Week 13 The Internet Things

What is The Internet Things?

Video URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cpbbrpgwu2I

This video gives an idea of what is the Internet Things about.

From what I understand from the video, The Internet Things means objects is connected via the Internet. For example, one day your house table is talking to my house's table. This might happen one day in the future. 

The video gives figure shown in 2010, shown there are 5 million of objects are connected, and in 2020, there are 50 millions of objects are connected. That's object not human being!

A decade ago, I remember my uncle brought a new house, and one day his and his family went to a trip, no one was stay in the house for that week. The first day of his trip,  his neighbor was about to call the police, because he thought someone is in the house and the TV is on. My uncle had installed system to control his house electronic and electric via his phone, which better known as Smart House. Luckily the neighbor called my uncle first before he report to the police. 

The Internet things is just something like this but it is connected another way round. Smart House in ten year back is still passive. Like what we can observe in our surrounding- Everything need to be interactive able!

Iphone 4s

    

Iphone 4s is just the beginning of the Internet things!

In my opinion, I happy the new technology, but I prefer alone sometime. Objects definitively don't know how human think, or even they can sense it, but they do not know it some how. If one day I want to be alone but I was surrounded but these objects, and they are observing...   it's kinda irritating.... 

     

Week 12 Google Android versus I

Google, the big brother of Search Engine and also my very "good friend" when I am doing my assignment now.  The reading for this week 12 is the story related to Google and Android, from here I realize Android is from Google. I though Android was just launch this two year. However, it already exists since 2005. Anyway I am not to repeat the same things as what the articles said. But I would like to talk about my personal experience.

VERSUS

Android Operating System and iphone Operating System

I begin to use this operating system recently and I do experience to used Iphone Operating System (iOS). 

My mobile phone model is Xperia X10, Sony Ericsson, which is using Android OS. As compare to iOS, I prefer iOS, because Android is suck. The article had mention point related to Android Operating System might be influence by the mobile devices itself. Like what my case. Maybe is not because of the OS, but the phone, user like me might have the perception of Android OS is not good. 

My phone always lag. My friends is using Android OS and they never face this issue. If I am not taking this subject and I wouldn't know my phone is lagging not because of the OS but the model itself.

Video URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrngoZYyNlw

Something need to pay must be in good quality

Compare Android Apps and IPhone apps, I prefer Iphone apps. Most of the Android apps is free and most of Iphone apps need to pay, unless you jail break your iphone. I think is always better and more chooses than Android apps. There are Android apps but most of the are useless. Or I would said is RUBBISH!

Last, I was happy that Android is from Google. For now, Android to me is not good as iOS, but not for future, I believe under Google, Android will be better than iOS in the future. Google gives confident. 

Week 12 reading:

Roth, D. (2008) 'Google's Open Source Android OS Will Free the Wireless Web'. Wired, June 23. [URL: http://www.wired.com/techbiz/media/magazine/16-07/ff_android]

  

Facebook and Twitter is for everyone

Now, social networking website is not only for friendship or keep in touch with others. Politician like Obama use Twitter, Najib had his account in Facebook, it is not a new topic anymore. In Arab, Facebook and Twitter had become the medium for Cyber-Utopian. According to Morozov, Facebook and Twitter became the tools for freedom of expression and resentful towards the government, and this happens not only in Arab, but also Dubai and Egypt. 

Image URL: http://www.brandbuildsell.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/brand-awareness.jpg

"Never ever say anything happens in virtual world  would not be impact to the the reality."

This statement could be very  adamancy  support by everyone. However, after this incident this statement is  overthrow and is not  support anymore. As evident in Arab, everything happen in virtual world, they bring to the real world and they are successfully achieved what they are want. 

Internet is DemocracyThis three word always appear in current world. How Democracy is Internet? Let's talk about something is relevant to current society of my country.

Image URL: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/my.html

The fourth Prime Ministry of Malaysia, Tun Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad urged the citizens to take part in Cyber when he is reign. Today, as we can see the Internet development is rise up luxuriantly, especially social networking site. From Friendster for past and now for Facebook and Twitter, it is slowly becoming the daily essential of Malaysia's citizen. 

