CP102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Web 2.0, How We Think, Crowdsourcing
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Technology on the world stage: accelerates change around the world, social media can galvanize people in new ways. How we connect: music (virtual choir, business (kickstarter [crowdfunding: asking for small donations from a large number of people]) How we consume: marketing technology helps to, decide what to purchase (82% surf online before buying an item, actual buying process of goods & services, strategies, qr (quick response) codes, location-aware price comparison tools (e. g. walmart vs. Arts: many artists work exclusively with computers, showcase art online, create and manage websites, dance and music programs, enhance visitors" experiences at museums (e. g. virtual tours- rented reality, adobe photoshop, adobe illustrator, corel painter, etc. Education: course management software, desire2learn, moodle, research tool, simulations and instructional software, virtual tour websites e. g. the khan academy. Law enforcement: solve crimes (e. g. facial reconstruction, search databases, computer forensics: a specialty area of law enforcement that analyzes computer systems with specific techniques to gather potential legal evidence.
