tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48280696391456338292024-02-20T07:06:46.937-08:00Com155-113 Fall 2010tyler.jacobsen1@marist.eduhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16493759293416901182noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4828069639145633829.post-77216741050640071252010-12-09T13:31:00.001-08:002010-12-09T13:31:55.809-08:00FINAL TEST TODAY!<b>good luck</b>tyler.jacobsen1@marist.eduhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16493759293416901182noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4828069639145633829.post-46104721556764755972010-12-07T12:05:00.001-08:002010-12-07T12:05:42.362-08:00SHORT REVIEW SESSION FOR OUR TEST THURS DEC. 9TH<span style="font-size: small;">ALL WE ARE GOING TO DO TODAY IS JUST GO OVER WHAT YOU NEED TO REVIEW FOR THE FINAL TEST ON THURSDAY</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">1. <b>The Medium is the Message, by McLuhan</b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial,Tahoma,Helvetica,FreeSans,sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: 18px;">review: <a href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/27285532/The-Medium-is-the-Message" style="color: #33aaff; text-decoration: underline;">Understanding Media: Extensions of Man (1964)</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">"</span>McLuhan proposes that a <b>medium</b> itself, not the content it carries, should be the focus of study. He said that a medium affects the society in which it plays a role not only by the content delivered over the medium, but also by the characteristics of the medium itself."<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Be able to explain McLuhan's concept of </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: 22px;">medium, content vs. message, global village</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 22px;">Give examples of current mediums and how they would fit into McLuhan's philosophy of "the medium is the message.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 22px;">2. <b>Social Media and Web 2.0 / Andrew Keen</b>review:<a href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/26734456/%E2%80%98ial-Media-Web-2%E2%80%A2O" style="color: blue; text-decoration: none;"> Social Media and Web 2.0</a><br />
explain the shift from web 1.0 to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_2.0">web 2.0</a><br />
what technologies are examples of web2.o, what are some specific examples?</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 22px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 22px;">According to Keen, what are some of the downfalls of Web 2.0 and this current trend in media (how is it KILLING our culture?) be able to give examples...</span></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 22px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 22px;">review:</span></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 22px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 22px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 22px;"><a href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/29608344/Keen-1" style="color: blue; text-decoration: none;">The Great Seduction - Andrew Keen</a></span><br />
<a href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/30283393/Keen-Truth-and-Lies" style="color: blue; text-decoration: none;">Truth and Lies - Andrew Keen</a></span></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 22px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 22px;">3. <b>Douglas Rushkoff (<a href="http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/digitalnation/">Digital Nation</a> and <a href="http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/persuaders/">The Persuaders</a>)</b><br />
Be able to talk about Rushkoff and the techniques from his films:</span></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 22px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 22px;"><br />
</span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;">* neuromarketing ( psychological )<br />
* emotional branding<br />
* creating a culture around a brand<br />
* narrowcasting<br />
* rhetorical marketing<br />
* under the radar marketing<br />
* guerrilla marketing ( talk about re-appropriation of marketing techniques )<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 22px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 22px;">4. <b>Bitmap VS. Vector Graphics</b></span></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 22px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18.72px; line-height: 22px;">Be able to explain the differences between the two<br />
What applications and file formats are associated with each?</span></span></span>tyler.jacobsen1@marist.eduhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16493759293416901182noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4828069639145633829.post-44311014516236705622010-12-03T07:14:00.000-08:002010-12-07T12:06:02.740-08:00NOTE: WE ARE HAVING A REVIEW FOR FINAL TEST ON TUES.OUR FINAL TEST IS GOING TO BE THIS THUR. DEC.9TH THE LAST DAY OF THIS CLASS<br />
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SO WE WE WONT HAVE A FINAL ON DEC 16th at 3:30PM<br />
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BECAUSE OF THIS, OUR FINAL REVIEW WILL BE NEXT CLASS THIS TUES.<br />
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this final test is going to be cumulative through the semester and will cover various questions from topics throughout the semester such as:<br />
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Marshall McLuhan (Medium is the Message), <br />
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Rushkoff videos (the Persuaders and Digital Nation), <br />
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Web 2.0 (democratized media) -amateur vs professional<br />
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Andrew Keen Readings,<br />
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Photoshop/Illustrator file formatting<br />
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Bitmap Vs. Vector Graphics<br />
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SO OUR FINAL TEST WILL BE ON DEC. 9THtyler.jacobsen1@marist.eduhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16493759293416901182noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4828069639145633829.post-24342178238417944132010-12-02T13:56:00.000-08:002010-12-02T15:02:49.124-08:00Keep looking at Techniques of Persuasion ...USING NeuroMarketingToday we will finally finish Rushkoff: the Persuaders<br />
CONTINUE TO TAKE "ELECTRONIC NOTES" ON YOUR BLOGS.. DEFINING AND DESCRIBING THE ABOVE TERMS AS WATCH THE DOCUMENTARY<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8vZxQV4W8e6q3TYvQxqOXLN-nFNamwW8GACBK8QWwzHOUgYzP1H3w7CTum5O1ukBfcmz7w0uXItY6OC-osH_DJw9EhtFpIhIYxEdpEPiT8qhjS24ZBxjUL2LnrhgI2jNQJn4reasbYe1E/s1600/persuaders.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="187" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8vZxQV4W8e6q3TYvQxqOXLN-nFNamwW8GACBK8QWwzHOUgYzP1H3w7CTum5O1ukBfcmz7w0uXItY6OC-osH_DJw9EhtFpIhIYxEdpEPiT8qhjS24ZBxjUL2LnrhgI2jNQJn4reasbYe1E/s200/persuaders.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="color: red;"><b>Key Terms</b></div>* neuromarketing ( psychological )<br />
* emotional branding<br />
* branding/creating a culture around a brand<br />
* narrowcasting<br />
