Lab Exercise 18

I reviewed the privacy policies and the personal account settings for five online services that I use every day. They are howdy.tamu.edu, facebook.com, mydish.redlobster.com, neo.tamu.edu, and bbvacompass.com. Below are the privacy policies, and specifically which information the service claims to own and reserves the right to use.


On Howdy.tamu.edu the website states that “it is a violation of University Regulations, State Laws, and Federal Laws if you gain or help others gain unauthorized access to any Texas A&M University Enterprise Information System (EIS) application including Howdy and Compass” and that if you violate these regulations “you will be subject to University Disciplinary Action and Criminal Prosecution to the fullest extent of the law”. By simply logging in to the computer, you admit responsibility and that you understand what the rules are. I had a hard time finding what information is specifically able to be used by TAMU, but the privacy statement said that any personal information will not be made public without consent, but emails with personal information may be directed to other people that can better assist the student in question. On Howdy I am using the default setting, so I give TAMU all the rights listed above.


On Facebook.com, Facebook allows for a lot of privacy control on the users part. You can customize your account to be as private or public as you like. However, Facebook reserves the right to use you information to customize your experience. They do not sell your information to third-party companies, but they allow advertising companies to target audiences that suit their company. Further, they may use the information to memorialize your account in the event that you decease, to supplement your profile, make suggestions, or present downloading opportunities to you. Overall, their privacy policy is very detailed and transparent, and you do have a lot of control over what information is used. On Facebook I am on the most restricted privacy policy. I withhold information by having to give my consent for any information to be used, and I no longer receive emails from Facebook.


Mydish.redlobster.com is the website that I use for my job at Red Lobster. The privacy settings are very strict, and access “is designated for use by authorized individuals only”. All information is ”privileged, proprietary, confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law” and “any unauthorized use, review, application, revelation, disclosure, dissemination, distribution or copying of information contained in this site is strictly prohibited”, and violators will be prosecuted by law. Further, DISH recently became a more personalized and secure website, so there are lots of reminders on the website to “log out” when you are not using the website, and to be aware of your surroundings. DISH does not involve third parties. On MYDish I am using the default setting, so I give Darden all the rights listed above.


Neo.tamu.edu claims to use “server logs to collect information concerning your Internet connection and general information about your visit to our Web site” in order to “create summary statistics, which are used to determine technical design specifications and identify system performance or problem areas”. Further, they can release information “when legally required, to help law enforcement investigations, legal proceedings or internal investigations of TAMU rule and regulation violations”. Then these groups would use the information to track the electronic interactions back to the source computer(s) or account(s).” Also, like howdy,tamu.edu they may redirect your personal information to others via email for better assistance. On the neo portal I am using the default setting, so I give TAMU all the rights listed above.


Bbvacompass.com is the online banking company that I use. They urge its users to create strict privacy settings on their account. However, they do note that “from time to time, [they] will use your information to provide you with improved services and information about additional products, as well as to comply with applicable laws and regulations – but [they] will always use that information responsibly”. They provide customers with the links to third party research, but claim that they are not responsible for those third-party site’s privacy settings, so users should be careful. On the BBVACompass website I am using the default setting, so I give BBVACompass all the rights listed above.


All of the sites reviewd have their own privacy policies, but for the most part they offer their users the ability to customize their policy settings, and if the user is concerned enough to actually read the privacy settings, they are filled with useful information.

Lab Exercise 16

Group Findings

Chemistry Building
Did it work? Yes
Signal Strength? 4 to 5 out of 5 bars

Blocker
Did it work? Yes
Signal Strength? 4 out of 5

Rec Center
Did it work? Yes
Signal Strength? 5 out of 5

Reed McDonald Building
Did it work? Yes
Signal Strength? 3 to 4 out of 5

Koldus
Did it work? Yes
Signal Strength? (3-4, medium strength. It went in and out and was slow if a lot of people were online.)

Evans
Did it work? Yes
Signal Strength? 5 (No problems, easy access to internet.)

Annex
Did it work? Yes
Signal Strength? 4 (Was a little bit slower in the study room I was in, but overall still went quickly and maintained signal strength.)

