The Talk - Monica Potter on Being a Teen Mom

In this video Monica Potter talks about her life once she became a teen mother. She talks about the relationship her kids have now. She touches on the goods and bads of her life after motherhood. I can respect how she was able to make a good life for her and her children, despite any obstacles. She also commented on the teen mom and 16 and pregnant series. I agree with her when she talked about how the girls shouldnt be rewarded by interviews and photo shoots. It is almost like the girls are being rewarded for their actions. I'm not saying that teen mothers should be shunned for the world because nobody is perfect but they also shouldnt be models for magazines as a result of their pregnacy.

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This video is in response to the girl from ucla who went on her rant about asians not too long ago. you can see her original video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Johj5WEYzZo

3-D Smartphones ditch the glasses

Nintendo has plans to release the first 3 dimensional piece of technology that can be used without a special type of glasses. HTC has also recently released a 3D phone. The phone will be similar to the already released EVO but consumers will be able to view videos and capture photos in 3D. Nintendo's 3DS also has a pair of cameras for capturing scenes in 3-D, and it works quite well. Nintendo assumed that they would have competition after they released plans for a 3D gadget, but they aren't worried about it. They say that since they have better 3D games their product will be the obvious consumer choice. Some of the obstacles these 3D gadgets face is that some of the products do require users to wear the tacky glasses and some of the products have poor camera capabilities.

http://www.cnn.com/2011/TECH/mobile/03/24/3d.phones.tablets/index.html

Here are the Links of Blogs I've commented on

http://thetransitionfromhighschooltocollege.blogspot.com/2011/02/stoping-violence-in-predominantly-black.html?showComment=1299785358943#c1672000357905193859

http://howard.blackboard.com/webapps/portal/frameset.jsp?tab_tab_group_id=_7_1&url=%2Fwebapps%2Fblackboard%2Fcontent%2FlaunchLink.jsp%3Fcourse_id%3D_982789_1%26tool_id%3D_144_1%26tool_type%3DTOOL%26mode%3Dview%26mode%3Dreset

http://youngsouldiers.blogspot.com/2011/03/invisible-children-documentary.html?showComment=1303667322194#c8928110821998337679

http://thewendalecollins.blogspot.com/2011/03/cyberbullying.html?showComment=1303667913897#c8804796058267843482

http://mmmidentity.blogspot.com/2011/03/girl-like-me.html#comment-form

Self Assesment

I am contributing to the study of new media in many different ways. I present all types of new media in current events so people can learn that it's not just the internet that is making great strides but tablet computers, and cell phones, and specific websites as well. My blog is helpful in analyzing current new media trends because I report on current events in new media every week; therefore as the trends change I am able to report on them and summarize them. I summarize the articles I read and on some of posts I even included my opinion on the topic. I could improve my blog perhaps by changing the colors but I wanted the main focus to be on the content as opposed to the design of the blog. My experience so far is that I like learning about new media and how it impacts current events. I'm good at summarizing articles but sometimes I struggle to find different topics that would be appealing to many different audiences. I think I am getting better at it though.

Immigrants more inclined to use Tablet computers

According to the most recent census bureau, there are about 34 million foreign born people living in the United States. 13 percent of immigrants reported having some type of tablet computer while two-thirds had the ipad specifically. Surprisingly enough, only 5 percent of Americans had some form of tablet computer. After looking at this data one might ask why is there such a large difference in percentages between Americans and Immigrants that own tablet computers. It is suggested that many immigrants may come from places around the world that is more willing to accept new technology and the change that comes with it than Americans are. A lot of the immigrants were also very willing to buy new and improved tablet computers in the future.

http://www.cnn.com/2011/TECH/mobile/02/28/immigrants.tablets.tech/index.html

Consumer Reports wont reccomend Verizon iPhone

The new iphone Verizon released has a flaw that makes it less appealing to consumers. Apparently if you hold the phone a certain way your calls will drop and your phone will lose signal. This flaw is almost excatly like the flaw ATT faced with their new iphone. There was some speculation as to whether all LG phones were dropping calls if they were held a certain way but it is only the iphone. The makers of the Verizon iPhone said that the flaw can be fixed with a case or holding the phone a different way.

http://www.cnn.com/2011/TECH/mobile/02/25/verizon.iphone.consumer.reports/index.html?iref=allsearch

Twitter starts war with emerging rival UberMedia

Friday the 18th started off as any normal Friday. The weather was nice and tons of people were using their blackberry "ubertwitter" app to update their friends to their whereabouts.Suddenly those same people were seeing error messages and were urged to download new apps because their current uber app had been suspended. Twitter stated that they suspended Ubertwitter because ubertwitter had violated policies by changing user's tweets and allowing direct messages to be over 140 characters. Ubertwitter instantly put together plans to comply with Twitter's requests. They made the changes and on Sunday night the new Ubersocial app was ready to be used by hundreds of overjoyed blackberry users

http://money.cnn.com/2011/02/18/technology/twitter_suspends_apps/index.htm

AOL trumps mainstream media with Huffington Post deal

AOL has purchased the Huffington Post for 315 million dollars. Many people thought that the entire AOL company had died out since not many people used dial up internet anymore. AOL is now a full out media site. The industry will rapidly begin to consolidate as media companies merge with the online market. The industry will however be more willing to take more risks after seeing how well AOL will do from buying Huffington Post.

This will be very influential to other media websites that are in the process of dying out. They will be able to merge together and/or buy out struggling websites that could use their assistance. This means that dial  up companies and other businesses that are becoming extinct may be able to revive their selves.

http://articles.cnn.com/2011-02-10/tech/aol.huffington.cashmore_1_gawker-media-news-media-blogging?_s=PM:TECH

Online Sex Trafficking. .

There is a new epidemic sweeping America. Pimps are finding young girls on different websites, creating a bond with them, and then selling them for sex. These pimps not only persuade the girls with drugs but they also take all of their money when the job is over. Unfortunately girls being trafficked for sex is not a new occurrence for the United States. According to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children there are over 100,000 underage girls being trafficked in America alone. How does America the super country, the country who has and does it all manage to have such a high number of girls being trafficked. What can we as a people be doing to not only stop this number from increasing but to get it to start decreasing. If we don't do something soon half of America's population will be in that category of underage girls being trafficked for sex. We must do something now.

For more information on this particular blog visit www.cnn.com/2011/crime

Starbucks going Mobile ?!

On Janurary 19 Starbucks announced that customers would be able to use the mobile app on their phone to pay for their orders. The new app will not only let people add their Starbucks Cards, but they will also be able to track rewards and reload cards as needed via PayPal or credit card. The app will come with a "touch to pay button" and they will be able to hold up the barcode on their screen and scan it at the register.

 Starbucks is becoming pioneers in New Media affecting companies. They have realized that most consumers always have their smart phone on their  person, and will often times grab the phone before they think about grabbing a purse or wallet. I predict that if Starbucks can prove their new app to be a success there will be tons of companies adapting their own form of mobile payments. Pretty soon future generations will only know of mobile payments.

http://www.envoydata.com/content/starbucks-mobile-phone-payments-going-live-all-us-stores