* rhetorical marketing<br />
* under the radar marketing<br />
* across-media marketing<br />
* product placement across media<br />
* guerrilla marketing<br />
* viral marketing<br />
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IF WE FINISH THE VIDEO IN TIME I WANT US TO WATCH THIS GOOGLE TECH TALK PRESENTATION CALLED:<br />
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JXyhJYsFbQ">IF IT FEELS GOOD, DO IT: USING NEUROMARKETING TO GO BEYOND CLICK-THROUGH</a><br />
TO BETTER UNDERSTAND NEUROMARKETING..<br />
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<b>DUE TUESDAY 7TH CREATE A BLOG POSTING GIVING AN EXAMPLE (FROM THE PERSUADERS), THE WEB OR OTHER MEDIA OF EACH OF THE ABOVE KEY TERMS</b>tyler.jacobsen1@marist.eduhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16493759293416901182noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4828069639145633829.post-9099783378259503632010-11-30T13:50:00.000-08:002010-11-30T14:55:46.262-08:00Finish The Persuaders--- >>w. key terms<i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">part one</span></i><br />
THE ILLUSTRATOR DESIGNED VECTOR ART OF <a href="http://medical-records.org/">MEDICAL RECORDS</a><br />
<a href="http://medical-records.org/" title="minimale et même d'avant-garde expérimentale et électronique et le synthétiseur de musique basé"><img alt="" class="size-full wp-image-65" height="239" src="http://medical-records.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/medical_text.png" title="medical_text" width="320" /> </a><br />
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PART DUEX<br />
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Rushkoff: the Persuaders --we start back with SECTION FOUR!!<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8vZxQV4W8e6q3TYvQxqOXLN-nFNamwW8GACBK8QWwzHOUgYzP1H3w7CTum5O1ukBfcmz7w0uXItY6OC-osH_DJw9EhtFpIhIYxEdpEPiT8qhjS24ZBxjUL2LnrhgI2jNQJn4reasbYe1E/s1600/persuaders.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="187" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8vZxQV4W8e6q3TYvQxqOXLN-nFNamwW8GACBK8QWwzHOUgYzP1H3w7CTum5O1ukBfcmz7w0uXItY6OC-osH_DJw9EhtFpIhIYxEdpEPiT8qhjS24ZBxjUL2LnrhgI2jNQJn4reasbYe1E/s200/persuaders.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="color: red;"><b>Key Terms</b></div>* neuromarketing ( psychological )<br />
* emotional branding<br />
* branding/creating a culture around a brand<br />
* narrowcasting<br />
* rhetorical marketing<br />
* under the radar marketing<br />
* across-media marketing<br />
* product placement across media<br />
* guerrilla marketing<br />
* viral marketing<br />
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TAKE "ELECTRONIC NOTES" ON YOUR BLOGS.. DEFINING AND DESCRIBING THE ABOVE TERMS AS WE FINISH THIS DOCUMENTARY!<br />
As we finish this documentary, copy the key terms to your blog and take notes as you watch.. using the terms as starting or reference points..<br />
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<a href="http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/persuaders/">http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/persuaders/ </a>tyler.jacobsen1@marist.eduhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16493759293416901182noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4828069639145633829.post-31100596285745615302010-11-16T14:08:00.001-08:002010-11-16T14:08:54.600-08:00Turn in your Illustrator Projects today.. watch new rushkoff-persuadersI'm going to come around with a flash drive and copy your .AI files..<br />
Please name them:<br />
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FIRSTLAST_vector.ai<br />
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if we have time we are going to start the other rushkoff film I wanted you to see:<br />
start with section 4 next time..<br />
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<a href="http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/persuaders/">THE Persuaders </a> or The Merchants of cool<br />
Americans are swimming in a sea of messages.<br />
Each year, legions of ad people, copywriters, market researchers, pollsters, consultants, and even linguists—most of whom work for one of six giant companies—spend billions of dollars and millions of man-hours trying to determine how to persuade consumers what to buy, whom to trust, and what to think. Increasingly, these techniques are migrating to the high-stakes arena of politics, shaping policy and influencing how Americans choose their leaders.<br />
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<a href="http://www.saatchikevin.com/">see the LOVEMARKS COMPANY </a><br />
<a href="http://adage.com/">the advertising age</a>tyler.jacobsen1@marist.eduhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16493759293416901182noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4828069639145633829.post-16523996938800908862010-11-11T14:12:00.000-08:002010-11-11T14:12:49.155-08:00THANKSGIVING SCHEDULE CHANGES AND ILLUSTRATOR DEADLINE<u><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">HERE ARE SOME THANKSGIVING SCHEDULE CHANGES:</span></b></u><br />
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<u><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">THURSDAY NOVEMBER 18TH NO CLASS</span></b></u><br />
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<u><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">TUESDAY NOVEMBER 23RD NO CLASS</span></b></u><br />
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</span></b></u><br />
<u><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">it is very important for you to attend class tuesday the 16th because we won't meet again until after the break.</span></b></u><br />
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<u><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 18px;">******DEADLINE FOR ILLUSTRATOR PROJECT (SEE DETAILS ON THE PREVIOUS POST)</span></span></b></u><br />
<u><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 18px;"><br />
tues THE 16TH BRING IN the <b>.AI</b> FILE OF YOUR VECTOR ART..</span></span></b></u><br />
<u><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 18px;"><i>and</i></span></span></b></u><br />
<u><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 18px;">Post a flattened .gif (along with the original image) on your blog</span></span></b></u>tyler.jacobsen1@marist.eduhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16493759293416901182noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4828069639145633829.post-17804423084945056412010-11-09T13:59:00.000-08:002010-11-09T13:59:18.697-08:00RECREATION OF VECTOR GRAPHICS USING ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR CS5TODAY YOU NEED TO FIND A PIECE OF VECTOR ART (IMAGE FROM THE WEB, PRINT, STILL FROM VIDEO) THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO "REVERSE ENGINEER" OR RECREATE USING CS5-ILLUSTRATOR<br />
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<b><u>RECREATION OF VECTOR GRAPHICS USING ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR CS5 </u></b><br />
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USING YOUR SELECTED IMAGE AS A REFERENCE I YOU WILL RECREATE AS CLOSELY AS POSSIBLE YOUR IMAGE USING A COMBINATION OF THE VECTOR TOOLS IN ILLUSTRATOR, AND THE PHOTOGRAPHIC MANIPULATION TOOLS IN PHOTOSHOP.<br />
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YOU CAN "PLACE" THE IMAGE IN ILLUSTRATOR AND USE IT AS A REFERENCE, BUT IN THE END YOU WILL TURN IN A COMPLETELY NEW GRAPHIC YOU CREATED (WITHOUT THE ORIGINAL IMAGE)<br />
