This has been a very interesting class online. I think that this has been the best class online that I have ever taken. I was worried about reading all the information on the syllabus. I felt that it was so much information cramped in a few pages and I looked doomed to get a bad grade. It looked like a lot of busy work, but come to find that it was smooth sailing. The dead lines to post blogs was hard at times, but managed to post most of them on-time.
I thought that posting weekly blogs was a good idea to further the reading assignments. I felt like I was in a physical classroom giving my thoughts about the weekly discussions and blogs. I have participated more in this class than any physical class. Posting your comments to other peoples discussion and blogs gives you an idea of all different opinions and thoughts about cyberspace. It also gives you ideas of what other people think of the technology we today, and how we use it.
The blog assignment was pretty much my favorite part of the cyber class. One blog about example was not using the internet for 24 hrs. I found it difficult to stay away from it, because its important to many peoples lives. Many use this medium to keep in contact with family and friends, work, and employment. Its also a way for business to happen in quick speeds and the fast service of information. I also liked joining a internet group. I love cars, so I joined a car forum. I found useful information about car, and found some friend's to network around Oregon. That would have taken longer if I didn't have the current technology to connect with these people.
Honestly, I liked the structure of the assignments and books. Dr. Goodnow did a great job in creating a guide line to learn about cyber space. The blogs are good ideas to put a lot of thought in what you learned that week. I find mini papers better than writing a huge paper at the end of the term. I think it defeats the purpose of learning cyber space. I think that the deadlines can be changed to a weekend other than a work week. I was at work one time, and totally forgot about posting a blog. I left work without notice to turn in my blog on time. That was a close call for me.
Monday, March 16, 2009
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Is Craigslist the world's biggest bordello?
http://news.cnet.com/is-craigslist-the-worlds-biggest-bordello/?tag=mncol;txt
I found this article on CNET. I think that everyone has been on Craigslist to look for good deals on furniture and cars and other things. In the other hand many are using it as a gateway to sell sex on the internet. The internet is being used as a medium to filter and find potential clients for prostitutes or sex workers. This misuse of Craigslist is also getting juviniles arrested for posting sex ads for money. I think the misuse of posting a child for sex is one of the saddest things that can be done on the internet.
One view in the article talks about using the internet to "weed out" potential trouble from customers. The sex worker is able to screen people online and make a decision if its worth to meet up with the customer. She states that it gives helps her and others in her profession to stay out of the streets. Prostitution being one of the oldest jobs around, it has moved on to the cyber world to conduct buisness. Many are using the internet as a medium to find sex work. I think that using the internet for false pretenses is common in the the internet world. One prime example is looking for love in adds in Craigslist, but the underlining is sex for money. I can understand that this view of using the internet is for safety purposes. In the other hand it still illegal to sell sex online.
My other view is that many organizations are using Craigslist to find online predators. Police around the country are posting as young juveniles to lure child predators to comply to committ a act with a minor. I see that its been a huge success around the country to find people who would committ such acts with minors. The sad part of it that many of the people that get caught are people from all walks of life. Some example are doctors, lawyers, and many others. I think that letting people know that police and other agencies are online looking for the next child predator. Advertising this cause can let people know what will happen to those who break the law online.
I know that parents are concerned about the social networks their kids are using to connect with friends. However many kids are using it to find sex form money. This creates a trust issues with parents and their kids. The parents believe they can trust their friend, but in the other hand a misuse of the internet is being conducted in the other room. This happens to many families around the country. I suggest having a filter device for the computer to filter potential sites that can cause harm to your children.
Postman brings a good point on moral and technology without cost. We can see that technology comes with a cost. Child are being sold for sex and many are being pushed into a old profession by people who think they love them. This is a huge cost to families and friends who loses people to sex work.
I found this article on CNET. I think that everyone has been on Craigslist to look for good deals on furniture and cars and other things. In the other hand many are using it as a gateway to sell sex on the internet. The internet is being used as a medium to filter and find potential clients for prostitutes or sex workers. This misuse of Craigslist is also getting juviniles arrested for posting sex ads for money. I think the misuse of posting a child for sex is one of the saddest things that can be done on the internet.
