what I've learned...

Going into this class it seemed about as important as the basic computer class I had last semester. Having taken Electronics for 4 years in Trade school I don't feel as if I learned much of anything new, just went over a watered down review of what I already went to school for. I think where I started learing things is when we began talking about dreamweaver. I had no interest in ever making a website so I was new to it. Along with what I learned in class and Youtube tutorials I was able to build some good knowledge about website building. Something else I learned was the importance of social networking sites for businesses. I already knew that it was somewhat helpful and helped get a name out there, but I didn't realize it was so important that we needed to spend a whole class about twitter and facebook. I feel like this course was strectechd out when it didn't need to be, everyone knows what an email is and I don't really see myself leaving this class with a lot of knowledge i didn't already know. I suggest this class be made no necessary, because it is a waste of money for a lot of students.

Myspace Is So Last Year...

Myspace seemed to start the "trend" of social networking sites. It was so popular because you were able to create your own profile, making it personalized to your likings. You could put music on your page, change the layout and etc. Sometime around last year, having a large profile with lots of stuff on it was on its way out, the new cool thing was to be bare and have little information on it. This relates to the look of facebook, simple and clean. Myspace soon became harder to use as it was rapidly changing to become more liek facebook. Myspace is still stealing Facebook's ideas trying to keep people from deleting their pages. It almost seems out of nowhere that people wanted nothing to do with myspace anymore. As soon as FB allowed everyone to join everyone wanted to be on it. I think this has to do with how facebook was so selective when it started. Myspace is now "for kids" and the more adult thing to do is have a facebook. Everyone seems to be makign the change, but is it just a trend or do people really liek the superior site functionality. I still have my myspace and it is unfortunate everyone is leaving it, I'm not entirely ready to give on it yet, but it seems as if Facebook has take the lead in the social networking race.

for more information check out these linnks...
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/28/AR2006102800803.html
http://gigaom.com/2010/02/24/the-slow-death-of-a-social-network/
http://social-networking-tagging.suite101.com/article.cfm/the_death_of_myspace

so...

the other day I made the mistake of letting a beginner tattooer practice on me. I had a simple design, and after seeing what he's already done, I assumed he could do it with ease, well I was wrong. Now I have a horrible tattoo, luckily it is on my foot. I'm kinda concerned that it might be infected. So yea... FML

website

I am going to make a website to get some local skateboard groups know. Along with my own videos, i'll be posting videos my friends have put out, along with maps and locations on local parks worth checking out.

Restaurant Review

This past weekend I went out to eat at Outback Steakhouse with my mom and girlfriend. This is always on e of my favorite places to go because of the great style of food they have. This particular one is in Buckland Hills, CT. At the time we went it was empty, there were few other people there which is rare for this restaurant. The atmosphere as always was nice, and the waitress we had was very attentive. As I went to reach for my nearly empty glass and refill was placed in its place without me even noticing. The food was great as usual and served quickly. I definitely recommend going there if you have never have been there before.

Tribes

I think the main idea Tribes is trying to get across is working together. It goes into detail about how much more effective it is to work together. Working together while taking charge. By working with a "tribe" your idea is stronger and can get across more efficiently.

Blog

This is a blog I have been following for quite some time. http://mmitchelldaviss.net/ is a Tumblir that belongs to Mitchel Davis. He is a very popular Youtube star, I chose this blog because he has many groups that he is partnered with. I am not subscribed to all of these groups on Youtube, so when he posts a new video, or update that I wouldn't be notified on Youtube about, then i'll find it here. It has links to his multiple youtube accounts, a link to his merch on districlines, and links to his daily vlogs and etc. He posts once a week a new artist that he is listening to, this is very helpful because we have a common interest in the same music, so i am always finding new music thanks to him. If you haven't watched his videos i suggest you check him out, youtube.com/livelavalive

Social Issue-CyberSquatting

There has been an increasing number of people getting famous by the use of the internet. The problem with this is not being able to determine whether they are providing their own personal views. It is so easy to reproduce someone's ideas of material and pass it off as your own. This ties in with cybersquatting. This essentially is using someone's name or ideas to make money yourself. An example is providing a celebrities name in the url, so when some searches that, it brings them to your website. In my opinion it is acceptable to use someone's name if you aren't making money. Also if you use someone's name in a tag on a youtube video it would be okay if it was because they videos are alike. I do this myself with my videos, but I am against trying to make money off of another's accomplishments.

What I learned...

I learned about the history of the internet. I was unaware of the reasonings behind the interenet. The presentation helped me understand what it took for the internet to get to where it is today.

1969- ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network) designed to support military research -
in particular to withstand partial outages and still function. Financed by the U.S.Defense Department.
1972 - ARPANET is put into operation and presented to the public. Demand for networking quickly
spreads. Universities (Stanford Research Institute, University of California at Santa Barbara,
University of California at Los Angeles and the University of Utah) join the network.
1981 - ARPANET and CSNET (network of the Computer Science Researchers) are connected.
Development of the new transfer protocol TCP/IP.
1984- ARPANET is split into MILNET (for public military information) and ARPANET (for non-military
research).
1985- ARPANET becomes obsolete and is eliminated. The connection between many different networks,
communicating by means of TCP/IP, is called “The Internet.”
1986- 700,000 worldwide hosts online in the Internet with numbers doubling every 7 months. Commercial
users also increasing.
1995 - Nearly 4 million hosts and over 30 million academic, commercial, national and private users take
advantage of the Internet information.

Movie Review

"Let's Go Get Lost" this years release by Isenseven. Every year the crew puts out a new snowboard movie. Their films are not only innovativem but gorgeous to look out. I personally think their films rank high above any "Pro" film crew videos, such as standard films. This video not only blows your mind with amazingly creative snowboarding, but it is just pure fun to watch. The sound track is great and is shot in its entirety in full HD. If you are into snowboarding I recommend you check them out. isenseven.de

Buy an Ancestor Online...

This site lacks in credible information. There is a link in order for contact, but it is simply jsut an email. There is no address or other way of cantact. When I tried to select the about me, the link did not even work. Another flaw in the site is there is no way to actaully purchase and Ancestor. Everything is either sold out, or the "HOT DEALS" have random numbers next to the item, but no way of selecting it. This is with out a doubt a gimmick because there is no way to purchase a famous dead person. There warranties are fake and the site shows no recent sign of updated information. Most of the links just bring you back to the main page, so checking crediblity is unrealistic.

http://www.fulkerson.org/ancestors/buyanancestor.html

Who was the most important....

I think JCR Licklider was the most beneficial to the growth of the internet. Without his ideas of networking computers together companies may not have pushed it into effect.

Film Project

Jarrid, Mit, and I decided to go mess with some people in the city...

About Me

Josh Foisey, I hate Boston. I'm a film major but I feel like this school is draining more than just money from my pockets, but also my passion for art. I'm from a small town in CT, and I'd much rather be there than here. I don't really know anymore what I want to do, because as soon as I started here they told me being a skateboard/snowboard filmer was unrealistic. I spend all my money on tattoos, and I'm a sponsored skateboarder. That's pretty much it.