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SO DUE THUR THE 11TH BRING IN AN <b>.AI</b> FILE OF YOUR VECTOR ART..<br />
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ON FRIDAY WE WILL LEARN HOW TO EXPORT THIS OUT OF ILLUSTRATOR AN PLACE ON YOUR BLOG.<br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_653259133"><br />
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<a href="http://new.myfonts.com/WhatTheFont/">what the font - to help find what font was used in a graphic</a>tyler.jacobsen1@marist.eduhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16493759293416901182noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4828069639145633829.post-77640686735539793592010-11-04T14:02:00.000-07:002010-11-04T14:02:29.156-07:00Getting Started in Illustrator CS5<b>WE ARE GOING TO WATCH AND REVIEW THE FIRST FEW "GETTING STARTED" VIDEOS FROM </b><a href="http://tv.adobe.com/show/learn-illustrator-cs5/">ILLUSTRATOR TUTORIALS FROM ADOBE</a><br />
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THEN:<br />
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</b><br />
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<b>MORE USING THE PATHFINDER</b>..<br />
how to access it, what is it for<br />
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Yh9UK8Fe1s">practical application of the pathfinder menu</a><br />
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TRACING BITMAP GRAPHICS INTO VECORS<br />
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<a href="http://tv.adobe.com/show/learn-illustrator-cs5/">ILLUSTRATOR TUTORIALS FROM ADOBE</a>tyler.jacobsen1@marist.eduhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16493759293416901182noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4828069639145633829.post-72038470919963153762010-11-02T13:55:00.001-07:002010-11-02T13:55:37.618-07:00discussion of debate questions - intro to pathfinderBEGINNING ILLUSTRATOR CS5<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://dret.net/lectures/web-spring09/img/vector-vs-bitmap.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="278" src="http://dret.net/lectures/web-spring09/img/vector-vs-bitmap.png" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<b>A. LOOK AT BITMAP V. VECTOR GRAPHICS</b><br />
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<ol><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Bitmatp Vs. Vector Review<br />
</span><span style="color: #006666; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><i>Vector-based</i></b></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> images generally contain well-defined elements such as curves and shapes of various colors. These elements can either be pure graphics, western alphabets or Asian characters. Each element is defined mathematically by the computer. For example, if a vector-based image contains a red dot, then information such as the location of the circle's center point, the length of its radius, and the color, red, would be the essential information for this image file.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">File names for vector-based images usually consist of extensions such as <b>*.EPS</b>, <b>*.AI</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #003333; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><i>Vector-based</i></b></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> files are more suitable for illustrations that require precise measurements. They are also easily scalable due to their mathematical nature. However, the vector-based file format has its drawbacks as well. It is not good for displaying photo-realistic images such as a photograph because images of this type generally do not contain well-defined shapes and curves.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #330099;"><i>Bitmap-based</i></span></b> images, on the other hand, do not rely on mathematical formulas to define their various elements. Each bitmap-based image is mapped into a grid. The size of the grid is based on the image's resolution. For example, a bitmap-based image of 1 inch x 1 inch with a 600 dpi resolution would be defined by a grid of 600 x 600 pixels. Hence, a bitmap-based image is like a mosaic of pixels with each pixel holding a specific color value.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #330099;"><i>Bitmap-based</i></span></b> files are more suitable for photo-realistic images that require complex color variations. They are, however, not easily scalable because each bitmap-based image is mapped to a non-flexible grid. If a bitmap-based image were to be enlarged, it would lose its sharpness. All edges within the image would appear to be jagged. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">File names for bitmap-based images usually consist of extensions such as <b>*.PSD</b>, <b>*.JPG</b>, <b>*GIF</b>, <b>*.TIF</b>, or <b>*.BMP</b>.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">In general, bitmap-based files require more computer memory for file storage than vector-based files. The former contains all information for every single pixel of the image while the latter contains only the defining mathematical formulas for each element within the image.<br />
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</ol><b>B. LOOK AT SOME OF THE TOOLS</b><br />
setting up a document<br />
anchor points, paths, strokes, fills, pen tool<br />
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<b>C. USING THE PATHFINDER</b>..<br />
how to access it, what is it for<br />
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Yh9UK8Fe1s">practical application of the pathfinder menu</a><br />
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<br />
<a href="http://tv.adobe.com/show/learn-illustrator-cs5/">ILLUSTRATOR TUTORIALS FROM ADOBE</a>tyler.jacobsen1@marist.eduhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16493759293416901182noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4828069639145633829.post-82578953115631887412010-10-28T14:03:00.000-07:002010-10-28T15:02:47.768-07:00FINISH INTERNET DEBATES and ANSWER QUESTIONS FOR TUES NOV 2ND<a href="http://fora.tv/2010/05/18/Debate_The_Internet_and_Democracy">Debate: The Internet and Democracy </a><br />
<i><b> Is democracy threatened by the unchecked nature of the internet</b></i><br />
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<div style="color: red; text-align: justify;"><i>NO:</i></div><div style="text-align: justify;">jimmy wales- co founded wikipedia (with ex partner and larry sanger)</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Micah Sifry COFOUNDER OF <a href="http://personaldemocracy.com/">http://personaldemocracy.com/</a></div><b>VS</b><br />
<div style="color: red;"><i>YES:</i></div>Andrew Keen<br />
Farhad Manjoo - journalist from slate.com <span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://blog.farhadmanjoo.com/">Farhad Manjoo's page on the Internet</a></span><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><b>The following questions (based on information from the Debates watched in class, and on the readings from Keen's book "cult of the amateur" are due as a Blog Posting by November 2nd. Include links or references to reinforce your answers. </b></div><br />
<ul><li>Please cut and paste each question in to your blog, and type your answer to each one below the question. </li>