One view in the article talks about using the internet to "weed out" potential trouble from customers. The sex worker is able to screen people online and make a decision if its worth to meet up with the customer. She states that it gives helps her and others in her profession to stay out of the streets. Prostitution being one of the oldest jobs around, it has moved on to the cyber world to conduct buisness. Many are using the internet as a medium to find sex work. I think that using the internet for false pretenses is common in the the internet world. One prime example is looking for love in adds in Craigslist, but the underlining is sex for money. I can understand that this view of using the internet is for safety purposes. In the other hand it still illegal to sell sex online.
My other view is that many organizations are using Craigslist to find online predators. Police around the country are posting as young juveniles to lure child predators to comply to committ a act with a minor. I see that its been a huge success around the country to find people who would committ such acts with minors. The sad part of it that many of the people that get caught are people from all walks of life. Some example are doctors, lawyers, and many others. I think that letting people know that police and other agencies are online looking for the next child predator. Advertising this cause can let people know what will happen to those who break the law online.
I know that parents are concerned about the social networks their kids are using to connect with friends. However many kids are using it to find sex form money. This creates a trust issues with parents and their kids. The parents believe they can trust their friend, but in the other hand a misuse of the internet is being conducted in the other room. This happens to many families around the country. I suggest having a filter device for the computer to filter potential sites that can cause harm to your children.
Postman brings a good point on moral and technology without cost. We can see that technology comes with a cost. Child are being sold for sex and many are being pushed into a old profession by people who think they love them. This is a huge cost to families and friends who loses people to sex work.
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
WILD CARD!
I have several incidents on the internet. The first is sending a message to the wrong person on MySpace. I wrote a quick "I love you" message to my wife, but I sent it to another person. I made the mistake when I used the search bar to find my wife's name. I clicked the person below her name. It happened to be my wife's best friend, I didnt not know any of this until I arrived home and my wife was sitting on the couch with her best friend. I thought of nothing until my wife was questioning me about what I did today.
My wife drilled me when at home. She started throwing things at me and punching me. She thought I was trying to hook up with her best friend. I asked for a explanation, but she refused to give me one. Later she calmed down and explained what had happened. I explained that is was a mistake on the internet. Since that issue and others, I decided to erase my MySpace because of the drama it can give me. I thought that leaving her a nice message during the day would be nice, but it turned for the worse. I think erasing my MySpace helped ease the situation.
The other situation was shopping online. I live in Corvallis, which is millions of miles away from civilization. At times I need to find my size of clothing and style online. The problem with ordering online is the other person receiving the order. This can be a problem when someone does not pay attention to what size they put in the box. I found it to be very irritating when I have to resend merchandise back and wait for it longer. The only way to correct the problem is to call the place where I ordered to complain. I think that going to a store can help eliminate such issues of shopping online. I am able to find what style and size needed.
Postman talks about logic and intuition in our lives. My experience came down to just simple logical answers. Also having the intuition to just double check who Im sending email to can save alot of time and drama from the wife. It just makes logical sense to just go to the department store and dont shop online because of mis-communication through technology.
My wife drilled me when at home. She started throwing things at me and punching me. She thought I was trying to hook up with her best friend. I asked for a explanation, but she refused to give me one. Later she calmed down and explained what had happened. I explained that is was a mistake on the internet. Since that issue and others, I decided to erase my MySpace because of the drama it can give me. I thought that leaving her a nice message during the day would be nice, but it turned for the worse. I think erasing my MySpace helped ease the situation.
The other situation was shopping online. I live in Corvallis, which is millions of miles away from civilization. At times I need to find my size of clothing and style online. The problem with ordering online is the other person receiving the order. This can be a problem when someone does not pay attention to what size they put in the box. I found it to be very irritating when I have to resend merchandise back and wait for it longer. The only way to correct the problem is to call the place where I ordered to complain. I think that going to a store can help eliminate such issues of shopping online. I am able to find what style and size needed.
Postman talks about logic and intuition in our lives. My experience came down to just simple logical answers. Also having the intuition to just double check who Im sending email to can save alot of time and drama from the wife. It just makes logical sense to just go to the department store and dont shop online because of mis-communication through technology.
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