- 29/01/2014 - Pirate Bay ban lifted in Netherlands asblocking torrent sites ruled ‘ineffective’
- 29/01/2014 - Yahoo's shares slide 5% as fourth-quarterrevenue declines
- 29/01/2014 - Nintendo denies plans for Mario games onsmartphones
- 29/01/2014 - Eve Online virtual war 'costs $300,000' indamage
- 29/01/2014 - Facebook 'rant' on school holiday costs sparkscampaign
- 29/01/2014 - Angry Birds website hacked after NSA-GCHQ leaks
- 29/01/2014 - Washington Post, CNN and Time websites hit bypro-Assad hackers
- 29/01/2014 - Outbrain said its staff had fallen victim to aspoof email.
- 06/02/2014 - Twitter Makes £395 Million Loss
- 06/02/2014 - Has the Sun Lost Sales By Dropping Page 3
- 16/02/2014 - Ray-Ban maker to work with Google on Google Glass eyewear
- 16/02/2014 - iPhone 6 holographic projector phone concept video hits web
- 05/03/2014 - Top Gear and Doctor Who dominate record ratings for BBC iPlayer
- 05/03/2014 - What's next after WhatsApp: a guide to the future of messaging apps
- 10/03/2014 - Twitter Bans Porn On Vine
- 10/03/2014 - Trust the Internet Is Now Missing
- 19/03/2014 - No make up Selfies
- 19/03/2014 - Cyber-security lessons could be expanded in UK schools
- 25/03/2014 - Turkey Twitter ban is 'a losing battle', expert claims
- 25/03/2014 - Cloud-based archive tool to help catch child abusers
Tuesday 25 March 2014
NDM Summary
NDGM
Turkey Twitter ban is 'a losing battle', expert claims
Protesters against the Twitter ban in Turkey hand write slogans in the style of the network
The Turkish government is "fighting a losing battle" in banning social media network Twitter, experts have said.
Locals continue to tweet via virtual private networks (VPN), anonymous web browser Tor and text messages, said security expert Rik Ferguson.
VPN Hotspot Shield reported a rise in iPhone and Android downloads of over 33,000% in the 24 hours after the ban.
Cloud-based archive tool to help catch child abusers
Investigators are often faced with huge amounts of data they have to sift through
Victims of child sexual abuse could soon be identified more quickly thanks to law enforcement agency work on a cloud-based archive of abuse material.
The database has been created to help investigators cope with the vast amount of images abusers typically amass.
It will help police forces quickly check images seized in raids and spot those showing children not seen before.
NDGM Stories
Ray-Ban maker to work with Google on Google Glass eyewear
Italy's Luxottica to design, develop and distribute eyewear as part of strategic partnership
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Ray-Ban sunglasses maker Luxottica said on Monday it had sealed a strategic partnership with Google over its Glass eyewear that could pave the way for a new market in smart glasses.
iPhone 6 holographic projector phone concept video hits web
iConcept reinvents the projector phone.
Designers have worked up a projector-toting iPhone concept, giving Apple apostles a glimpse into the kind of ‘what-if?’ radical product design that's unlikely to ever feature on an official product from the House of Cupertino.
Traditional pico projector phones’ big USP is that they enable users to project videos and documents onto walls and other flat surfaces, exactly as home movie buffs did way back when. But this concept kit takes a very different approach.
Created by design studio SET Solution, the handset features projectors embedded on either side that effectively generate extra 'virtual' screens when the device is placed on a flat surface. That gives you a lot more display space to play with.
Best of all, as far as we’re concerned anyway, is that it also offers what it describes as 'real 3D video games', demonstrated in the clip by a 3D-graphics version of those ‘hoop-shooting’ basketball games you find at fairgrounds.
NDGM stories
Thousands make #nomakeupselfie donation error
Many people accidentally enquired about adopting a polar bear
Thousands of pounds donated as part of the "#nomakeupselfie" craze were sent to Unicef instead of Cancer Research UK by mistake, the BBC has learned.
