This semester, this library class had a lot of information
taught and learned. The library ethnography was actually a useful assignment. It
did teach me how to easily look up books in the library which I had not known before.
I think this should be kept for future semesters. It was an easy assignment
that helped give me the knowledge for looking the books up. I think the topics
were taught at an equal and good time paste. I do understand that all the
assignments given were for a purpose of learning, but I think that it was a bit
too much work given for this class. But overall, the information taught in this
class is and will be useful for all of my present and future classes. Some of
the information taught I already had a basic knowledge of it or knew well, but
of course there was some stuff I learned as well. The different formats we have
learned are also going to be useful to future classes when doing papers and
making sure I cite my sources. It is also important how to find credible
sources when doing research papers. This will be a key concept that I have
learned that will help me even more to make sure I do great research and do it correctly.
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Thursday, November 15, 2012
Facebookistan extra credit
The Facebook Show is talking about the controversial life
and privacy issues about Facebook. In the Facebook verses Europe segment, the
guy, Bob Garfield, and the lady, Brooke Gladstone, talks about how Europe is more
sensitive about privacy concerning FB and how they made FB do changes. There
was a guy that asked FB to give him all of his information dealing with FB. He
realized how some of the data they gave him was not all of the data about him
and that even post that he deleted was not deleted. It also talks about how FB
deals with data and does not fully do what they are suppose to do. This also
includes how FB collects data on non-members as well. And even because of all
of this stuff going on, there have been many Europeans that have requested their
data and now because of it, FB will make something where someone can get their
data and they don’t have to be in Europe. They also speak on how FB needs to
inform members of the data they are collecting and that if a person in college
takes pictures that are not appropriate, and in the future wants to remove the
pictures, they will disappear. We should definitely care about this and know
that this is important because this can affect people in the future especially
when they are trying to get a job. If a person has picture they want to remove,
they should be able to remove them. And we have a right to know that FB is
collecting data on us and to know the data that they are collecting. Another segment
is talking about the like button. It explains the different aspects of the like
button and why do we like things. Another segment is about FB fight against the
epiphanator, and they this manufacture epiphanies. The guy talks about we
befriend people to see our lives. The first segment relates to these two it is
all about privacy. When the last one talks about befriending people, you are
letting them know some of your private information you may put on there. The like
button makes you keeps a count of your data and with this, it can be privacy. They
all reflect a sense of privacy that FB does not know, but I guess they are or
will.
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