Saturday, March 24, 2007

What more would you like to learn?

What I want to learn more about computer is how to make popular websites. Although in our computer class, we made own blog and will make our own websites, they are for class, and there were few people to visit from outside the class. However, there are many many personal websites that were very popular among net users. I am interested in making such a great website because I have topics that I want to share other people. These are baseball and professional wrestling. They are not only my hobby but also parts of my life! My ideal website has many contents such as information about a topic, communication space, and my profile. Furthermore, if someone research about the topic, I want my website to appear on the first page of research result! Therefore, I want to know more about how to create cool website and to make it popular.

This will be my last post as a class assignment. However, I will continue blogs after going to the U.S., and enjoy my American life. My last post will end up with one of my favorite songs, also the theme of Wrestlemania 23, which is biggest event of wrestling.

“Ladies and Gentlemen” by Saliva

Thank you!!

Saturday, March 17, 2007

Computer Terms: Viral Video

Viral Video is a video clip that can be shared and watched by anyone through the Internet. The most popular website that has many many viral videos is Youtube, and it became very popular among the internet users. Also, the contents of these videos are various. Most of them are filmed, edited, and posted by amateurs, so they are very unique and funny. It can be completely private events and moments. Moreover, it is so easy that everyone can post their own videos. Not only the video that taken by video camera but also the camera in mobile phone can be used for posting. Therefore, the website of viral videos is becoming a new place of communication with others. On the other hand, the problem is copy rights. Because it is easy to use, many TV programs and professional musician’s promotion videos are posted as viral videos. Consequently, we can watch and listen to them without any payments, so many entertainment companies are bothered. However, viral videos can be very exciting things if we follow the manner.

Today I will introduce my favorite viral video from youtube.

This is the super plays in Major League Baseball!

Even if you don't know the rule of baseball, you will be excited by thier surprising skill as athletes.

I love Baseball!!!



Sunday, March 11, 2007

Computer gifts you would buy for friends & family

The computer gifts that I would like to buy for my family are microphone and web camera for computers. It is because I want to use the Skype for communicating with my family after going to the United States. Once we get these two items, we can talk each other for free through the internet, so I do not have to pay the international telephone fees. Moreover, we can see our faces each other with Skype unlike normal telephones. Therefore, my computer gifts for my family would be microphone and web camera.
Secondly, my computer gift for my friend would be the same because I also want to talk to my high school and NIC friends even after we are apart. I think this system is very innovative and helpful for foreign students. As a result, we can keep contact with our precious people. Thus, this computer gift of mine is going to be real in the next several months.

Sunday, March 4, 2007

What Is "Net Neutrality"?

Net Neutrality is the principle that Internet users should have control over the contents what they use or watch. In other words, the network company such as Google, Yahoo!, and Microsoft should not have any priority for the Internet contents that their own services are used for. For example, if Google treats well the webpage that is provided through Google’s network, this should be unfair. Since the beginning of the Internet service, this principle was very important and applied to many companies to be bigger. Also, major internet companies like Google follow this principle.

These days, however, it is a subject of the argument. In the U.S., the Congress was requested to give the permission that determines what comes first and fastest. It is because the largest telephone company wants to have the control over the Internet sources that makes more profit. Now this issue became more serious eventually, and this argument has not ended yet.