CS1300 Copyright Issues

Today Copyrights have helped authors protect their material in the Internet to avoid illegal copying and plagiarism. However, there are various ways to use these material without copying or doing plagiarism. If I would want to use an image for a website of my own I would have to consider several things. First of all, by law, I am able to used copyright material for purposes of commentary or criticism without having to cite the author. However, in most of the cases, when you use an image for a publication everyone can access, like the Internet, you have to always give credit to the author. You must have authorization from the author to use its image on your website. On the other hand, if you use a photograph you took from your camera, you don't need to ask for permission from anyone in order to use it. In addition, if you are a student in a class environment, you do not need to ask permission as long as you site the source. I hope this information is useful for your future creation of a web page.

Gustavo Vallejo

CS1300 Web 2.0 Analysis

After reading the "Time's Person of the Year" article I realized that the advancements in communication through Web 2.0, the newly transformation of the World Wide Web, is a success thanks to us. It is important to recognize the geniuses who develop programs such as Facebook, My Space, You Tube, and more that allow a globalized exchange of information, but if it weren't for each one of us who post a video on You Tube or make a profile on Facebook, this "new web" called Web 2.0 would not be of such importance nowadays. However, we should recognize that Web 2.0 has a lot of pros as well as cons. This system can result harmful to us if we don't take it serious and play with it by sharing senseless things that are not a use for anyone. As the article says, "Web 2.0 harnesses the stupidity of crowds as well as its wisdom".

By reading the article "What to do About Web 2.0" by Andrew Keen and Michael Laskoff, we can see how people and businesses have to be very careful when using Web 2.0. This new web contains lots of information that we can use when trying to help our businesses, but not all the information is good or valid. Therefore we should always have a critical analysis of the information we find in order to take advantage of it, because if we take all its tools as granted we may be misguided to conclusions that are not true or useful. Finally, I think Web 2.0 allows everyone to immerse in a global communication system and it is in our hands to use it properly in order for it to be even a greater tool for everyone in the future, or to lose this opportunity by taking them as a joke and trying to harm others through the web.

Gustavo Vallejo

My Previous Experience with MS Word

Microsoft Word is a program which I use very often in my life. However, I have never had an actual class about this program, therefore I only know the traditional tools and gadgets you can use in the program. Most of these things are located on the Home Tab. I also know how to insert different things like pictures, diagrams, word art, etc. I will like to gain more practice in using other features that are located in the Mailing, References, Review, and Page Layout tabs. I am looking forward to managing Word as an expert and improve the quality of my work by knowing how to get the best benefit from this useful program.

Gustavo Vallejo