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Interactive Media Interactive Media Pr isc illa Gran tham, Esq. Sr. Research Counsel National Center for Justice and the Rule of Law 1 Objectives After this session, you will be able to: Explain the concept behind the terms interactive media, Web 2.0, and Social Media; Identify different types of interactive media; Differentiate between various kinds of interactive media; and Summarize the ways in which interactive media are utilized. 2 But What Does It Mean? Interactive Web 2.0 Media Social MdiMedia A new model that utilizes user participation 3 Web 2.0 • Phrase coined in 2004 @ conference addressi ng st at e of W eb f oll owi ng dot-com crash. • Implied improvement over the old web • Democratization of web 4 Emphasis on people’s interactions with Internet Web sites harness collective intelligence of contributors/users Company can provide better service & build customer loyalty by observing Internet habits New Web Model 5 Media: Traditional v. Interactive Media = An instrument of communication Media in which users Interactive Media = participate & edit content of communication 6 Media 7 Interactive Media: “Hybrid Media Technology” – can combine anyy(p,, format (print, web, disc, video, audio, etc.) that allows users to interact w/ content. 8 Interactive Media Model: USER’S INPUT PROGRAM’S OUTPUT 9 Media v. Interactive Media 10 Encyclopedia v. Wikipedia Encyclopedias Wikipedia • Difficult to keep current • Updated constantly • Expensive to produce •Free and purchase • All contributors must cite • Inconsistencies / published sources Inaccuracies in info • Content must have • Bias & lack of expertise neutral POV of authors • No limitation on topics • Editorial choices • Anyone can edit an • Past allegations of article racism and sexism 11 Information being communicated: How the Internet works 12 Information being communicated: How the World Wide Web works http://www.commoncraft.com User can watch video online User can purchase & download on Kindle User can share video via Twitter or Email Written overview User can download transcript of video Download Fact Sheet [PDF]. 13 Quiz: Which of the following is an example of interactive media: a. A television news program b. A . pdf document posted online c. A video recording of an interview d. A story posted on a newspaper’s website which includes links to other stories as well as a “comments” section. 14 Users’ Interactions with the Web 15 Social Media • Social Networking • Social Photo and Video Sharing • Blogs • Wikis • Newsgro u ps, B ulletin & Message Boards • Chat rooms • Instant Messaging ••EE--groupsgroups • Virtual Worlds / Role Playing Games 16 Search The Micro‐ Video sharing Blogging SOCIAL Web Audio Social Networking Sites • Internet sites that map out relationships between individuals. • When you create a profile, you put yourself on the social-networking map. • Facebook: 500 million users • MySpace: 125 million users (and declining) 18 19 On a Social Network, You Can: Look up old friends Meet “friends of friends” Share photos, videos, music Join groups based on interest Chat Play games Create and or join private groups Social Network Groups User created Open Closed Secret Function • Members share information w/ groups of friends with common interests • Post Photos • Group chats in real time with other members • Collectively write and edit documents and notes • Communicate with members when offline via group email address 21 22 “Kick a Ginger” Facebook Group 23 Social network - headquartered in Boca Raton, FL 11 million registered users - Over 20 million visitors Users can create groups for purpose of trading CP Powerful encryption tools Share photos/videos while simultaneously chatting about them CP rings on social networks can shelter members Would-be members required to provide CP for admittance into group Existing members must continue sharing CP to remain in good standing Emphasis on media & content creation Automatic uploading of photos On-site photo editing Advanced customization features Drag and drop formatting enables users to create personal web pages 25 Quiz: True or False: In order to share photos on a social networking site, you must be a member of a Photo Sharing Group? a. True b. False 26 Quiz: Which of the following can be fabricated on a user’s Facebook profile? a. Name b. Age c. Occupation d. Interests e. All of the above 27 Video and Photo Sharing Sites 28 Online Photo Sharing Starts with photo storage websites, i.e., Picasa, Flickr Photos stored safely in the “cloud.” Take Upload photos Visit the photos with Move photos from computer Grand digital to computer to Flickr Canyon camera website 29 Add keywords or When I want to “tags” to Add titles to view my Grand The relevant describe photos photos are photos Canyon photos, I Grand Canyon, click on displayed. vacation, etc. appropriate tag 30 But wait…that’s not all! Sharing your photos User can set permissions on photos . Public: anyone can see photos . Private: • Only people you specify • On some sites, “private” covers everyone on friends