Image URL: http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/5/25/focus/21335477&sec=focus

In the eyes of outsider, Malaysia is a democracy country. However, the development of Internet had expose a numbers of politic scandal. Malaysian political was forever stick with ethic group, no one was dare to talk about it openly. The citizen not dare to voice out, although they know, they had been treated in unfair condition.  Especially those who are living in rural area without proper education,  some of them don't even know who is Najib. 

Image URL: http://www.twittnot.com/word-google-facebook-founder.html

The Internet is democracy. Thanks to the Tun Dr Mahathir brought in the Internet. Thanks to Mark Zuckerberg develop Facebook. Facebook became the tools that people use to communicate everyday. Facebook is for everyone, not only Generation X & Y, also Baby Boomer are now active in Facebook. To spread a news in Facebook is effective and reachable. Facebook is not only for Urban, also Rural! Don't forget, those who are did not have  chance to be educated, they are more concern about their next generation to get proper education. And, they are easily get the news from their daughters and sons. This must thanks to the development of education, which apply multimedia or known as media convergence.

You are wondering how people express?

Please log in to your Facebook account and observe yourself. Or maybe you can

click here to read it yourself.

  

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Hacker

In reality world
Someone steal something away from you with your conscious of, we define them as thief.
Someone threaten you to give something to them, we define them as robber.

Statute in reality world
Both thief and robber will be arrest by the police and punishment will be given based on the country law & regulation. This act has been established since ancient times.

 In the world of the Internet
Someone steal your 'things' without your permission mean HACKER.

The Internet Law
According to Internet Society, the first Cyber Law is established since the close of 19th century. In 1990s, The Computer Misuse Act is established, also knows as the punishment for the HACKERS.

Politic is BORED!!

According to the author, Crabtree, people who think politic is bored, they are not interested even though it is slowly "migrating" to the Web. I' m the example of this group. Due to assignment requirement, during my diploma law class, I had to read some articles and also news related to politics. I found reading politic news is really fun, especially with Malaysia's politic. During the study, the Internet is my 'good friend', politic is a very sensitive issues especially it is related to ethnic or religion in my country, to find an written copy of articles and news is a challenges. However, with the helps of the Internet I do learn a lots from politic mainly via blogs.  I won't tell the reason why I said politic is fun. But, if you want to know please do experience by yourself.  It is a good experience to learn from these people stories.  However, I 'm still not interested in political at all.

What to you mean by secure?
You know what is the position name for a person's job as testing computer system whether it is in secure?
Yes, you are right!

THEY GIVEN A POSITION NAME------HACKER!
(hey, don't be kidding....  I thought you said someone steal your 'things' without your permission mean HACKER??)


This is my topic today
HACKER, can be legal and also be illegal.
Legally -  a person's job as testing computer system whether it is in secure
Illegally - someone steal your 'things' without your permission

Category of Illegal Hacker
1. Inside Jobs
    What they do: steal your password for own use or sell

2. Rogue Access Point
     What they do: use your WiFi without permission

3. Back Doors
     What they do: hack into your network

4. Viruses and Worms
     What they do: attempt to shut down your system

5. Trojan Horses

    What they do: by duplicated unknown coding or attached to other program, it gives an ability of hacker   control your pc

6. Denial of Service
    What they do: make you not able to access the Internet

7. Anarchists, Crackers and Kiddies
    What they do: These people do something that's bad your system (refer to My IP Address Info)

8. Sniffing and Spoofing
    What they do:  (refer to My IP Address Info)

Conclusion towards The Hacker 
My first impression towards hacker is BAD. I did not know people who help to ensure the system being secure is also called Hacker. Like what I always think, view something with different angel, you going to realize the world is always beautiful. Don't only make judgment based on what people tell you.