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1. Based on this debate and previous readings What Definition of democracy do you feel is most fitting for us to use in-conjunction our growing reliance and integration of digital networked technologies?<br />
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2. How does your answer to #1 fit into the unchecked nature of Web 2.0 technologies, and what are some tangible examples of this? Do you feel this is an important issue that needs to be addressed further?<br />
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3. Define and describe the phenomenon of the Media echo-chamber as described in the Internet Debates. What are some examples of this silo effect, and do you believe it is an issue that need to be addressed? Why or Why not?<br />
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4. What are some ways that expertise and authority could be (or is being) enforced on the internet? Who would be behind these forces? Why do you believe are they needed or not needed?<br />
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6. Give a through example of an adaptation or improvement made by a of a social, political, or cultural group, government, business or individual to keep up with changing nature of the internet.<br />
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7. Is democracy threatened by the unchecked nature of the internet?<br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">NEXT TUESDAY, WE WILL DISCUSS SOME OF YOUR ANSWERS AND START NEW VECTOR GRAPHIC PRODUCTION TECHNIQUES IN ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR ;)</div>tyler.jacobsen1@marist.eduhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16493759293416901182noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4828069639145633829.post-5226631695342242592010-10-26T14:01:00.001-07:002010-10-26T14:01:51.905-07:00yes or no, is democracy threatened by the unchecked nature of the interenet<a href="http://fora.tv/2010/05/18/Debate_The_Internet_and_Democracy">Debate: The Internet and Democracy </a><br />
<i><b> Is democracy threatened by the unchecked nature of the internet</b></i><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><i>NO:</i></div><div style="text-align: justify;">jimmy wales- co founded wikipedia (with ex partner and larry sanger)</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Micah Sifry COFOUNDER OF <a href="http://personaldemocracy.com/">http://personaldemocracy.com/</a></div><br />
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<i>YES:</i><br />
Your Favorite internet guru: Andre Keen<br />
Farhad Manjoo - journalist from slate.com <span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://blog.farhadmanjoo.com/">Farhad Manjoo's page on the Internet</a></span><br />
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<blockquote><a class="partner_header" href="http://fora.tv/partner/Miller_Center_of_Public_Affairs">Miller Center of Public Affairs</a><a class="player_nav_link" href="http://fora.tv/2010/05/18/Debate_The_Internet_and_Democracy#chapter_07"><br />
It Is Easy to Ignore Facts Online</a><br />
<a class="player_nav_link" href="http://fora.tv/2010/05/18/Debate_The_Internet_and_Democracy#chapter_08">Authority Can Exist on the Internet</a><br />
<a href="http://fora.tv/2010/05/18/Debate_The_Internet_and_Democracy#chapter_10">No Expertise on Wikipedia or Expertise No Curators</a><br />
<a href="http://fora.tv/2010/05/18/Debate_The_Internet_and_Democracy#chapter_11">Free Information has greater transparancy</a></blockquote>tyler.jacobsen1@marist.eduhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16493759293416901182noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4828069639145633829.post-1831259227019057412010-10-21T13:43:00.000-07:002010-10-21T13:43:04.802-07:00SHARING VS. STEALING.. CONTINUED. FINISH TALKING ABOUT THIS IN RELATION TO <u>OPEN SOURCE</u><br />
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tactical_media">TACTICAL MEDIA ART</a> -- CASE STUDY<br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">you need to take notes and pay attention to this </span><br />
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<a href="http://www.appliedautonomy.com/gw.html">INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED AUTONOMY</a><br />
<a href="http://graffitiresearchlab.com/projects/laser-tag/">GRAFFITI RESEARCH LAB - L.A.Z.E.R. TAG</a><br />
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<a href="http://articles.cnn.com/2007-01-31/us/boston.bombscare_1_bomb-scares-charlestown-district-court-peter-berdovsky?_s=PM:US">aquateen bomb scare </a><br />
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PITTSBURGH'S <a href="http://www.deeplocal.com/index.html">DEEP LOCAL</a><br />
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***IAA'S RESPONSE<br />
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<blockquote><a class="partner_header" href="http://fora.tv/partner/Miller_Center_of_Public_Affairs">Miller Center of Public Affairs</a><a href="http://vimeo.com/4181162"><br />
</a><a class="player_nav_link" href="http://fora.tv/2010/05/18/Debate_The_Internet_and_Democracy#chapter_07"><br />
It Is Easy to Ignore Facts Online</a><br />
<a class="player_nav_link" href="http://fora.tv/2010/05/18/Debate_The_Internet_and_Democracy#chapter_08">Authority Can Exist on the Internet</a><br />
<a href="http://fora.tv/2010/05/18/Debate_The_Internet_and_Democracy#chapter_10">No Expertise on Wikipedia or Expertise No Curators</a><br />
<a href="http://fora.tv/2010/05/18/Debate_The_Internet_and_Democracy#chapter_11">Free Information has greater transparancy</a></blockquote>tyler.jacobsen1@marist.eduhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16493759293416901182noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4828069639145633829.post-71795559902252582422010-10-19T10:44:00.000-07:002010-10-19T15:15:51.595-07:00LECTURE - guerrilla marketing --- stealing vs open - source sharing<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.fasthack.com/images/weblog/2007/02/cartoonnetwork-bombscare.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="http://www.fasthack.com/images/weblog/2007/02/cartoonnetwork-bombscare.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="http://www.fasthack.com/images/weblog/2007/02/cartoonnetwork-bombscare.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="http://www.fasthack.com/images/weblog/2007/02/cartoonnetwork-bombscare.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="http://www.fasthack.com/images/weblog/2007/02/cartoonnetwork-bombscare.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://www.fasthack.com/images/weblog/2007/02/cartoonnetwork-bombscare.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><i style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">we left off at first IAA video---more on Tactical Media Art / Activism next class!</i><br />
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tactical_media">TACTICAL MEDIA ART</a> -- CASE STUDY<br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">you need to take notes and pay attention to this </span><br />
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<a href="http://www.appliedautonomy.com/gw.html">INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED AUTONOMY</a><br />
<a href="http://graffitiresearchlab.com/projects/laser-tag/">GRAFFITI RESEARCH LAB - L.A.Z.E.R. TAG</a><br />
