lab 16

Facebook.com

Privacy Policies
1. Facebook.com keeps track of the actions you take on Facebook, such as adding a friend, becoming a fan of a Facebook Page, joining a group or an event, creating a photo album, sending a gift, poking another user, indicating you “like” a post, attending an event, or authorizing an application. In some cases you are also taking an action when you provide information or content to us. For example, if you share a video, in addition to storing the actual content you uploaded, Facebook.com might log the fact you shared it.

2. Certain categories of information such as your name, profile photo, list of friends and pages you are a fan of, gender, geographic region, and networks you belong to are considered publicly available, and do not have privacy settings. You can limit the ability of others to find this information on third party search engines through your search privacy settings.

3. - Some of the content you share and the actions you take will show up on your friends’ home pages and other pages they visit.

Personalized settings

1. My Birth date and birth year I made available to friends, and friends of friends instead of everyone.

2. My education and work status I left available for everyone to see, which was a default setting.

3. I made it so only friends can comment on my wall posts instead of everyone which is the default setting.

Amazon.com

Privacy Policies
1. Amazon.com might receive information about you from other sources and add it to our account information.

2. Amazon.com uses the information that you provide for such purposes as responding to your requests, customizing future shopping for you, improving our stores, and communicating with you.

3. Amazon.com stores any information you enter on their Web site or give them in any other way.

Personalized settings

1. I use the default setting used for browsing, and let Amazon keep track of my browsing history.

2. I also use the default advertising settings, which lets Amazon come up with personalized ads for me.

3. I however don’t let Amazon e-mail me about special offers, which is my own custom setting.

AOL.com

Privacy Policies

1. Your AOL Member information may be used to conduct research about your use of the AOL Service.

2. AOL may share AOL Member information in order to present you offers with or on behalf of their business partners, but AOL does not allow these partners to use your AOL Member information for any other purpose.

3. Your AOL Member information, including the contents of your private online communications, may be accessed and disclosed in response to legal process (for example, a court order, search warrant or subpoena).

Personalized settings

1. I use the default setting to display new mail automatically.

2. I have my setting customized so that when I read my e-mail it does not pop up in a new window.

3. I use the default setting for AOL.com to play a sound when I receive new e-mail.

Skype

Privacy Policies

1. Skype uses information about your usage of and interaction with the Skype software, Skype’s products and websites including computer and connection information, device capability, bandwidth, statistics on page views, and traffic to and from their websites.

2. Skype gathers Identification data (ex. name, address, telephone number, mobile number, email address).

3. Skype does not sell, rent, trade or otherwise transfer any personal and/or traffic data or communications content to any third party without your explicit permission, unless it is obliged to do so under applicable laws or by order of the competent authorities.

Personalized settings

1. I customized my Skype account by adding a picture on my account for my friends to see.

2. I also customized my Skype profile by adding information in the “about me” section that my friends can see.

3. I customized my profile to let other people search for my by name Skype name and location, instead of just Skype name.


iTunes

Privacy Policies

1. Your personal information helps iTunes keep you posted on the latest product announcements, software updates, special offers, and events that you might like to hear about.

2. Apple does not sell or rent your contact information to other marketers.

3. Apple also collects information for market research purposes — such as your occupation and where you use your computer — to gain a better understanding of our customers and thus provide a more valuable service.

Personalized settings

1. I created a nick name on iTunes to rate songs and write reviews, which is not a default setting.

2. I allow iTunes to run a default service called Genius, which suggests music and movies that I would like.

3. I have also customized my iTunes account so that they don’t send me e-mail alerts.

lab 15

SKYPE
Strengths
- Ability to play games with buddy
- People search
- History
- Online status
- Organizational options
- Can text and talk
- Sound testing
- Fun
- File Sharing

Weaknesses
- Kind of difficult to use
- Video quality
- Voice Quality
- Advertisements

GOOGLE
Strengths
- Medium video quality
- Sound quality is good
- Can make video large or small
- Simple

Weaknesses
- Very plain
- Kind of hard to use
- No sound options
- No video options
- No text option
- No file sharing
- No games
- Just not very many options at all
- No real interface
- Difficult to start
- Boring

YAHOO!
Strengths
- Ability to play games with buddy
- Can translate incoming and outgoing messages
- File sharing
- Can change environment
- Can send text as well
- Ability to appear offline
- Ability to create an avatar
- Sound testing
- Fun, but not as fun as Skype

Weaknesses
- Not the easiest to use
- Video quality


Compare and Contrasts
Well first of all these are all great services. These services can provide an alternative to cell phones. Google, Skype, and Yahoo are all free, and all offer video chat services. These Services are all really cool because you can actually see the person that you are talking too. However in order to use these programs you have to be connected to the internet, and the other person you want to talk to has to be using the same service.

