Netiquette

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Netiquette is the way people should behave on the internet. It is basically like the the way people should be have in public but its over the internet. Netiquette affects EVERYONE who uses the internet or a social network. Good netiquette is to treat people how you want to be treated, making yourself look good online like use proper grammar and spelling. Bad netiquette is like starting flame wars. Flame wars are when someone says something online sharing their opinion holding back no emotion and people start arguing over the internet and look like idiots           

Whats Legal?

You can’t just go on the internet and download most music, but people still download music illegally and they can get in serious trouble. It’s really confusing on which music you can download, but to make it even more confusing there is some music you can download off of the internet. Copyright laws allow you to may make a copy of your own CD for your personal use. You’re not allowed to give this copy to another person. Some artists allow you to download song of their songs for free off of their websites. if a person is able to download his or her favorite music off the Internet, that person would not need to purchase the CD at a local music store meaning the recording company wouldn’t get any of the money from those illegally downloaded songs. So, if I were you, I wouldn’t try to download music on the internet. 

Copyright: The Beach Boys vs. Chuck Berry

Chuck Berry said that The Beach Boys used most of the words and the exact melody from his song Sweet Little Sixteen in their song Surfin' USA. Chuck Berry never gave The Beach Boys permission to use his song. A year after Surfin' USA was released, Chuck Berry sued the Beach Boys and won the case, causing all releases of Surfin' USA on albums to credit Berry and Brian Wilson, who wrote the new lyrics

Japan Glogster

Research Project Wrap-up

On my presentation, I thought it went really well. i wasn't all nervous because I felt like i had done a good job on my presentation. It was clear and to the point. I didn't seem to babble on and on about something. my favorite part has got to be getting up in front and presenting to my friends. My least favorite part is doing all that research, but i need to know what i was talking about to be able to present well. i learned that Japan has the worlds largest tower, that's pretty cool. Some difficult things to find while i was researching was the last couple attractions. Some strong points in my presentation was the history and attractions. The weak point of my presentation was the current facts. i could have added more but i didn't want to have too much. I really liked this research project and i think Mrs. Fowler should do more projects where we get to learn more about the things we don't know a lot about.   

Snapchat

Snapchat is a new app that lets friends send pictures and text together that disappear after a few seconds. People are saying its the next instagram, but it's also just a new way for "sexting". The creators of snapchat are downplaying its use for sexting and saying its a short term sharing. The app has also gained some popularity from its competition, Facebook poke. http://www.cnn.com/2013/01/03/tech/mobile/snapchat/index.html?hpt=te_t1