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<a href="http://articles.cnn.com/2007-01-31/us/boston.bombscare_1_bomb-scares-charlestown-district-court-peter-berdovsky?_s=PM:US">aquateen bomb scare </a><br />
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PITTSBURGH'S <a href="http://www.deeplocal.com/index.html">DEEP LOCAL</a>tyler.jacobsen1@marist.eduhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16493759293416901182noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4828069639145633829.post-76682095803853097252010-10-14T13:46:00.000-07:002010-10-14T13:48:52.894-07:00The Social Web (Web 2.0: What Went Wrong?----What is Right?)<a href="http://vimeo.com/4181162">Andrew Keen: "Web 2.0 is Fucked!"</a><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: blue;">Keen is caught after a few too many cocktails at a conference on networked technologies</span></span><br />
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<blockquote>Debate: The Internet and Democracy </blockquote><blockquote><a class="partner_header" href="http://fora.tv/partner/Miller_Center_of_Public_Affairs">Miller Center of Public Affairs</a><a href="http://vimeo.com/4181162"><br />
</a><a class="player_nav_link" href="http://fora.tv/2010/05/18/Debate_The_Internet_and_Democracy#chapter_07"><br />
It Is Easy to Ignore Facts Online</a><br />
<a class="player_nav_link" href="http://fora.tv/2010/05/18/Debate_The_Internet_and_Democracy#chapter_08">Authority Can Exist on the Internet</a><br />
<a href="http://fora.tv/2010/05/18/Debate_The_Internet_and_Democracy#chapter_10">No Expertise on Wikipedia or Expertise No Curators</a><br />
<a href="http://fora.tv/2010/05/18/Debate_The_Internet_and_Democracy#chapter_11">Free Information has greater transparancy</a></blockquote><br />
<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><i>IN CONTRAST TO Rushkoff's new book:</i></b><i><br />
</i></span> </div><h2 style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><a href="http://www.orbooks.com/our-books/program/">Program or be Programmed</a></i></span></h2><h3 style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Ten Commands for a Digital Age<b><br />
Douglas Rushkoff</b></i></span></h3><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>The Commands are not commandments, meant as orders from God to a population, but rather ways of taking command of any of the biases of digital media. The way to take command of digital media’s asynchronous bias, for example, is not to be “always on.” <br />
Here are the ten from the book.<br />
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I. TIME</i><i><br />
Do Not Be Always On<br />
II. PLACE<br />
Live in Person<br />
III. CHOICE<br />
You May Always Choose None of the Above<br />
IV. COMPLEXITY<br />
You Are Never Completely Right<br />
V. SCALE<br />
One Size Does Not Fit All<br />
VI. IDENTITY<br />
Be Yourself<br />
VII. SOCIAL<br />
Do Not Sell Your Friends<br />
VIII. FACT<br />
Tell the Truth<br />
IX. OPENNESS<br />
Share, Don’t Steal<br />
X. PURPOSE<br />
Program or Be Programmed </i></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>HAVE A GOOD BREAK.. I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE "VACATION"..</i></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>BUT, OVER THE WEEKEND PLEASE </i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>1. MAKE SURE YOU ARE CAUGHT UP ON ALL YOUR BLOG POSTINGS</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>2. THINK ABOUT THE FORA.TV DEBATE AND CONSIDER WHAT "SIDE" YOU IDENTIFY MOST WITH</i></span> </div>tyler.jacobsen1@marist.eduhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16493759293416901182noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4828069639145633829.post-54967020967919940712010-10-12T14:00:00.000-07:002010-10-12T14:00:31.518-07:00KEEN VS. RUSHKOFF Discussion of your answers to Questions about Andrew Keen's great seduction:<br />
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<div style="margin: 0px;">1. How does Keen's does Keen define Democratized media, and what are his main issues with this trend? use examples from the web in the form of links.</div><div style="margin: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin: 0px;">2. Compare and Contrast Keens take on Social Media with Douglas Rushkoff's. Which one speaks to you and your own experiences and why?</div><br />
<a href="http://vimeo.com/4181162">Andrew Keen: "Web 2.0 is Fucked!"<br />
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<h2 class="program_title">Debate: The Internet and Democracy </h2><a class="partner_header" href="http://fora.tv/partner/Miller_Center_of_Public_Affairs">Miller Center of Public Affairs</a><a href="http://vimeo.com/4181162"><br />
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<a href="http://vimeo.com/4181162"><br />
</a><br />
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<a class="player_nav_link" href="http://fora.tv/2010/05/18/Debate_The_Internet_and_Democracy#chapter_07"><br />
It Is Easy to Ignore Facts Online</a><br />
<a class="player_nav_link" href="http://fora.tv/2010/05/18/Debate_The_Internet_and_Democracy#chapter_08">Authority Can Exist on the Internet</a><br />
<a href="http://fora.tv/2010/05/18/Debate_The_Internet_and_Democracy#chapter_10">No Expertise on Wikipedia or Expertise No Curators</a><br />
<a href="http://fora.tv/2010/05/18/Debate_The_Internet_and_Democracy#chapter_11">Free Information has greater transparancy</a><br />
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<dl><div class="ol highlighted" id="ch_07">QUESTIONS FROM STUDENTS: <a href="http://fora.tv/2010/05/18/Debate_The_Internet_and_Democracy#chapter_16">Origins of the intent from KEEN</a> </div></dl><br />
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<b> IN CONTRAST TO:</b><br />
<h2><a href="http://www.orbooks.com/our-books/program/">Program or be Programmed</a></h2><h3>Ten Commands for a Digital Age<b><br />
Douglas Rushkoff</b></h3>The Commands are not commandments, meant as orders from God to a population, but rather ways of taking command of any of the biases of digital media. The way to take command of digital media’s asynchronous bias, for example, is not to be “always on.” <br />
Here are the ten from the book.<br />
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I. TIME<br />
Do Not Be Always On<br />
II. PLACE<br />
Live in Person<br />
III. CHOICE<br />
You May Always Choose None of the Above<br />
IV. COMPLEXITY<br />
You Are Never Completely Right<br />
V. SCALE<br />
One Size Does Not Fit All<br />
VI. IDENTITY<br />
Be Yourself<br />
VII. SOCIAL<br />
Do Not Sell Your Friends<br />
VIII. FACT<br />
Tell the Truth<br />
IX. OPENNESS<br />
Share, Don’t Steal<br />
X. PURPOSE<br />
Program or Be Programmed <br />
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WATCH:<br />
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Web 2.0 "How the Web Ate the Economy and Why it’s Great for Everyone."<br />
<a href="http://rushkoff.com/videoaudio/web-20-2/">Web 2.0 by douglas rushkoff 2009</a><br />