Anthropology Building
Did it work? Yes
Signal Strength? (3-4, went in and out when I was in my professor's office)

Commons Lobby
Did it work? Yes
Signal Strength? 5

Studio 12
Did it work? Yes
Signal Strength? 3-4

The Quad
Did it work? No
Signal Strength? 0

Heldenfelds
Did it work? Yes
Signal Strength? 4-5

Zachary
Did it work? Yes
Signal Strength? 4-5

Bolton
Did it work? Yes
Signal Strength? 4

Academic Plaza
Did it work? Yes
Signal Strength? 3

Trigon
Did it work? No
Signal Strength? 0

H20 Fountain
Did it work? Yes
Signal Strength? 4

Herrington
Did it work? Yes
Signal Strength? 4

West Campus Tennis Center
Did it work? Yes
Signal Strength? 3

Rudder
Did it work? Yes
Signal Strength? 4

map stuff!

Koldus
Did it work? Yes
Signal Strength? (3-4, medium strength. It went in and out and was slow if a lot of people were online.)

Evans
Did it work? Yes
Signal Strength? 5 (No problems, easy access to internet.)

Annex
Did it work? Yes
Signal Strength? 4 (Was a little bit slower in the study room I was in, but overall still went quickly and maintained signal strength.)

Anthropology Building
Did it work? Yes
Signal Strength? (3-4, went in and out when I was in my professor's office)

Lab Exercise 15

Proposal For “In Bloom Florists”

Opening a new company can be tricky, especially in today’s economy. However, it is my goal to put your mind at ease by presenting you with the research that I have conducted on how to make your internet business a success. By utilizing the internet, as well as your permanent location, I believe that we can at least double your business! Consumers are drawn to the ease of access in purchasing goods online, so I will aim to help you make your online site as effective and marketable as possible.


One of the most essential aspects to your online business will be the eCommerce software that you choose. I have researched numerous types, and have narrowed in on three that I think will be most conducive to your business. They are as follows: Zen Cart, Magento, and osCMAX. It is important to acknowledge that each software company has its pros and cons, which we will explore today. By presenting you with this information, I hope that you will have a clear indicator of which company is right for you.


Zen Cart appealed to me because it is very user friendly in its features which are important to a new online business owner. This would be good for your business because it not only keeps products and catalogues updated easily without HTML coding, keeping the website looking clean and appealing, but it also allows you to control all of the editing in the Administration area. These possibilities would be ideal for changing the website’s look during different seasons. Further, this website is free and usable with only the most basic computer skills. However, if you do decide later on that you want to upgrade from the basic features, the instillation is tricky and time consuming. Also, one of the main detracts of Zen Cart is that the email system is slightly unreliable according to previous users.


I decided to use Magento as another options because it offers easy order management and catalogue management that would be beneficial to a flower shop with lots of items to present to its consumers. Magento is very aesthetically appealing and looks modern and sleek. Further, for the consumers, it allows many possible payment options for convenience, and at the time of check out it can offer up sales to increase your merchandise exposure and purchasing. However, while it offers a lot of features, the page times can be rather slow, and you may have to outsource someone to track and monitor your finances depending on what type of accounting system you are currently using. Previous Magento users has trouble in this area if they used MYOB or Quicken.


I began researching osCommerce initially, and then I realized that they had come out with a newer version called oscMAX that has solved the most common problems and requests from users of osCommerce. This software is very admin friendly, there are no licensing fees, and the updates that are installed periodically are very useful. Many of the disadvantages and consumer complaints were solved in the process of transitioning from osCommerce to oscMAX, and the only negative feedback I have received thus far concerns small issues such as moptics image module forcing you to upload small and large pictures separately, which can be time consuming initially. However buyer-beware, since this is still a relatively new product, there may be kinks that haven’t been worked out just yet.


I think that all of these software choices are good to take into consideration, and if you would like some further comparison, I have inserted a chart that compares these three along with other popular options for eCommerce software.

**Click on image to enlarge.





I researched a few different analytics software for your flower shop to use in conjunction with the eCommerce software that you choose. I deduced that Webtrends analytic software would be great for your company because it seems to be the most progressive, innovative, and easy to understand of the three. I did not care for the presentation offered by Google Analytics or Clicktale, and the features that the offered did not seem as easy to use or innovative as Webtrends’. Webtrends describes their services as powerful, elegant, and open because they are a world wide company that prides themselves on remaining competitive and coming up with ideas to make the business owner’s process easier to manage. The only downfall that I foresee is that their headquarters are based in Portland, Oregon so meeting on a one-on-one basis would be highly unlikely and all questions would have to be done by phone or email.