or contact list. .Create categories of people: only certain categories can see certain photos 31 Other Features: • Some sites allow users to create groups based on common interests. Members can share photo tips, comment on photos, etc. • EXIF (Exchangeable Image File Format) data might be included unless feature is disabled . Camera used . Time and date photo was taken . Camera settings used for photo 32 Quiz: True or False Photos stored in the “cloud” with a photo sharing website will exist in two places: one copy on the website and one copy on the photographer’s computer. a.True b.False 33 Blogs 34 What is a blog? • Website maintained by an individual • Free and simple to create: Blogger, Blogspot, WordPress • Public Features • Interactive – visitors can leave comments • Regular entries of commentary and graphics • Usually a single page with links to archived posts • Entries are displayed in reverse-chronological order Types • Personal • Corporate, organizational, clubs • By genre: law, technology, gossip By the numbers • Over 156 million 35 Stop your presentation before it kills again 36 Website offering microblogging and social network service Enables users to send and read Tweets Tweet – text-based post of up to 140 characters Users may subscribe to other users' tweets – aka following Tweets are publicly visible by default; but senders can restrict message delivery to just their followers. 1000% increase between Feb. 2008 and Feb. 2009 37 38 The Wonderful World of Wikis 39 What is a Wiki? • Connection of Web pages interconnected to each other through internal links • Wikis a llow users to en ter an d communally edit bits of text • These bits of text can be viewed and edited by anyone who visits the wiki 40 Examples of Wikis: • Wikipedia . 3,578,560 articles . One of the Top 100 web sites in the world • wikiHow . (99, 711 articles) . Browse by category; i.e., health, travel, philosophy, auto How to make a crop circle How to begin people watching How to judge body condition scores in cattle How to type 41 wikiHow Home Articles Community search The how to manual that you can edit How to Type Edit edits by:,Ben Rubenstein, Dave Crosby, Isabella (see all) Article Edit Discuss View History 1 98 Do you look at the keyboard and type each letter at unbearably slow speeds? Impress your friends and family by learning how to type at faster rates! The following steps will increase your ability to touch type and also teach you tricks that will get your typing speed up. If you follow all the steps in this article overtime, you will be able to successfully type and correct errors while looking at the monitor rather than the keyboard, all for free! edit Steps 1 Decide on what kind of keyboard you want to use. Most of the time you’ll come across a traditional QWERTY keyboard, but there’s also the option of switching to a Dvorak keyboard. The standard QWERTY keyboard layout was designed to prevent typewriter jams (which is no longer necessary with computers), while the Dvorak layout was designed to be specifically easy on the hands. …and lesser known wikis: • Wookieepedia (Star Wars wiki – 83,101 articles) • WikiTravel (24, 585 articles) • The Godfather wiki (1,078 articles) • Twilight Saga wiki (937 articles) ••KnitWikiKnitWiki . http://www.knittinghttp://www.knitting--and.com/wiki/Main_Pageand.com/wiki/Main_Page . 332 articles (temporarily closed to edits due to excessive spamming • KnitWiki (Competing site) . http://knitting.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page . 86 articles • Pop Tarts wiki (104 articles) 43 Quiz: Which of the following is a common feature of all wikis: a.Unreliability b. Ability for any visitor to edit c. All contributors must cite published sources d. Content has a neutral point of view 44 Bulletin Boards Internet Forums or Message Boards 45 Bulletin Board Services Programs • PChPrecursor to Chat rooms • Text-based • BBS communications did not require Internet connection • Computer with modem dial directly into BBS hosting computer 46 Bulletin Board Services • Host controls who is allowed on the system • Host can set different access levels within the BBS • Once verified, user can upload & download files, read news, exchange messages, etc. • Popularity declined once Internet included graphics, but BBS remain a tool in child pornography industry 47 Internet Forums / Message Boards • Web based forums • Organized by topics • Can be located byyg visiting Yahoo Groups, etc. • Everything from communicating telepathically with animals to biological applications of nanotechnology 48 Message Boards for Vegetarians & Vegans: Not relevant Bulletin & Message Boards • Anonymity • Most require registration and a username, but some allow postings from non-users • Some require invitations or approval Chat Rooms 51 Chat Rooms • Online spaces where users communicate through text-based messages. • “Virtual cocktail party” • Strangers gather to flirt, argue about politics and sports, ask for advice, talk about shared hobbies and interests, or hang out.
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