I’ll start off with Skype. Skype has some cool things that Google and Yahoo don’t. It has the ability to let a person search for other people by name, e-mail address, or Skype name. Skype also had a cool perk that allows a person to view their chat history. The other services only offer searches by their online names. Skype also offers a few different online status options, that Google does not offer at all and Yahoo only offers two. It was very easy to figure out how to start and end a call on Skype as well. The other services were not as intuitive as Skype. Google chat I thought was near impossible to figure out how to start a video chat, but once you did it was the most boring service out there. Yahoo chat had a pretty easy call start and call end process too, but I just liked Skype better.

Now I thought Google was the worst of all the services. The only thing Google chat offered that Skype and Yahoo didn’t was simplicity. Skype, and Yahoo both had more options available, games to play, and the option to text and talk. There is not much to say about Google chat except for that the video quality was decent compared to Skype and Yahoo. However, once you got Google chat up and running it got very boring very fast. Google didn’t offer game play between you and your buddy, a text option, or any other options like Skype and Yahoo offered. Besides being boring, I found Google’s interface to be very difficult to use. It took me the longest time to figure out how to make a call.

Yahoo would be my second choice in video chat services. Some really cool things that Yahoo offered which no other service had were the ability to create an avatar, translate incoming and outgoing messages, and you can change the background of that chat window. However, I thought Yahoo’s video quality was the worst. The other services had better video quality. I also thought Yahoo was difficult to use. Skype was easier to use, and Google was the hardest to get started. One great thing I liked about Yahoo was the ability to play games with your buddy. The games option is a great tool if you are having a dull conversation and need to spice things up. Skype also had game play available, but Google did not. Yahoo was overall a good service. The interface was not that hard to use, and the quality of service and excitement of Yahoo chat was good as well, but I found Skype to be just a little bit better in every category.

My favorite service out of all of these was Skype. I really liked all of the options that Skype offered like all of the games. The video service was not the best, but not one service’s video or sound quality was much better than the rest. I also like that Skype’s only business is video chat, unlike Yahoo and Google which do e-mail and many other things, which divert their attention to other services of their company. Skype also had the easiest interface to navigate around. Many things on Skype I found to be very intuitive like making a call, choosing someone to talk to, searching for people, and playing games. Overall I liked skype because it had good quality, it was easy to use, and it was fun.

Lab 14

I know you have been looking into expanding your local toy store, so I’ve been doing some investigations for you. I first went looking at some properties you could buy at prime locations, but then I came up with an even better idea that will save you tons of money. The answer is e-commerce. Using e-commerce your store will be in millions of homes, businesses, schools, mobile phones, etc, basically anywhere with internet access. You won’t have to hire any employees, or buy property. I’ve done some ground work and found three e-commerce programs than can work for your company. Below I am going to list the three software programs with their features, pros and cons, and then pick the one I think will work best for your company and why. The three programs that can provide the start for your e-commerce business are Zen Cart, osCMax, and PrestaShop.

∙ Features

Payment

Each software program offers different ways to send and receive the payment for the products. Zen Cart says that paypal and many other popular merchant services are provided, but does not specify which ones. osCMax offers many payment modules like authorized.net, paypal, linkpoint, cash on delivery, standard osC Credit Card, EFS Net, Geo Trust QuickPayments, ipaymeny, Check/Money order, NOCHEX, PayBox Credit Card, 2CheckOut, PSIGate, and SECPay. And PrestaShop offers payment by bank wire, Google Checkout module, Cash on Delivery, and Paypal.

Foreign Countries and Currency

Your business now has the ability to go international with these programs. Zen Cart says that it program has multiple language support, and multiple currency support. However, Zen Cart again does not specify which languages or currencies. osCMax does not say directly that it has multiple language or currency options but it does give a Country/State drop down which can mean that they cater to other countries. Presta Shop says that its software has 13 default language translations, unlimited currencies, and unlimited carriers and destinations.

Coupons, Vouchers, Discounts

Zen Cart gives your company the ability for the customer to have access to coupons and gift certificates that are easily handled by both customers and administrators. osCMax does have coupons and vouchers available for the company to make available to the customers along with Customer Loyalty Discounts (which will keep customers coming back). While PrestaShop offers the option for special deals, which allows for price reductions and gift vouchers for their customers.

