Annotated Bib Part D November 28, 2008

Kemp, Kerrie.  Internet World.  1 November 2008.  15 November 2008.  <http://www.internetworld.co.uk/the-buzz.html>.

 

Kerrie Kemp is hired by Internet World to create and maintain the website.  She has created her degree in Operations Management so she is a credible source in the business world.  Her intended audience is anyone who is part of the business world or interested in technology.  Internet World was created for business and the changing digital age.  Recent newsletters are uploaded and the page changes as technology changes.  Critically speaking the website has lots of good information, but it is hard to navigate to it.  This is relevant to my topic because knowing about changing technology is important in knowing how to keep your information confidential.

 

Freitzal, Joe.  Network Solutions.  1 August 2008.  15 November 2008. <http://networksolutions.com/>.

 

Joe Freitzal graduated with a degree in Information Technology.  He directs his website to anyone creating a secure website or being educated on how to do so.  It shows how to get online, grow online, and be safe online.  It also shows how to expand on the internet without violating confidentiality.  Critically more information could be given on what types of information to keep secure.  This is relevant because it shows that it is possible to keep information secure and that is important with technology in the digital age.

 

I arrived at my final thesis statement by reviewing all of the sources that I have used so far in the project.  I read over the annotations and decided what would be important enough to use for a research paper.  I then gathered my ideas to figure out what the actual thesis should be and came up with this.  -Although the internet has provided society with many positive aspects, the risks also need to be accounted for and information needs to be kept private on the internet though each and every user being knowledgeable that the need to keep themselves safe, and take on the standpoint that what you post is actually for all to see.

 

This information can be found on my ftp student webpage.

Review of November 20th’s Class November 21, 2008

    Today in class we extended what concepts we learned from Lessig’s writing on copyrighting.  A power point was presented explaining different copyright concepts.  We talked about what was considred copyright and what qualified as fair use of material.  We also viewed some “Illegal Art” on the internet to show how copyrighting has been prevalent in the past around the country.

     I liked the subject of today’s class because I feel like it is very important to the real world.  In some of my other classes I get fed up because I feel like the concepts that I am trying so hard to master will never be applied to real life.  Knowing about copyright procedues is prevalent to life because as a student plagirism is dealt with, with zero tolerance.  I didn’t like that todays class wasn’t very interactive because I am a hands on learner and I found my concentration drifting every once in a while.  The class was very informative though, and beneficial.

    If I could change one thing to make the class better I would make all of the students find examples of copyrighting on the internet to share and discuss with the class.  Or I would show different examples and have the class decide whether it was fair use or copyright infringment.  We did look at a Starbucks example, but if we had multiple examples the lecture would be more interactive.  This would also attempt to make people pay attention.

     I think the instructor wanted us to take away the basic concept of copyright.  I think that she intended us to be able to tell what is or isn’t copyright, so that when we are researching we aren’t crossing the line.  I also think the class should have taken away that copyright is not only plagirism in research, but also includes real life situations such as using company’s logos or slogans.

    I took away from the class to always be knowledgable about the sources you are using, and to investigate who owns everything before using it.  I am taking away new found knowledge of how companys buy rights to artwork,etc such as with Lessig and the creator of the Simpsons.  I am also taking away a new understanding of how copyright procedures work in the real world.

Lessig Blog Response November 19 November 21, 2008

     Lessig’s article was about how he wished to use 4 seconds of the Simpson’s in his original work, and he attempted to get permission for using this.  He talks about how he started talking to the artist, and then finding out that he no longer owned the rights he was denied the right to use the footage of the Simpsons without paying a huge amount of money.  Lessig discussed fair use, and copyright rules.

     I learned a lot of new concepts about copyright from this article that I previously had not heard of.  I was surprised to learn that Lessig no longer owned his own artwork since he signed it over to television.  I was also surprised that it was so expensive to have a mere few seconds of copyrighted material in the backgroud.  I also learned about fair use, this was not a concept I had ever even heard of.  I not only learned of the concept, but what would be considered fair use, and what would fall short.

     This article is very relevant to a class on inforamtion and research because every source you use for research needs to be cited properly to avoid violating the copyright rules. If a student is not aware of the rules, they could be being violated and the student would not even be aware.  It is also relevant to learn of fai use, so one is knowledgable about where to draw the line with their research due to copyright infringement.

     I can apply this to my life as a student because I am a MIS major and I will be dealing with the internet and technology for the rest of my life, so I need to know the rules of copyright.  With the increase of technology in the world, if I am not aware of the copyright rules I could walk a fine line that may lead to me getting in trouble.   This is also applied to my life as a student for the same reason, it is not okay to copyright material and I need to know how to steer away from this.

     This reading relates to all we have learned about sourcing in this class because you cite a source to avoid copyrighting.  Now we not only know how to cite and annotate sources to give credit to the creator, but we know why we are doing this, and the credentials backing it up!  Copyright is a big issue and plagirism can lead to be kicked out of school, so knowing what is considered copyrighting is essential.

