Week 2 - Tutorial Task

Building a Community and Your Skill Base

Part 1

(b)This video is about the future of communication technology (was made in 2009). I selected this video because I liked how it provides great information but yet has simple images and language so everyone can understand. I personally think that it’s based on the concept of Moore’s Law. Moore’s law is “The number of transistors that can be packed on a slice of silicon doubles every year” (Merritt, Rick, 2005, p.8).

(c)Buffer is an application that allows you to social network more effectively. Buffer is a free application that connects you up to all your social networking sites (Facebook, Twitter, ect.) and lets you post all your updates or tweets on scheduled times through the day. Say most your friends are online at 8pm but you are unavailable to post or tweet at that time. With buffer you can set up your post or tweet and what time you want it to be posted, save it so when that time comes it will atomically do it for you. I don’t think that this app is very useful for me as I can use facebook anywhere anytime but for someone who only have internet access at limited times, I think that it could be useful. I would give this app 3 stars out of 5 as I do think it is quite a smart idea.

http://bufferapp.com/

Part 2:

http://www.gforgames.com/gadgets/news-gadgets/rumor-white-iphone-4-release-date-scheduled-april-6393/

The communication technology that I would use the most would be the iPhone. I use it to communicate with friends and family via text and the Facebook application. I have been using the iPhone for about two years now. At first I was a bit hesitant about purchasing the iPhone as I did not like the touch screen. My mind was changed when a friend of mine showed me the application for facebook and how easy it was to work, from that moment I was addicted and had to get one that afternoon. Privacy is an issue for me when searching the net or Facebooking on my iPhone. I’m concerned that someone could hack into my phone and retrieve my private details. I think that it is wrong and should be illegal that companies like Google are allowed to collect information about their users. When using the internet through my computer or laptop I make sure that I have a security system running (Nortan 360). I’m a bit hesitant when meeting new people online, I don’t really talk to anyone online that I have not meet in person unless it’s a friend of a friend. I communicate better person to person and I feel like I get a better sense of who they are when meeting them than just typing to each other.  

References

Merritt, Rick, 2005, ‘Moore's Law: not just a crazy idea’, Electronic engineering times, issue 1367, p. 8