Overall, I think that these are a lot of great options to consider for your new business. Right now is a very interesting time for the internet business market, and eCommerce is growing at a faster rate than our economy. I encourage you to consider all of the pros and cons that I have presented, and if you have any further questions in deciding on what software best suites In Bloom Florists, I would be happy to schedule another meeting with you.

Some helpful tips for exercise 15

Step One-Choosing the 3 ecommerce sites

1)Zen Cart: Pros and Cons website http://www.internetbusinesspath.com/reviews/zencart-review

2) Magento: Pros and Cons website http://www.internetbusinesspath.com/reviews/magento-commerce-review

3) oscMAX: Pros and Cons (as well as some general comparisons) http://www.itwebexperts.com/oscommerce_zencart_xcart_comparison.php#oscmax-shopping-cart-review

Hope this helps, good luck!

-Kelly

Lab Exercise 14

Functions of Skype
•On Phone: You can chat but can’t do video chat, you can call people, you can view the call history, you can view your contacts, and you can see if people are online.
•On desktop PC: You can chat and can do video chat unlike on a cell phone, you can call people, you can view the call history, you can view your contacts, and you can see if people are online. There are also options for free video calls, sending instant messages and files unlike on the phone where you can’t send files.
•On Laptop PC: You can chat and can do video chat unlike on a cell phone, you can call people, you can view the call history, you can view your contacts, and you can see if people are online. There are also options for free video calls, sending instant messages and files unlike on the phone where you can’t send files. On the lap top, there is more access for portability than with a desktop PC.

Functions Compared to Other Technologies
•Skype is free to other Skype services, but when you use a cell phone there are often limitations or excess charges. Other technologies may charge you to use their services.
•Gmail chat allows you to chat, but you have to be online (Mozilla browser, or other browser up), whereas with Skype, you can just have Skype up.
•On your phone, you have to open and run the Skype application in order to receive Skype messages and phone calls.
•On Mac books you can use Ichat which only has video and not the chat function, unlike Skype which has both.
•Skype seems to be more convenient and more accessible, it stream-lines everything in relation to other technologies.
oSkype allows you to send text messages directly from Skype.
oSkype allows you to forward a call to your mobile.
oSkype allows you to set up an online number.
oSkype allows you to set up a Skype credit or subscription for your convenience.
The rates start at $.021 a min, or you can do $18 for 3 months, or $60 for 12 months with an online number.
If you are offline and want calls forwarded to your phone, then that costs $.021 per min.
There are also Unlimited or Pay-as-you-Go plans for phones and mobiles
•An innovative technology that has come out in recent years and is utilized by Skype and a few other technology companies is the ability to make free video calls and video chats.
•Skype allows you to send and receive instant messages and files.
•You can make free calls Skype to Skype.
oHowever, it seems much easier to just pick up a cell phone and call someone than to access Skype to make a phone call.
oAlthough, it can be cheaper to use Skype instead of a cell phone, especially if you are communicating oversees where the rates become more expensive.
•Some difficulties in using video chat are the different qualities of cameras that are used.
•In certain areas, you might lose reception and have a call dropped because of your connection to the internet.

