Week 5 - Social Media Survey

Social media is the bringing together of groups of like-minded people with shared interests online to complete a myriad of tasks or achievements. Social media can be used for various tasks such as communicating and connecting, producing content for money / swag, news and current events coverage and updates, blog/vlogging as well as a myriad of other potential usages. The benefits of social media are endless, and its ability to share data, news, events, life stories as well as any topic of interest with shared friends, colleagues and strangers.

 Brown, F.H. 2011, "Responsibility and accountability to the family: Teaching confidentiality to the next generation in a social media society", Journal of Wealth Management, vol. 13, no. 4, pp. 24-27.

Hatfield, E. & Rapson, R.L. 2015, "From pen pals to chat rooms: the impact of social media on Middle Eastern Society", SpringerPlus, vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 1-7.


Please find blog regarding social media usage below:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/82VT5MP


Results:
There were a total of 10 people who responded to the survey.

The first question queried which social media was most frequently used, with a resounding amount stating that Facebook (63.64%) was their preferred most frequented site for social media, followed by Instagram (18.18%), and then followed by both Twitter and Snapchat (both at 9.09%).

Question 2 queried which social media website people were more likely to avoid or dislike. The resounding results showed that people were more prone to avoid Twitter (50%), followed by LinkedIn (30%) and lastly Snapchat (20%)

The following question was regarding social media usage, with 70% stating that they are on social media less than 20 hours a week, and the 30% remaining using social media approximately 40 hours per week.

Question 4 queried participants about what they enjoyed most about social media, with a resounding majority using social media as a means of reaching others and chat with friends / colleagues (60%), with the next 20%  using social media to catch up with current events and news. After this one participant (10%) stated they use it for birthdays and events and the other participant (10%) using it for all of the above (videos of cats, puppies etc; ability to create groups and create your own network within a network (like inception); ability to get the name out there in the desired industry, as well as catching up with news and events and reach others and chat with friends and or colleagues).

The following question requested how much social media impacts your life. 20% stated that social media impacts you a large amount, and the majority (50%) stated that social media impacts their life quite a lot. and the remaining (30%) stated that social media impacts their life neither here nor there.

The final question asked was asking the age bracket, with the majority (80%) being between the age of 22-25, with 10% being between the age of 50-60 and the other 10% between the age of 18-22.

Week 4: Cybernetics, Cyberspace and Cyberpunk

Cyberspace and Cyberpunk

What is cyberspace? Is it real? Where is it?
Cyberspace is the environment where communication occurs over virtual networks

Is Facebook in cyberspace?
Yes, Facebook is in cyberspace as Facebook is not a tangible item

Cybernetics is the study of systems of command, control and communication in machines and animals. 

What is an example of a cybernetic product from your own life?

My smartphone is an example of cybernetic product in my life (due to A.I).

Is iTunes a cybernetic system? Is the University?
Yes and yes, both can be completely utilized online.

Do cybernetics leave out the human element?

Cybernetics will usually have a human element as it is designed by humans for human interaction.

What is an example of Cyberpunk from your own media consumption?

Hacking may be an example of Cyberpunk, and specifically the case of Julian Assange and how wikileaks is either a method of freedom of information and government protection, or if it is seen an invasion of privacy and protection of government workings.

Is Hunger Games cyberpunk or fantasy? What is the difference?

The hunger games is both fantasy and cyberpunk, as it has non-real elements with non-human species and elements which are fantasy-based, however it is majority cyberpunk as it is a virtual world where real-life consequences can occur (including death and injury).

Week 4: Brief History of Cyberpunk Films

Brief History of Cyberpunk Films Timeline

Week 3: Task 1: Answering Questions and Blog

How might the internet be controlling our minds? Directly? Indirectly? By setting our expectations? By becoming our psychic environment?
The internet is controlling our mind as we are always digitally connected, and are constantly anticipating updates and using it as a means of replacing older media and streamlining all forms of modern media.

Are neural implants the way of the future? Would you have neural implants inserted? Under what conditions?

I believe that yes, it is the way of the future I would have them inserted once the technology has been extensively tested and released to the public, or if there was a way to ensure my mental safety.

Does Google's personalisation of our internet interaction assist us? Or is it exploitation? Does it deny our freedom or is it all part of being a collective? How is it affecting the climate change debate?

Googles personalisation of our internet interaction can in theory assist us, however it is commonly perceived as a neusense and most people are skeptical about the first party that is selling to them, especially if the interaction is incorrect, and can be perceived as exploitation; however it varys person to person. It affects the debate on climate change as more media is being released to the public for awareness, people can then generate their own belief based on the evidence presented to them, which is usually on social media.

Is commercialization destroying the web or is the web improving the way we do business?
Will Moore's law give out in 2015? What will happen then?

Commercialization is improving the way we do business, as business are accurately able to target their audience online based on their online viewings and interaction, with technology giving rise to Moore's law in 2015. If technology were to falter based on Moore's law in 2015, you would see business and technology slowing, which it just does not seem to be doing, as it is perpetually and continuously growing



Blog 1:

Internet was invented by Robert E Khan, as a means of sharing communication between parties. Since the origins of the internet it has expanded to incorporate an all encompassing aspects of our existence, progressively taking over the majority of daily tasks that we take for granted, as a means of making our lives easier and things more convenient. According to Bell & Munoz-Solomando (2006) the Internet has the capability to control minds; and by doing so are able to control our actions and the way we lead our day-to-day lives. We are perpetually connected, regardless of whether or not we like to admit that we are or not, or like to admit as to what extent digital media controls us. This can be seen in our daily routines and how connected and in turn, dependent man has become to technology, and how technology is seamlessly integrated into our lifestyle. This begins from the moment we wake up, by checking our smart phones or computers, leading to driving and using GPS technology linked with the internet to match our days, to our digital swipe to get into our fitness facility, to our car parking at university, to paying for things with pay-pass, all the way until the time we go to bed and set our alarms for the next day; we are perpetually connected in one way or another to the digital world, and by being connected constantly we are inclined to always be checking updates on our lives and interests.

