Apple reveals the secret fitness lab it has been using for TWO YEARS to develop its health tracking watch

Apple have revealed that they have been using people to test out the product that they were going to be releasing to the public. They have been found that they have had people testing their health and using the new apple watch that will be released soon to the public in England. They have been using these people for 2 years just testing it out to see whether it works good and was accurate with peoples health. 

• Lab has been running in this unmarked building for two years 
• Apple employees wear special masks and equipment to monitor breathing
• Were not told what they were testing - and used covered Apple Watches 
• Fitness app was installed by Apple as part of this week's iOS 8.2 update 

I believe that there is nothing wrong with testing out products as long as the peoples who they have chosen to do it agrees to the terms and conditions. They must also be treated fairly and not overworked. 
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3004701/Apple-reveals-secret-fitness-lab-using-TWO-YEARS-develop-movement-tracking-watch.html

Twitter Latest To Face Sex Discrimination Lawsuit

This article is about a woman Tina Huang who was a twitter engineer and had worked with twitter for a long time. She has filed a lawsuit against her former employer for being biased and not giving woman the promotions but only the men. She had missed out on many promotions which she finds unfair and believes that Twitter are in favour for men and only the men. Which is why most of the men at her workplace are all in high places and keep moving up, whilst the woman always stay where they are and due to this she has filed a lawsuit and is suing he ex employer.

• Twitter being biased 
• Promotions only to men
• Filed lawsuit against ex employer 

I believe that Twitter is not biased, i believe that its a case of men doing a better job than woman and woman believing that they're being biased, if they did their job to an outstanding level maybe they'd be promoted. 

http://techcrunch.com/2015/03/22/twitter-gender-discrimination-lawsuit/

Ched Evans. 

1) Summarise this example for the rest of the class in one paragraph
Chad Evans is a high profile striker and was convicted of being a rapist when he had raped a woman in a hotel room. The women in question had said that she did not give him consent to do so and was passed out during the time that he had raped him. He was then found guilty and was sentenced to prison for a while. The woman Hatchet started a petition to get the footballer out of his game and to be dismissed and gained 160,000 signatures. 

2) What was the initial incident or situation that sparked this example?
It was due to Ched Evans to return to football and signing back to Sheffield United football club. 

3) In your opinion, is this an example of a valid campaign or something of a witch hunt against people who are not doing any serious harm?
This i believe is a witch hunt as the football fans who love him and would like him to play want him because of what he brings to the team and how he is able to contribute towards the football club. He is one of their valuable players and would want him in games playing for them. As a role model he only sets an example out on the pitch, people watch him on the pitch and know him for being good on the pitch. 


 Caroline Criado Parez: female presence on bank notes. 

1) Summarise this example for the rest of the class in one paragraph
This article is about a hash tag that was used on Twitter which had been created by a feminist named Caitlin Moran. This was created as a fellow feminist wanted the picture of a woman on the £5 note as they were going replace the current woman with a man. This would mean that there would be no woman on the British pound notes. From the twitter silent this meant that all feminists on twitter all became silent because of it and did not tweet for a whole 24 hours on Twitter, they wanted to prove a point and stood their ground. 

2) What was the initial incident or situation that sparked this example?
What sparked this protest was due to a woman wanted to have Jane Austin on the latest five pound note as she heard that the current woman was going to be taken off and replaced with another man, instead of a woman. 

3) In your opinion, is this an example of a valid campaign or something of a witch hunt against people who are not doing any serious harm?
She had the right to do what she did and got away with it and was successful. However the harm that was caused was that she had received loads of threats due to her actions which had caused her a bit of harm mentally due to what was said to her.  

Emma Whatson: Heforshe gender equality campaign. 

1) Summarise this example for the rest of the class in one paragraph
This was all about how Emma Whatson explained what feminisms do and what it actually is and what's it about. She says that feminism inst only a fight but is a humans right and that all women should have equal rights as men as we are all humans as she explains in the article and been said herself. We see that not many men are signing up to the 'heforshe' campaign and was proved unsuccessful shown through the figures received and shown in the article. 