**Note you gave us an exception for putting it in a report because the bullet points are well clarified. Thank you :)

Midterm

Comm 230-502 9/2/09
Reading: Grant and Meadows Ch 1, 2, 3
Chapter 1
• Hardware
• Things that encourage/discourage you to use software
• Internal and external forces that drive you to use the technology or neglect it
• Enabling/Limiting: something that is part of the technology; you either can or can’t do something b/c of these factors
• Motivating/Inhibiting: you are encouraged or discouraged to do something b/c of other factors; driven by things outside of the technology
o Ex: special deal on getting a phone (save $), people around you complaining about a certain phone so you are less inclined to get it
• What are some examples of these factors?
o Limiting
 Can’t get more that 100 channels b/c that’s all that your analog cable can hold
 Ease of use… (esp. for elderly)
 Speed of modem (dial up)
o Enabling
 Ease of use…qwerty key board phones
 Speed of modem (fast internet)
o Motivating
 The FCC sets a deadline to change everything over from regular antenna to cable, satellite, or buy a converter box
o Inhibiting
 FCC antenna: if you have an antenna after the cutoff date then you can’t watch TV
Chapter 2 **won’t be a lot covered on tests**
• Covers lots of statistics (most likely won’t need to know these)
• Overview/ general history of technology
o Look at timeline
• First fax machine, 1840
• Pg 34: according to one study, they devised the term “super-communicators” for teenagers
o Cell phones, texting, Facebook, email, etc.
Chapter 3
• Various theories that have been used in the study of comm and technology
o Information society and control revolution
 We are more an information society now than a manufacturing one…we don’t make stuff as much as we used to
 Control revolution: search engines; how can you do certain things easier?
o Diffusion of innovations
 Not how often our technology is update, but more so, how do people know about these innovations?
 Adoption:
• Innovators: people that will try things first, even the buggy ones like the 1980’s cell phones…these are the people that waited in line for the IPhone
• Early Adopters: a step up from innovators, they waited a few months to make sure the IPhones work then they buy one
• Early Majority: they buy the 3G IPhone b/c they know it works
• Late Majority: parents…they are the last ones to jump on the bandwagon, hesitant to update to newer technology
• Lagers: slow to change over and update to new technology…almost refuse to adopt
o Critical Mass
 There is a certain amount/mass of people that have to adopt the new product for it to become influential; the tipping point
o Social Information Processing
 The way we think of media and technology is in part subjective and socially constructive
• What’s going on around you, your social circle
o Uses and Gratifications
 What can they do with it?
 Why do they use it?
 What are they getting from it?
o Media System Dependency
 How dependent are you on your media/how dependent is the media on you?
• Symmetrical
• Ex: you need the networks to put shows on TV, they need you to watch it to have a reason and means to produce it
o Modeling and Social Cognition
 Ex: Grand Theft Auto
• People don’t actually just go out and do this b/c they see it…that’s the social cognition part of it
o Economics
 Long Tail: last a long time, will stick around, more beneficial
• This is what companies should look to do
 Hit: gets a bunch of money at once then goes away

Reading: Grant and Meadows Ch 4, 5
Chapter 4
• 2 different ways that affect organizations
o Hardware
 Production
• Making the products, assembling the computers, cameras, etc.
• High Tech equipment such as what news stations use ($45,000 camera)
 Consumer
• CPE: Consumer Premises Equipment; industry jargon for equipment
o Software
 Creation/Duplication of product
 Distribution to consumers
• This is constantly changing b/c people want nearly instant gratification
o Ex: movie releases
• Risk: buying too much of the product, then not being able to sell it all
• Diffusion Threshold:
o Companies, People to make microchips, Distribution chains, Trucks to deliver, Stores to sell them, etc.
 You must achieve all of this to be truly successful
 This is why so many companies use vertical integration
 Vertical Integration
• You own all of the steps from production, duplication, distributing, and maybe even down to owning the store where it is sold.
 Horizontal Integration
• You want to control all of one aspect…such as all of duplication
o Often times broken up b/c they are viewed as monopolies
 Apple/ITunes: #1 music store in country
• Advertising
o Product Placement on shows
o Online videos, introduction or short bits during show
o Selective advertising, you have the option to close it
o Targeted advertising, what ads would you want to see?
Chapter 5
• History
• Examples of policy
• First Amendment:
o Cable television (ESPN, Fox Sports, what you get if you pay for it) vs. network television (NBC, CBS, everyone gets it through an antenna)
 Cable can get away with a lot more…they have fewer rules
 If you don’t like what’s on the tv, don’t pay for it
o Network Neutrality: idea that the internet should be free in terms of what can be posted
 Ex: Comcast- has limited the use of bandwidth if they noticed that you were sharing files/music or downloading torrents
 Issue is: where would you draw the line at what can be regulated?


