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Web III 2-C

Media as a source of Information

and its danger
Its true that media can be used as a source of information, such as news,
articles, biography, etc., which we can viewed at televisions, radios,
newspapers, tabloids, billboards. Its pretty cool that we can gather
information at media even its unintended or not. But despite of that, even it
can help us gather information, it has negative outcome. Thats right! People
now a day will desperately find different ways just to do things they want
even if its illegal or it can harm people. People can use media to do bad
things, for example, companies can fake their advertisements about their
certain product just to increase or meet their sales satisfaction, so when the

people see the information about their product, they will buy the product
even if it is not the actual product that has seen in the advertisements.
Once when I was surfing in the internet, I saw an Ad that says How to clear
your eyesight in just 2 weeks? Here are the tips. At that time my eyes are
not so blurry but still I was curious about it so open it, when I was reading the
tips about it, Ive read a statement that a little bit odd. So Ive searched
again about the topic, so Ive found out that the information I first saw is not
true, so I clearly conclude that not all the information that we see, hear, or
even read is not true, not all in the media is a healthy information, some of
that can cause us danger, or even when it get worse, it may claim our own
lives.

What is media?
Media (the singular form of which is medium) is the collective communication outlets or tools
that are used to store and deliver information or data. Its function is to give us information that
can help us on our everyday living or to advertise some things that people need to know in order
to make an interaction with it.

Seven kinds of Media:

Print (books, pamphlets, newspapers, magazines, etc.) from the late 15th century
Recordings (gramophone records, magnetic tapes, cassettes, cartridges, CDs, DVDs) from the
late 19th century Cinema from about 1900
Radio from about 1910
Television from about 1950
Internet from about 1990
Mobile phones from about 2000
Augmented Reality from about now
I have two problems with this list. The first is that software is mostly absent. If I download an app
from the app store or install a piece of software off a physical disk isnt that a kind of media?
One of those is arguably Internet and Mobile, but theyre both basically the same thing and
both certainly qualify as mass.

My second problem is that the list seems to be an odd mix of content types and distribution
mechanisms. Print gets one entry despite having a zillion forms. Audio and video both get two
entries even though theyre both distributed in significant ways over the Internet. And
Augmented Reality isnt really either one, its sort of a kind of software that might not even be
distributed.

I would use a different list:

Print The written word, including digital words like the ones you are reading right now. This
includes still photography and all the flat kinds of art. from the late 15th century
Audio Spoken words, music, and other kinds of sound regardless of distribution mechanism.
From about 1900
Video Moving pictures regardless of the distribution mechanism. From about 1900
Software Pretty much anything where you are interacting with an automated system. This
became a mass media with the personal computer revolution. From about 1980
If you need to talk about how this media is transferred you could build a related list of
distribution mechanisms:

Physical Somebody drops a hunk of dead tree on your doorstep or you buy a movie on
physical media at a store and carry it home. Since forever
Radio An analog or digital signal using radio waves. Since about 1900
Land Line An analog or digital signal travelling down a wire or hunk of optical fiber. Since the
late 1800s
Internet This actually happens on top of land lines and radio, but it abstracts away all of that
so well that it probably deserves to be its own distribution mechanism. Since about 1995 (as a
mass thing)
Undistributed Live performances or one-of-a-kind artifacts. The consumer has to physically go
somewhere to experience things that are transferred this way. Since forever
And if you care about the style of distribution theres a third list:

Broadcast One producer, many consumers. The printing press started this, arguably. Since
the late 15th century
Peer to Peer Many producers, many consumers. For print this would include letter writing.
Since the invention of written language
Many to One Many producers, one consumer. This is used for things like the census, tax
returns, and polls. Since the invention of governments
Maybe its just my engineer-brain talking, but this seems like a much more clear way to express
the various types of mass media. The thing is, Im not sure its actually any more useful than
that first list. The point of the first list seemed to be to make first Internet companies feel good
about themselves. Then later that was expanded to Mobile companies and now it is being
expanded to Augmented reality companies. Did anybody ever look at that list and gain any kind
of insight?

What do you think? Is this sort of breakdown of media types useful?