• Bell, V., Maiden, C., Muñoz-Solomando, A. & Reddy, V. 2006, "'Mind Control' Experiences on the Internet: Implications for the Psychiatric Diagnosis of Delusions", Psychopathology, vol. 39, no. 2, pp. 87-91.

• Binhi, V.N. & ebrary, I. 2009; 2010, Electromagnetic mind control: fact or fiction? a scientific view, Nova Science Publishers, New York.

• Sun, W., Zhang, G., Zhou, J. & Bhuse, V. 2014, "Next-Generation Internet and Communication", SCIENTIFIC WORLD JOURNAL, vol. 2014, pp. 1-2.

Week 3 Task 3

Steven Stockwell Book references

1. Secret History of Democracy (edited with Ben Isakhan) Palgrave Macmillan London 2011 (Publisher's site: Palgrave Macmillan, Facebook page: The Secret History of Democracy)

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• Isakhan, B., 1977 & Stockwell, S., 1954 2011, The secret history of democracy, Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke; New York.

Can be found at:

 Book: 

IN LIBRARY, JC421 .S395 2011, Gold Coast

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2. Rhetoric and Democracy: Deliberative Opportunities in Current Electoral Processes VDM Saarsbruken 2010 

• Stockwell, S.E. 2010, Rhetoric and Democracy: Deliberative Opportunities in Current Electoral Processes, VDM Verlag Dr. Müller.

Can be found at:

• Full text can be found online

3. Political Campaign Strategy. Australian Scholarly Melbourne 2005

• Stockwell, S., 1954 2005, Political campaign strategy: doing democracy in the 21st century, Australian Scholarly Publishing, Melbourne.
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• 4. All Media Guide to Fair and Cross Cultural Reporting (with Paul Scott ). AKCCMP Nathan 2000 

Stockwell, S., 1954 & Scott, P., 1961 2000, All-media guide to fair and cross-cultural reporting: for journalists, program makers and media students, Australian Key Centre for Cultural and Media Policy, Nathan, Qld

Can be found at: 

Book: 

IN LIBRARY, PN5517.E8 S86 2000, College of Art (South Bank)

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References for Jean Luc Godard's Alphaville

• 1. Alphaville: A Film
• Godard, J.L., 1930 2000, Alphaville: a film, Faber and Faber Ltd, London.
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  IN LIBRARY, PN1997.A4 G6 2000, College of Art (South Bank)
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• 2. Italian Neorealism and global media
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• Godard, J.L., 1930 1984, Alphaville: a film, Rev. edn, Lorrimer, London.

 Book: 

IN LIBRARY, PN1993.5.I88 I76 2007, Nathan

3. Tech-noir: the fusion of science fiction and film noir

• Ruberto, L.E. & Wilson, K.M. 2007, Italian neorealism and global cinema, Wayne State University Press, Detroit.

Book: 

IN LIBRARY, PN1995.9.S26 M366 2008, College of Art (South Bank)

References for research methods for exploring social media:

Intelligent Data Engineering and Automated Learning - IDEAL 2014 : 15th International Conference, Salamanca, Spain, September 10-12, 2014. Proceedings / edited by Emilio Corchado, José A. Lozano, Héctor Quintián, Hujun Yin.

• Corchado, E., Lozano, J.A., Quintián, H., Yin, H., SpringerLink (Online service) & Springer-Verlag 2014, Intelligent Data Engineering and Automated Learning - IDEAL 2014: 15th International Conference, Salamanca, Spain, September 10-12, 2014. Proceedings, Springer International Publishing, Cham.

Can be found online

1. What is the latest medical thinking about internet addiction? What database did you use? Full citation.

Internet addiction is a disorder, as stated in the reference below: I used the Griffith University Peer-reviewed website in the Library referencing section

Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences

• Shaw, M. & Black, D.W. 2008, "Internet Addiction: Definition, Assessment, Epidemiology and Clinical Managemen", CNS Drugs, vol. 22, no. 5, pp. 353-365.

Text can be found online

2.What are IT engineers saying about surveillance cameras?At least one paper, full citation.

Security and Privacy in Distributed Smart Cameras

• Serpanos, D.N., Serpanos, D.N., Papalambrou, A. & Papalambrou, A. 2008, "Security and Privacy in Distributed Smart Cameras", Proceedings of the IEEE, vol. 56; 96, no. 10, pp. 1678-1687.
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3. Internet and the social media revolution

a) The social media revolution

• Wylie, L. 2014, "The social media revolution", British Journal of Midwifery, vol. 22, no. 7, pp. 502-506.
• Can be found online

b) The Social Media Revolution

• DUBOSE, C. 2011, "The Social Media Revolution", Radiologic technology, vol. 83, no. 2, pp. 112-119.
• Text can be found online

c) The Social Media Revolution

• Bussert, C.P. 2010, "The Social Media Revolution", Franchise Law Journal, vol. 29, no. 4, pp. 210.
• Text can be found online