   

Twitter in my life

Image URL: http://www.google.com.my/imgres?q=twitter&um=1&hl=en&sa=N&tbm=isch&tbnid=KWnUHV7BuzcZgM:&imgrefurl=http://www.iconspedia.com/icon/twitter-3163.html&docid=a6K6d7EYA5liVM&w=256&h=256&ei=7nKSTpPFJoe0rAfSu-i8AQ&zoom=1&biw=1024&bih=555&iact=rc&dur=63&page=1&tbnh=162&tbnw=162&start=0&ndsp=8&ved=1t:429,r:1,s:0&tx=72&ty=99

When I first heard about Twitter is I was reading an article related to a young success man in newspaper, it is during my diploma study. I can't remember his name and also what's the story about, that particular article is attracted me because of this young outlook. One thing, I can remember is, "I always update my Twitter everyday".  This is what he said in the article.

That time what only in my mind is, Twitter is a social network like Facebook, MySpace and so on. Still,

I PREFER FACEBOOK, and don't even bother to visit the site.

A year later, my classmate are gradually active in Twitter, I do sign up for Twitter because everyone is using it, and I just follow the trend. Like what I did, when Friendster was in the trend I sign up for it, and when Facebook is in the trend I do sign up for it. I am sure most of the people are like me.



Image URL: http://blog.brightcove.com/en/tags/facebook

FACEBOOK CHANGE THE WAY I LIVE IN DAILY LIVE

When I was first sign in to Twitter, like what Johnson, How Twitter will Change the Way We Live in Times Business Magazine, Twitter is "terrible"! Is not user friendly at all. Again, I PREFER FACEBOOK!

TWITTER CHANGE THE WAY I STUDY 

Until, I enroll to UOW program, what I am doing now for this subject require us to sign up a new account for assessment purpose. For academy point of view, Twitter  is very useful in trainning us to write somethings briefly but it is direct to the point with limited words. It can be act like an abstarct for journal. Other than this, I still PREFER FACEBOOK.

Twitter will change the way people life, for other people, but definitely not for me. I using Twitter now because the school assessment request for that. Although my personal Twitter account still exist, but I seldom log in. I still keep it,  because when people ask me what is your Twitter account, at least I able to answer them.

Rather than saying Twitter will change the way we live, I would say Facebook change the way we live. I use Facebook not only daily life but also academy purpose. It is as convinient as I am using mobile. Therefore, I would like to tell everyone, when you see someone is playing with Facebook, sometime they are not really "playing" with it, but they are doing something else other than use the word of "playing" to describe what they are doing.

 



The Long Tail by Chris Anderson

The Long Tail

Image URL: http://domaingang.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/long-tail.jpg

How long is the tail?

Definitely NOT!

So, what is long tail?

The Long Tail is a Business Model defied by Chris Anderson.

Let's watch this video, 

Identifying "The Long Tail" - Chris Anderson

 Video URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Yku0GTrcuw

If you are like me, you  not use to hear his pronunciation,  some more you never study in business & economic before. Don't worry,  spend a little time with me. Let's figure out how's this theory work.

From what I understand explanation from Wikepedia and Week 7 reading, also my friend.

The Long Tail Theory is opposite of traditional retailing graph.

Traditional business graph

Let's say there are three movies (in X-axis) are available from the supplier, Y-axis is the number of demand  or is better to say it is the number of audiences interested. The traditional retailer will definitely purchase M2 (Movie two) in order to make profit. Because there are less audience interested in M1 and M3, means they going to earn less. Who want to do this kind of business?

 However, according to the Long Tail theory by Chris Anderson, M1 and M3 's market is profitable than M2 because of the evolution of INTERNET. Internet enable the new market of M1 and M3, even better than M2.

Image URL: http://thelongtail.com/about.html

Why did he said so?

Let me give you an example, imagine I am going to sell a rare's books, which not much people interested.
And, you are a book retailer. (Usually retailer purchase a boxes of book, not only one book)
Do you think you going to buy this book with less people buy?

Rather than sell in the bookshop, the development of the Internet gives an pathway for these books.
Anderson said,
the new market (niche market) might even larger than the traditional market.

