Let me start with my usual an update on how I'm feeling about the class as well as how my group project and individual projects are going. We all just did our presentations for Iteration 1 and I feel the whole class did great. I can't wait to see the movie mash-up. It seems like it'll be very interesting. In this group project we have to make all of these sites one and I am so confused as to how we are going to do this. I asked John how to register an API and he said "that'll take some research". :/ This makes me kinda nervous, now I feel like I am behind on the thinking level of the class. I'll catch up though!On to bigger and better things. I found this article about a site named PleaseRobMe. This site was developed by three friends who are all on twitter and who just talk to people and find out when they're not home and other vacant houses on the street. This is so scary, to know that people are keeping tabs on you in another state is just crazy.
The article said that the developers made this site using simple HTML and JavaScript. Maybe they did a mashup, who knows? But whatever they are using it's obviously working and they know when someone is not at home. They get information by playing four square on twitter. From getting that they post it on their site. I think this is crazy but i hope to be on their level by the end of this class. it seems kinda cool to be able to throw together a site in 30 minutes. I'm sure some of you can do that already though, right? LOL
How can this be a legal site? It is clearly promoting an illeagle activity. I enjoy the Internet but it is scary that so many people can known what is going on in an instant.
ReplyDeleteI dont think this website is so much trying to promote illegal activity, I think they are trying to prevent stupidity. I mean who honestly tells people they are leaving their house, oh i guess alot of people do. I don't understand the whole colonize situation though, Jenelle can you explain more?
ReplyDeletePeople will say the stupidest things to total strangers. I have had people tell me all about the affair they were having on their spouse while I was standing in the line with them at the grocery store. It used to be 6 degrees of separation between most people. I think I saw recently that it is now down to 3 degrees with all of the social networks now. You have to watch what you say to everyone any more.
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