Chapter 6
• FCC transition
o set date: Dec. 36; Feb 17 was the deadline set after complaints
o target populations through advertising/explaining
 Hispanic
 Elderly
o Why do you think the FCC decided to continue with transition (targeted for Feb), even though 15% of American households could not/ would not convert?
 70% of people using antenna would decide to use converter box
 Only 10% that couldn’t get digital TV actually decided to switch over to cable or satellite
 20% of people that had an antenna ditched TV all together
 What kind of people do you think were in these households?
• Minorities
• Rural households
• Low income
o FCC initially allocated 2 coupons per household (so could get converter boxes for 2 TVs)
 FCC initially allocated $990 M ended up spending $1.5 B
o One of the main criticisms of how the project was handled
 Didn’t advertise until close to switch date
o Why did we decide to go with digital TV?
 Japan used HDTV in 1986
 We (our class) didn’t really hear about it until the last 2 years or so
• HDTV
o Interlaced scanning (I): you have screen with lines of data, first it scans the odd lines on the TV really quickly, then it comes back and scans the even ones to create the full video every 1/30th of a second; creates digital artifacts/pixels (not great quality); more spectrum efficient
o Progressive scanning (P): creates a full picture every time it scans on one pass; creates better picture quality
o 13.7-35% have TV’s that are HDTV capable
• The effect that mobile/wireless video can have on TV
o It’s convenient for when you’re not by a TV, but you aren’t likely to switch entirely to watching shows just on your phone
Chapter 7
• Cable TV: majority of Americans use
o Began in the 1950’s as a way for rural communities to get TV
o 1970’s series of deregulations which allowed people to install cable anywhere
 Satellite communications were also deregulated
• Private companies could have satellites in space (not just gov’t anymore)
 Major cable channels arise
• HBO: 1st paid service
• ESPN
 Cable became a way to get more channel than just the 3 or 4 previously broadcast
o 68% of TV users have cable
 Largest provider: Time Warner
 #8: Suddenlink
• Pay Per View/ Video on Demand
o Pay for boxing, MMA, UFC, movies, etc
• Premium Channels
o Showtime and HBO
o Largest provider: HBO and Cinemax (they are joined together)
• Satellite
o Largest provider: Dish Network
• Current FCC push for regulations
o Al A Carte regulation: pick and choose which channels you want to view
o Oct 31, 2008 regulation to prohibit multi domain users (MDU’s)
 Multiple people in one building/complex were having to use the same company

Chapter 8
• Internet Protocol (IP)- the address assigned to every computer/device that is hooked up to the internet
o Can go to LAN and get the IP address
• Triple Play: bundling services from TV, internet, and phone…all broadband
o Ex: Suddenlink, Verizon
• Streaming Media: first offered in 1995 by Real Media
o Media players began to come out (like Windows)
o Apple, 1999, Quick Time streaming video
o Flash
• Before broadband became as widespread as it is now, streaming video wasn’t very popular b/c it took so long on dial up
o BROADBAND IS KEY leading to streaming video
• Streaming video on way
o Types
 Live: big events, like presidential inauguration, sporting events, etc
• Will become more widespread
• Takes more equipment to watch it
 On demand: more common on the internet
• Less equipment needed (stored on the web page)
o Progressive download- download video to your hard drive and then watch it at your own convenience
o Most popular streaming video site: YouTube , in July over 7 million videos were streamed by over 100,00 viewers according to en-us.Neilson.com
 Issues: copyright laws
o Podcasting: basically like radio shows through the internet
 Called podcasts because you can download them to your IPod
o Becomes more popular= bad reactions
 Andrew Keen wrote The Cult of the Amateur, says that since it is so easy to make and post videos it is going to destroy the culture of film, TV, and books b/c people will just watch YouTube
Chapter 9
• Interactive Television- TV that you can manipulate
o Ex: Mediaroom by Microsoft
 Remote record, multi-view, DVR, parental controls, etc
o DVR


Chapter 10: Radio Broadcasting
• Where do you listen to the radio primarily: your car
• HD Radio
o Better quality, but not easily accessible to everyone
o Note: someone said it’s only better on commercials, not really music quality
• Satellite Radio
o Ex: XM radio made a deal with GM
o Ex: Sirius radio made a deal with Ford
o Perks: you can hear it all around the country
o Truckers are a big market for satellite radio because they travel all around the country
• AM v FM radio
o AM: amplitude modulation – changes the strength of the signal
 Was the standard for a very long time
o FM: frequency modulation
 Created in 1933 by Edwin Armstrong
WAS WORKING ON CLASS COUNCILS STUFF…DIDN’T GET NOTES 
• Clear Channel
• Telecommunications Act of 1966
• Absenteeism: large corporations take control of radio, but aren’t really present
BACK TO PAYING ATTENTION!!!
• Low-power FM stations: similar to the independent stations; they broadcast in a very limited area, only within a few miles of the antenna; mainly very popular with community groups and churches; more cost effective (it’s a lot cheaper when you just use it once a week or something)
• Internet radio
o Ex: Pandora
WAS WORKING ON CLASS COUNCILS STUFF…DIDN’T GET NOTES 
• DRM
• RRAA



