Interwebz Journalism

Protected works are incredibly important, adding attribution is always required. Even if it is from someone not that popular on the web, it could save you a ton of hassle as well as it is the proper “netiquitte”. Four fail use factors to deterimine you are not infringing on someone’s online rights are as following;

1) What is the purpose and character of whatever you are using? Is it just for monetary gain? or is it possibly to help and inform?

2)What is the nature of the work? What you are actually using it for and how really can get you into copyright trouble, if not done so correctly.

3) What is the amount and substantiality of the portion used? A certain amount of clips/audio/text can be used before it is considered a faux pas. And when I say faux pas, I mean illegal.

4)What is its effect of the use on the potential market? You putting stuff up and making it available to over people can mess up the actual owner’s possibility of receiving income. You could mess up the economical properties of the marketing of their product (blog or brand).

1) What about third parties posting to your site? Could you still be held liable for whatever they post, copyright infringement or not?

2) Can you use the content from another person if you do not gain anything monetary? I’m sure you have to give them the proper credit, but what are the phases that they would have to go through to get you to take the material off your site?

Just like the ancient egyptians I will attempt to astonish the world with something that will define me after death.

Since I do not have cable and had my new iphone stolen only after a month of owning it (since then I have transitioned to an incredibly annoying blackberry), I have to say my Wheat/grain part of the pyramid would most definitely have to be the internet/computer.

From everything I read to watch, excluding netflix on my roomates wii whenever he is in class, is all done on the web.

I’d have to say most of my time is spent on my two emails, my personal and schools, as well as the wonderful world of facebook. Those three places only really captivate my attention for a mere 10 minutes though before I feel the need to find something more entertaining.

The second choice for internet amusement would be what I have provided on my tabs on my browser; a mix of blogs about cycling (a ton of these, more specifically fixed gear sites), tattoo portfolios, craigslist for some sweet deals, and a few food blogs.

Other than that I usually spend my time surfing the web just like somebody would flicking through the television channels, even landing on the occasional adult rated channel. One day when I have a somewhat well paying job I hope to have more media outlets available, and hopefully replace my long lost loved iphone.

But until then my life of wasting time on the internet like a drunk at 3 am watching tv will have to continue.

Now here are some photos that have nothing to do with a media pyramid, except I use my computer with em.