Three Mediums

The first medium that I would like to talk about is BBM, or Blackberry Messaging. BBM's are basically text messages between people who have Blackberry's. There are not many differences between the two means of communication except for the fact that BBM's may be a little more instant and the sender is able to tell if the reader actually read the message or not. Also, you can send as many messages as you want without it affecting your text message limit. The content BBM's is basically anything a text message has. That includes language, symbols, digital photographs, digital audio, and digital film. BBM's can also send files that are stored onto your Blackberry or saved in your email account. This form of communication is very similar to AIM (AOL Instant Messenger) because of it's features and setup. You are able to tell if the reader is typing a message to your Blackberry. In the end, Blackberry Messenger is a step above text messaging, but second to the next easy way to communicate.

Blogger.com is a website owned by Google that allows people to create their own accounts and post blogs, or a journal entry that is written and shared online. Once an account is created, you can post as many blogs as you want and share them amongst your friends or whomever you wish. Over the past decade blogs have become very popular. Some even make a living off of what they publish on blogs. Blogger.com is a free service that gives you the possibility to post anything you want; including pictures, videos, links, and text. Blogger.com is the quickest and easiest way to create a blog or blogs. Its free, it can be used at one's own leisure, and for instances such as these one can use it for school assignments. I personally have used Blogspot for three of the six semesters I have been at Marist.

One can go on and on about the iPad. What seemed to be a useless waste of technology turned out to be a very interesting tool. It's basically a mix between an iPod and a MacBook. The great thing about it is that its so easy to carry around and became a lot more useful than anyone ever anticipated. The message that Apple tried to promote about the iPad is that it can do anything a MacBook can do... and more. There are over 300,000 applications one can buy from the App Store that are compatible with the iPad. An unbelievable new feature with this product is that you are able to purchase whole books on the iPad and turn each page with just a simple touch of the screen. At first, it doesn't seem like anyone really needs the iPad, but after purchase it's hard to let go.