So,
I am not going to sell my books in physical bookshop.
Instead I am going to sell it online.
For examples,
Kuala Lumpur, there might be only two reader who want to read my book.
In Ipoh, there are 4 people read my book.
Penang, 3 people read my book.
.
.
.
Singapore, there 2 people read my book.
Brazil there are 2 people read my book
China
Hong Kong
Japan
US
UK
so on and so on...

My book only selling in Kuala Lumpur, it is not going to work.
  (traditional business)

However,
If I sell it online, in Amazon.com, Ebay....
My business might work.
Because it is reachable to my target audience.
The Internet gives advance to Niche Market and it is a new market in business.

Before I ended this topic I would like to summarize the points suggested by Anderson:

Perception in Traditional Business

Hit-driven mindset: 

Somethings is hit in the market means it is profitable.

          

 Poor taste:

 The industry has a poor sense of what people want, they think when that's an audience means      

 there's demand

 

Rules in Long Tail

Make everything available

Everyone is unique, what you like doesn't mean what I love too. With this new market, consumer              able to get somethings that's really what he/she want, but no according to what the retailer decide according to the graph or what they expect. 

 Cut the Price in Half. Now Lower it 

 With the development of internet, to sell  book online, we doesn't need to pay for rental, transportation or        shipping to delivery the books anymore. 

 Help Me Find it

 With the use of search tool we can easy find what we want. 

Week 7 Tradition Publishing Versus internet Publishing

First of all, let me ask you a question.

How long you did not buy a book for your own interest purpose?

For me, since I purchased my laptop, my laptop replace my reading habit.

I prefer read with my laptop, because it is 

FREE 

and it doesn't occupy my room.

I would like to compare tradition publishing & weblog publishing according to my personal experience.

The story of tradition publishing in my life

How do you get a book 10 year back?

I am sure the answer will be Library or Book Shop.

I was stayed in a rural area 10 years ago.

It is really hard to get a book from the place.

Every time I bought a new book, I am sure put it into the most obvious place of the book shelf.

To get a new book is not easy, sometime it's take half year. 

Later,

my parent send me to a boarding school in Ipoh.

I was not allow to go out by myself first year in the school.

I only allow to go out with my parent, and they seldom visit me. 

Library doesn't have what I want.  

(because I like cosmetic magazine)

A year later, I allow to go out by myself once a week.

However, most of magazines that I like only publish once a week.

And, 

the books that I like is too expensive. 

Although, I had a hard time to get them, 

but I read every words in the content.

The story of internet publishing in my life

10 years later, 

finally my parent allow me to buy a laptop for my study purpose.

I still magazines, but not as addicted as last time. 

I don't buy books anymore, because I thinks GOOGLE got everything I want to. 

It is updated, new, and varieties.

It provides more than what I expect.

The most important point is, 

IT IS ALL FREE!!!!

HEY PEOPLE! BOOKWORM IS MIGRATING~

Image URL:  http://garneringchange.wordpress.com/2010/04/10/building-6-read-read-read/

Bookworm is migrating to a new place call tablet. (ipad, samsung tablet...)

Image URL: http://www.shoppingnsales.com/2010/04/08/how-do-i-get-an-ipad-in-malaysia/

Image URL:  http://www.cultofmac.com/25228/rumor-apple-employee-says-tablet-ui-has-steep-learning-curve/

How much of afford needed to publish a books?

This video clips tell you the story.

The process of traditional book publishing

The process of weblog publishing's video?

I don't think I need to show you.

Just ask yourself a question.

How long you take to post an article in your blog?

My conclusion is,

The number of good writer going to decrease day-by-day.

Because people don't really read, but they skim.
People don't read, can't writer a good article,

  

What is Attention Economy?

Attention Economy

"Attention economy is a marketplace where consumers agree to receives services in exchange for their attention. The ultimate purpose is of course to sell something to the consumer, but the selling does not need to be direct and does not need to be instant." 
By Alex Iskold, for more information

"The idea behind the Attention Economy is to create a marketplace where consumers are happy, because if they are shown relevant information - then retailers are happy too, because happy consumers spend money!" 