2) What was the initial incident or situation that sparked this example?
Nothing had triggered this campaign but Emma Watson had seen for herself and knows that woman in the world are being treated unfairly and thinks she can make a difference for all woman. She wants to accomplish a lot for woman as she herself is described as independent and a strong individual. 

3) In your opinion, is this an example of a valid campaign or something of a witchhunt against people who are not doing any serious harm?
This is partly a witchhunt as with this they are trying to change the world as the harm is being done to the females in the world. What they want to do is change the people for them to realise that all woman and men should be treated as equals and should not be seen any different. Woman are mistreated by men and are seen as normal in society as it has been the common thing in this world for a long time. 

Facebook faces parents' lawsuit to refund children's online shopping sprees

Facebook could face a lawsuit against parents due to their children doing a bit of online shopping through Facebook. This has been a problem for hundreds of thousands of people around the world and Facebook must face up to the problems that the parents of the children who have been buying products online from Facebooks influences.

• Parents suing Facebokook
• Children buying online without permission
• Facebook to face up to lawsuits 

Facebook should consider a way in which they can stop children paying for items and products online which are influenced by Facebook through advertisements. This is bad as it would get children into bad habits and has happened many times before.

http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/mar/12/facebook-faces-parents-lawsuit-to-refund-childrens-online-shopping-sprees

Identities And The Media Work

1 - Collective Identity
2 - No More Page 3
3 - Post Colonialism
4 - Post Colonialism Videos
5 - Identities and the media: Reading Riots
6 - Feminism Online

News List

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57 - Facebook slammed after advertising funeral directors to a CANCER patient: Promotions appeared after sufferer Googled disease

56 - Newcastle woman convicted of Twitter trolling warns others to think before you type

55 - Twitter changes rules to ban 'revenge porn'

54 - Tyga SLAMMED On Twitter For Kylie Jenner Relationship; Fans Urge Him To Reunite With Blac Chyna

53 - Woman begs men for sex on Russian 'Facebook' after mum nags her to have a baby

52 - YouTube Now Lets You View And Upload 360-Degree Videos

51 - Teenager changed Facebook status to 'full-time killer' after disabled man he attacked died of brain haemorrhage... but is spared prison

50 - Selfie surgery? Women now want to look just like their filtered Instagram photos

49 - Pittsburgh mall shooting suspect identified from Instagram post

48 - Twitter CEO: We suck at dealing with trolls and abuse

47 - Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg donates $75 million to San Francisco hospital

46 - Billionaires battle for the Internet in space

45 - Democratic Republic of Congo Extends Internet Blockage

44 - Teen robbed and then stabbed to death 'after being lured into Bronx apartment building by girl on Facebook'

43 Hacked US news agency Twitter account triggers false alarm over US-China combat

42 - Millions Of Twitter's 'Active Users' Don't Actually Do Anything

41 - Elon Musk announces 'space Internet' plan

40 - Snapchat users response to ads; ‘we like them, we really like them’

39 - Rapist, 16, groomed girls on Facebook

38 - 01/01/15 Facebook know you

37 - 01/01/15 ISIS Firghter gives away his location

36 - 01/01/15 What to expect from Google for 2015

35 - 01/01/15 Smart extends free internet promo

34 - 08/12/14 Twitter Users Frustrated

33 - 08/12/14 Facenook accused of being morally unacceptable

32 - 04/12/14 Revenge porn leads to jail time

31 -  04/12/14 Can internet companies monitor terrorists?

30 - 04/12/14 Kenya arrests 77

29 - 04/12/14 Google plans to release child friendly products

28 - 23/11/14 Internet Data Plan

27 - 23/11/14 Google Contributor

26 - 20/11/14 Tesco Helps Tweeters For Christmas

25 - 20/11/20 Internet Population

24 - 02/11/14 David Cameron - Extremist Material

23 - 02/11/14 1994 in Technology

22 - 02/11/14 Internet Tax in Hungary

21 - 02/11/14Spotifies CEO Removes Taylors Album

20 - 02/11/14 Twitter Tyga hacks account

19 - 20/09/14 Snapchat Advertisements

18 - 20/09/14 Facebook Safety Check

17 - 13/09/14 24 Cakes

16 - 13/09/14 Twitter Female Gamer

15 - 13/09/14 Twitter Users In France

14 - 06/09/14 Jimmy Saville

13 - 06/09/14 Twitter Troll

12 - 29/09/14 Instagram appears to be blocked in China

11 - 29/09/14 Peter Nunn Jailed For Twitter Messages

10 -  25/09/14 Facebook drones & Lara Insta

7 - 18/09/14 Facbook Ads, Facebook Increase Prices, Instagrams New App

4 - 12/09/14 Apples New Iphone, Snapchats Value Increases, Google Block An Article