Annotated Bibliography Part C: Articles November 8, 2008

• How did you find articles on your research question? What was your Process?

I started to find articles on my research question by going into the library and looking in the popular articles section by Java City (magazines).  As we learned in class it is harder to find relevant material in this section because you can not search in the catalog by subject, you must find a relevant magazine and then search through it yourself.  I just looked around, and browsed through magazines trying to find sources that talked about privacy in the digital age, but differed focus on techniques that could teach you how to keep one’s private information confidential on the internet.  I had some trouble finding information here so I also referred to some magazines and newspapers that my dad had at the house.

 

After I found popular articles I then switched my focus to scholarly articles.  I decided that I should search in the library databases for these articles.  I started in Academic Search Premier because this is familiar to me, and seems to hold relevant information to my topic.  The first search terms I used were “(private* or confidential*) and (internet* or technology*) and (people or digital age),” and I sorted my results by Academic Journals only.  The next step was just looking through all of the material.

• Find two popular articles and two scholarly articles that you could use as relevant sources in a paper on your research question.
  • Popular Articles

O’Harrow  Jr., Robert.  “Are Data Firms Getting Too Personal?”  Washington Post 8 Mar. 1998: A1.

        O’Harrow directs his article to everyone, because you do not have to be active on the internet in order for a company to try to phish your information.  The article talks about how technology is the enabler which allows privacy to be taken away.  He focuses in on Acxiom, a company that is obtaining information initiated with people’s credit card purchases. Critically, O’Harrow should not only tell his audience what is happening, but also go into methods or practices that could help someone under the given circumstances.

                Johnson Hanoi, Kay.  “Voices of Dissent.”  Time 18 Sep. 2006: 42.

        Hanoi’s audience is anyone who has ever communicated via technology, which is practically everyone, because these are the individuals whose privacy is affected with the digital age.  This article discusses how phone conversations can be made over the internet and although this may save time and effort, it can also take away your privacy.  She also discusses how text-based communication has the same down falls.  Critically, Johnson Hanoi could have done more research in her sources, because she will state that Skype refused to comment, but didn’t continue searching in the field until she found out information on Skype and other corporations.

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  • Scholarly Articles

Lessin, Sam.  “No Privacy? Don’t Blame Web 2.0.”Brandweek  20 Oct. 2008:49-37. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. Randall Library, UNC Wilmington. 5 Nov. 2008. < http://0-web.ebscohost.com.uncclc.coast.uncwil.edu/ehost/detail?vid=9&hid=108&sid=506f4693-9166-4b80-9e6b-6feb73d2b1d5%40sessionmgr109&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#db=aph&AN=34960430>

 

                Sam Lessin writes to everyone worried about there privacy.  His article discusses how the internet claims to be writing new rules to help information stay confidential.   Lessin claims this is ll a lie and terms of privacy are not changing, he then explains that everyone needs to start focusing on “Simple Privacy,” and explains how we can do this.  Critically, Lessin should have taken more time on how the privacy situation can be improved, instead of taking so much time scaring people and repeating himself.

 

Swartz, Jon.  “Social networks go to work.” USA Today 8 Oct. 2008:5. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. Randall Library, UNC Wilmington. 5 Nov. 2008. < http://0-search.ebscohost.com.uncclc.coast.uncwil.edu/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=J0E160262364008&site=ehost-live>

 

Swartz writes to those that are part of social networking, and those who soon will be.  He then talks about how digital media is a requirement in the workplace now, because so many assignments and projects are collaborative that you must use the internet to link to your coworkers that are involved in the same project.  Critically, Swartz should have explained more how the internet can be beneficial, so as to show everyone how important it is to keep yourself private on the internet, because everyone is using it.

 

Class Response November 3rd November 3, 2008

The topic of class today was building our own website.  We will be uploading our annotated bibliography assignment onto our own website.  In order to do this we used our flashdrives, so that although the software isn’t on all computers, we can use the portable flash drive to work on it anywhere.  We learned how to follow UNCW’s directions in order to upload our website and make it public.

I liked how we were all able to work independently and help each other if we got stuck.  I also liked that I was learning something I had never done before, because I feel like these skills will be beneficial later in my education and my career.   I disliked that I had technical problems in the beginning so I got off to a late start and felt as if I was falling behind.

I don’t think that any part of class needs to be changed to make it better.  The way that we got a preview of how we were going to progress step by step on the overhead gave everyone a good idea of what needed to be done.  Then we were able to work at our own pace and ask questions.  I think this was a very effective way to teach how to make our own webpages.

I think that the instructor intended that we learn how to upload our own website, so that when we are by ourselves we don’t have questions or get stuck in the process, because we have already been threw the process a few times.  The instructor intended we learn these skills so that when we are trying to work on our annotated bibliography our problems will not be technical.

I actually took away from the class a new skill, how to create a website and upload it to the public web.  I also took away problem shooting skills, because I ran into a few problems and error messages in the class and now if I encounter any of these problems when I am at home working on my project I will be able to solve the problem on my own and not waste time trying to find a solution.