Technology: Ning- online service that allows users to create their own social networks such as myspace or twitter or facebook. Although I do not like any of these I thought it would be a good idea to learn about it because you never know what you client may want. A client may want to create a social network so that their employees will always be in contact with each other and can communucate when necessary. I joined a network for students that attend the Art Institute not just in dallas. A lot of students have the same major as me and you can discuss problems and solutions . This is also a way to learn.
Ustream-
Ustream is an interactive web streaming platform that lets users broadcast their own channels on the Ustream network or on a third-party website such as MySpace or Facebook. Ustream offers a platform for users to host events, promote their own shows, or set up interactive conversations with participants across the globe. Ustream’s broadcasting model offers an attractive new way for Internet broadcasters to connect with audiences, allowing dialogue between users and opportunities to build connections across the globe. Ustream gives faculty free, easy-to-use options for streaming video to geographically disparate audiences, and the service also introduces new frontiers for authentic assessment in the classroom.(definition from the web.) This could affect my career because of a client. Example- If i have a client who is just starting a business out they probably don’t have much money to promote the way that they would want to. But if they used Ustream instead of having to pay to have commercials aired they could broadcast themselves and perhaps reach a bigger audience. The could take this clip and post it in myspace or facebook.