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Next time look at andrew keen's solutions..tyler.jacobsen1@marist.eduhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16493759293416901182noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4828069639145633829.post-75451131650725223192010-10-07T13:58:00.000-07:002010-10-07T13:58:03.260-07:00The Great Seduction at google<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://newsgrist.typepad.com/underbelly/images/2007/06/29/web20people.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="230" src="http://newsgrist.typepad.com/underbelly/images/2007/06/29/web20people.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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Finish Watching andrew keen at google: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lN_n7I0PM3w">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lN_n7I0PM3w</a><br />
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For Tuesday I would like you to finish reading the Great Seduction by Andrew Keen and answer the following questions:<br />
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1. How does Keen's does Keen define Democratized media, and what are his main issues with this trend? use examples from the web in the form of links.<br />
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2. Compare and Contrast Keens take on Social Media with Douglas Rushkoff's. Which one speaks to you and your own experiences and why?<br />
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keen's blog <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lN_n7I0PM3w">http://andrewkeen.typepad.com/the_great_seduction/</a>tyler.jacobsen1@marist.eduhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16493759293416901182noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4828069639145633829.post-45386063255799424212010-10-05T10:46:00.000-07:002010-10-05T14:38:29.063-07:00discussion of commentaries / intro to Andrew Keen1. I want to discuss some of the things that you Discovered after reading each other's blog postings on digital nation.. I'll Take volunteers or select students to share in class <span style="color: red;">THIS IS HOW YOU GET CLASS PARTICIPATION POINTS!!!</span><br />
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2. Pass out "<a href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/29608344/Keen-1">The Great Seduction by Andrew Keen</a>"<br />
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3. <span style="color: red;">For THUR the 7th</span>.. I want you to write a commentary on your classmates blog<br />
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4. Have The Great Seduction Read by Tues. the 11th<br />
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If we have time we will watch: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lN_n7I0PM3w">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lN_n7I0PM3w</a><br />
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keen's blog <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lN_n7I0PM3w">http://andrewkeen.typepad.com/the_great_seduction/</a><br />
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RELATED MEDIA:<br />
<a href="http://www.livescience.com/culture/rutger-university-tyler-clementi-suicide-hate-crime-101005.html">WAS RUTGERS SUICIDE A HATE CRIME</a><br />
<a href="http://thehill.com/opinion/op-ed/77579-internet-freedoms-and-internet-radicals">INTERNET RADICALS (AND INTERNET FREEDOMS) FROM CAPITOL HILL</a>tyler.jacobsen1@marist.eduhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16493759293416901182noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4828069639145633829.post-31898292816209187002010-09-30T14:09:00.000-07:002010-10-05T14:39:38.716-07:00Digital Nation Discussions / BLOG POSTINGShttp://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/238643/july-15-2009/douglas-rushkoff<br />
WATCH IN CLASS<br />
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1. we will find partners today to start the "Digital Nation" Discussions..<br />
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2. Under my direction we will divide into groups of 2-3<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/%3Cobject%20width=%22400%22%20height=%22300%22%3E%3Cparam%20name=%22allowfullscreen%22%20value=%22true%22%20/%3E%3Cparam%20name=%22allowscriptaccess%22%20value=%22always%22%20/%3E%3Cparam%20name=%22movie%22%20value=%22http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=4655092&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=1&amp;show_byline=1&amp;show_portrait=1&amp;color=&amp;fullscreen=1&amp;autoplay=0&amp;loop=0%22%20/%3E%3Cembed%20src=%22http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=4655092&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=1&amp;show_byline=1&amp;show_portrait=1&amp;color=&amp;fullscreen=1&amp;autoplay=0&amp;loop=0%22%20type=%22application/x-shockwave-flash%22%20allowfullscreen=%22true%22%20allowscriptaccess=%22always%22%20width=%22400%22%20height=%22300%22%3E%3C/embed%3E%3C/object%3E%3Cp%3E%3Ca%20href=%22http://vimeo.com/4655092%22%3ELife%20Inc.%20The%20Movie%3C/a%3E%20from%20%3Ca%20href=%22http://vimeo.com/user1757840%22%3EDouglas%20Rushkoff%3C/a%3E%20on%20%3Ca%20href=%22http://vimeo.com%22%3EVimeo%3C/a%3E.%3C/p%3E">RUCHKOFF LIFE INC</a><br />
3. By the end of class you need to read your partner's essay, and post their thesis on your blog..<br />
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followed by a in-class discussion..<br />
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<div style="color: red;">FOR THUR 7th</div><br />
RESPOND ( in the comments section of your partner's blog)<br />
should be 1-3 pages<br />
I also want you to read 3 other students postings and make a short response in their comments section..<br />
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MAKE SURE YOU INCLUDE YOUR FIRST, LAST NAME, AND A FULL LINK TO YOUR POSTING IN THE COMMENTStyler.jacobsen1@marist.eduhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16493759293416901182noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4828069639145633829.post-3283436799476931772010-09-28T14:01:00.001-07:002010-09-28T15:17:24.110-07:00Finish Digital NationLets finish Digital_Nation..<br />
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Then we will have a discussion about the film, followed by any questions or topics raised from your assignment (reposted below)<br />
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<b>Social Media and The Wisdom of the Crowd Postings (DUE FRIDAY)</b><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I would like to pose the Following topics taken from online talks from boingboing.net about "the crowd" - particularly the way group activity, creativity, and awareness are both enhanced and exacerbated by our digital networks. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>TOPICS LIST:</b></span></div><b>Open Source and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crowdsourcing">Crowdsourcing</a>.</b><br />
What are the values implicit in both collaborative open source activities and "crowd-sourced" activities on behalf of a corporation or organization? Has the open source movement created new forms, or just copies of old ones? What are the possibilities, here, for new cultural and economic institutions, and how might they be improvements on the status quo? <br />
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<b>The Mob. </b><br />
What are the, perhaps, unintended effects unleashed by our connectedness? Does anonymity plus connectivity always equal misbehavior and cruelty? How are we to explain some of the collective anger that seems to be unleashed online - and is it a result of the same anger characterizing much of our society's discourse, or is it the cause?<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=whither&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a">Whither</a> the Individual?</b><br />
