Video: Writing with New Media

This is the video that I composed in the class today.

The main idea is that I try to elaborate the definition of writing from tradition writing practice. New media is the alternative tool that helps writing more powerful.

Working with Window Media Maker is simple and easy to follow. I have been using this program for while. The task is just to know how to manipulate rhetoric into the context to communicate my ideas.

The weakness of this video is that I pretty don't like the ending of the video. It's kind of dull. I would need to add more detail. Well, this is just the one-day video. I need to learn more though.

Thank you for watching my video.

Sunchai

Google Addiction

Google addiction: A New Addiction is Sweeping College Campuses.

I found this video after writing the previous post; Internet Addiction. Of course, I just 'Google' it up as usual! It is not surprise to see that there are many more people are addicting to some kind of the Internet products like Google. They are almost similar to me. Searching Google for all the things that are driven by curiosity.

• Thanks for Youtube.com for providing the video. This is the original link.
  
• How to Embed a YouTube Video on Your Blog. Click to see 3 easy steps. It comes from http://google.about.com/

Google again ? Oh..man!

Internet Addiction

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  Answer these questions to see how much you are the Internet addict.
  
  How often do you find that you stay on-line longer than you intended?
  1 = Rarely
  2 = Occasionally
  3 = Frequently
  4 = Often
  5 = Always
  
  How often do you neglect household chores to spend more time on-line?
  1 = Rarely
  2 = Occasionally
  3 = Frequently
  4 = Often
  5 = Always
  
  How often do your grades or school work suffer because of the amount of time you spend on-line?
  1 = Rarely
  2 = Occasionally
  3 = Frequently
  4 = Often
  5 = Always
  
  How often do you check your e-mail before something else that you need to do?
  1 = Rarely
  2 = Occasionally
  3 = Frequently
  4 = Often
  5 = Always
  
  How often do you find yourself saying "just a few more minutes" when on-line?
  1 = Rarely
  2 = Occasionally
  3 = Frequently
  4 = Often
  5 = Always
  
  ...................
  
  These are the questions in Internet Addiction Test (IAT) that I found it is important to assess my excessive Internet usage. For many years, I have been using the Internet in different purposes such as e-mail, downloading, browsing, and reading. It is fascinating that the Internet provides everything I want to know. It is good to know what I want to. On the other hand, having too many things to see has made me over-flood with information and become the suffering user from Internet addiction. I usually over-stay on-line, neglect duty, and become solate from social life without knowing how to control the problem.
  
  The Center for Internet Addiction Recovery (http://www.netaddiction.com/default.aspx) provides the resources for treating Internet addiction. I can find several self-tests for Internet addiction. For example:
  
  Cybersexual Addiction Quiz - A quiz to determine if you are addicted to cybersex or viewing cyberporn.
  
  Internet Addiction Test (IAT) - A test for online users to determine if they may be addicted to the Internet.
  
  Quiz for Obsessive Online Gaming - A quiz for those who might suffer from online gaming addiction.
  
  Quiz for Compulsive Online Gamblers - A quiz for those might suffer from compulsive online gambling.
  
  Quiz for Online Auction Addiction - A quiz for those who may suffer from an addiction to online auction houses.
  
  The Partner's Addiction Test - A test for spouses or partners of potential Internet addicts.
  
  The Parent-Child Addiction Test - A quiz for parents to help assess if their son or daughter may be dealing with an addiction to the Internet
  
  Personally, I think that Internet addicts, including myself, need to distract their attention from the on-line activities to off-line activities such as reading books, exercising, social meeting, and of course, working.
  
  I hope to be able to get out of the Internet hook soon. It is very difficult to be away from the Internet trap. Being too much on-line sometimes makes me sick!