CIS 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Macular Degeneration, Web 2.0, Affective Computing

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Computing and Information Science
• Course: CIS 1000
• Professor: Zoe Zhu

Document Summary

Unit 1: social networking tools: give people the power to connect and share ideas, middle east & north africa have faced censorship and oppression through bringing people together via social media. A great percentage of the world"s population is unable to contribute to the global discussion: gap between levels of internet access. The idea of web 2. 0 is that there is a larger focus on collaboration, social media, and the creation of content now than ever before. Many people contribute to projects without any compensation. They devote their time/skill to the pursuit of autonomy, mastery, and purpose. Shift from consuming to volunteering & collaborating: how we connect with others. Supporting one another online to help people who have posted their ideas: how we purchase and consume goods. The idea or desire for ownership is evolving. Maintain, upgrade, and troubleshoot: almost every career field involves computers, retail. Data mining: respond to consumer buying patterns, more detail, arts.