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Virtual worlds have countless uses. In the article, " iReport: 'Naughty Auties' battle autism with virtual interaction",  the author talks about a man names David Savill who has created a virtual reality for those with autism. David Savill said, " he wanted Naughty Auties to serve those with autism spectrum disorders and their friends and family." This is a great example of what virtual reality can be used for. Although, virtual reality has not been proven to improve social skills, it allows those who struggle with social interactions to express themselves on the internet. Some cons of this virtual world can be that, it might encourage people to stay inside the walls of their home and just go on the virtual world instead of going out into the real world. A huge problem corporations are facing are  travel budgets and companies are increasingly seeking new ways of bringing employees together for conferences and meetings remotely. Virtual community second life

Twitter and Blackboard discussions are similar in many ways; they both allow users to respond to other's posts and give their opinion on the matter. Twitter allows us to find all posts regarding the subject by searching for the hashtag in their search bar while all posts replying to a post on Blackboard can be found under the actual post. Blackboard requires you to click on a specific persons name to view all comments on their post while Twitter requires you to click on a person's tweet and go through all the replies to read the comments. Twitter allows us to see how people are reacting to a certain tweet because of their favorite and retweet buttons. Blackboard only allows us to react by actually typing out our responses under the post. I also think students are much more reluctant to speak casually on Blackboard given that it's primary use is for education. People on Twitter will be much more relaxed and will speak in a more casual manner.

My impressions when it comes to these social media sites is how easily navigable they have become while at the same time there are tons of new features that have been added since they were first launched. Facebook and Twitter both have the news feed at the center of attention with all other features on the sideline. It is apparent that their top priority is for you to see what your friends are up to. LinkedIn has also adopted a similar approach with its feed at the center and all of the buttons to navigate at the top. Youtube, a video sharing site also took the a similar approach with a few variations. Youtube has their feed taking up almost the entire homepage with a ribbon to the left that shows all of your subscriptions and activity. I think Youtube has the upper hand when it comes to advertisements because their ads play during videos so they aren't in your face when you first open their home page. Facebook appears to have the most ads while LinkedIn and Twitter incorporate the

There are countless things we can do with Social Media. From getting into contact with a company recruiter about a job or connecting with old friends from college. There are also other uses countries have found that have proven to be quite helpful. In the article, “In India, Using Facebook to Catch Scofflaw Drivers”, Heather Timmons wrote, “With just 5,000 traffic officers in this city of 12 million people, the social networking site is filling a useful role, a police officer said. “Traffic police can’t be present everywhere, but rules are always being broken.” Surprisingly, a lot of people want to contribute to make roads a safer place in India so they took initiative. Now a simple bystander can help the police crackdown on traffic violations by simply taking a picture and posting it to the Facebook page.  Although it has been proven that Social Media has countless benefits, it has also been used to exploit innocent people. In the article, “BBB: New Wave of Phishing Scams Uses Fa

A blog is typically described as a regularly updated website or web page, usually ran by an individual or small group, that is written in an informal or relaxed style while a wiki is described as a website that allows for collaborative editing of its content and configuration by its users. The biggest difference between blogs and wikis is that blogs are for people to read and comment on an individual’s post while a wiki allows people to modify posts and contribute. With the rise of technology, convergence is extremely important because it allows people will similar views to share ideas and discuss trending topics; it ultimately unites people and creates a sense of community. Blogs can bring together a neighborhood and fight local problems in their area. In the article, “Brooklyn Blog Helps Lead to Drug Raid”, Katherine Khatari, a resident of a neighborhood in Brooklyn, said, “People don’t like to fight alone. There’s strength in numbers, you know? There’s more of us than them” (Kh