As we join groups and social networks from affinity sites to Facebook, are we extending and expanding identities, or increasingly conforming to the cookie-cutter profiles demanded of these interfaces? Is the loss of "personal space" and "reflection" so many users complain of merely the necessary surrender of "ego" as we learn to participate as members of a more evolved "collective organism" of "hyper-people?"<br />
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<b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folksonomy">Folksonomy</a> and the Folks. </b><br />
Everybody is, indeed, here now - but should everyone be here? Does the rise of the amateur lead to an unnecessary devaluation of the professional? Do collective online activities promote a new form of participatory democracy and the development of new and accurate folksonomies, or rather to they lead people to overestimate the value of their unconsidered posts and opinions? Do representative democracy, academic disciplines and other seemingly elitist artifacts fall by the wayside?<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;">FULL POSTING DUE Tues the 5th</span> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">choose one of the above topics for a blog posting on the topic equivalent to at least a 3 page paper ..<br />
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You can take a positive or negative stance towards your chosen topic, but you need to back up your opinions with examples from valid sources. This means to include links to your sources.<br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">After that I am going to have you respond to each others blogs in the form of commentaries. </span></div>tyler.jacobsen1@marist.eduhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16493759293416901182noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4828069639145633829.post-36569508815521363312010-09-23T13:40:00.000-07:002010-09-23T13:40:19.043-07:00Digital Nation: talking about "the crowd"<span style="font-size: large;">The Next two classes we will be watching Digital Nation </span><br />
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<a href="http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/digitalnation/">Watching Rushkoff and Dretzin's Digital Nation</a><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I would like to pose the Following topics taken from online talks from boingboing.net about "the crowd" - particularly the way group activity, creativity, and awareness are both enhanced and exacerbated by our digital networks. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><b>TOPICS LIST:</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><strong>Open Source and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crowdsourcing">Crowdsourcing</a>.</strong><br />
What are the values implicit in both collaborative open source activities and "crowd-sourced" activities on behalf of a corporation or organization? Has the open source movement created new forms, or just copies of old ones? What are the possibilities, here, for new cultural and economic institutions, and how might they be improvements on the status quo? <br />
<br />
<strong>The Mob. </strong><br />
What are the, perhaps, unintended effects unleashed by our connectedness? Does anonymity plus connectivity always equal misbehavior and cruelty? How are we to explain some of the collective anger that seems to be unleashed online - and is it a result of the same anger characterizing much of our society's discourse, or is it the cause?<br />
<br />
<strong>Whither the Individual?</strong><br />
As we join groups and social networks from affinity sites to Facebook, are we extending and expanding identities, or increasingly conforming to the cookie-cutter profiles demanded of these interfaces? Is the loss of "personal space" and "reflection" so many users complain of merely the necessary surrender of "ego" as we learn to participate as members of a more evolved "collective organism" of "hyper-people?"<br />
<br />
<strong><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folksonomy">Folksonomy</a> and the Folks. </strong><br />
Everybody is, indeed, here now - but should everyone be here? Does the rise of the amateur lead to an unnecessary devaluation of the professional? Do collective online activities promote a new form of participatory democracy and the development of new and accurate folksonomies, or rather to they lead people to overestimate the value of their unconsidered posts and opinions? Do representative democracy, academic disciplines and other seemingly elitist artifacts fall by the wayside? <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <span style="font-size: large;">After we finish the documentary you are going to choose one of the above topics for a blog posting on the topic equivalent to at least a 3 page paper ..<br />
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You can take a positive or negative stance towards your chosen topic, but you need to back up your opinions with examples from valid sources. This means to include links to your sources.<br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">After that I am going to have you respond to each others blogs in the form of commentaries. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> I would advise you to start thinking about and researching your chosen topic as we finish the documentary..</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div>tyler.jacobsen1@marist.eduhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16493759293416901182noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4828069639145633829.post-65378123516031909992010-09-21T11:30:00.001-07:002010-09-21T11:31:08.184-07:00digital_nation: life on the virtual frontier<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.richardsebastian.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/digital_nation.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 464px; height: 273px;" src="http://www.richardsebastian.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/digital_nation.png" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />1. Discussion of Web 2.0 questions..<br /><br />2.Discussion of Terms:<br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User-generated_content">user-generated content</a><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_operating_system"><br />network as platform</a> : platform as in "computing platform"-<a href="http://newsroom.cisco.com/dlls/2006/ts_012406.html"> a place to launch media</a><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folksonomy">folksonomy</a><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_syndication"><br />syndication</a><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_collaboration">mass collaboration</a><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer-supported_collaboration"><br />computer supported collaboration</a><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_software">social-software</a><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mashups">mashups</a><br /><br />3. Girl Talk Mashups: Sept. 30th @ Marist.