Exploring the Internet

1. Exploring the Internet 91.113-021 Instructor: Michael Krolak

2. Tonight • The Internet and Recreation • Mid Term Help

3. Class Announcements • 1 Week Left Until Scavenger Hunt is Due!

4. Blog of the Week “In a completely different and unrelated subject, I caught a glimpse of Keith Olberman's "Countdown" on MSNBC and one of the topics discussed was called "Blogging for health." In this story the headline is "Doctors encourage patients to write online blogs as a cure for comfort. It talks about how blogging is a way of online therapy and is suprisingly recommended by many doctors for their patients to participate in. In a recent America Online study, nearly half of all bloggers polled said blogging is a form of therapy for them. It is a way for patients to express their pain, suffering, and rejoice after being cured to millions of people possibly reading their blogs. Blogging is taking the world by storm from college students discussing the internet and its uses to patients in hospitals writing about their ordeals. Just another way that the internet is an extremely powerful tool utilized by millions throughout the world. In yet another more unrelated subject, what was up with your wonderful Boston Globe running Theo Epstein out of town. I don't know the behind the scenes reasons for his departure so maybe you may shed some light on this subject on class Wednesday night. Just another way the media plays a major influence in the lives of people. I am sure this will be discusses in class on wednesday with hopefully some answers regarding what went wrong. “

5. Follow Up from Last Class “In the places they do serve, companies like BellSouth, Qwest, and the local phone companies are often essentially alone in the DSL or cable markets and charge fat, monopolistic fees. In Iowa, for instance, where Iowa Telecom has skimpy competition, users pay $169.95 for their monthly service, compared with a typical fee of $40 in New York City, where upward of six providers compete for high-speed customers. Half of rural households say they don't have high-speed Internet access because it's either unavailable or too expensive.” Source: Mother Jones, May-June 2005 v30 i3 p30(3)

6. Google’s new earth producthttp://earth.google.com/

7. Yahoo Traffic Reporthttp://maps.yahoo.com/traffic

8. Internet Recreational Statistics Source: Technology Review (Cambridge, Mass.), August 2005 v108 i8 p32(1)

9. Antigua and Barbuda • Pop. 68,722 • Size • Antigua 280 sq km • Barbuda 161 sq km • 2.5 times the size of Washington, DC • 365 Beaches • Amazing Scuba Diving • Columbus landed here on his second voyage

10. What is Internet Gambling? internet gambling n. 1. The intentional conducting, or directly assisting in the conducting as a business of any game, contest, lottery, or contrivance whereby a person risks the loss of anything of value in order to realize a profit when accessing the Internet, World Wide Web, or any part thereof by way of any computer, computer system, computer network, computer software, or any server. Source: http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/dispu_e/285r_f_e.pdf

11. Massachusetts Gambling Laws • "Whoever uses a telephone or, being the occupant in control of premises where a telephone is located or a subscriber for a telephone, knowingly permits another to use a telephone so located or for which he subscribes, as the case may be, for the purpose of accepting wagers or bets, or buying or selling of pools, or for placing all or any portion of a wager with another, upon the result of a trial or contest of skill, speed, or endurance of man, beast, bird, or machine, or upon the result of an athletic game or contest, or upon the lottery called the numbers game, or for the purpose of reporting the same to a headquarters or booking office, or who under a name other than his own or otherwise falsely or fictitiously procures telephone service for himself or another for such purposes, shall be punished by a fine of not more than two thousand dollars or by imprisonment for not more than one year; provided, however, that this section shall not apply to use of telephones or other devices or means to place wagers authorized pursuant to the provisions of section 5C of chapter 128A." Source: Massachusetts Annotated Laws Ch. 271 § 17A (Valid until Dec. 31, 2005)

12. US Gambling Industry • In 1999 gamblers in the United States wagered more than US $630 billion in state-sanctioned gambling activities and lost US $50 billion in the process. • In 1998, 68 per cent of Americans gambled at least once and 86 per cent of Americans have gambled at least once in their lifetime. Source: http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/dispu_e/285r_f_e.pdf

13. Casinos • Casinos are open 24 hours a day • Entire cities are devoted to the gambling industry (Las Vegas, Reno, Atlantic City, etc.) • Pathways through a casino are built to emphasize the gambling equipment rather than directing visitors to exits. • There are generally no clocks or views to the outside, making it difficult for gamblers to know the time. • To further encourage unchecked gambling, casinos offer free alcoholic beverages to anyone who is gambling. Source: http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/dispu_e/285r_f_e.pdf

14. Nevada “As of 2003, Nevada has over 2,100 licensed casinos that offer virtually every popular form of state-sanctioned gambling. These casinos host an aggregate of 189,193 slot machines and 6,358 tables for blackjack, craps, roulette and other table games39 and generate state -wide gaming revenues of US $9.5 billion per year.40 Las Vegas itself has hosted over 30 million visitors each year since 1997, with more than 35 million visitors in each of the past three years.” Source: http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/dispu_e/285r_f_e.pdf

