Gorilla

The accident at the Cincinnati zoo has had a lot of different people talking about it and mostly about who is to blame. Because this story has been on social media a lot of people have placed blame on the parents. Some people have even been putting photos like this on line in order to show their beliefs:


I think that these photos have had a lot of influance in getting people to say who they blame. But i do think that this has had a negative effect, there are a lot of people that don't feel like finding out all the facts. With these strong and sugesttive pictures criculating around the web it is easy for people to move todward an extreme point.

It should go without saying that parents should watch their kids and thus the child should not have fallen into the habitat. However this also fails to recongize that the zoo may not of had the best safety in place to prevent it.

Over all i think that these pictures are bad because they help to promote people to not do research and thus to pass judgment that may not be accurate.

Is it trending?

Is it really trending?

It has come out that Facebook's trending stories on their site may not be trending. This came out claiming that Facebook actively suppressed conservative news and stories from the trending section on the site, in favor of more liberal content. More or less it seems that Facebook has been using its position as a major social media hub and news outlet to push stories that they think are important on to its users; even if it is not what is trending by its self.

I feel that over all companies should not be allowed to do this. If we use the internet and want to see what is going on in the world than the trending section should show what is going on. There could be big news that could show a very different point of view and the defense that they have, rather than just news that I would want to see. Overall this should have been a system that would have allowed people from all back grounds to see what is popular, separate of what they think. Facebook suppressing the news from points they do not agree with I think violates their role as a distribute of news. They should not be allowed to change what is trending no more than Comcast should be allowed to slow down content they don't like.

Is the Matrix the Future?

 It is getting closer than people think. We already are more connected than ever before with cellphones, internet, and our unrelenting thirst for up to the minute information. Now we are practically linked to our phones and a limitless stream of news, options, and ads. But are we getting ready to take the next step?


V.R. or virtual reality, is the next step in our social media growth. The concept is that now people will be able to plug into a head set or more to be placed into an interactive fictional world. This is a new and growing technology that tech could be used for just about anything from video games, to teaching, and even for the military. In the next few years there will be a lot of V.R. headsets that will becoming out and will eventually become mainstream  due to a falling price to buy into this new tech. 

I think that this is going to be a game changer that will allow us to move even further away from the normal that our parents and grandparents grew up with. We are exposed to far more ideas, thoughts, and media than other other genration to date. With V.R. coming out in more accessable formats I think can lead to an even greater use and imersion into our unending stream of stimilui. It is possible for people that

Iran Crack Down

Iran has started cracking down on social media and people posting pictures of women that are not wearing the mandatory head covering. I think that this shows how even though social media allows for people to express them selves there is still a lot of people that want to control the internet. Going back to what we talked about in class a s the internet being a place for people to go and get away from all of the judgment, it seems that in some of these more conservative countries that there is still a sense that the government should control what people do on the internet.

I think that this clip shows no only is internet usage not equal across the world but also that the lives that we have here are very different than the lives that people in the middle est live. We have freedoms of expression that some countries are still fighting for.

Social Media Emergency Response

Many people are starting to expect that companies social media accounts to do more than just provided deals; they are expecting social media response teams. This is a group of people that use the companies social media accounts to answer product questions, explain service outages, and have a personality. This is an issue for many older companies that have not embraced social media as much, because the average marketing professional will not know enough about the products/services as customers are expecting.

It seems to me as being part of the trend of customers expecting a more rounded consumer experience where the relationship dose not end when they walk out of the store. We are expecting responses to complaints and we are holding companies liable for their products. In essence we now have the ability to have a voice that can harm a company and most companies are scared of bad press.

Texting Lanes for the Future?

Different places have started to designate lanes on side  walks as "texting lanes" meaning that people are able to text in the lane rather than just waling. The idea is to reduce the number of people running into poles, cars, and other people.Although in many cases this is a joke about the number of people that text and walk; it is gaining some momentum. 

Lazy people and students often are on social media while walking because it is convenient and allows for the opportunity of doing something meaningful with their wasted outside time. Who wants to look at trees, architecture, or even other people?

This new trend is one that I can get behind as I often search and use social media when walking around town and having a "special" lane could be nice to keep people in a rush and the texters separate so everyone. In 2012 the number of  people where injured in some manner rose 35% in just two years. Around 78,000 people where hurt in some manner of walking injury and cell phone use is considered a major part in the growth of this trend.

 

White House Makes Nap Time Required in ALL College Classes

The White house has announced today (April 18th) That all colleges are henceforth required to provided nap time in all college classes. Citing increasing research that sleep helps the learning process. It is also obvious that the massively influential lobbying group S.F.B.T. (Students for better treatment) had a lot to do with this decision. 

The founder (Chad) of the lobbying group had this to say "I feel that this is a good step toward better treatment for all of my fellow students, now we just need cheaper college and of course all dining halls to have a Chipolte that accepts our meal plan. Only then will we be happy with the state of the country." 

It is believed that Obama was convinced to make this agreement while "Having Brotime over some hoops" according to the white house statement. 

Colleges across the country are protesting the new law because it would start to require them to view students as people, and not walking check books. Colleges fear that this will lead to a new system in which they will be required to charge fair prices and provided livable housing.