More than £1m has been raised after the craze of taking a self-portrait with no make-up spread virally.#
Cyber-security lessons could be expanded in UK schools
More apprenticeship schemes in businesses related to cyber-security will be developed
Plans to teach children as young as 11 about careers in cyber-security have been announced.
New learning materials would be offered to UK schools to publicise jobs in the sector, the Department for Business, Innovations and Skills said.
A recent report said limited awareness of cyber-security as a profession had created a skills shortage.
One expert said the UK was at risk of being "left behind and at a disadvantage globally".
Thursday 20 March 2014
Globalisation
1) Is our news influenced by American cultural imperialism? What examples can you think of?
Yes our news in the UK is greatly influenced by american cultural imperialism. The first news channel to introduce 24 hour news was CNN. This is an example of how the UK has been influenced by american cultural imperialism as the UK followed in its footsteps by introducing 24 hours news channels also. In addition to this when looking at the templates of the American news channels and the layout of their news, it is very similar to the UK news channels
2) Has the increased globalisation of news improved the audience experience? How? Why?
The increase in globalisation has improved the audience experience as their is more immediacy in the news meaning that audiences are able to get their new instantly. the increase in globalisation of news has meant that audiences are able to get both local and global news.
3) Has globalisation benefited or damaged major news institutions? How? Why?
globalisation has benefited the news institutions greatly as it has created a
Yes our news in the UK is greatly influenced by american cultural imperialism. The first news channel to introduce 24 hour news was CNN. This is an example of how the UK has been influenced by american cultural imperialism as the UK followed in its footsteps by introducing 24 hours news channels also. In addition to this when looking at the templates of the American news channels and the layout of their news, it is very similar to the UK news channels
2) Has the increased globalisation of news improved the audience experience? How? Why?
The increase in globalisation has improved the audience experience as their is more immediacy in the news meaning that audiences are able to get their new instantly. the increase in globalisation of news has meant that audiences are able to get both local and global news.
3) Has globalisation benefited or damaged major news institutions? How? Why?
globalisation has benefited the news institutions greatly as it has created a
Monday 10 March 2014
NDGM story
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-26478378
Vine says users can now report sexually explicit content via the app
Twitter bans porn on its video-sharing app Vine
Vine says users can now report sexually explicit content via the app
Video-sharing Twitter app Vine says it has banned all sexually explicit content from being published on the platform.
"We've found that there's a very small percentage of videos that are not a good fit for our community," it said in a blog post.
The rules go into effect immediately.
After the app was launched by Twitter in January 2013, it came under criticism when a pornographic video was inadvertently made an "Editor's Pick".
The video was subsequently removed, Twitter apologised for the error and the minimum age for users of the app was raised from 12 to 17+ in Apple's AppStore.
NDGM story
Trust in the internet 'now missing'
Neelie Kroes says billions no longer trust the internet
Billions of people around the world do not trust the internet, claims European Commission vice-president Neelie Kroes.
Following allegations that the German Chancellor Angela Merkel's phone was hacked, Ms Kroes said it was clear that trust was now missing.
Speaking at the Cebit tech fair in Hanover, Ms Kroes said the future of the internet was based on trust.
"Trust can never again be taken for granted," she said.
Exam Response
Why are media products that represented outsiders, such as vampire films, so popular?
You may also refer to other media products to support your answer.
I would say that these films that represent outsiders are very popular due to the fact that they allow the audience to gain a sense of escapism from their own lives (which links to blumber and catz - uses and gratification theory), people look for these type of films in order to escape from their own lives. On the other hand it could be argued that a small minority of people who would consider themselves to be outcasts would find these type of films to be more attracting to them as it would provide them with a sense of identity, allowing them to relate to the media product, stereotypically this could apply to goths as they are seen as outcasts from society and subvert from what is considered to be the norm. In addition to this many people have been or felt like outsiders during some point in their life, fanons theory of the white mask is one that looks into how black people act a certain way in order to fit in with society and so people who feel as though they are outsiders may find a sense of identity and relate to films that have the protagonist as an outsider.
Props theory of charecter roles suggests that films are structered in a certain way, one reason why these media products that portray outsiders could be so popular is due to the protagonist being what is considered to be not the norm and ultimately helps to raise enigma and attract the audience into watching the film.
