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BLOG: Blog v Wiki

Blogs and Wikis are new tools in media with a common goal to spread information. Like a publisher, a wiki or blog serves as a medium between the creator and the visitor. How can the two be distinguished? A simple way to distinguish the two is to recognize how the information was created.  In the case of a Wiki, one to many users can colloboarte to write, edit, and publish content. With the backing of references, uses can create a link between pages, centralizing the relevant information on a wiki page. To keep the integrity of the wiki, a moderator will often be assigned to act in a similar capacity to a newspaper editor.  But is providing all the factual information in the world on a silver platter good for society? Dr. Rorschach faced the negative depths when his psychological tests were posted on wikipedia. The argument is not against copyright as it had expired, it was the notion that patients can manipulate testing results .  Blogs on the other hand are made...

Digital Kiosk: What Captive Qualified Audience are You?

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Out-Of-Home advertising has been on the rise and overlooked for a while. Digital kiosk has been rising from the ground in urban environments and retail settings. These kiosks use a facade of enhancing your experience but are monetizing visitors in the process. The practice of using interactive touch screen technology in public settings to deliver information is a new platform in digital media today. Kiosk communicates with visitors using many different techniques such as; touch screen, RFID, facial recognition, payment processing, data exchange. Gathering data along the way and not always with your consent. In the coming weeks, I will develop a report on; what these technologies are and how they collect and use their data. https://kioskindustry.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/1f360273-2d7a-4900-b257-7fec99c2ab17.jpg https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/photo/69037456.cms