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Final- The Effect of Texting on Communication

Sureiny Fermin Professor Johan Cohen Communication in Society May 20, 2019 The Effect of Texting on Communication History The communication technology I have chosen is texting. Texting is a modern phenomenon that has transformed the live of billions. SMS stands for short message service and was developed during the GSM technology. According to “A SMS …

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Assignment 12: How are mashups posing a potential threat to copyright laws online?

Mashups can be complicated when it comes to copyright laws. Musicians and publishing labels want to protect the music they create while mashup artists would want the freedom of using music that is out there without getting into a lawsuit. These artists want to fully exercise their creative freedom but copyright laws put a limit …

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Assignment 11: How is piracy hurting the case for copyright online?

Piracy has become a major issue for the music industry, the film industry, as well as other industries. People have found ways around paying high prices for the music they listen to or for the movies they want to watch. I think the amount of money that is asked of consumers is too much and …

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Assignment 10: Why is social software a blessing in disguise?

I believe social software is both a blessing and a curse. Social software does allow people to unleash their creativity in a way and connect with others sharing the same passion and through that they can learn new techniques. On the other hand, it can become an obsession or a waste of time as some …

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Assignment 9: Why is the medium so important to how we consume digital media?

Marshall Mcluhan stated that “the medium is the message” in Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man. For example, the computer would be the message instead of the content. He said, “Firearms are in themselves neither good nor bad; it is the way they are used that determines their value.” He stated that people have paid too …

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Melanie Beltran and Sureiny Fermin March 23, 2019 What was your activity? Please be specific on what you asked the class to do and what you hoped it would accomplish. For Activity two, the class had to recreate apps and consider the pros and cons regarding foods and how it could bring people from diverse …

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Class activity for Sureiny Fermin and Melanie Beltran (March 21)

Activity 1= Students are shown an ad/campaign and have to analyze it in groups of four answering one of the 5 key points from the reading. We will discuss each group’s answers. ( Elizabeth Thoman and Tessa Jolls, Media Literacy: A National Priority for a Changing World)    https://www.theguardian.com/sport/video/2018/sep/07/nike-releases-full-ad-featuring-colin-kaepernick-video Key Question #1: Who created this message? …

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Assignment 8: How have apps changed the digital delivery marketplace? What will digital currency be used for in the future?

I bought a phone with 256 gigabytes of storage so that I would have enough space to download any app I want. There are games, fitness apps, social media apps, banking apps, weather apps, and anything you can possibly think of is an app or is being made into an app. If it were not …

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Assignment 7: How do media forms translate across cultures?

There seems to be a Starbucks and a McDonalds in every corner of the world. Globalization is already well on its way. The world seems to be more connected, more alert, and in a sense more together. Now, I have the possibility to follow the protests happening in France against the government and I am …

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Assignment 6: Write your responses to the readings and if you think that connecting physical objects to the Internet is beneficial or detrimental?

Technological advances have redefined most of our lives. The more gadgets that are produced, the more we use them and let them take over our lives. Many of us live attached to our phones and are introducing smart technology into our homes as well. People have apps to open their doors and shut off their …

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