Friday, 19 February 2010
I didnt get my lip pierced...i got my nose pierced instead...on tuesday and my parents havnt noticed yet..ahahaha bless them lol's lalalalalalaaaa...urgh boringggggg muchhiesss. my friends birthday todayy going into town tonightttt...yayy's and that'll be tiring!..urgh loll have work tomorrow at 10.00am aswell lmao...RECKLESS.(im so cheesey its cute.) i know oh golly i should be doing some work now i think? well i did liek half of an introduction last night and come on intro is the hardest part of an essay...huuuuum. need to film some stuff for my media too......lol well im jus gonna get lotsa pics of tonight and use them in my film or sumtink....lmao lammmee ass i know ;) RIGHT i need to go have a bath get ready for my day :) have a nice dayyy and ttyl bloggers xxxxx
Monday, 15 February 2010
YO.
UUUUHM'S. GONNA get my lip pierced on wednesdayyyy...boring weejkdn well it wasnt, but i cant be arsed to write about it becuuzzzz im laaazy. gonna make pasta...andd cheese...mushroom?tomato?UHM lmao i dont knowwwwwwww x
Thursday, 11 February 2010
mmkay, so ive been thinking...i ramble on about insignificant stuff on here dont i? and im not very specific...maybe if i got down to a bit more....of the 'nitty gritty'...threw in a few names and actually added some emotive speach then this might make for a better read?..we'll see.
So went to school today - SHOCK.HORROR.- i know. bought a ridiculous amount of food-the weight i lost is going to rapidly come back on....gosh. anyway and then i had one lesson PSYCHOLOGY...good times, i did an essay on schizophrenia like lasttt week? guess what i got in it? (okay i knew it was bloody awful ...)..yes..you guessed it...a U....ungraded..bad times lol, so im resitting that at the end of the month..better do some revision huh?! oh my friend dan just text me...i have his jacket..HE LEFT IT IN THE PUB ON SATURDAY and i so kindly got it back for him on sunday, i know right? im that nice! anyway so hes still mumbling away about his jacket. ALSO THOUGH i put my fone in there the other day, pulled it out and he has like loads of sand in his piockets..freeeeakkkkk. gosh anwyays so yes...then after psychology i went to lunchhiess with char hannah amy birt & tash magickk times lol. god this blog seems so like...censored lol..mkkay so i like food. LOTS OF IT. multipacks of crisps are like... my friends. uhmm i like tropical juice and chips&pea fritters..god im irresistable tbh arnt i? LOL SKANKKKK. ohh my friend who i completely abusedd the other day is talking to me again which is nice ..cus i was a totall bitch to him before lmao...long story short i got drunk and sat shouting and being annoyed with him...lol woopsyyy nela. OOh my friends birthday next friday shes 18, shes quite exciting <3 ive known her for years and am not sure what to get her! ive seen a nice necklace on asos i might get her..i think she would like it...wont mention it if BY ANY CHANCE she ever comes on here (she wont cus shes not that much of a bored freak) UNLIKE HANNAH who i will actively encourage to come and read my blog frequently, as my life pretttyy much revolves around school with hannah drinking with hannah etc ALTHOUGH OMFGGGDDD. she actually announced today shes gonna stop drinming...I KNOW RIGHT. wtf i have just spent two years teaching her how to drink&town it!!! and now no drink= no make up, no whore-dancing, defo no whore-town-kissing.....what am i gonna do without that drunk hannah kids?...i dotn know...ill get drunk and abuse her...seems to be my life story atm? O. also my facebook is nela.moo@hotmail.com...well my mailing address lol ALTHOUGH. if you want to email then x.smarties.x@hotmail.com is the one i use..however i dont use that for fb..because..well i had fb ont hat account but..long story shortt......my account got erased for me being a paedophile...not true btw lol well tttylll bloggerrs x OH the picture? Me Left Hannah Right :) x
Wednesday, 10 February 2010
SO...I Finished My Essay....Enjoyy x
What are the problems with children and the regulation of new media?
With access to new media such as internet, and games becoming more portable, fashionable and easily reached, it is thought by some that the regulations used to protect the younger generations are not strict enough. For example some now seem to pass the blame of aggressive and disruptive children onto the child’s video gaming habits, hypothesising that a child that spends a great amount of time on an aggressive video game, will have more aggressive tendencies than a child who does not. Those opposed to this idea would disagree due to the lack of evidence, and even evidence supporting the usage of video games to help areas of social development. The progression of new media has meant that a large amount of young people have access to a computer, and the internet (90% of children aged 5-16 now have a computer at home, childwise 2008), however the worry is what is now available to these young people, and how content is being regulated.
