3D Printing

I think that in the grand scheme of things that 3D printing is going to be something that many people will have in their homes. 3D printing is a device that can take information that can take a 3D rendered graphic and turn it into a real product using heat, filament and a 3D printer. You can make anything your heart desires with 3D printing. The 3D printer works similarly to a paper printer by slowly building up layer upon layers of plastic into the shape of the thing that you are trying to create. The most popular 3D printing software is Auto Desk 3DS max. The most popular 3D Printer is a Creality Ender 3. This is already product available to the public. 3D printing was invented by Chuck Hull in 1981. This solves the problem of having to buy small things for around the house that you do not want to have to go to the store to buy. Imagine a world where you never have to buy a command hook again. You could just print one at home. Your light switch cover broke no worries you can make one at home. You lost the extension for your vacuum that you love you can make that too. Many of the little things that we take for granted when they are working well are things that you can fix yourself with a 3D printer. I think the number one drawback from this technology would be the plastic being used. Unless you are recycling your own filament you are creating a higher demand for plastic which is already a huge problem. Plastic pollution is a huge problem in our world and 3D printing is not counter acting that at this time. If this technology was widespread companies would no longer need to supplement plastic items in their packaging but give the instructions to the customer who is bought the product to make with their own printer. I think that if we figure out, he plastic problem this would be a very helpful and rewarding development for society.

YouTube is a video watching and posting app it is really marketed to anyone. When I say that this app is marketed towards anyone, I mean it. YouTube uses an algorithm to suggest videos for you it takes what you have watched in the past and suggests content to you that thinks is similar to what you watch so that you do not have to search through the app if you do not want to. I use this app every day for content watching and the algorithm works for me. Not everyone’s algorithm works for them but that is ok.  You can watch pretty much anything on YouTube that is not explicit. They also have options that parents can put on their children’s accounts that only allows the children to watch things targeted and okay for children to watch.  The way that the publishers of this app generate revenue is through monetization. This is where ads can play on their content, and they get a cut of the profits from that ad. They can also make subscriptions paid so they gain revenue from that as well. My number one trick for getting the most out of this app would be to utilize filters in your searches. If you hate ads get YouTube premium

How YouTube Works – Product Features, Responsibility, & Impact

Twitch is a live streaming service that is made for live streaming and content creating. This app is targeted mainly to 18- 25-year-old gamers this app is catered to watching people play games, but you can really live steam anything except for explicit content. Publishers on this app have many ways of generating revenue. They can get donations from viewers, have paid subscriptions, and if they join the partnership program, they make some money as well. My tip for this app is to not subscribe if you don’t have to. Watch for free if you can. Twitch is very similar to YouTube, but it is mostly streaming rather than prerecorded videos. There is also no for kid’s exclusively content like on YouTube and Twitch allows more swearing and nudity.

How to use Twitch: All the basics, tips, tricks and advice you need (trustedreviews.com)

Adobe Illustrator and One Drive

Adobe Illustrator- This system works the same with or with the cloud. However, there would be some difficulties, all fonts and plugins would have to be manually installed on every computer that you used them on rather than just being linked to your account. You can access your projects in real time anywhere as well as have your fonts and plugins readily available. You do not need to carry an external hard drive with you. This is good if you are especially forgetful like me. No security or privacy concerns because it does not contain any personal information. So, for personal use this is not a security risk. Businesses could be concerned that their proprietary designs could be leaked or accessed if ever had a security breach meaning that the data stolen would be available to whoever stole that data.

One Drive- this application is purely cloud based so there would be no service without the cloud. I can access schoolwork from any device that I sign into using my school credentials. I can also access from anywhere without having to worry about not being able to complete work. Since this application is fully cloud based you do not have to take up any additional storage on your personal device. When an application is fully cloud based there are always areas of privacy and security concerns. When working on a school server as well this can cause some weariness because any information that I might take into my one drive can be seen by anyone in the IT department of the school. If I ever accidentally downloaded malware to my one drive, I would lose a lot of valuable data, and this would cause problems in the future. I also lose that one drive account when I am done with school which can be a problem if I have important projects there and forget to take them out of there.

