Homework for April 8

For the segment called "That Little Thing Called 'Like'", I found the most interesting part to be about the "like" being as friendly. The people try to relate the "like" button to a casual conversation between two women about complementing each other's shoes or a new haircut. Then it goes deeper saying friendliness is like primates grooming one another. I think people should know about this because these things are similar. Even if people don't think "liking" something as being friendly, when you "like" something your friends can find out about it, and they probably like it too.

For the segment called "Our Privacy Delusions",the thing that stood out to me was that anyone could  access your information even without a warrant. I never realized e-mails over six months old were subject to seizure without a warrant. Also, e-mails never sent never actually go away with a delete button. I think this is very important information because it can help people be more cautious of what they e-mail to other people and who can find out about it.

For the segment called "How to Sort Good Information From Bad on Twitter", there was lot of really interesting things to help out your social media image. Following city agencies is a great idea for someone to be in the loop with their city, town, county, state, and country, but finding the people with accurate, reliable information is the hard part. It is a good idea to just drop someone once they have been unreliable just once.

For the segment called "Facebook's New Social Search", I think Tom Scott did a good job at explaining how this filter works. It is so detailed and you can search anything about anybody. He demonstrated how powerful this new search technology is by posting a blog of his searches. Some of them were to "unsettling" for him to share with the world. I think this is a very important reminder to people about how they use the internet and what they put out there for people to see. It's a wake-up call.

For the last segment called "Facebook V. Europe", I think the most interesting thing was the pile of information  Max Schrems gets from Facebook about himself. He helped advocate for more privacy and more consents to be done on Facebook to protect users. This is also a wake-up call for people who use Facebook. All the information out there about you is astounding and abundant.

I think "The Little Thing Called 'Like'" and "Our Privacy Delusions" are related in the sense of privacy is important. The users of Facebook are having trouble keeping their privacy and some need help. Some people believe that when you "like" something, nobody else knows unless they search for it. However, everyone knows. Then it becomes an issue of privacy. You think you are protected, but really you're not.

In-Class blog post #10

I can apply the research skills to my major classes. I'm going into nursing, and these skills can help me do research if I need to. I can use the informaiton I've learned about the library databases for other research into any other classes as well. Also I cn use the research tips for any of my English classes I may take that require research to be done. I feel as if I have learned a lot in this class to help me succeed in my future.
I can apply these skills to real life by looking up facts and finding good information before I state it to someone. I will also apply the database skills to my career. I can search for new innovative ways to take care of patients - young or old. It can also help with searching for things to help with non-traditional remedies or things such as that.
I'm very grateful for taking this class. I know it will help me a lot in the future for research.