocentric statuses rather networking socially.
http://mashable.com/2012/03/19/facebook-narcissism-2/
Racist Tweets Could Land Twitter User in Jail
by William Prickett
Be careful what you say on Social Networks because it could possibly lead you behind bars. According to the article “Racist Tweets Could Land Twitter User in Jail”, a twenty-one year old British student could face criminal charges for posting racist comments on Twitter. The student, Liam Stacey posted racial slurs about Fabrice Muamba, a soccer player for U.K. Bolton Wanderers, after he collapsed on the field due to a heart condition. Many Twitter users were outraged by the comments and reported him to authorities. At this time, his profile has been taken down and he was ordered to suspend his use of social media. In Britain there is a “public order offense” that police use to charge twitter users that post offensive remarks. Interestingly enough,in the U.K. "police forces “regularly take action against those who post racially offensive remarks on Twitter,” though these actions by the police are rarely made public.” Although Stacey claims he was drunk, he has admitted to posting the comments and these may cost him some jail time. Moral of the story, watch what you say on your social networking sites because these sites have the ability to get you in major trouble. Be careful about what you say and be mindful of others.
http://mashable.com/2012/03/19/racist-tweets-jail/
User No more User Names or Passwords
By: Jon Berger
The Internet has become a mainstay for identity theft; however, One Id has an innovation that will secure our information among millions of others with complete confidence. Here’s a simple explanation of how they work: You must sign up through the companies website and from there on out you will be notified to verify the correct identity from two devices. For example, the first device used in buying a book off of Amazon would be considered the control device. Then, almost simultaneously, you will be asked to verify the payment from the active device (more usually a cell phone). There is also an option to verify using pin numbers, which are setup through electrical signatures. Both of these options pose no threat to any security breach because they are, essentially, centrally located numbers with no information. Some of the websites that contain One ID can offer discounts and verification codes, which are also useless to hackers because they are just numbers. The system One Id offers is somewhat similar to PayPal, yet more secure. “OneID is like what PayPal should have been when it comes to security,” CEO Steve Kirsch said. “We are going to leapfrog PayPal. We are PayPal 4.0.” I really think I would consider using One ID because of the ultimate goal of the product is: security. However, it will be extremely tough to bypass the successful company of PayPal. Although PayPal has built a reputation and a following of being a quick and easy solution to shopping online, they are one security breach from being hurt, financially. One ID offers a unique way to securely pay for products online without any passwords or login emails. Keep your eye on this company for the future.
.
Students react to Kony 2012 video
As anyone with a form of social networking knows, the "Kony 2012," video, and the "Make Kony Famous," campaign has exploded in the last two weeks or so. This article helps to tell the story of the Kony video that is not already told in the video. The night the movie was released a freshmen student, Jamie Tyberg, made a FaceBook group named "Make Kony Famous 2012," from that point on the Kony 2012 video made its way jumping from one person to another asking friends and family to watch the Kony 2012 video. Because the original source of the video seemed to all come from college age students, the video seemed to sweep nationwide across the university students FaceBooks and Twitters. This isn't the first time FaceBook has been used to support a cause and raise awareness. FaceBook now seems to be the most common way of "raising awareness." How effective it is to raise awareness is still very debated. The Kony 2012 video has been viewed millions of times and yet Obama has not mobilized troops to go find and stop Kony, and the issue and evil of the subject still exists. Supporters of the video all clearly feel the video has done it's job in creating awareness, which I agree with, but awareness doesn't always produce action. It also doesn't help when days after the video erupts, the creator is found running naked through the streets of San Diego. The article list issues with the Knoy video that I am a strong supporter of. First off, the majority of people who view and share this video are just swept up in the bandwagon affect, additionally; the video gets most support from people who don't know all the facts. People use the Knoy video as the word of God and feel no need to look more in-depth about the issues going on. In no way am I supporting Kony, I just think it gets dangerous that a single video can be the only source of information people use to find out who the good guys and who the bad guys are in situations of national interest.
http://redandblack.com/2012/03/22/students-react-to-kony-2012-video/
Google Privacy: 5 Things the Tech Giant Does with Your Data
By: Shangru LiuGoogle’s new private policies have stronger emphasis on two parts: mobile and cross-platform sharing. For mobile, Google will “provide information by using nearby Wi-Fi access points and cell towers.” And for cross-platform sharing, the article takes YouTube as an example by saying in soon your YouTube account will be linked to your Gmail and your search log. Although Google consistently express that they will not sell any private information to the third party, many people criticize the new private policies of Google because they think the new private policies will allow Google to gather even more personalized data from users.
There are five features about new Google private policies users should take notice: 1. “Combines Personal Information Across its Services” – It means that Google will be able to keep track of everything you do across their services on the Internet. And what your interests and other data will be analyzed by Google, then Google will provide you with information that they think is relative to you in the search results. 2. “Integrates Your Accounts” – Google will allow your friends to see your publicly visible Google Profile such as your name and photo. 3. “Tailors Advertising” –Google will spread users’ data across all Google products. For example, when you search something, Google will show you more relevant information. 4. “Aggregates Large Quantities of Anonymized Data” – Google will share users’ “aggregated, non-personally identifiable information publicly” to Google’s partners. 5. “Stores Your Information-Indefinitely” – When users use Google to search something or scan some websites, Google will collect and store such information permanently; then these information will be provided to the company to track of “overall trends in user experience.”
http://mashable.com/2012/03/01/google-privacy-data-policy/#508755-Stores-Your-Information--Indefinitely