What To Do?

What to do is the question Mark Zuckerberg, creator of social giant Facebook, is asking himself. If he were to make the decision to sell the 2nd most popular social-networking website, he could become the next rich-kid of Silicon Valley. The struggle that Zuckerberg is facing is the fact that he would rather build the website and better his creation, instead of sell it, even though it is worth around 1 Billion dollars. If it were my company and I truly loved facebook and what I had created, I would stick with it, because I bet the offer would only get bigger, and when the price was right, I would sell, but until then…I would continue to do my thing.

The Japanese and Thier Robots

According to CNN.com, the Japanese have made an important step in the creation of their most recent robots. Researchers at the University of Tokyo have taken an important step, they have programmed one of their robots with camera eyes, to pour tea and serve it. What they went off about was the fact that the Japanese say that it won’t matter if you say thank you or not because the robot is serving the tea, and not a human. This is a big step, not only for the Japanese, but for robot builders around the world. I personally feel that in the not so far off future, we will have robots doing a lot of the daily tasks that we currently do now, but do not enjoy. Nice work Japanese!

Recap of Class

So I just thought I would post my thoughts about the "online" class we had. I'm glad that Prof. Castle divided it up into two parts. In the open discussion, I had an extremley hard time following the conversations, and by the time that I was ready to post or talk, the topic I was writing about was obsolete. The second part when we had to raise our hands was much better. I was able to follow the conversation plus when made a comment, it was still relevant to the conversation.

What do you guys think? Which did you prefer and why?

What were they thinking?

I know what you are all thinking by the header of this blog post, Not another post about sexual predators, but this one isn't, I promise!

When Microsoft came out with Vista, you would think that they would want to maximize their profits, but instead, they made what I consider a poor decision. As most of you know, Apple Computers' newest machines have the intel chip in them, which allows them to run Microsoft Windows as well as Apple OS10. With the release of Vista, windows made it that in order to run on the MAC, the consumer must buy the most expensive versions of Vista. Now to me this doesn't make sense. I think Microsoft would make more money if they allowed their smaller versions to work on the MAC. Now MAC users that wanted to run those Microsoft programs can't without paying upwards of 350 dollars.

More about this can be found at:
http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/ptech/02/23/virtual.vista.ap/index.html

Kids with Cell Phones

I got my first cell phone when I was 14 years old, 8th grade, and it was because My brother was not driving to school, and My mom wanted to have a way to contact both of us in case of an emergency. Also, the events of 9-11 had a major part in why I got a cell phone, but anyways, I was reading an Article from Time.com about a company that is making cell phones for kids. Currently in their Beta testing, they have given phones to kids from ages 9 to eleven, and are showing how responsible these kids can be. I find a 9 year old with a cell phone COMPLETELY stupid. Why does a 9 year old need a cell phone? Here is the link to the article, let me know what you think about it?

http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1590955,00.html?cnn=yes

Facebook & MySpace - Living on Forever

So everyone knows that once the make a Facebook Profile or a MySpace account, they are addicted. Every time they log onto the internet, they have to check their profile, add or delete information or pictures, and check their "Wall" to see if there are any new postings. I'm not going to lie, I am def. one of those people.

An article posted on CNN's Tech website this past Thursday, explains how prominent these social networking tools really are. The article tells about a teenager that was killed when he and 7 of his friends were driving in his big SUV when they hit a utility pole. Everyone in the car passed away. Within just a few hours, there were posts on his wall, one being "I Love You, I'll Miss You."

This shows how important these websites are to today's internet users, especially teenagers. After this teen's death, his wall became a memorial to his life, allowing his friends from all parts of the world to grieve his loss. One family of a fallen soldier in Iraq discovered her MySpace account, and saw how may people commented on her life, and have decided to keep the page up, because they feel it is easier for her friends to share personal stories and personal grievences on the web, rather then having to stand up at a funeral and speak in front of a crowd.

If you would like to view the article, here is the link: http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/02/15/myspace.mourning.ap/index.html

More Predators

So again, I was watching Dateline NBC on Tuesday Night, and they did a follow up episode to their past "To Catch A Predator." One guy questioned the person he was talking to to being a fake girl working for the cops, and he continued to ask questions, but he met the person anyways. STUPID. This whole sexual predator relates to Stacey's Online Psychology topic she talked about in her blog because the young girls that are harassd could have emotional problems.