Week 6 Social Media and Computing

In week 6 we were given two Ted talks about copyrighting and the 2nd about crowdsourcing. In class the first topic that was discussed was Synchronous Communication (SC) and Asynchronous Communication.(AS). SC is about how communication is direct, parties communication are simultaneously present, eg telephone and VOIP.

I watched the Ted talk video by Paul Lewis about crowdsourcing the news. Out of every article/video that I read and watched this year in Social Media and Computing this was my favorite. I found it extremely interesting and found it hard to believe in some parts. The way they basically solved two murders through social media was fascinating and shows what can be achieved when Social Media is used correctly 

The group meeting was clear and precise. We discussed what our roles were and why we were each undertaking these roles. It helped make our project more efficient and easier to complete. Our e-lab in week 6 was to create a Screencast-o-matic and upload it to youtube. I wasn't the biggest fan of this site as I found it a bit confusing and didn't think it would help me online as I don't upload anything onto youtube. If you were a teacher or a singer I can see how Screencast-o-Matic could be useful though. Here is the link for my Screencast-o-Matic.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INaIprmFB1w&feature=youtu.be&hd=1
Here is a screenshot of it as well.