P2P

File sharing gives access to digital media content such as music, videos, pictures, and so on. P2P refers to networks that allow two parties to communicate to one another. Thus, P2P file sharing refers to the sharing of digital content between users. Users are connected via the internet and digital content is shared between users across this network. 

Examples of P2P file sharing includes illegal downloads of movies and music. As mentioned in "Digital Pirates Winning Battle With Studios", in 2008, when the "Dark Knight" was released, more than 7 million copies of the movie was illegally downloaded across the world. Unknown users put the movie on the Internet which is accessible by other internet users who access and download it. A simple google search can bring up a movie available for download (Stelter and Stone 2009). 

This is a combination of technology and the internet at play. Because the internet is so open and users are connected via networks, illegal downloads are very common. Not downloading something illegally would actually be strange because no one wants to pay for content when they can have it for free. 

References: 
Stelter, Brian, and Brad Stone. "Digital Pirates Winning Battle With Studios." 
             The New York Times. The New York Times, 04 Feb. 2009. Web. 25 Apr. 2015.

      

Wiki so far

I am currently researching for the technology page to add content. I saw that someone mentioned about 3D printers and that immediately reminded me of "Prynt", a photo printing case. This looks like a phone case and once it was connected to a phone, it can immediately print pictures from the phone's album. This is a great example of how technology has allowed for things that were not possible in the past. I am planning to research about this product on its website as well as watch videos to understand about it functions. I will also go on kickstarter.com to learn more about how it started as a project and slowly became what it is today. Along with this content, I will add pictures of how the photo printing case looks like. 

I want to add an edit to the iphone 6 paragraph because I do want to research more about the iphone 6 and learn more about it. The best way to do this would be to read reviews on the iphone 6 and explore the apple website. 

Privacy

Privacy and confidentiality are often issues that come hand in hand with new media. New media allows information to freely move across the internet and its networks. This is available to all internet users and is accessible anywhere and anytime. This extremely important in today's society because new media technologies are used by many people for its efficiency and convenience. However, this also leads to a loss of privacy for its users. As much as we want information to be confidential, it is very hard to control the direction of it. For example, users post pictures on Facebook to share with their friends, but strangers may able to access these pictures. After all, this is the internet, everything is out in the open. 

However, most new media technologies do offer privacy settings to protect its user's confidentiality. We can customize our privacy settings so that we have control over who sees what and has access to what. With such privacy controls, sometimes it may be hard to keep track of making certain things private. This is when the loss of privacy really occurs. Privacy settings may be too complex, confusing and time consuming. Users are not always aware that their information is published to the public. 

Therefore, the ability for information to move across networks is both beneficial and harmful to its users. 

Advice

Baruch definitely uses new media tools for announcements, updates, and so on. New media can actually be incorporated into the class curriculum of many classes. Students often line up after class or have to wait for office hours to speak to a professor. To minimize the need to wait and meet face to face, Baruch should have a system for virtual meetings like Skype for professors and students. This will only occur during office hours so it can act as a substitute for in person meetings in office hours.

Aside from this, professors and their students can also chat online during this time. This eliminates the need for emails because emails take a while to go back and forth. Online chatting allows for instant exchanges between a professor and student. I think that this will be helpful to alot of students who would prefer to do this virtually instead of going in person during office hours.