Binory oppositions are strongly present throughout the trailer and so it could be established that the audience are attracted to watch the film to gain the pleasure and satisfaction of seeing good triumph over evil and see the equilibrium restored once again.
it could also be mentioned that the film trailer contained many different types of scenes, for example some scenes had fast paced shots whilst others were more slow and grabbed the audience attentions in other ways which suggests that the film does not belong to one particular genre and is instead a hybrid genre which appeals to a much wider audience which could be one reason as to why these films see such success and popularity
You may also refer to other media products to support your answer.
I would say that these films that represent outsiders are very popular due to the fact that they allow the audience to gain a sense of escapism from their own lives (which links to blumber and catz - uses and gratification theory), people look for these type of films in order to escape from their own lives. On the other hand it could be argued that a small minority of people who would consider themselves to be outcasts would find these type of films to be more attracting to them as it would provide them with a sense of identity, allowing them to relate to the media product, stereotypically this could apply to goths as they are seen as outcasts from society and subvert from what is considered to be the norm. In addition to this many people have been or felt like outsiders during some point in their life, fanons theory of the white mask is one that looks into how black people act a certain way in order to fit in with society and so people who feel as though they are outsiders may find a sense of identity and relate to films that have the protagonist as an outsider.
Props theory of charecter roles suggests that films are structered in a certain way, one reason why these media products that portray outsiders could be so popular is due to the protagonist being what is considered to be not the norm and ultimately helps to raise enigma and attract the audience into watching the film.
Binory oppositions are strongly present throughout the trailer and so it could be established that the audience are attracted to watch the film to gain the pleasure and satisfaction of seeing good triumph over evil and see the equilibrium restored once again.
it could also be mentioned that the film trailer contained many different types of scenes, for example some scenes had fast paced shots whilst others were more slow and grabbed the audience attentions in other ways which suggests that the film does not belong to one particular genre and is instead a hybrid genre which appeals to a much wider audience which could be one reason as to why these films see such success and popularity
Wednesday 5 March 2014
My NDGM stories
Top Gear and Doctor Who dominate record ratings for BBC iPlayer
A record 3bn television and radio programmes were accessed on the BBC's iPlayer last year, with half of the top 20 TV shows made up of BBC2's Top Gear. The first part of an Africa special of the Jeremy Clarkson motoring show was requested 3.4m times on the BBC's on-demand service, making it the most popular iPlayer programme in 2013, the corporation has revealed. The 50th anniversary special of Doctor Who was its third most popular show, followed by an episode of BBC3's Jack Whitehall comedy Bad Education, which was boosted by being made available online before transmission.
What's next after WhatsApp: a guide to the future of messaging apps
Facebook’s $19bn deal points to the internet’s future, but from Viber’s domination to upstart Kik, WhatsApp is hardly uniqueEmail
Facebook’s $19bn acquisition of WhatsApp this week does much more than measure the breadth of Mark Zuckerberg’s spending power and his company’s ambition. It should highlight how important one of the most basic forms of digital communication – messaging – is to the internet’s future.
Here’s the first thing about all of this you should know: while US companies obviously have significant purchasing power, American startups are in some ways behind the global curve; much of the innovation is happening thousands of miles away from Menlo Park. And here’s the second thing: WhatsApp’s competitors make its current revenue model look really, really sluggish.
Monday 3 March 2014
Self-Evaluation
I feel that my essay was not nearly as good as it could be overall, this is due to lack of media concepts and perhaps not enough research which did not allow my critical investigation to be an 'autonomous' one. I feel however that i do have a good amount of knowledge in my topic and that without the addition of correct media terminology, theorists and research that i would be able to able to bring my critical investigation from a level one which i feel it is currently at due to the limited evidence of research to a high level 3
Action Plan - My Targets
To carry out more research about my critical investigation
To include more theory and have more references
To use correct punctuation
To include more theorists within my critical investigation
To include more theory and have more references
To use correct punctuation
To include more theorists within my critical investigation
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