Shipping

Zen Cart has the ability for the customer to view a shipping estimator which enables the customer to view the estimate of how much the shipping will cost for a particular product. osCMax does their shipping per product and has the following options for the shipping module of your choice: FedX Direct Real Time Quotes v2.04, UPS XML v1.1.5, USPS Methods v2.7d + insurance, Flat Rate, Per Item Shipping, Table Rates, and Zone Rates. And PrestaShop gives the customer and company delivery status notification e-mails.

∙ Pros and Cons

The strong pros of Zen Cart are the options that the customer has for making payments, and shipping estimates. However, a major con Zen Mart has to be its vagueness about such things like its payment options, languages, and currencies. osCMax had some good pros which were all of the shipping, and payment modules it has to offer. Where osCMax lacks is in the international department. This software never directly says if or how it caters to people internationally. The pros of PrestaShop are that it offers 13 default language translations, unlimited currencies, and unlimited carriers and destinations (which can expand business a lot). But PrestaShop does not offer as many payment options like osCMax does.

∙ Final Decision

After researching all of the different software and analyzing the pros and cons, I have reached a decision on which program would be best for your company. I believe that PrestaShop is the software for you. PrestaShop seems more customer friendly, and has fewer barriers on who can buy your product and where the product can be sent. I think this software enables your company to expand further and reach more people compared to the other types of software. Hopefully I helped in the decision to go into e-commerce. If you choose the software I proposed I just know your company will take off.

Lab 11

Part 1
Five Creative Commons licensed photos related to one media technology

1.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3127/2824871650_3a74fc4d77.jpg
Radio was the first invention for fast mass communication. Radio inspired the TV and many other inventions. Radio started as am and now has developed into satellite radio. It was one of the first forms of entertainment in technology.

2.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/powerbooktrance/353462860/

The iPhone was the first invention available to the public which merged wireless portable phone and complete internet access. It opened a new gateway for the possibilities of portable technology. I wish I had one.


3.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/phillykevflicks/125673018/

Computers completely changed the world as we knew it 30 years ago. The world has become so so much more globalized since the invention of the computer and internet. I think the computer was one of the best inventions ever.


4.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4028/4376739739_607eef27f9.jpg

To me this picture is amazing. It is weird how we can have satellites in the middle of nowhere transmitting signals everywhere. I wonder "Who keeps track of all this". Are they getting all of their information from one or more sources?


5.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/50/116136642_1a928c013a.jpg

This Picture just shows me how far we have come in technology. This TV is big and bubbly looking. And I know the picture, and sound was not very good. I can remember having one of these TV's as a child.

Part 2

This 10 min documentary was about the history and photography abilities in 1946. The video came with no sound, but did show some steps in how photos were produced in this time. The video showed scenes from different photo shoots, movies being made, and other random scenarios. It also showed the type of equipment they used to use, and how the pictures would turn out. Back in 1946 photography was also considered to be motion pictures, so the video also showed some of the advances in video like slow motion. The only thing I wish this video had was sound explaining some of the equipment and processes.
Here is the link for the video = http://www.archive.org/details/Photogra1946

Lab 10

Three sources for free music downloads.
1.iTunes
2.www.Myspacemusic.com
3.www.amazon.com

Free Songs New Song
1. A Little More Country Than That by Easton Corbin was downloaded from iTunes.

Free Older Songs
1.Heathen(The Rays) by David Bowie was downloaded from Amazon.com
2.Detroit City by Alice Cooper was downloaded from Amazon.com.

Trying to find free music on the internet is not as easy as it may seem. Many of the websites advertise for free music, but it does not really end up being free. A few of some major sites like myspcae.com, amazon.com, and iTunes provide some free music, but it is not going to be the mainstream music you hear on the radio, or TV within the past few years. However, it is a great way to listen to music you may not have heard of before and widen musical ear.

lab 9

Pandora.com I would think is the most popular site of these four sites, but after visiting all of them is also the least impressive. Pandora allows you to search for music by genera or artist. When you find an artist it playa music from that artist but also other artist that might interest you. Pandora only allows you to skip a song a certain amount of times, so if you have already skipped a few songs and want to skip more, you can’t. With Pandora you’re stuck with what it gives you, all you can do is mute it which I find very irritating. The only thing good about Pandora is the music is continuous. It also gives you the option to buy the music that you listen to.
PANDORARADIO.COM
U.S Vocalist
Lil Wayne, male rap artist
First 5 recommendations= 1.T.I 2.Young Jeezy 3.Rick Ross 4.T.I 5.Lil Wayne

