Author Archives: Jimmy G.

About Jimmy G.

Currently a junior year Finance major at Baruch College. Music lover, foodie, car guy, techie, overall tough critic and pure NYer.

Our Wiki Page

Is anyone else experiencing problems trying to access the class wiki page? It says the webpage doesn’t exist. Professor Weisel, I’ve tried emailing you with no response. Can you please correct the webpage link? Thanks! -Jimmy.

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Advice for Baruch College

Hired: Baruch College New Media 1. Website Design – Website design is alright and pretty standard for the industry in regards to Universities. However, it lacks any sort of “catch”.  This could be improved with more pictures of students (definitely … Continue reading

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New Media and Privacy

When it comes to privacy, new media is anything but.   A topic I discussed in my term paper, new media and privacy have an age old battle. Never in the course of human interaction have so many shared so … Continue reading

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Modeling Reality With Virtual Worlds

If you could start over fresh in a completely new world with new friends, new places, new lands, and new opportunities, would you?  Sound like a fantasy? Nope. Not at all. Well you can do all of that with a … Continue reading

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Social Networking Sites

Facebook Facebook is a complete social networking site. Its surrounded on a “News Feed” that allows the user to see their friends news of the moment.  A news feed comprises of status updates, pictures, videos, polls, checked places their friends … Continue reading

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Social Networking

Theres no question that social media has dramatically changed how we communicate today.  Just think about it. Remember when we used to call our friends to go out to the movies? We now jump on Facebook, Twitter, or even MySpace … Continue reading

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Blogs vs. Wiki’s

There is no doubt that the Internet has dramatically changed human social behavior, particularly in communication.   In less than 20 years, the internet has been able to transmit messages, pictures, and videos to anyone around the globe in a matter … Continue reading

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Politics and New Media: Perturbed Political Pair or Necessary Nuptial?

As part of my New Media class at Baruch; I will research the impact and different roles of new media in the political arena. I will focus on social media and have selected “The Political Power of Social Media” as … Continue reading

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Welcome to New Media!

Welcome fellow bloggers! My name is Jimmy Goicoechea. I am currently a junior majoring in Finance at Baruch College in New York City. As part of a course I’m currently enrolled in; this blog will serve as a an ongoing … Continue reading

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