Rachel Blogs

 File sharing is the exchanging of digital media, such as attaching a Word document to an e-mail. File sharing through digital means has become easy today. Applications such as Google Drive and Dropbox allow you to share your files with multiple people at a time. Google Drive is a popular application for file sharing because not only can multiple people see it at the same time, they can also edit it.  P2P file sharing is the uploading of files that are not intended to be shared. Some examples of P2P file  sharing are LimeWire, KaZaa, eMule, Vuze, uTorrent, and BitTorrent. P2P file sharing is mostly used to access files that are not allowed to be on public file sharing services. Most times, the files that are shared on P2P are considered illegal. For instance, on LimeWire there is a lot of music uploaded that can also be downloaded. While this may be convenient for the consumer being that they do not have to pay for the music, it is a terrible thing for artists as they are...

 To contribute to our class wiki, I have been helping the YouTube Wiki. While it is a decent Wiki, it has been a little outdated in which many information is from 2013. Not only have I been updating information, but I have also added new information such as influencer marketing.  Along with this, I have been fixing  grammatical errors, as well as deleting information that I deemed no longer important. With adding this information, I hope to make the Wiki the most updated as it possibly can.  I have edited the Twitch page, in which I added details about Ninja. I am primarily focused on the page on YouTube, as it is a topic in which I am passionate about. So far I have added information on who are the most popular YouTubers and influencer marketing. While I will be expanding on influencer marketing, I will also like to add more YouTubers who are popular today. I will be adding more information on the "beauty world" that exists on YouTube. 

  New media has helped facilitate many things in today’s world. They have helped many with gaining a profit, making it easy to get access to all information, and much more. However, there are issues of privacy and confidentiality in new media. There are many issues that concern those who use new media regarding privacy and confidentiality, such as the dark web, cat fishing, data breaches, and much more. The dark web is one issue that concerns many users of new media. The dark web is used by anonymous users and in which they use special technology. It is often hard to trace anyone from the dark web, making it a scary place in new media. The reason for concern regarding the dark web is that hackers can upload your card information, post your address, or even be a host for human trafficking. Today, measures to control the dark web are still hard to find.  Data breaches are another example of privacy being invaded in new media. Data breaches happen when personal information is exp...

  If I was hired by Baruch College to improve the college with the use of new media I would do various things. One of them would be to provide a platform in which students can have discussions despite what they are majoring in. As a student at Baruch, it is rare that you interact with others due to it being a commuter school. It is the same case when you are in different schools, as I never interact with students from Weissman as a Zicklin student, unless I take a liberal arts elective. Another suggestion would be to use social media to speak on the achievements of Baruch alumni. Creating a page in which alumni can share their experiences and how Baruch has helped them will aid undergraduates and graduates after graduating. It is often the case where undergraduates like me are first-generation graduates and we have no guidance on what to do after graduation. Being able to interact with Baruch alumni will help Baruch students get a perspective and make it their own. Last but not lea...

Creativity can be expressed in many ways. It can be expressed through drawing, photography, music, and more. Today, new media has helped people share their creativity with others, as well inspiring others to become creative.  With new media, people are encouraged to share their work with others. Not only will it help them gain exposure to companies, but they can gain a profit on their own if they gain a following. We see this with make up influencers today, who create YouTube videos depicting different techniques of applying makeup. Photographers also get exposure to companies through new media. Alissa Ashley , a YouTuber, has been able to get opportunities with companies such as Fenty Beauty due to her photography skills that she has depicted on her YouTube channel as well as her Instagram photography account. Had it not been for new media, Alissa Ashley's passion for photography and videography would have most likely not been discovered by others. Creators on new media help foste...

 As an avid food lover, I love trying new restaurants, cafes, etc. I would always post pictures of my food on my personal Instagram account so that I could share these new discoveries with my followers. However, these posts would only last 24 hours on my Instagram story.  My friends eventually convinced me to make an Instagram food page being that I loved both eating and sharing the new places I had found. I also found inspiration from other food pages I had followed and appreciated the way in which they took pictures of food that made it look so appetizing. I created my food page on February 20, 2019. I posted consistently and made sure my pictures were making the food look appetizing. Unfortunately, the pandemic discouraged me and led me to deactivate my page, as I was no longer able to go out to eat and try new places.  I reactivated my page as of recently because I have discovered my passion to keep this page running again. Instagram helps me use my creativity as I al...