By Alex Iskold, for more information 

"If everyone has everyone’s attention the value of attention is nullified. Thus to avoid mental bankruptcy, navigating an “attention economy” means saving, investing and being cunningly conscientious of your own attention. If you treated your attention as a monetary value, would you be considered broke, middle class or well-invested?"
By James Shelley, for more information

"The Attention Economy is a marketplace where consumers agree to receive services in exchange for their attention. Examples include personalized news, personalized search, alerts and recommendations to buy. Note that the Attention Economy is different from the traditional meaning of an economy, because it isn't about buying and selling - although ultimately those things may occur."

By Richard MacManus, for more information

Get the idea of what is attention economy?

From what I interpreted, attention economy is a marketplace which use indirect way of dealing, they attract consumer attention, by relevancy strategy. Consumer tend to read something there is relevant to them and the chances of buying the products or services is higher. 

For example, let's say I want to Google search "eating oatmeal", I may realize other than what I want to know, there are some others relevant result information shown. There are maybe some people comment about which brand of oatmeal is the best, advertiser might insect some interactive digital ads at the corner and so on. 

I love new form of media

What is 'media convergence'?

The meaning of convergence also known as assemble or flock together. Media convergence is define as assembling different types of media. For example, when I composing this post, at the same time I listening to music.  

For better understand of convergence, click here

The new form of media versus old form of media

The new form of media provides multifunction unlike old form media. Old form media usually provides single task to the users. Like newspaper mainly for reading. Although people use it in wide range like wrapping. In current life, there are various type of devices perform multifunction, like smart phone, computer and so on. For example, mobile phone not only for call and sms anymore. 

In Opinion

I love new form of media so much.  A Chinese quotation suggest: Union is Strength, I always prefer working in team. Like the following below:

Image URL: http://www.phibetaiota.net/2011/08/pierre-levy-new-media-literacies-12-of-them/

Pierre Levy

"The French cyberspace theorist Pierre Levy uses the term ‘collective intelligence’ to describe the large-scale information gathering and processing activities that have emerged in web communities. On the internet, he argues, people harness their individual expertise towards shared goals and objectives: ‘No one knows everything, everyone knows something, all knowledge resides in humanity’ (1997)." 

Jenkins. H 2007, 'The Cultural Logic of Media Convergence',  International Journal of Cultural Studies

I agree with him, ‘No one knows everything, everyone knows something, all knowledge resides in humanity’ (Levy 1997). Even him, Albert Einstein, the cleverest man in the world.

 Image URL: http://www.roogel.net/newsdisp.asp?id=7300

Albert Einstein

With media convergence in my life, it's give a numbers of advantages, especially in my study. It is a hard time for me to read  an article in English. Today, with media convergence, I can read an article with the help of dictionary software installed in my laptop or my smart phone.   

A lots people worrying about media convergence might bring negative effect in origin work. Like people can easily download music they like from the internet. Instead of buy a CD, it is easier for them to save them into computer or pendrive everywhere they wanted to. Some more it is economy and environment friendly.  

As I mention I love media convergence. People who worry about this should not be too rigid about it. 

Remember when the film industry first come into our life, they are also negative feedback about it. But what happen now?

Human Being is good in adaptability. But it's just take time for them to accept  it.  

This post is to all who love Mickey Mouse

Who don't know Mickey Mouse?

Even her,

She was my baby niece

Her name Janell.

She able to recognize Mickey Mouse since she was few months old

Remember the Mickey Mouse Club House Theme Song video I post previously?

She use to watch the video few times  per day. 

Now, 

She was one year old 

When you ask her

'Where is Mickey Mouse?'

She will immediately pointed to you.

MICKEY MOUSE, Everyone Love You!