Regulation of new media includes parental enforced filtering of internet and gaming, certifications of films and video games, but also regulations such as age restrictions on sites, for example you must be 13 to join social networking sites such as “Habbo Hotel”, a prominent discussion is how easy it is to overcome these restrictions ? On websites such as “Habbo Hotel”, the participant is asked for a date of birth to prove they are over the restricted age, some say this is not enough due to the easiness of cheating the system. I will look at the topics of certifications, filters and research into the effectiveness of regulatory systems, by Byron (2008)
The discussion of whether new media technologies, such as video games have an adverse effect upon young generations is controversial due to the high usage of these games, and the fairly low-key regulation of them. Regulation of video games includes certificating each game to an age range, this is decided by looking at how much sexually explicit, and violent content there is in the game. The Byron report of 2008, suggest that the certification of video games and films should be done by one labelling system as opposed to two individual companies, as the different labels can be unclear and confuse people. Furthermore in her report, Byron found that many parents bought their children video games that are rated too old for them. The fact that some parents are willing to do this, shows that the regulations that are in place are weak as underage children still have access to films and video games that they should not be seeing. Furthermore this topic of the regulation of film and video’s was sensationalised in 1993, with the murder of James Bulger, and the suggestion that the murderers may have watched a horror film rated beyond their age before the incident. However this claim was later proved wrong, yet the this fact got little media attention, furthermore the lack of evidence for violent video games and films causing violent children isn’t published often, yet is considered the more evidentially supported view.
The internet is possibly the most difficult piece of new media to fully regulate, large global companies such as Google freely admit that ‘no filter is 100% accurate’ for regulating inappropriate content. Again in the Byron (2008) report, she puts forward the idea that an independent council should be made who can manage the regulation of new media, she also says that there should be more supervision over the internet and interactive video games, especially those which allow for internet access and instant messaging.; and that parents should have more control over what their children watch, online sites and also that hardware creators should talk about better ways to regulate online content. The regulatory company Ofcom found that 99% of children aged 8-17 have access to the internet (2008), showing that nearly all of young people today have access to sites, yet some might say that the regulatory systems for the internet have not been modernised along with the media.
Of course the obvious problems with the internet and regulatory schemes are that they are not fully regulated. A problem that was found, again in the Byron report of 2008, was that parents felt their children had more education in using new technologies such as the internet, than they did. Byron put forward the idea that parents should be taught ways of enforcing filters and regulations on computers and games with access to internet. The risks that have taken over these new technologies, are those such as internet bullying, with ‘happy slapping’ video’s being published regularly on YouTube. Sexual predators having unlimited access to social networking sites such as facebook, bebo, myspace, twitter and blog’s, with very little regulation of who can and cannot sign up to these sites, besides a questionnaire at the beginning of the signing up process, giving age restrictions, yet there is no way to tell if the person signing up is telling the truth. Furthermore the risk that younger children may come across sexually explicit content on the internet is high due to the large quantity of this content on the internet, and with very little control over who can reach this. Byron found that younger children finding this kind of content upsets them, yet there isn’t evidence for long term effects, she found again that there was little evidence for the idea of violent video games causing aggression in children.
Some parents who are able to use internet filters, such as Google’s, have opposition from younger generations who argue that social networking sites, although open to the general public, are used to make new friends, and stay in contact with friends, and most social networking sites such as Bebo have a “report abuse” button on the page at all times, and facebook settings can be set to private, so only people you know can see your profile. Furthermore with the progression of the accessibility to this new media, came the phenomenon of internet and games on mobile phones, if you have a phone with internet access and are on a contract, then your mobile phone company enforces a filter on social networking sites, and on sites where it is mainly user generated content, such as youtube. David Gauntlett suggests that when looking at censorship of today’s media, a look at freedom is also necessary, he proposes a look at John Stuart’s Mills’ theories about freedom of expression, if this is applied to modern media then people may feel that regulating what content younger people can and can’t see is an infringement of this, and also that the younger generations should be allowed to get a clear image ofcertain realities, even if it is from purely user generated content such as youtube. Byron (2008) however would oppose this suggesting that the regulation and filtering is necessary due to the fact that younger children’s brains are not fully developed yet.