15. Money Laundering • Organized Crime has gotten involved in internet gambling • “Gambling on the Internet may provide an easy means for money laundering. Internet gambling provides anonymity, remote access, and encrypted data. To launder money, a person need only deposit money into an offshore account, use those funds to gamble, lose a small per cent of the original funds, then cash out the remaining funds. Through the dual protection of encryption and anonymity, much of this activity can take place undetected." Source: http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/dispu_e/285r_f_e.pdf

16. Underage Gamblers • Largest group of Internet users are under the age of 21. • “The American Psychiatric Association has similarly warned that ‘[y]oung people are at special risk for problem gambling and should be aware of the hazards of this activity, especially the danger of Internet gambling, which may pose an increased risk to high school and college-aged populations.’” Source: http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/dispu_e/285r_f_e.pdf

17. Barriers of Trade • Tariffs - An added cost when you bring a good across a border • Non-tariff barriers to trade • State subsidies, procurement, trading, ownership • National regulations on health, safety, employment • Quotas

18. Internet Gaming Addiction Signs • Do you spend more time than you think you should playing the game?• How difficult would it be for you to limit your playing time?• How agitated do you get if the servers go down unexpectedly?• How often do your friends or family members complain about your game play behavior?• Has your work/school performance suffered because of your game play?• How much of your happiness in life currently is derived from playing the game?• Have your personal relationships suffered because of your game-play? Source: http://www.nickyee.com/daedalus/archives/001336.php?page=2

19. Gaming Addiction Source: http://www.nickyee.com/daedalus/

20. Gaming Addiction (cont.) Source: http://www.nickyee.com/daedalus/

21. Gaming Addiction (cont.) Source: http://www.nickyee.com/daedalus/

22. Tales from Addiction “My mother (67 years old) is so addicted to EQ that she spends hours upon hours playing it. Drives my father crazy. She is now going to a convention for EQ players, meeting up with game people from all over the country, and god knows what else. What is it about this game that makes people go over the edge of reality? She "loves" these people. She thinks she is needed by these people.” Source: Daedelus Project

23. Tales of Addiction (cont.) “I continued to play because I was unhappy with the circumstances in my real life and needed to "forget" about it for as long as I could. I was having financial troubles and marital problems as well. I could ignore my real life and escape into EQ. This wasn’t for the fun, it was a "need" that I felt to not deal with my life responsibly and EQ was my chosen method of "drugging" myself into blissful ignorance.” Source: Daedelus Project

24. China to unveil new online gaming standard that will favor Chinese- developed games. Shanghai. July 4. INTERFAX-CHINA - China will introduce a new national standard, by which online games are approved for distribution in the country, which focuses on supporting Chinese developed titles, the Ministry of Culture (MOC) said. The major emphasis of the new standard will be to foster the development of Chinese-developed online games so that in 3-5 years, Chinese developed titles dominate the domestic market, the MOC said. More detailed information about the new standard, however, will not be available until a final version is released. No timeframe has been given for when the final version of the standard might be introduced. In addition to favoring Chinese developed online games, the MOC said that the new standard would also look to introduce more advanced and higher-quality online gaming titles to the Chinese market. The new standard has also been designed to keep inappropriate online games out of the country. The new standard will also control the number of online games that are based primarily on combat and fighting, the MOC said.

25. AI (2001) • Developed an Alternate Reality Game to promote the movie. • The game, called the Beast, was incredibly popular.

26. Donnie Darko (2001) • Cult Film • Website contains riddles and games to help audience understand the movie. • www.donniedarko.com

27. Movies Online • ClickStar • Movies as soon as they are released on the big screen. • CinemaNow • Full length Studio Movies • Purchase Offering • Per movie pricing • Rental Offering • Per movie pricing • Subscription Offering • $9.95 Limited Account • $29.95 Unlimited Account • Atomfilms • Independent Shorts • www.archive.org • Movielink • Rental Offering • $1.99 – $4.99 for 24 hrs after you start the movie • iFilm • Shorts and Trailers • Free for certain bandwidth and screen size

28. What is Podcasting? podcasting n. 1. Radio-style shows — some from major media, others from passionate individuals — delivered over the Internet to your computer. Unlike streaming audio, which requires you to listen in real time, podcasting lets you control how and when you hear your favorite shows.

29. What is Streaming Media? streaming media n. 1. Media that is consumed (read, heard, viewed) while it is being delivered. Streaming is more a property of the delivery system than the media itself. The distinction is usually applied to media that is distributed over computer networks; most other delivery systems are either inherently streaming (radio, television) or inherently non-streaming (books, video cassettes, audio CDs).

30. Streaming Media Providers • Radio • Accuradio • Real Player • BBC Radio • Darkice • TV • TV-ALL.NET

31. Opening your web page on N|VU

32. Enter the location of your web page

33. Opening your Publishing Settings

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