Convergence

1) Jenkins says convergence culture is described as "technological, industrial, cultural, and social changes in the ways media circulates within our culture". This is where different ideas come together from a wide range of different people to create new ideas. 2) I think creative engagement is when the consumer and the buyer come together to promote their idea. 3) As producers of a product they are going to have to look deeper into the consumers wants and needs and have to understand what they want. This will make everything so much easier because they will become more relatable with their customers.

Privacy and Enhanced Personalization.

To me privacy seems to be an issue when it comes to social media. I feel that even though you believe not everyone can see your stuff, they always can. I remember going to this meeting once and the person telling me that they could pull up all of our old posts even if they had been deleted. That blew my mind that they could still access all that information even though I had deleted it. I also feel that if you have an issue with privacy then you should not have a social media account. That is the point of social media to share information with the people around you. Someone is always going to see the things you post, so why not make sure you are ok with them. Most of my account that I have are on private which I like because I know only my friends can access them. Take instagram for example, I would not want some old creepy man looking at my account. That is why I have the private setting on it. I like knowing that I have to accept the person before they can even access my account. In what ways do you think privacy helps social media? Do you think that all of your information is actually private?

Downloading Music

Downloading music online has become a very serious issue in society today. Everywhere you look someone is downloading illegally, and the artist is losing that money. With that said I believe that the prices should be lowered in order to make people happier. I know I hate paying a dollar for every song rather than downloading it for free. I think that if the songs were 50 cents it might make a big difference. I also believe that there should be stricter sites on monitoring illegal downloads. That if someone is accessing a site that is illegal it should notify the authorities, and then they can handle the situation. The best idea I have for the solution would be creating a site where you have to pay a monthly fee, and you can then access all of these downloads. It would be like a Netflix 2.0. You could watch all the current movies that are out and be up to date on all the new music. I think that this would help a lot on illegal downloading because everyone uses Netflix why not enhance the product to eliminate the problem.

How Technology Ruins Relationships....

http://www.cosmopolitan.com/sex-love/advice/a4054/how-technology-ruins-relationships/ This article is all about the idea of how we are losing a personal aspect in our daily lives. We are no longer wanting to sit and talk to people face to face. We find it easier to talk to them over the phone. 1. Texting too much- the article talks about the idea how technology has made it to easy to constantly contact a person that you should not always contact. It makes it easier for you to make bad life choices. 2. Drunk texting- This is a problem because it is to easy. When you are drunk you are more likely to want to make bad choices, and having a cell phone in your hand makes it all that much easier. 3. Flirty Pic on Facebook- You feel the need to want to impress people on social media, and you may post a picture that does not really fit you as a person because you want people to like you. 4. Liking the Wrong Page- We have all done this mistake. It does not have to be a page but we all feel the need to creep on someone and accidentally end up liking something on their page. Social media makes it easy to creep on someone, and if we did not have technology we would not have these urges. 5. Password Protector- we all feel the need to be secretive with our phones and social media. This is bad for people in relationships because they will not want to trust the other person because they are being private. Technology can ruin relationships or cause trust issues. 6. Send-Read Receipts- I believe that this a big down fall of technology. I know that it drives me crazy when someone will read my text and not respond to it. That should not really be that big of a deal anyways. It just makes people over think the issues. 7. Clinging to your phone- Now a ways everyone is so dependent on their cell phones. The younger generation would not last a day without their phones. Cell phones are ruining personal interactions. People will sit at dinner tables and not even acknowledge the person next to them because they are to busy on the phone. 8. Posting emotional feelings- Since we have social media we feel that we can express our feelings on it. People can get so annoyed by what others are saying and not want to listen to them anymore. Then you have people who reveal too much on social media which is terribly annoying. 9. Your relationship isn't listed- I do not understand why people feel the need to post on their social media about how they are in a relationship. Technology has made it become an idea that someone has to always post pictures of their significant other, or how amazing their relationship is. I found this article to be rather hilarious. I thought it was so true with what it had to say. I believe that we let social media run our lives and we always try to be the person we think social media wants us to be. Technology has changed the world to be a less personal place. There are no longer face to face interactions like there used to be, which is really missing in this world.

Reeds Law

Reed's Law is based around the workings of social media, and the groups that can be involved in it. The idea is that social media can be broken up into either large groups, or even small groups. There is a process that organizes these groups. This law really sets the ground work for social media, and other networks to communicate with one another in groups. It has simplified the internet. The reason I choose this Law is because I found it to be rather interesting. I believe that this law is used all the time now a days. Social Media is taking over the world pretty much and this is needed. Social Media is something that I use every single day. Even though I hate to admit that it is true. I am consumed by social media. I will find myself on twitter, instagram, and even facebook all throughout the day. Social Media blows my mind when you think about it. It is such a simple idea that has consumed the brains of so many. I can honestly say I am not too sure how people will get their information in 5 years. I want to believe that the internet will still be in use but I am not sure. I do however believe that there will no longer be any written press. I believe with the growth of online networks, newspaper companies will be ran out of business. I believe that everything will become digital. Even our books will no longer be on paper, they will all be on kindles or any other handheld device. It is insane to think that in five years the world could completely change because of technology. There are so many new devices being made that literally almost anything is possible. For all we know we could be flying in hoover crafts in five years!!