There are many problems with the regulation of the new media, regarding children, with cyber bullying, online paedophiles and sexually explicit content, some arguing children are just not ready to have the full responsibility of having free reign over the internet, and that filtering and regulation is necessary to protect children from harm. Some also worry that as the world of media 2.0 expands, reality in children’s lives diminishes, and is replaced by computers, with social networking sites, avatars and second life; therefore hindering children’s social and cognitive development. With all the recent technology advancements it is hoped that regulatory systems will now be bought up to date to be able to deal with these worries.
Bibliography:
• http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/byronreview/pdfs/A%20Summary%20for%20Children%20and%20Young%20People%20FINAL.pdf
• http://www.childwise.co.uk/childwise-published-research-detail.asp?PUBLISH=53
• http://www.abc.net.au/rn/lifematters/stories/2009/2773953.htm
• www.wikipedia.com
items searched for:
1. James Bulger
2. Video games
3. Regulation of internet
4. John Stuart Mill
5. Freedom
• www.google.com
items searched for:
1. Google safety tips
2. Regulation of internet and video games
3. David Gauntlett
With access to new media such as internet, and games becoming more portable, fashionable and easily reached, it is thought by some that the regulations used to protect the younger generations are not strict enough. For example some now seem to pass the blame of aggressive and disruptive children onto the child’s video gaming habits, hypothesising that a child that spends a great amount of time on an aggressive video game, will have more aggressive tendencies than a child who does not. Those opposed to this idea would disagree due to the lack of evidence, and even evidence supporting the usage of video games to help areas of social development. The progression of new media has meant that a large amount of young people have access to a computer, and the internet (90% of children aged 5-16 now have a computer at home, childwise 2008), however the worry is what is now available to these young people, and how content is being regulated.
Regulation of new media includes parental enforced filtering of internet and gaming, certifications of films and video games, but also regulations such as age restrictions on sites, for example you must be 13 to join social networking sites such as “Habbo Hotel”, a prominent discussion is how easy it is to overcome these restrictions ? On websites such as “Habbo Hotel”, the participant is asked for a date of birth to prove they are over the restricted age, some say this is not enough due to the easiness of cheating the system. I will look at the topics of certifications, filters and research into the effectiveness of regulatory systems, by Byron (2008)
The discussion of whether new media technologies, such as video games have an adverse effect upon young generations is controversial due to the high usage of these games, and the fairly low-key regulation of them. Regulation of video games includes certificating each game to an age range, this is decided by looking at how much sexually explicit, and violent content there is in the game. The Byron report of 2008, suggest that the certification of video games and films should be done by one labelling system as opposed to two individual companies, as the different labels can be unclear and confuse people. Furthermore in her report, Byron found that many parents bought their children video games that are rated too old for them. The fact that some parents are willing to do this, shows that the regulations that are in place are weak as underage children still have access to films and video games that they should not be seeing. Furthermore this topic of the regulation of film and video’s was sensationalised in 1993, with the murder of James Bulger, and the suggestion that the murderers may have watched a horror film rated beyond their age before the incident. However this claim was later proved wrong, yet the this fact got little media attention, furthermore the lack of evidence for violent video games and films causing violent children isn’t published often, yet is considered the more evidentially supported view.
The internet is possibly the most difficult piece of new media to fully regulate, large global companies such as Google freely admit that ‘no filter is 100% accurate’ for regulating inappropriate content. Again in the Byron (2008) report, she puts forward the idea that an independent council should be made who can manage the regulation of new media, she also says that there should be more supervision over the internet and interactive video games, especially those which allow for internet access and instant messaging.; and that parents should have more control over what their children watch, online sites and also that hardware creators should talk about better ways to regulate online content. The regulatory company Ofcom found that 99% of children aged 8-17 have access to the internet (2008), showing that nearly all of young people today have access to sites, yet some might say that the regulatory systems for the internet have not been modernised along with the media.
