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https://www.theguardian.com/media/2017/nov/26/bbc-childrens-director-alice-webb-netflix In this digital story, Webb says settling on provincial content for adolescent gatherings of people will be an ‘absolutely center principle’ to those. Broadcasters need a obligation will make programmes uncommonly for kids in the uk as worries develop worries that youngsters are Experiencing childhood on an eating regimen of outside imports once Netflix and YouTube, those head from claiming children’s television during those BBC need said.  Two-thirds of teenagers use YouTube to watch TV programmes and films compared to 38% of adults. The BBC said an additional repeat of this episode in a different time slot had an average audience of 46,000, and was viewed 39,000 times on BBC iPlayer Under pressure from Ofcom, the media regulator,  the BBC announced earlier this year  that it would spend an extra £34m on children’s television over the next three years, pushing its annual budget to £124.4m.

http://oianews.com/hollywood-tech-lands-a-leading-role-in-health-care Tech is beginning to discover its way into exercise based recuperation, where the devices that vivified Gollum in "The Lord of the Rings" arrangement of movies are currently enabling you to get a coach administered exercise in your family room Unlike in the movies, where that kind of information is used to help animate a computer-generated character, these programs show how well you're doing various exercises. Vera might ask you to hold onto the back of a chair and lift your right leg to the side, for example. If she detects that your left leg is moving forward during the exercise, she'll tell you to keep it in place. In the past year or so, tech companies have witnessed motion tracking take off in connection with both virtual reality, in which you're tricked into thinking you're in a computer-generated environment, and augmented reality, in which computer-generated images get overlai

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/materialistic-people-facebook-friends-number-more-study-social-media-a8066686.html People with a lot of Facebook friends are likely to be materialistic (people who work to find information) say these people are likely to have much more friends than those who are less interested in material (things people own).  They are also more likely to see their friends as "digital objects" and have a greater need to compare themselves with others on Facebook, the (people who work to find information) add.  According to the scientist from Ruhr-University Bochum in Germany, selfish people use Facebook to feel good and complete their/reach their goals. When the process was repeated on a second sample of 289 Facebook users, the researchers drew the same conclusion. “It seems to us that Facebook is like a knife,” added Ozimek. Ozimek and his team of researchers from the Ruhr-University Bochum in Germany gathered their data through an

http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/ingrid-goes-west-trailer-release-date-tickets-instagram-influencer-elizabeth-olsen-a8060931.html How Ingrid Goes West reveals the truth about Instagram This article discusses the issues and debates on the social media platform Instagram. It describes it as if it is a sinister figure that consumes the user through interaction. Instagram will be the death of all things Instagram hasn’t changed society, it’s only amplified what’s already there. Millennial or not, humanity still remains bound by the same basic fears and impulses: We’ve always been scared of being alone, and constantly in despair of our own selves. Instagram isn’t a tool for unbridled evil. And it’s disingenuous to say so, since its reality is far more of a double-edged sword; one that we take so much from, but one that we can also ultimately be consumed by. In my opinion i feel like this article is too exaggerated in terms of the action th

Rein in Isis and terrorism coverage, police chiefs tell media https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/nov/13/rein-in-isis-and-terrorism-coverage-police-chiefs-tell-media This article talks about Britian's counter terrorism officer urges the media to cover less on terrorism coverage about the Islamic State. This includes the attacks that come with it ect, in the aim to decrease propaganda.  I doubt that this will go through as there are an uncountable amount of social media users that could post content linked to terror attacks. this would be difficult to monetise as 

Google Under Privacy Investigation in Missouri: Tech Had Better Worry https://www.inc.com/erik-sherman/google-under-privacy-investigation-by-missouri-tech-had-better-worry.html The Missouri lawyer general's office is examining whether Google has crossed paths with customer security or antitrust laws in the state. Hawley's office said on Monday that it issued a subpoena to examine if Google's utilization of data that it gathers about consumers is fitting and if the organisation follows the regulations. Just months after the  EU fined Google $2.7 billion  for antitrust activities regarding search results, Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley today announced an investigation into the company. In 2010, for instance, the scandal was that the company  recorded data from private Wi-Fi networks . That has no effect in other countries, but is a reminder that tech firms can't do whatever they wish, citing the prevalent "ask forgiveness rather than permission"

Snapchat DOWN - Selfie social network not working for THOUSANDS of users http://www.express.co.uk/life-style/science-technology/876306/Snapchat-down-not-working-sending-receiving-snaps-server-status Snapchat is down right now with the well known selfie application not working for a large number of clients. Snapchat fans have revealed issues with sending and accepting snaps and also server issues. Free site Down Detector has gotten a large number of reports that Snapchat is down. The blackout tracker screens social says around specific themes to track blackouts over the world. While reports on independent outage monitor Down Detector of Snapchat down has drastically fallen from a peak of 7,512, Snapchatters are still having problems. They tweeted: "We're aware of the issue and working on a fix. Stay tuned for updates! We recommend staying logged into your account."   Snapchat is down right now with the popular selfie app not working for thousands of u

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-41886157 Fake WhatsApp app downloaded more than one million times Redditors on Friday found that a phony WhatsApp program accessible in Google Play had been downloaded more than 1 million times previously Google brought it down. The application, formally known as Update WhatsApp Messenger, had a Google Play page with an indistinguishable look and feel from the genuine Facebook-possessed WhatsApp. Whoever was behind the app managed to  make it look as though  its developer was "WhatsApp Inc" In 2015, the firm had to step in and block  one program that disguised itself   as a battery monitor and sent premium-rate text messages from people's phones.   I think that the person behind tried to find out personal information from the people who downloaded this application. we live in a world where privacy is over looked and it is these types of situations that institutions take advantage of our privacy.

Hyper-reality and the digital renaissance: 1) The article was written in 2009. Offer three examples of more recent social networking sites or uses of technology that support the idea of a 'digital renaissance'. Snapchat, Instagram and Twitter. They are unique as they connect with individuals of various societies and they additionally build up their impression of societies and society in the created world. This is on the grounds that, on these locales, users can make their own interpretation on how they need to be seen on the internet all depending on what they consume. 2) How do live streaming services such as Periscope or Facebook Live fit into the idea of a 'digital renaissance'? Are these a force for good or simply a further blurring of reality? This is a more prominent measure of reality than whatever else. This is because of the applications and administrations expressed all have a key element; being live. This suggests what people see,

Citizen journalism and UGC (user-generated content) 1) Read the article from Media Magazine: The Rise and Rise of UGC (Dec 2009). Use our Media Magazine archive, click on MM30 and go to page 55. 2) Create a blogpost where you make notes from the article under the following headings:  LA police officers beating Rodney King with clubs and tasering him.  The home video completed prime time news; produced riots. This wouldn't have occurred if the bystander wasn't there to record it- can still be watched to this day.  Asian tsunami December 2004, much of the early recording was provided by citizen journalists also social networking sites deliver personal accounts on a international scale (after a few days).  London bombings 2005, footage delivered by those caught up in the bombings was a first-hand view. theory (audience reception etc.) Blumler and Katz:  Uses and gratifications theory, an aspect of this theory is the surveillance side of things as it educates the viewer