Week 2- Tutorial Task

 Growing up, your parents always told you "that you can be what ever you wanted to be". The world of the Internet has brought an entire new meaning to that statement. You literally can be WHOEVER you want to be online. The best part is that you can live your whole life "online" with no one ever finding out who you actually are. Even though its a virtual world, the Internet creates a place where anybody can become anyone. For some people, living a virtual life is satisfying and they could not be happier; which there is nothing wrong with. For the others though, it creates a sense of uncertainty. Do we really know who we are talking to online? It is in a 20 year old model from England, or it is really a 50 year old from the United States? Unless you actually meet the individual in person, you very well may never know. It's scary, think about it.




  On the web today, there are many companies and programs that make a living off of other's websites and ideas. For instance, there are plenty of programs that help you win an auction on eBay. Auction Sentry is a program that you can buy which helps win you auctions at the last minute on eBay. Now Auction Sentry has no affiliation with eBay, however it is a program created strictly to be used hand in hand with the eBay site. For a lot of people this is great, it helps them with auctions without having to sit on their computers. But my question is, is it fair to eBay for programs such as Auction Sentry to more or less use eBay to make money? Personally I do not think it really is, but that's just me.
   If you want to check out Auction Sentry here it is: http://www.auctionsentry.com/  




  As shocking as it may be, I have a few friends that do not have a facebook. Personally I think they are crazy, but that is just me. For the first couple years in high school in America (until I was around 16), I was one of them, I did not have a facebook. However one day I cracked, two of my friends more or less created a facebook for me because they wanted to tag me in some pictures. I did not like the idea and thought I was getting by just fine in life without having a facebook. Looking back now though, I could not even begin to imagine how I would have gotten by in high school and the first few years of Uni without a facebook. Today you HAVE to have a Facebook. For me its awesome; when me and all my friends went seperate ways after high school, it was a perfect way to see how everyone is doing and what they're up to, even if you aren't physically talking to them everyday. I feel that if you did not have a facebook you would just loose contact with so many people. For instance, just the other day, my neighbor from growing up friended me. I have not seen nor talked to her in at least 7 or 8 years. Without Facebook there is a very good chance that I may have never talked to her again; so for me Facebook is important so I can stay in contact with friends, regain contact with old ones, and have bases to get in contact with newly made friends. For me personally, I am not friends with anyone that I have not met in person; I will only except friends that I know who they are. I also keep a close eye on my privacy settings, therefore security is not a big issue in my mind. Surely it is weird to think that anyone can find your profile, but in my mind as long as you are safe and play your cards right, there is no problem from a security standpoint. When its all said and done I believe Facebook is awesome and a great means of technology. With that said, I tap my hats to those people who are finding a way around not having one; I do not know how you do it.