Of course the obvious problems with the internet and regulatory schemes are that they are not fully regulated. A problem that was found, again in the Byron report of 2008, was that parents felt their children had more education in using new technologies such as the internet, than they did. Byron put forward the idea that parents should be taught ways of enforcing filters and regulations on computers and games with access to internet. The risks that have taken over these new technologies, are those such as internet bullying, with ‘happy slapping’ video’s being published regularly on YouTube. Sexual predators having unlimited access to social networking sites such as facebook, bebo, myspace, twitter and blog’s, with very little regulation of who can and cannot sign up to these sites, besides a questionnaire at the beginning of the signing up process, giving age restrictions, yet there is no way to tell if the person signing up is telling the truth. Furthermore the risk that younger children may come across sexually explicit content on the internet is high due to the large quantity of this content on the internet, and with very little control over who can reach this. Byron found that younger children finding this kind of content upsets them, yet there isn’t evidence for long term effects, she found again that there was little evidence for the idea of violent video games causing aggression in children.
Some parents who are able to use internet filters, such as Google’s, have opposition from younger generations who argue that social networking sites, although open to the general public, are used to make new friends, and stay in contact with friends, and most social networking sites such as Bebo have a “report abuse” button on the page at all times, and facebook settings can be set to private, so only people you know can see your profile. Furthermore with the progression of the accessibility to this new media, came the phenomenon of internet and games on mobile phones, if you have a phone with internet access and are on a contract, then your mobile phone company enforces a filter on social networking sites, and on sites where it is mainly user generated content, such as youtube. David Gauntlett suggests that when looking at censorship of today’s media, a look at freedom is also necessary, he proposes a look at John Stuart’s Mills’ theories about freedom of expression, if this is applied to modern media then people may feel that regulating what content younger people can and can’t see is an infringement of this, and also that the younger generations should be allowed to get a clear image ofcertain realities, even if it is from purely user generated content such as youtube. Byron (2008) however would oppose this suggesting that the regulation and filtering is necessary due to the fact that younger children’s brains are not fully developed yet.
There are many problems with the regulation of the new media, regarding children, with cyber bullying, online paedophiles and sexually explicit content, some arguing children are just not ready to have the full responsibility of having free reign over the internet, and that filtering and regulation is necessary to protect children from harm. Some also worry that as the world of media 2.0 expands, reality in children’s lives diminishes, and is replaced by computers, with social networking sites, avatars and second life; therefore hindering children’s social and cognitive development. With all the recent technology advancements it is hoped that regulatory systems will now be bought up to date to be able to deal with these worries.
Bibliography:
• http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/byronreview/pdfs/A%20Summary%20for%20Children%20and%20Young%20People%20FINAL.pdf
• http://www.childwise.co.uk/childwise-published-research-detail.asp?PUBLISH=53
• http://www.abc.net.au/rn/lifematters/stories/2009/2773953.htm
• www.wikipedia.com
items searched for:
1. James Bulger
2. Video games
3. Regulation of internet
4. John Stuart Mill
5. Freedom
• www.google.com
items searched for:
1. Google safety tips
2. Regulation of internet and video games
3. David Gauntlett
February...10th?
Helloooo....Its 10.33am...and im not at school...I'm doing my work (....yes still the media essay)..then english literature coursework...argh jeeez. i ate some cold pizza this morning..desperate times. uhmm im watching one tree hill...annnnd waiting for america's next top model. YES I AM DOING MY WORK. it will be done. i promise....i really do. okayyyyy, so my blogs are really boring and i have absolutely nothing of interest to say ..apart from the usual moaning of someone my age....someone i kind of knew died the other day, she was a really great person and no doubt everyone she knew will feel that loss, she was so happy and was there for ...well basically everyone she knew when they had problems. ive been on her fb a couple of times since..people she knew leaving lots of comments talking about how happy she made them when they talked or saw her etc...brings things into focus a bit...people are so upset about her death...im not suprised she was one of thos epeople that is just really nice, and i dotn know how ive managed to fill up most of this box talking about her when i only met her a couple of times, but she said soem nice stuff to me on fb and i think she probably had advice for every situation :) just thought id say i hope shes happier now and that she wont be forgotten. On a lighter subject...im going to get my work done today and go into school tomorow and work verrryy hard...and friday...then out this weekend..and im goign to do revisiona nd catch up work during the week next week....(i actually will) just like extra reading i think but...all helpss...need tot hink more about uni and college courses and that really...went to North road (poole college) last night..college hasnt changed too much :p uhmmm but yehh they have a course, my parents want me to go to arts institute, i dont want to go...my dad keeps on and ona botu bournemouth university and different courses...truth is i just want to find one myself..I KNOW. he is "only trying to help"..but seriously just stop with the presuring! if i want to go to bournemouth uni...then i will do it myself..i only got an interview and a conditional offer because of him knowing people at the uni...everyone knows that..although i think if i explained to him that id rather do it myself compared to him helping me he wouldnt really see the difference and hed just think i was being stupid..we have LOTS of differences in opinion...still gonna look at college courses and shaddowing and universities and ucas points next week...welll! i think thatf inishes my morning ramble.... :) ttyl bloggers xx
Tuesday, 9 February 2010
Heeeyyy kids.