Image URL: http://free-extras.com/images/mickey_mouse-1096.htm

Although I'm not dare to say I know Mickey well

for assignment purpose

Also, for my personal interested, I would like to introduce a bit about Mickey Mouse

Mickey Mouse Personal Information

Image URL: http://www.mouseshoppe.com/Merchant5/product_images/MickeyBall.jpg

DOB: 18 November 1928

Age: 83 year old

Owner: Walt Disney & Ub Lwerks

Species: Mouse

Relative: Oswald the Lucky Rabbit

Good Friends: Minnie Mouse, Pluto (pet dog), Donald Duck, Daisy Duck, Goofy 

Mickey and Friends

Image URL: http://disney.wikia.com/wiki/Mickey_and_Friends

refer to http://disney.wikia.com/wiki/Mickey_and_Friends for more

Background

Image URL: http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/graphics/steamboatwillie.gif

The first Mickey Mouse is created by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks at The Walt Disney Studio in 18 November 1928, known as Mickey Mouse's Birthday. Also,Mickey Mouse was the replacement of Oswald the Lucky Rabbit.

Oswald the Lucky Rabbit
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The first movie named Plane Crazy (without sound), and Steamboat Willie (synchronized  with sound effect). The story of Steamboat Willie  was recompose from Steamboar Bill Jr. by Buster Keaton (1928).

Buster Keaton
Image URL: http://rjbuffalo.com/images/busterglam.jpg

Steamboat Bill Jr. (1928)

Video URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LdY0ROdpp4&NR=1

1930s

Image URL:http://wpcontent.answers.com/wikipedia/en/7/70/Mickey-004.gif

1940s

Images URL: http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/spl/hi/pop_ups/03/entertainment_75_years_of_mickey_mouse_/img/7.jpg

1950s

Image URL: http://www.thecomicshop.com.au/covers/ukannuals/ukann-mickey-mouse-1950.jpg

1960s

Image URL: http://images04.olx.com/ui/1/65/35/12936035_2.jpg

1970s

Image URL: http://www.flickr.com/photos/78469770@N00/319249526/sizes/m/in/photostream/

1980s

Image URL: http://sliderulemuseum.com/SR_Images/MickeyMouseEngineer.jpg

1990s

Image URL: http://jimhillmedia.com/mb/images/upload/Disney-Prince-Pauper-web.jpg

2000s-2011

Image URL: http://www.di-o-matic.com/images/header/MickeyMouse.jpg

Image URL: http://www.disneydreaming.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Mickey-Mouse-Clubhouse.jpg

To know more about Mickey Mouse, please visit to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mickey_Mouse#Mouse_in_transition

http://disney.go.com/mickeymouse/#/home

Ans. for the previous post...

Compare to the old Mickey Mouse animation, 2000s Mickey's anime is more interactivity. The cartoon is talk and educate to the audience. Unlike old Mickey animation is more toward entertainment. Besides, new Mickey are more attractive than old Mickey, like the improved of colour blending and 3D effect.

Intellectual Property

Reading Material for week 5:

Chapter One, Free Culture by Lawrence Lessig

Boldrin & Levine: Against Intellectual Monopoly, Chapter 1

On theWeb, plagiarism matters more than copyright piracy, by John W. Snapper

Intellectual Property regulation is to protect the origin work for being copy or use by others without permission. However, I agree with Free Culture should be carry out. Like the incident mentioned in Against Intellectual Monopoly, by Boldrin & Levine, if everything is restrict by Intellectual Property, productivity would be  slow because people need to wait for the duration of  © expired, otherwise they might be sue by the author/inventor.

Image URL: http://www.cato-unbound.org/wp-content/themes/unbound/media/images/lessig.jpg

Please visit this for more info: file:///E:/Bachelor%20in%20Communication%20and%20Media%20Studied/DIGC202%20Global%20Network/Week%205/Free%20Culture%20-%20Chapter%20One%20%20Creators%20(by%20Lawrence%20Lessig).htm

I understand that IP might be increase people creativity. However, free culture allow people to further invent or modify somethings to be more prefect. Like what Disney did, they transformed Oswald the Lucky Rabbit to Mickey Mouse. But, how many of us know Oswald the Lucky Rabbit?

To me, IP should be restrict to avoid misuse of origin. Free culture should be restrict to encourage people for better creativity and productivity. As long as people who copy the idea of origin, I think it is fine if they use is in a good way. My "good way" define as not harm to to others, not to commercial purpose, not bring the origin author reputation down..