~Joe (http://programmerjoe.com/2013/07/06/7-kinds-of-media/)

Social media are computer-mediated tools that allow people, companies and other
organizations to create, share, or exchange information, career interests,[1] ideas, and
pictures/videos in virtual communities andnetworks. The variety of stand-alone and built-in
social media services currently available introduces challenges of definition; however, there are
some common features:[2] (1) social media are Web 2.0 Internet-based applications,[2][3] (2) usergenerated content (UGC) such as text, digital photo or digital video posts are the lifeblood of the
social media organism,[2][3] (3) users create their own profiles for the website or app, which is
designed and maintained by the social media organization,[2][4] and (4) social media facilitate the
development of online social networks by connecting a user's profile with those of other
individuals and/or groups.[2][4] Social media depend on mobile and web-based technologies to
create highly interactive platforms through which individuals and communities share, co-create,
discuss, and modify user-generated content. They introduce substantial and pervasive changes
to communication between businesses, organizations, communities, and individuals.[5] These
changes are the focus of the emerging field of technoself studies.
Social media differ from traditional paper-based or industrial media in many ways, including
quality,[6] reach, frequency, usability, immediacy, and permanence. Social media operate in a
dialogic transmission system (many sources to many receivers).[7] This is in contrast
to traditional media that operates under a monologic transmission model (one source to many
receivers). Some of the most popular social media websites areFacebook (and its

associated Facebook Messenger), WhatsApp, Tumblr, Instagram, Twitter, Baidu

Tieba andSnapchat.

Media is a large source of information that allows us to be

aware on what's happening on our surroundings. It lets us see
different places like we're there physically. News around the globe
are also spread in an instant, it can be live. Media has been
helpful, but not always.

Media always has a good side and a bad side. Some news
doesnt deliver the whole story, but only a part of it. Social media
are used by the most people in the world and it was not always

used as a tool for better communication. Some are big bullies

online and they are known as cyber bullies. Photos and videos
that should be kept private are easily viewed by different people
because of some people called hackers. We never know their
intentions why they do it, but it happens.

Media makes some work easy. Just like internet banking, you
can do your bank transactions without even going out of your
house. You can also go shopping just by clicking "buy" on some
websites you browse online. Most sites use credit cards as their
mode of payment and it lets you enter your card number and your
personal information to finish your transaction. This can be
convenient but the worst thing that can happen is that some
people may use your information to do illegal transactions. You
can be a criminal without doing anything.
Media lets us know information that we are not aware of. It
can be either helpful or destructive. But media is controlled by us.
If we have the information, we should think twice before trusting
it and let it be spread. Media makes our lives easier, but we
should know the limits.

These are the Dangers of Media!

Health professionals have begun using social media to benefit patients, enhance
professional networks, and advance understanding of individual and contextual factors
influencing public health. However, discussion of the dangers of these technologies in
medicine has overwhelmed consideration of positive applications. This article
summarizes the hazards of social media in medicine and explores how changes in
functionality on sites like Facebook may make these technologies less perilous for
health professionals. Finally, it describes the most promising avenues through which
professionals can use social media in medicine.
Sometimes a good idea can turn into something very bad. Social Networking is a good
example of this. When it was created it was so that people could share thoughts and
ideas with like minded people and keep in touch with distant family. Then it evolved into
the monster it is today. It is heavily involved in every aspect of your life now even if you
choose not to use it.
How many times do potential employers base their hiring decisions on what they see on
social media rather than on the resume? How many stories are there of people losing
their jobs, health insurance coverage and even their relationships because of something
on social media that seemed totally innocent at the time? It's obscene the level of
personal privacy we have given up in the 21st century and I think most of us do not
even realize it has happened.

When we post on the internet we think we are safe and secure in our own living rooms
or offices. Perhaps we are sitting in our underwear or in a proper business suit, it really
doesn't matter. Why? It's because we are actually not in a safe and private place we are
actually in a very crowded room surrounded by hundreds if not thousands of people on
all sides, anyone of whom may, or may not, be listening in on your conversation.
Even those who are not on your circle lists (ie: Friends lists in Facebook, followers on
Twitter, etc.) can still listen in to your conversations via wall posts and general tweets,
responses to other tweets, etc. Think of it this way; if you are in a restaurant with your
spouse having a conversation over dinner it is reasonable to assume that if you are not
a little more careful those at tables around you, even though not specifically involved in
your conversation, can still hear what you are saying correct? Same thing with social
media, except it is not so much your volume as it is the 'where' and 'what' you are
posting that matters more.