Discussion:
As you review the multiple statistics that display in Social Media Revolution 2015 #Socialnomics, assess the impact of social media in your life.
Question #1:
What role does social media play in your life? Are you aware of the social media policies of the organizations where you work, attend school, or volunteer? Have you used social media to resolve problems, participate in a cause you are passionate about, or to learn about UMUC? How does social media impact your personal and professional communications?
Topic 2: Digital Nation
This week you watched Digital Nation: Life on the Virtual Frontier (Chapter 7) and Second Life - The Online 3D Virtual World.
Discussion:
Rosedale's mission with Second Life is to fix the problem of alienation that technology created.
Question #1:
Do you believe that more technology, for example virtual worlds, can solve the problem of alienation that technology helped to create in the first place? Why or why not? Is there a solution to this problem? Do you have any experience with virtual worlds such a SecondLife or World of Warcraft? If so, what are your thoughts on virtual worlds?
Topic 1: Ethics, Ownership, and Copyright
2. Does file sharing / peer to peer services help or hurt digital media sales and why?
Topic 2: The Security Theatre
This week you watched The Security Mirage by Bruce Schneier!
Question #1: What is "Security Theater"? Does it exist and if so, who benefits from it? What are the three variables described in the Schneier video and how do they interact with one another? Does this apply to Network Security and Privacy? How so?