Teenager changed Facebook status to 'full-time killer' after disabled man he attacked died of brain haemorrhage... but is spared prison

A man named Scott Hall died because he had been hit by a bit in the head. Once the boy had done so he went on to Facebook only to change his status in to 'full time killer', They were given community orders and told to attend a rehabilitation programme. The sentence followed the Crown Prosecution Service’s insistence that it could not link the attack to 28-year-old Mr Hall’s death.

• Scott Hall, 28, died from brain haemorrhage days after he was attacked 
• Disabled man was punched in the face and kicked as he lay on pavement
• He spent nine days living in terror before sudden bleed to brain and death
• Two 15-year-olds admitted attacking Mr Hall but they will not be jailed 
• Both were given 12-month referral orders, rehab and community service  

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2991316/Teenager-changed-Facebook-status-time-killer-disabled-man-attacked-died-brain-haemorrhage-spared-prison.html

YouTube Now Lets You View And Upload 360-Degree Videos

YouTube has announced that it is now supporting 360-degree video uploads. Some of the cameras that are compatible with YouTube’s 360-degree video uploads include Bublcam, 360cam by Giroptic, Allie by IC Realtech, the SP360 by Kodak and the RICOH THETA. This means that viewers can watch videos in any direction for a different perspective instead of just where the camera is facing. The 360-degree cameras have a price range of about $300-$1,000.

• Camera price range $300-1000
• Youtube now support 360 video
• Viewers can watch videos in any direction

http://www.forbes.com/sites/amitchowdhry/2015/03/14/youtube-360-degree-videos/

Woman begs men for sex on Russian 'Facebook' after mum nags her to have a baby

A Russian woman is urging men to have sex with her on Russian Facebook - because she wants to get pregnant to silence her nagging mother. Elena is running a competition on the VK social network called Leave Your Trace In Me - in her bid to get pregnant. Elena Komleva, 29, from the city of Cheliabinsk in southern Russia stuck the ad on her Vkontakt page (the Russian equivalent of Facebook) to try and appease her mum who is hellbent on being a granny.

• Russian woman out on Facebook equivalent site to get pregnant 
• Hosting auditions 
• Doing it to shut up her mother 

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/woman-begs-men-sex-russian-5327800

Tyga SLAMMED On Twitter For Kylie Jenner Relationship; Fans Urge Him To Reunite With Blac Chyna

The rap star Tyga has announced and has made it clear on twitter that himself and kylie Jenner are in a relationship. People on Twitter are 'hating' as most would say as disapprove due to the age difference between then both. Kyle is 17 and is still classed as a child, Tyga himself is 25 years of age. Twitter users are urging for Tyga to get back with his ex who he has a child with. Many are now saying that they have lost respect for the rapper and no longer are fans.

• Kylie aged 17
• Tyga aged 25
• Twitter users urging Tyga to get back with ex

http://www.designntrend.com/articles/43952/20150314/tyga-slammed-twitter-kylie-jenner-relationship-fans-urge-reunite-blac.htm

Twitter changes rules to ban 'revenge porn'

Twitter have now changed their rules so that people who use twitter are not able to post intimate videos or photos which are known as revenge porn. They have banned this from their social networking site. Some of the changed were written by the bbc.

