Monthly Archives: February 2013

Blog post for 2/28

As I read the article on “the plagiarists tale” I realized a lot of similarities in this and with the movie we watched last week. This artist which in this case is an author is taking aspects of popular books … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Blog post for 2/28

Summaries of the Plagiarism readings

Plagiarism: a Lie of the Mind by Maurice Isserman Isserman introduces the article about Hamilton College President Eugene Tobin’s resignation. He states that plagiarism was the cause. Isserman said Tobin was right for leaving ofice, and the way he left office. … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged | 1 Comment

Isserman:Plagiarism of the Mind, Widdicombe:The Plagiarist’s Tale

In “Plagiarism of the Mind”, Isserman talks about a president that has resigned because of his plagiarism for nine years straight. He did not make it clear if the college felt betrayed in some way by Eugene Tobin, of if … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged | 1 Comment

Plagiarism and the Literate Population

Plagiarism is when a writer takes the original work of other writers and authors and uses it as his/her own work. Like the internet, writers must patent their work in order to prevent them from being stolen by other wannabe … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , | Comments Off on Plagiarism and the Literate Population

Privacy and its Limitations

After viewing all the articles about privacy, I can simply say that privacy is not as guaranteed as it used to be. Now, almost every user is trying their best to keep any or all their information from falling into … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , | Comments Off on Privacy and its Limitations

Notes from 2/26, and reading/blogging homework for Thursday 2/28

Today we discussed privacy with respect to how a digital, networked environment creates new legal and ethical challenges and even shapes our definitions of the concept. Here’s an interesting video about how Google tailors its search results based on various … Continue reading

Posted in blogging, readings | Tagged , | Comments Off on Notes from 2/26, and reading/blogging homework for Thursday 2/28

REmix Manifesto

I think as human beings we are the sum of all our experience. Everything we know comes from ideas/knowledge prior to our existence. What separates an original idea from a copied one is the following: an orginal idea may be … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged | Comments Off on REmix Manifesto

Online Privacy

This reading “Online Privacy” talked about how online information is being leaked out and many of us are unaware of it. Many of us has been experienced these kinds of problems. For example when we buy some stuff online we … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged | 1 Comment

2/26 Discussion: Privacy & How a Digital Media-Rich World Poses Social Challenges

Facebook’s Privacy Trainwreck By Danah Boyd IMPORTANT POINTS: On 5, September 2006, Facebook – a social network site primarily used by college students at the time – launched a feature called ‘News Feeds’. Upon logging in, users faced a start … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on 2/26 Discussion: Privacy & How a Digital Media-Rich World Poses Social Challenges

Facebook’s Privacy Trainwreck

I am not surprised that users are against ‘News Feeds’ on Facebook. That just makes privacy harder to achieve. I wonder if Mark Zuckerberg would be frustrated and confused about receiving ongoing information about others he claims are his’ friends’. … Continue reading

Posted in blogging, readings | Tagged | Comments Off on Facebook’s Privacy Trainwreck