New Media Blog

         Many of us, especially within this day in age, probably utilize subtitles in at least some variance; whether it be to enhance our viewing experience or whether they are actually a necessity in order to comprehend certain viewing material.  Yet, what many of us do not expect, is to have our security breached because of utilizing these subtitles.  According to an article I discovered on the British Broadcasting Corporation website, a specific software company has "found loopholes" in the ways in certain media platforms handle subtitles.  Essentially, these loopholes, make it easier for individuals to hack and upload malware onto subtitle files that, when utilized, can destroy a user's devices and memory capabilities.  The more I thought about the subject, the more I began to realize how this phenomena could occur; the article substantiated my beliefs.  Basically, subtitles and their related files go unchecked and many (including m...

              Virtual reality, as many of us are probably aware, is a sector within technology that has made significant advances within the past decade.  Certain "tech giants", specifically Japan and the United States have been in a constant war with one another in producing and perfecting this virtual reality technology in the most efficient and cost-effective ways.  Now, in what has come as sort of a surprise to many, a London  based "virtual reality" firm has ended up generating half a billion dollars in financial backing to perfect their own version of virtual reality technology; even receiving investments from the likes of Japan and other major tech players.  In a realm that has been consistently dominated by the countries previously mentioned(United States/China/Japan), this backing proves that the UK has made serious advances and can easily compete, if not out-compete with others within the technological sector.  Man...

              By now I'm sure that most everyone is aware of the influence that social media sites, such as Facebook, can have upon the individuals living within a society; that influence can be deemed positive or negative depending on one's perspective.  From the perspective of Thailand, a country in which is ruled by a monarchy, the social media site known as Facebook has done nothing but portray their leaders and government in a detrimental light.  Because of this, leading authority members of Thailand have essentially "warned" Facebook to remove certain content in which they deem "critical of the monarchy".  If Facebook does not comply with these demands, these authority members have threatened legal action towards the company, most likely coming in the form of litigation.  While Facebook is no stranger to these types of issues, the circumstances surrounding Thailand's content removal are slightly more serious in nature. ...