Article Comparison #3

Article #1  

"XBox now used more for online entertainment then online gaming"

March 26th,2012

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2012/03/xbox-more-entertainment-gaming-hbo-go-comcast-xfinity-mlb.html

Article #2

"XBox 360 Launches HBO GO and the Future Inches Closer"

March 27th, 2012

http://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelhumphrey/2012/03/27/xbox-360-launches-hbo-go-and-the-future-inches-closer/

Article #3

"Online Entertainment Bigger Than Gaming on XBox 360"

March 27th, 2012

http://games.yahoo.com/blogs/plugged-in/hbo-comcast-come-xbox-360-182414016.html

Notes

• #1 states the average household spends 84 hours a month on the xbox playing games, listen to music and watching videos online.
• Xbox not only has gaming applications but has added Netflix, Hulu, Vudu, ESPN, YouTube and will soon add HBO GO. (36 total services available on xbox Live)
• 66 million xbox 360's sold worldwide.
• #2 gives several first hand quotes about the key features that xbox provides with the new applications.
• #2 focused more on the launch of HBO GO on xbox Live.
• #1 and #3 expressed very similar content but #3 just touched on the subject where #1 elaborated more.
• Microsoft is the creator.
• Relevant to the class because it shows that there are so many ways that the internet  is be accessed that the actual architecture of the world wide web will need to be designed in a versatile way where it can flow through different medias without loosing its integrity.

Article Review #3

Article Title

"Use of Homeless as Internet Hot Spots Backfires on Marketer"

Article Author

Jenna Wortham

Article Publication Date

March 12th, 2012

URL of Original Article

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/13/technology/homeless-as-wi-fi-transmitters-creates-a-stir-in-austin.html?_r=1&ref=technology

Article Summary

Homeless people are given an opportunity to make a difference in the lives of the everyday user seeking Wi-Fi via means of a BBH experiment which enables volunteers to become a moving hot spot when rigged to a device. (217cc)

Relevance to the Class 

This new technology/idea is reopening the option of users being able to have the internet more accessible to them via the use of a laptop, thus reversing the new age use of mobile devices/networks for internet access. (217cc)

Key Quote

"The smartphone-toting, social-networking crowds often overwhelm cellular networks in the area, creating a market that the BBH Labs hoped to serve with the "Homeless Hotspot" project, which it called a "charitable experiment"." (227cc)

Article Comparison #2

Article #1  

"Arrests Sow Mistrust Inside a Clan of Hackers"

March 6th, 2012

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/07/technology/lulzsec-hacking-suspects-are-arrested.html?_r=1&ref=technology

Article #2

"Hackers Lash Out at LulzSec Leader Turned 'Snitch'"

March 6th, 2012

http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/03/06/hackers-lash-out-at-lulzsec-leader-turned-snitch/?ref=technology

Article #3

"Hackers Deface Panda Security's Website Following Arrests"

March 7th, 2012

http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/251412/hackers_deface_panda_securitys_website_following_arrests.html

Notes

• #1 gave person profiles on the hackers
• #3 focused more specifically on one encounter
• #2 gave more insight on fellow Anonymous members reactions to the "betrayal"
• All 3 spoke on the involvement of "Sabu" in the hackings
• #2 was brief but thoroughly described what the article was about in a way that was quickly understood and straight to the point
• Anonymous is an online collection of "hacktivists" that contain smaller groups of rebels
• Their motive is more movement based as opposed to financial gain
• Hector Xavier Monsegur "Sabu" was frowned upon by his community of hackers for being a traitor by helping the Feds
• Relevant to class because it sheds light on the power of the web and the possibilities it holds whether good or bad, information you put online is available and present throughout the whole network therefore how you present it is imperative to the message your sending