Ch 12 Notes
Video Games
• Have been growing enormously in popularity over the last few years
o Ex: Halo 3 made $170 million on first day release (makes more money than largest movie opening)
 Video gaming is very successful economically
• Ralph Baer
o Considered Magna Box Odyssey 1972, first home video console
• Pong: first (successful) video game released in 1970
o Company: Atari
o Owner: Nolan Buschnell
o Mostly became popular when it was offered at Sears in their catalogue for the Christmas season
• Atari 2600 released in 1977, first console to let you trade out games
• Colecovision was one of the first big competitors to Atari
• Active Vision was the first company made to create games for other people’s systems
o 3rd party system
• Early 1980’s (’83.’84) video game industry crashed
o Atari spent too much money and flooded market with too many games
o ET game basically responsible for crashing market
• NES and first Sega system come out in mid 1980’s, resurgence of home console system
• Nintendo
o Duck hunt and robot game
o Then later Mario
• Portable game systems of late 1970’s/80’s
o Mattel Electronics football (70’s)
o Atari Lynx (80’s)
o Nintendo Game Boy TETRIS WAS THE SH**
• Nintendo has been the leading system for a long time
• Play Station 3, X Box 360 and Wii are the new technologies
• Gaming on cell phones (IPhone)
• Legislation against video games
o Parental outrage over violent games
 Mortal Combat (mid 90’s) fighting game that featured very violent fatalities (ripping head off and spine out)
o Hilary Clinton and senator Job Liberman supported movement against video games/gaming
o Govt then created VG rating system ESRB entertainment service ratings board
 Not same rating as movie system
 Created to provide parents with as much info as they can
 Must have ID to buy some mature rated games
o Attorney from FL Jack Thompson fighting for banning of some violent video games, until he was disbarred
• New trend: a game station as an entertainment hub
o Play games
o Watch movies
o Get online
• MMO RPGs : Massively Multi Player Online Role Playing Game
o Ex: War of Warcraft and Evercraft
• Xbox Project Natal
o Using your bosy and/or your own objects (like a skateboard) instead of a controller to play the game
o insannnnnnnnnnnneeeeeeeeeeeeee

• Home video
o Widespread adoption of
o From late 70’s to early 80’s
• 97% of households with tv’s with some sort of video recording device
o Color added in 1953, ability to broadcast color
 But didn’t see many color tv shows until 1960s
 People didn’t see need in upgrading their black and white tv to a color one
• Most popular tv channels (recent polls)
o ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox, Discovery, ESPN, History Channel, PBS
 People especially want to keep broadcast
o Increase in channels with cable led to home video
o Cable can offer so many more channels b/c of the co-ax cable
• Two competing VCR formats
o VHS (Jvc)
 Attraction: porn movies
o Beta Max (Sony)
 Higher quality, better technologically
 Faced initial limitations: could only record for one hour
• Rentals started to decline once DVDs were released
o DVDs became a direct sell industry instead of when using VHS rental company had to spend like $100 for a VHS tape from the studio and rent it out
 Cheaper, more efficient, more effective
 Direct sell benefits companies like Netflix
• TV screen size
o b/t 32 inches and 48 inches
o Take the distance from the location of your viewing point in inches, and the tv location. Divide it by 2 and then by 3, and the size of the tv should be in that range.
• In the future, are we going to use hi-def blue ray discs or just downloads?
• Blue Ray (Sony)
o Blue ray beat out Hd DVD, so even though they lost the VCR battle they won this time

• DSC (digital still camera)
o Dycam introduced in 1990 (professional)
o Apple’s quick take 100, introduced in 1994 (mass market)
• Are most of your pictures one prints or on computer?
o Depends on what you want to do with it
o
• Digital picture frames
o Marketed around Christmas and Mother’s day especially (good gifts for people who aren’t tech savvy…preload the pictures for them)
• Digital Photography Advances
o Carnegie Mellon Clip Art (PCA: Photo Clip Art)
 Start with a picture, then add stuff to it (like a scenic picture that you add people to)
• Ex: University advertisements
• Personal purposes
• Marketing purposes
• NOTE: taboo in journalism
o Scene Completion
 Start with a picture…say there are some buildings in the way that you want to get rid of…crop those out, look through other pictures from that area, and then place them where the buildings used to be
• Marketing purposes
• NOTE: taboo in journalism
o Spellbinder
• Camera Phone
o Do you actually use the camera? (about once a week or less)
• Privacy issues related to digital photography
o How do you feel when you find pictures taken of you online?
 Ex: Facebook
• Employers and universities can look at your pictures, they can decide not to hire you or allow you to be admitted because of pictures such as underage drinking


HOPE THIS HELPS!!!