So after doing some more research i am still trying to focus in on one specific aspect to social networking, so far i am looking into the popularity aspect of it and how it has become so popular over the past couple years, i have also looked in to the age range of the popularity and why most of these sites have become so popular.
This is gonna see kinda of odd and funny but for my actual trailer i was thinking pf making a video of my friend meeting new people with a "facebook page" cut out on.. kinda of werid like is aid but i think it would be funny and also is some reason why people know each other so it makes sense in an overall bigger picture. That's all i have so far.

in class topic idea

Popularity of social networking: how fast has popularity of social networking grown. How does this affect our media ideas.
Facebook: is it a good or bad thing for the world to be connected in this aspect. Is it a good or bad concept for us to have instant messaging email, photo up load, and a profile all in one?
Plagiarism: where do we draw the line between what is our own idea and what we take from other. If i use someones quote from twitter did i plagiarize there work, the longest poem ever written taking post from twitter and using it in their poem is that plagiarism, do they contact and ask that person if they can use it or is it just a free for all. What defines plagiarism in regards to that aspect.

Topic Idea

I’ve been working with social networks as the basis for what I feel is a good topic for us to go towards. So far with working with Diigo the majority of the sites I’ve been interested in are sites geared towards facebook, myspace, and twitter. These networks that are a major form of communication and information flow (and currently the most popular form of social networking) and how popular they have become over the past couple years.
The amount of time that a student spend on these networks are what makes this topic so intriguing. I even recently read a time magazine article about how facebook is more popular then adult entertainment sites within the 18 to 24-age range. On top of facebook being more popular then adult entertainment, it is also becoming more a more popular form of communication over emailing. Think of how easy and fast it is to communicate back and forth. These networks combine the capability or instant messenger, email, photo uploading, and blogging all in one. It is a network that allows society to keep up on family members friends, and even strangers near and far.

Tenner response

I found Tenner's article, "Rise of the Plagiosphere" a very interesting concept. It is a neat comparison between the biosphere and Darwin's idea of evolution with the Plagiosphere and how it will eventually damage a writer’s ability to be creative. The last line within Tenner's article states, "at least they left us the illusion of the originality of our words. Soon that, too, will be gone." this being a very powerful concept but true never the less. For example lets say I choose a popular idea for the main focus of my paper, the chances that someone else has already written a paper on this idea are very. Given that our main focus to the paper is the same you are bound to find similar sources and ideas that yes, maybe someone else had done in the past. If I was to write a paper on the recent earthquake in Haiti, and I use the phrase "the earthquake in Haiti is a horrible disaster that destroyed thousands of peoples lives." there would be at least one or more articles or papers with the same idea. It is a common idea expressed by numerous people.
With this said it helps me lean towards a topic for our class. After reading the two articles I developed some guidelines for what we should pick. Something that allows a creative expression, can be used in multiple ways to help develop multiple ideas, is a universal interest with the class, and how some diversity factor so devil advocate can be played for a more interesting approach.

Why do you use (or not use) the web? What's your relation to the web - love it, hate it, fear it, rule it...?

I use to web to help stay connected with important events and things going on in the world that effect me. Not only does it keep me connect with world events but it helps me stay connected with my family and friends. I love the web. it has been a great help for me with tons of things like school, work, and life in general. Without it in some cases for me communication would be lost.

First post

just trying this out