The example that I will be discussing is the ILOVEYOU virus created in 2000 by Onel de Guzman from the Philippines. This letter was sent through email to unsuspecting individuals thinking it was a real love letter or a joke. When people opened this file it sent itself to everyone in the person who opened the files email list sending to more and more people. When this was opened it also destroyed most of the person who opened the files hard drive by either renaming files or deleting files. Many of the people who had their hard drives destroyed did not have backups for their data. So, many people had to explain to bosses why many of their important documents had simply gone missing. This to say the least this virus exposed vulnerabilities on the internet that are still being worked on 20 years later. This virus took Denmark’s parliament offline, forced the UK’s house of commons to shut down their email servers. These are bad things that this caused outside of the US. In the US this virus shut down the Pentagon, AT&T, Ford, and multiple US Army bases. This virus was on track to cause up to 10 billion dollars in damage, but because of the people who stopped this virus spreading. The reason that de Guzman created this program was just to gain windows passwords so that he could gain more time on the internet because at the time in the Philippines internet access was charged by the minute. When de Guzman’s teachers found put this is what he was planning to do he was angry saying that the school does not produce burglars. This would cost de Guzman his degree, but it would not be determined illegal. There were no laws at times that determined what de Guzman did to be a crime. Laws were created soon after this incident making it possible for people who committed acts like this to be persecuted for it, but it could not be applied retroactively. De Guzman was never brought to justice. Many people tried to replicate this virus. This made investigators furious because de Guzman created a bad example for other young internet users. It made people aware that this is something that could happen to anyone it did not just happen to companies and defense agencies. This incident changed the way that the public looked at and took protection against malware.

1. What are the top three social media platforms of 22-23?

Facebook, YouTube, WhatsApp are the top three social media platforms of 2023.

Biggest social media platforms 2023 | Statista

2. Provide a brief summary of how each social site works and why people use it.

Facebook- is used as a traditional social media, meaning that you can follow, or friend other people, create posts, comment, and many other things. You can use this to interact with friends and share together. Many people also use this platform for finding new friends. Many people have also used these platforms for finding love. It is a way to interact with people from all over the world.

YouTube- is a video watching service that you can watch any kind of content that is not explicit on. Anyone can post on YouTube. You can also make it into a profession though that is unlikely. It is a free streaming service essentially, but it does have ads. You can buy a subscription to have no ads, however. You can watch any type of content. Comedy, series, video games, and so much more.

WhatsApp- is an instant messaging service that can also place free international calls. Many people use this to communicate freely with people from all over the world. It is also fully encrypted which means that your data cannot be stolen. It is much harder for this app to be hacked than iMessage or Android messaging.

3. What are demographics and why is it important in social media?

Social media demographics refer to the varying audiences that regularly use social media platforms. It is the best way to target the audience of your choice by knowing which sites your audience is using. In social media it is important because you also want to know who you want to target your marketing towards. A lot of the time you will see Facebook marketing to 30 and older where TikTok markets to a younger audience. This is what demographics are used for.

4. What demographics stand out to me?

That people have an average of 7.1 social media accounts. This is one demographic that shows how much of our lives are taken over by social media and technology. This just shows me how dependent we have become on social media for everything. We are becoming a society that solely socializes through social media instead of actual human interaction. It makes me wonder how long until we no longer have a need for any human interaction.

Top Social Media Statistics And Trends Of 2023 – Forbes Advisor

5. On average how much time do users spend on social media daily, weekly, and monthly?

Daily- 151 minutes or 2.5 hours

Global daily social media usage 2023 | Statista

If we use this daily average, we can assume that weekly people spend 1,057 minutes or 17.6 hours on social media and in a 30-day month that the average person spends 4,530 minutes or 75.5 hours on social media.

6. Which social media site is growing the fastest? Why?

TikTok is the fastest growing social media with a 100% growth in 2 years and continuing to grow. I think this is due to it being an app that you can spend hours on and not realize that you have because the videos are so short. I know this because I have spent hours just watching TikTok after TikTok. Everyone I know uses TikTok and more and more people join every day. I also think that this has to do with the concept of the for you page and that makes it possible for the content to be directly targeted for the viewer. Making it even more impossible to pull away because it is all things that you want to watch.

Fastest Growing Social Media Networks 2022-23 | Target Internet

7. How are the majority of these sites being accessed? PC, Tablet. Mobile Devices?

99% of social media users access social media through their mobile devices that includes mobile phone and tablet.

78% use exclusively their mobile phones.

1.32% exclusively use their desktops.

20% use both mobile phone and desktops.

How Many People Use Social Media in 2023? (65+ Statistics) (backlinko.com)