What is Viral Video?

Viral video is a video clip, which is now spreading in an amazing speed all over the world. YouTube is the most popular example of it, containing more than 40 million viral videos. Surprisingly, few people knew about YouTube one year ago; on the other hand, I am sure that there is no one in our class who have never visited there. It has become one of the most visited site.


The containts of viral video are often humorous comedy or parody; however, sometimes there are serious one. Websites like YouTube give us variety of choice. In addition, every users can contribute their own video clip by using special tool, which is not so difficult now. Recently, there is a new site in Japan, and the users offer interesting clips, from the way to makeup to the way to use Nunchaku.


The growth of viral video is so rapid that it has caused many problems, whose solutions are not found yet. The biggest problem is copyright: YouTube is said to contain the viral video that are copyed from other professional works. In the Japanese company that I mentioned before, the stuffs try to check all of contributed videos. However, what should YouTube does for the huge numbers of already up-loaded videos?


There is another problem. It is really easy to access viral videos, and we can watch them wherever and whenever we want. It causes problem because it allows workers to watch during their work! Also, once they have become the slaves of viral video, they would not be able to part from them.


In the future, these sites will increace even more. We must be selective, and concern about the problem such as copy right. If we become good audience, they will be useful and enjoyable for all of us.

Network Neutrality

Network Neutrality is the concept that is essential to operating the Internet. This term describes the state that there is no favor in the world of the Internet; therefore, it allows the Internet users to access whatever applications and web sites they like. It is a fundamental concept that exists since the beginning of the world wide use of the Internet.


However, this concept is under threat by some companies that try to dominate the whole Internet service by money. Some providers may invent better technology and let only a big company that pay well for them use it. Others can ask the provider to make rival companies' or organizations' web sites do not work well in order to obstruct their business. They affect not only minor providers or competing companies but also the Internet users! As a result, perhaps it becomes impossible to choose web site by our own decisions: our right to access the information equally can be violated.


Net neutrality is necessary for the future of the Internet service. The users should be aware of the threatened situation and realize the intend of some companies. We must protect our right to access to any information and decide which one to use. The Internet should not be controlled with money.

Social Engineeing

WHAT IS SOCIAL ENGINEERING??

Social engineering is the act of stealing important information for security such as ID or password, and it is also called social hacking or social cracking. As well as managers of the systems, normal users are often aimed, for they do not have enough knowledge and consciousness of the danger.

The methods to collect information are different from normal hackers who enter systems secretly: they use "social" or physical method. For example, they try to steal a look at proper users typing password over shoulder or eavesdrop on them in a public situation. Another way to get information is to talk to the user directory pretending to be a system manager, another member of the group, or a customer. Also, the trash from office can be the information source, for it is easy to restore the paper with important information even if they are broken up by shredder.

It is required for users to be aware of the danger of social engineering to protect their precious information. First, be careful not to tell such information easily if you asked, for others, including the managers of system do not have to know users' password. Second, if you have to inform such information, make sure that the person you are talking is the person you think. Finally, control important information strictly! These are necessary to survive this highly information-oriented society, without being caught up in a crime.