Todays Thoughts::
Pizza hut & work
but i went and bought a frozen pizza and am eating that instead now.
NOW WORK. media essay entitled : What are the problems with children and the regulation of new media?
mmkay so when i think regulations. media. children. problems..its like the usual stuff....perverts&paedophiles...bullying........thats pretyyy much what im thinking...exceedingly boring thought tbh...soooo the money us 'children' spend on internet shopping..the open-ness of ebay amazon asos and boohoo and shopping sites like that.....social netowrking sites: facebook myspace bebo habbo 2nd life.......jesus..its gonna be a boring essay. DAVID GAUNTLETT TIME. this is a media loving guy who has a website itsss likee... www.theory.org.uk or something..i dont know? and hes got some pretty good tips and PARAGRAPHS AND PARAGRAPHS of writing..its so wonderful.lol
BRB PIZZA HIT.
MMKAY I JUST WENT TO GRAB SOME MORE PIZZA. and i feel pretty bad about eating a whole pizza so i got some crackers instead lol well i need to get on with this essay...which is gonna be the best essay everrrr.
ttyl bloggers xx
Todays Thoughts::
Pizza hut & work
but i went and bought a frozen pizza and am eating that instead now.
NOW WORK. media essay entitled : What are the problems with children and the regulation of new media?
mmkay so when i think regulations. media. children. problems..its like the usual stuff....perverts&paedophiles...bullying........thats pretyyy much what im thinking...exceedingly boring thought tbh...soooo the money us 'children' spend on internet shopping..the open-ness of ebay amazon asos and boohoo and shopping sites like that.....social netowrking sites: facebook myspace bebo habbo 2nd life.......jesus..its gonna be a boring essay. DAVID GAUNTLETT TIME. this is a media loving guy who has a website itsss likee... www.theory.org.uk or something..i dont know? and hes got some pretty good tips and PARAGRAPHS AND PARAGRAPHS of writing..its so wonderful.lol
BRB PIZZA HIT.
MMKAY I JUST WENT TO GRAB SOME MORE PIZZA. and i feel pretty bad about eating a whole pizza so i got some crackers instead lol well i need to get on with this essay...which is gonna be the best essay everrrr.
ttyl bloggers xx
Monday, 8 February 2010
WOAH. Lets Chillax. Think About The W.end And Be Happy. Nela's Philosophy.
Okkayy. Weekends Over Back To School. Boring. Cant Wait Till This Weekend, Gonna Be Awesome, Town Friday Night..SPOONS SATURDAY. <3 Annddd Town Sunday With Hannah <3 Yum.Yum Anddd Oh? More Yum. Uh,mmm My Weekend? Consisted Of Stayign In Fridayy..Chips&Tv...Greatttness <33 Lol Uhmmm Saturday..SpoonSaturdays. Lmao Great Love For Wetherspoons Andd Then Wetherspoons Sunday. Uhm Saturday Nights At Wetehrspoons Are Amazing :) Meet Up With A Load Of friends Who I Dont Go To 6th Form With And Who Are All Doing Different Courses And Stuff At College And Just Get To Have Some Cocktailsss & CHILLLAXXX. Its Immensely Fun..Although I Keep Going Home Early? Think I Need To Stop Getting The 11.30pm Bus Home And Have Some More Fun. Due To My Current Life I've Decided That I Dont Really Care About Anything Anymore And That Im Just Gonna Do What Makes Me Happy...Jeez I Bet If Everyone Did That We'd All Be Screwed....But Im Gonna Be Selfish And Do What I Wanna Do. So Shove That In Your Pipe And Smo0ke It All Day Long If That Makes You Happy. Im Off Out Now. Bye Bloggers, Nels xx
Friday, 5 February 2010
First Post!
Okay, no-one will probably ever read this...but what the hell, its something to do right? Okay my name is Nel's, I'm 17...live in the UK, have never had a blog before, and am wierdly excited about starting this one. Ahh I dont know what to write so I'm just going to publish this then see what other peoples blogs say..and see where I go from there! :) xx
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