Kelly Clarkson, female pop artist
First 5 recommendations= 1. Michelle Branch 2.Pink 3.Avril Lavinge 4.Kelly Clarkson 5.Carrie Underwood

Carrie Underwood, female country artist
First 5 recommendations= 1.Rascal Flatts 2.Taylor Swift 3.Faith Hill 4.Carrie Underwood 5.Tim McGraw

International Vocalist
Shakira, female Latin artist
First 5 recommendations= 1.Mana 2.Black Eyed Peas 3.Santana 4.Shakira 5.Mana

Enrico Caruso, male Italian Opera Singer
First 5 recommendations= 1.Rimsky-Korsakov 2.Luciano Pavarotti 3.Juies Massenet 4.Jaques Offenbach 5.Giuesseppe Verdi

Bob Marley, Male Reggae artist
First 5 recommendations= 1.Steel Pulse 2.Damian Marley 3.Steve Marley 4.Peter Tosh 5.Bob Marley

Lastfm.com operates like Pandora in the way that it gives you the option to search by genera, artist, and it plays artist other that what you what. However, lastfm is better in the fact that it is continuous play, and you can SKIP the track if you wish. I also like lastfm because it gives you a small biography of the artist you are searching for. It also gives you to buy songs or CD's of the music that you are listening to.
LASTFM.COM
U.S Artist
Lil Wayne’s first 5 recommendations= 1.DJ Drama 2.Birdman 3.Young Jeezy 4.Drake 5.Gucci Mane

Kelly Clarkson's first 5 recommendations= 1.Carrie Underwood 2.Kathrine McPhee 3.Jordin Sparks 4.Pink 5.Ashlee Simpson

Carrie Underwood's first 5 recommendations= 1.Kellie Pickler 2.Kathrine McPher 3.Kelly Clarkson 4.Martina McBride 5.Taylor Swift

International Artist
Shaker’s first 5 recommendations= 1.Paulina Rubio 2.Nelly furtado 3.Thalia 4.Jennifer Lopez 5.La Oreja Van Goah

Enrico Caruso's first 5 recommendations= 1.Beniamino Gigli 2.Franco Corelli 3.Giuseppe di Stefano 4.Jussi Bjorling 5.Placido Domiano

Bob Marley’s first 5 recommendations= 1.Ziggy Marley 2.Bob Marley and the Wailers 3.Peter Tosh 4.Damian Marley 5.Gentleman


LALA.com was my second favorite site except for the fact that the music did not play continuously, you had to pick each song individually. However, the artist chosen was the only one displayed (which I like better). Lala gave the listener the option to buy, and share the music.
LALA.COM
U.S Artist
Lil Wayne’s first 5 recommendations= 1.Young Money 2.Big Tymers 3.B.G 4.Gucci Mane 5.Lil Boosie

Kelly Clarkson's first 5 recommendations= 1.Jordin Sparks 2.Carrie Underwood 3.Pink 4.Avril Lavinge 5.Christina Aguilera

Carrie Underwood's first 5 recommendations= 1.Sugarland 2.Keith Urban 3.Kellie Pickler 4.Dierks Bentley 5.Martina McBride

International Artist
Shakira's first 5 recommendations= 1.Lady Gaga 2.Celine Dion 3.Enrique Iglesias 4.Rihanna 5.Ke$ha

Enrico Caruso's first 5 recommendations= 1. Salvatore Cottone 2.Alama Gluck 3.Titta Ruffo 4.Francis Lapition 5.Nellie Melba

Bob Marley’s first 5 recommendations= 1.Sly and Robbie 2.The Untouchables 3.Lee Perry 4.Rita Marley 5.U Roy

Grooveshark.com was by far my most favorite site to get music. You can search by songs, album, or artist. The site gives you just music from what you search, not junk like the other sites. But what I really like about the site is that you can create your own play list that will play continuously, and only the songs you choose.
GROOVESHARK.COM
U.S Artist
Lil Wayne’s first 5 recommendations= 1.Bird Man 2.Gucci Mane 3.Kanye West 4.T-Pain 5.Jay-Z

Kelly Clarkson's first 5 recommendations= 1.Alicia Keys 2.Natasha Bedingfeild 3.The Pussycat Dolls 4.Lady Gaga 5. Sarah Solvay

Carrie Underwood's first 5 recommendations= 1.Erika Jo 2.Sunny Sweeny 3.Ingrid Michaelson 4.Colbie Caillat 5.Kimberly Locke