<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjHj-f6gLkI&feature=related">Greg Gillis Interview</a><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KykbPtRb0K4&feature=related">Girl Talk Creates a Mashup</a><br /><br />3. <a href="http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/digitalnation/view/">Watch Digital Nation Online Today and Thur</a>tyler.jacobsen1@marist.eduhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16493759293416901182noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4828069639145633829.post-83656087052682604392010-09-16T13:49:00.000-07:002010-09-16T14:49:33.167-07:00commucation design and theory / WEB 2.0<span style="font-weight: bold;">IN CLASS ASSIGNMENT ONE:</span><br /><br />We are going to follow up the last assignment with another photoshop in-class project.<br /><br />For this assignment, I would like you to create another version of the last assignment.. so,<br />choose another example of a medium write a blog posting explaining the content, message, etc..<br />post this on your blog at the end of class..<br /><br /><br />Read "<a href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/26734456/socialmedia-web2-0">Social Media and Web 2.0</a>" and The Blog Posting on <a href="http://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/the-illusion-of-transparency-in-social-media.html">Transparency in Social Media</a><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span>Please answer the following discussion questions<span style="font-weight: bold;"> Include any relevant links or media in a your blog entry due tuesday.<br /></span><br /><ol><li>Today many TV shows and advertisements try to look amateurish or "homegrown" to emulate what is often seen on the Web. Do you think professional production values will continue to drop, or do you think amateur user-generated content will get better over time? <span style="font-weight: bold;">WHY??<br /><br /></span></li><li>What social media sites do you find yourself using the most, and why? In your opinion why is Facebook so much more successful than MySpace, and do you think Facebook is "here to stay" for the long term.<br /><br /><br />before answering question #3 please read the T<a href="http://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/the-illusion-of-transparency-in-social-media.html">ransparency in Social Media Blog Article</a><br /><br /></li><li>Why is transparency such an important concept in the Social Media world? Is it MORE or LESS important in the offline world?<span style="font-weight: bold;"> Why?<br /><br />The wikipedia article on "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astroturfing">Astroturfing</a>" may be of help</span></li></ol>tyler.jacobsen1@marist.eduhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16493759293416901182noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4828069639145633829.post-44796600772303391102010-09-14T13:51:00.000-07:002010-09-14T13:51:59.503-07:00In-Class Lab to Complete McLuhan Photoshop Assignment<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://gadgetsteria.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/internet-addiction.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 273px; height: 181px;" src="http://gadgetsteria.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/internet-addiction.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">NOTICE: </span><br />You have Until the end of class to finish your McLuhan Compositions..<br /><br />Make a blog post "McLuhan Photoshop Final Post"--Including your image and description.<br />Leave your self enough time to save your file as a <span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" >.jpg or .gif not a .psd</span> and post a <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><a href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/27285532/The-Medium-is-the-Message">thoughtful explanation</a> </span>with your image. ->This should incorporate the idea of content vs. message from The McLuhan reading and Lectures.<br /><br />I will be here to help with photoshop questions as much as possible.tyler.jacobsen1@marist.eduhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16493759293416901182noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4828069639145633829.post-4274978748595987912010-09-09T13:54:00.000-07:002010-09-09T14:01:33.427-07:00Photoshop Techniques tutoral1. <a href="http://www.adobe.com/support/photoshop/gettingstarted/index.html">Photoshop Composite techniques</a> for Production Assignment one<br /><br />setting up a document<br />Layers<br />image size<br />canvas size<br />selection tools.. filters, layer effects<br />cut/paste<br />cropping<br />save as .PSD<br />save for web and devices<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><i><u>Production One: Channeling McLuhan into Photoshop</u></i></span></span><div><span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span><div><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span></div><blockquote><div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Project Description:</span></span></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">choose one of the three mediums you found from your previous assignment.<br />making the distinction between the content of your medium and how McLuhan would see the Message caused by this innovation<br /><br />Seek out various Visual representations symbolizing this Medium and it's effects.<br /><br /></span></span></span></div></blockquote><div><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;font-size:16px;" ></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Photoshop Assignment Part TWO--- Due Tues. the 14Th</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">for next class: taking cues from the medium is the message, and WIRED magazine's </span><i style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);"><a href="http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/4.01/channeling_pr.html">virtual</a></span></i><a style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" href="http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/4.01/channeling_pr.html"> interview with McLuhan</a><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> create a photoshop composition </span></span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">that </span></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">VISUALLY CONVEYS shows what effect or significance this medium's introduction had on society.<br />You may use a combination of 4-10 or more images, Layering, Effects, Text, Graphic and Photographic Imagery to convey your ideas<br /><br />For Next Class bring a </span></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Photoshop Document on Your Flash drive with your layers intact at a minim 800 X 600 pixels, 72ppi, that composites 4-10, or more different images to create your Photoshop Document .PSD<br /><br />ALSO Post the a .jpg version of your progresss using the save for web and devices function to post on your blog.<br /><br />remember<br /><br /></span></span></span></div></div><div style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:130%;">Make sure you explain the difference between the mediums' content and "message". </span></div><div style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:130%;">Start to come up with ways you will visually represent the effect and consequences that emerge in culture and society with the introduction and widespread acceptance of your chosen extension of ourselves.</span></div>tyler.jacobsen1@marist.eduhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16493759293416901182noreply@blogger.com0