• The social network's rules now state: "You may not post intimate photos or videos that were taken or distributed without the subject's consent."
• Last month posting revenge porn images became a criminal offence in England and Wales.
• Users who complain to Twitter about photos or videos posted will be asked to verify their identity and prove they did not give consent for it to be shared publicly.
• Anyone found to have posted material against the new rule would then be required to "delete the content in question before being able to return to the platform".
• The new law classes revenge porn as "photographs or films which show people engaged in sexual activity or depicted in a sexual way or with their genitals exposed, where what is shown would not usually be seen in public".

http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/31843001

Newcastle woman convicted of Twitter trolling warns others to think before you type

This article is about a woman form newcastle who has been convicted for admitting that she had been sending abusive messages in twitter to other twitter users. The woman has been sentenced to twelve weeks in prison and she is also a first time offender. She is not the only one who has committed this offence as hundreds of other people have done the same thing she has. These messages were sent to a feminist online who had described the threats to be worse than rape threats.

• Woman sent to prison for 12 weeks because of abusive messages 
• Woman openly admitted to sending the threats 
• Woman had sent messages to a feminist who described the messages as worse than rape threats

http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/newcastle-woman-convicted-twitter-trolling-8836555

Facebook slammed after advertising funeral directors to a CANCER patient: Promotions appeared after sufferer Googled disease

A cancer patient who searched online for support about his disease was left horrified when Facebook began placing advertisement for funeral directors on his Facebook feed.

Daniel Kapp, 46, was diagnosed with prostate cancer last month. Shortly after he used the web to learn more about the illness.

When he opened Facebook the following day he said he was 'bombarded' with 'insensitive' promotions that he couldn't remove.

• Daniel Kapp, 46, was diagnosed with cancer last month 
• Following the news he used the web to learn more about the illness
• He was then shown 'insensitive and tasteless' ads for funeral directors
• The consultant said he tried to remove the ads but they kept appearing 
• And the funeral directors said it was shocked its adverts were being used to target people in this way
• Facebook tracks its users movements around the web using cookies
• These are used to serve relevant ads but only work if a user is logged in
• Facebook has not yet responded to MailOnline's request for comment

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2989768/Facebook-slammed-advertising-funeral-directors-CANCER-patient-Promotions-appeared-sufferer-Googled-disease.html

Collective Identity

1) Read the article and summarise each section in one sentence, starting with the section 'Who are you?'

The first section talks about how you can create an identity for yourself in different ways which is explained in the section, it also talks about how certain people may want to be seen in different ways. 

The second section talks about how people are in different ways, the way they are classed and seen by others, some of the examples are race for example, from the colour of their skin and their ethnic background from where they originated from.  

The third section talks about how the audiences and the people have their needs, their needs and what they want coming from them watching advertisements that advertise something fashionable and would make the audience desire it and then lead them into buying what is for sale. 

The fourth section talks about the rise of an individual on how they would make themselves look unique and stand out from other people, by doing their own thing and being different to others. 

The fifth section talks and tells us about how people will go to buy products and what they see on advertisements. They will buy these things as a reflection of themselves which show people who they are and what they are all about. 


2) List five brands you are happy to be associated with and explain how they reflect your sense of identity.

I would like to be associated with Nike sports wear, as I am a sports man who likes to train, by wearing their clothing it would show that I am a fit individual who works out. The second brand I'd like to be associated with is Beats by Dre, this is because I am in to music and enjoy listening to music with great sound.


3) Do you agree with the view that modern media is all about 'style over substance'? What does this expression mean?

I do partly agree that media is all about a certain style as people are now able to show themselves off for what they are through the media, for example having followers on instagram, through showing off what they wear what kind of brands they buy and associate themselves with. 

4) Explain Baudrillard's theory of 'media saturation' in one paragraph. You may need to research it online to find out more.

Media saturation is media involving most people that associate with the internet and going online, watching tv and other factors. We are currently in a media situated time as everybody uses the internet and plays a part and has an interest and would need it mostly on a day to day base e.g. looking at emails. 


5) Is your presence on social media an accurate reflection of who you are? Have you ever added or removed a picture from a social media site purely because of what it says about the type of person you are?

On social networking sites it does describe and show a rough reflection of myself as i do like the posts i have an interest in and post pictures or stuff i am genuinely interested in. 

6) What is your opinion on 'data mining'? Are you happy for companies to sell you products based on your social media presence and online search terms? Is this an invasion of privacy?

I don't mind having the information like what i've been liking to be sold to other companies as it does not really bother me.