International Artist
Shakira's first 5 recommendations= 1.Britney Spears 2.Cher 3.Los Del Rio 4.Lady Gaga 5.Mandy Moore

Enrico Caruso's first 5 recommendations= 1.Andrea Bocelli 2.Chopin 3.Schubert 4.BACH 5.Kronos Quartet

Bob Marley's first 5 recommendations= 1.Operation Ivy 2.Reel Big Fish 3.Beenie Man 4.Desmond Dekker 5.Sublime

SUMMARY
All of the online radio players had some similarities with related artist, but there were also some differences. Grooveshark.com seemed to be the most different when it came to related artist. The artist Lil Wayne seemed to have the widest range of related artist within all of the players. And all of Kelly Clarkson's related artists were mostly the same.

Lab 8

1. Keith and the Girl
a. The producers for this podcast are Keith and the Girl Comedy Talk Show
b. This is a comedy podcast.
c. This podcast is updated almost every day, but not always.
d. The intended audience for this show are young suburban adults, along with middle aged men.
e. There are around 4,000 subscribers for this podcast.
f. The show is funded through donations and advertisements through google.com.

2. Red Bar Radio.com
a. The producers of this show are redbarradio.com.
b. This is a comedy podcast.
c. This podcast is updated infrequently every two to four days.
d. The audience for this show is intended for men in between 18-40 in suburban areas.
e. There are about 15,000 subscribers for this podcast.
f. This podcast is funded through adamandeve.com, and donations from listeners.

3. MuggleCast
a. The producers of this podcast are mugglenet.com.
b. This is a news podcast about Harry Potter.
c. This podcast is updated infrequently about 2, 3, or 4 times a month.
d. The intended audience for this show are young suburban teens (10-18).
e. There are about 50,000 subscribers to this podcast.
f. This podcast is funded through godaddy.com

4. Free Minds TV
a. The producer of this podcast is Free Minds Media
b. This is a news and politics podcast.
c. This podcast is updated once a week.
d. The attracted audience for this podcast are younger liberals who like to think outside of the box.
e. There are about 800 subscribers to this podcast.
f. This podcast is sponsored by freekeene.com, and LYF Productions.

5. Double Feature
a. The producer of this podcast is The Double Feature Show.
b. This is a podcast of TV and film.
c. This podcast is updated once a week.
d. This podcast attracts an audience of movie buffs who like to hear other people’s views.
e. There are about 3,500 subscribers to this podcast.
f. I could not find any sponsors for Double Feature except for the option for viewers to donate money.

6. Chuck vs. the Podcast
a. The producer of this podcast is chucktv.net.
b. This is a podcast of TV and film.
c. This podcast is updated infrequently between one and three times a month.
d. The audience for this podcast are people who love NBC's show Chuck.
e. There are about 50,000 subscribers to this podcast.
f. The sponsors for chuck vs. the podcast are movie morons, and serienjunkies.de.

7. Chiropractic OnLine Todays HealthBeat
a. The producer of this podcast is chrio-online.com.
b. This podcast deals with health.
c. This podcast is updated weekly.
d. The audience for this podcast are going to be chiropractors, and chiropractic patients.
e. There are about 300 subscribers to this podcast.
f. The sponsors for Chiropractic OnLine Todays HealthBeat are amazon.com, and google.com.

8. Vegetarian Food for Thought: Inspiring a Joyful, Sustainable, Compassionate Diet
a. The producer of this podcast is compassionatecooks.com.
b. This is a health related podcast.
c. this podcast is updated infrequently about once a month.
d. The intended audience for this podcast are vegetarians, dieters, and those who want to eat healthy.
e. There are about 150 subscribers to this podcast.
f. The sponsors for this podcast are facebook, twitter, and amazon.com.

9. NFL Rants and Raves
a. The producer of this podcast is nflrandr.com.
b. This podcast is in the sports category and deals with the NFL.
c. This podcast is updated very infrequently and have several shows a month.
d. The intended audience for this podcast are mostly men from America that love football.
e. There are about 70 subscribers to this podcast.
f. The sponsors for this podcast are Google, and donations from fans of the site.

10. Pigskin Radio
a. The producer of this podcast is pigskin radio.
b. This is a sports podcast that deals with football.
c. This podcast is updated weekly.
d. The intended audience for this podcast attracts mostly men in America that love football.
e. There are about 90 subscribers to this podcast.
f. This podcast is powered by wordpress.