Jeannie+Snedegar+Final+Project

Jeannie Snedegar Professor Michael Gray 08/28/2012 CIS125W  Since man was created we’ve sought knowledge. This is even truer today. With the entire world at our figure tips, what’s left for us to do but make “good” “great?” Web 2.0 does just that. Web 2.0 has taken the advantage of web browsing, downloading, and social networking and with brilliant minds behind the data, Web 2.0 introduces a faster, easier, paper free way to do all of these things at one time.  Think of Web 2.0 as a chain that has gathered all the abilities of the web and linked them together. Need to do a school report? A person could use their photos from [|Photobucket] and link them to the video making technology of[|Animoto], add an animated President Obama from [|Gizmoz] and with another link uploading the “ABC’s” song, sang with Elmo’s voice. A person could do all of these things without downloading anything! Everything can now be done online without clogging the hard drive on our laptops. Using Web 2.0 saves space for memory because with Web 2.0 you can also save your project or projects rather on your Google document’s account. Goodbye USB, CD’s and for those of you in prehistoric times, floppy disk.  Having the ability to keep everything online has its advantages in disadvantage. I know many people are considering the privacy and safety of their searches and of the things they have created online. Well, it’s pretty simple, if you wouldn’t say it to your mother and the president, don’t post it! The disadvantages I would see is that with everything made and consumed online people can share their ideas and opinions in such a fast, intriguing, and seemingly professional way.  Seems like a good thing? Consider this. When in crises many of us run to our computers type in symptoms of illness, colorations of the skin, question about how to raise our children and BAM! 100,000 results are before us, instantly. All of the responses may seem professional (excluding the people who seem to think it’s cool to type in text. OMG that is so annoying!). Sometimes a person may even find a digital video created with the sole purpose of showing the panicked browser their answers in a modern way. Panicked the browser rushes to the hospital to be told, “Take a Tylenol and elevate that ankle sir”.  When I was pregnant, I had scared myself into thinking I was having a miscarriage at least forty times in the first tri-mister because of all the reassuring blogs about woman who had the very same symptoms who were ever so readily available to tell me that I needed to go to the Doctor NOW! **Insert eye roll** I bet I could have found a neat app for that!  [|14 Weeks Pregnant]  Another caution to use when using Web 2.0 is when social networking. People have a lot of time on their hands these days with computers doing their jobs; they’re left on social networking sites via their cool new smart phones. This boredom often leads to the spread of propaganda, jokes, photo sharing and passing along multiple bulletins of information that may or may not have any truth to them at all. Example: [|Facebook]

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“FOR ALL MY FACEBOOK FRIENDS WITH NEWBORNS!!! URGENT!! For all parents, Nestle is asking for everyone to return all GERBER BANANA BABY FOOD expiring 2012 because they may contain glass. Please copy and paste for all babies’ safety. Batch code 7613033089 73, even if you’re not a parent please copy you could save a baby’s life,, Thanks” =====

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Yes, as I was reading this I paid no attention to the fact that I should always verify information life this. But as the post says I could be saving a baby. My baby so I went straight to the fridge pulled out and threw away 12 containers of banana baby food! Yes! Thank you, Facebook, for that important bit of information. I shared the post and moved on with my day. The next day, someone wiser then I decided to verify the information. Yes, it was indeed a hoax. What is the moral of this story? Don’t believe everything you read on the internet. With new technology comes the availability for complete morons, such as myself, to post information that is completely un true. Take advantage of having the world at your figure tips and always research and verify information. =====

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 On another note, with everything being over the internet hackers and invasive people have the ability to explore your documents, send viruses to your computer, and even steal money from your personal banking accounts. Such as, [|Northwest Community Credit Union Internet Banking], where I bank. According to Sarah Parez on her blog “[|Top 8 Web 2.0 Security Threats]” The number one threat of Web 2.0 is Insufficient Authentication Controls where she says, =====

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“In many Web 2.0 applications, content is trusted in the hands of many users, not just a select number of authorized personnel. That means there's a greater chance that a less-experienced user will make a change that will negatively affect the overall system.” And she continues to state that, =====

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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">“This change in a system's design can also be exploited by hackers who now have access to a greater number of "administrative" accounts whose passwords can often be easily cracked if the correct security controls are not in place. The systems also may have insufficient brute-force controls, permit clear text passwords, or have been tied together in a single-sign-on environment, making an attack that much riskier.” =====

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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",Times,serif;">In contrast, [|titans pro], another blogging site list the pro’s of web 2.0. and although they agree that the security is not as strong as web 1.0 may have been, there are many other advantages of Web 2.0. Such as accessibility, syndication, and extensibility. =====

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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",Times,serif;">Accessibility because Web 2.0 offers products and services that are designed to offer as much functionality and convenience as possible even when being accessed with devices other than the computer like phones or Ipads. Web 2.0 allows users to not just access but manage the products and services they come across with their computers at home or work. =====

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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",Times,serif;">Syndication, because Web 2.0 also takes accessibility to another level because it allows the user to determine how much of their content they want to share and how. Web 2.0 lets users choose if they wish to upload content using audio, video, or text files =====

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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",Times,serif;">And lastly extensibility because Web 2.0 applications are created with the idea of possible improvement in mind. Developers know and already accept that there's a chance they could add more features or enhance the performance of a given site and that's why they've made the design extensible. And when there are new features to enjoy, they're immediately added instead of waiting for them to reach a certain number before repackaging the entire application as version 2.0. =====

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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",Times,serif;"> So is web 2.0 a great thing? My answer is yes. Having the world at out figure tips comes with a great deal of power. Being able to perform all my computer tasks online saves paper and results in faster share between users and has allowed me to keep in better touch with family members around the world without expensive phone bills or multiple stamps lost in my desk draws. With the right internet education I have become aware that not all sites are trustworthy and I have learned to expand my research abilities with the help of internet usage. One of the greatest pros for web 2.0 for me is in the ability to go to college without having to leave my children with a baby sitter which saves me immensely on day care costs. =====

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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16px;">[] <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16px;"> Gerber food verification <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16px;">Video <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16px;">[] <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16px;"> (Animoto)