Yahoo! Comics

I used Yahoo! Comics yesterday.
It was really convenient!
I could buy Japanese comic online and I could see it online.
I didn't know this system, so I was surprised.

The payment is in Yahoo! wallet, and I pay the money through it.
If I knew it earlier, I would use it very much!!

Nice site!
Does U.S site have such a system?
Have you ever used it?

Is Ciber-Terrorism Really Scary?

There was the sumulation program which is titled Cyber Shockwave, and "If U.S.A takes cyber attack...."
The performer is genuine sword!
Ex-Secretary of Department of Homeland Security and ex-Secretary of National Information appear there.
The purpose of the program is to let people understand what cyber attak is because user who only sees an e-mail and sites doesn't understand well.
They may think that it is far-off story which occurs in the world of the movie.
In addition, they made it because they want to appeal how country offers and gets ready when the cyber attack occurs.
There are two worst scenarios, and both are really terrible.
However I could know that U.S.A measure not to became these worst scenarios.

remote controlled

Day before yesterday, I talked to Microsoft Support Center because my Microsoft Word didn't work at all.
Then they said that they want to see my lap top's condition, so I was downloaded the system named "Iyogi." They check and fix for me there.
After I downloaded the system, they could remoted control my lap top.
That's awsome!!!
They fixed every technical issues of my lap top!

Do you think it is kind of hacking?

Flight Ticket

I got a Flight Ticket to go back to Japan during vacation!
I took a ticket online this time.
Recently, ticket became "e-ticket"
When I bring my passport and scan it, I can check the flight information!
Also, I sometimes use such a system when I take a reservation for super express in Japan.

When I go to boston and use commuter rail, the cash is nessesary.
They should take it in their service.
It became more convenient!

jornalism

I often concern about my future these days.
I wanted to be an announcer before, but it became changing now.
While I learned about Media, I realized that I can't tell the audiences what I want to say when I will be only an announcer.
I thought journalist could do it....

I learned a contradication which Media had a role of telling the audience the fact in nutral viewpoint but they sometimes broadcast in one side.
The work which I really felt it was "OutFoxed."
I am scare that I may broadcast the partial thought if I work at some broadcasting company.

How do you guys think?
Do you think my ideal is impossible?

Cyber-terrorism

There are a lot of world which I never know.
In Japan, cyber war-fare by Nationalist to Korea is popular, and, in addition, the DoS attack is often seen to criticize a policy of specific group and corporate culture. In these, cracker gives manipulation from the states that is reading impossibility because of the access excess of the website, and there is the case which the messages were left.
In particular, there is the case that the media companies such as newspaper publishing companies, publich institutions such as the local government, and site of the medium and small-sized business are attacked in relation to a racial problem and a diplomatic problem, and they are tempered.
I don't know about cyber terrorism very much because I don't think such cases is close to me.
However, more the Internet develop, the more the case which relates to us may occur.
I want the experts to solve this problem as soon as possible...

Hikikomori

I watched a documentary program about "Hikikomori."
"Hikikomori" is a Japanese term to refer to the phenomenon of reclusive peopele who have chosen to withdraw from social life, often seeking extreme degree of isolation and confinement because of various personal and social factor in their lives.
They usually stay indoors in their room and live in the world of the Internet.
For them, virtual world is real.
In Japan, there is a site, "2 channel," which is popular among otaku and hikikomori.
They comment on the site and talk with others.

Communication through the Internet is convenient, but just exchaning text makes us lonely.
I don't know that such people struggle with lonliness or not, but human being need the face-to-face communication.

Real Player

I downloaded Real Player for my class this semester.
It was used when I watched Turkish Cinema.
I had less used it before because I have "Windows Media Player" from first time.
However, I noticed the special way of using for Real Player!!
We can download any video in the library of the player.
It is awsome system!!
I downloaded my favorite video from youtube!
I can watch it without internet connection from now!

If you are interested, you can use it, too!

thanks giving!!

Thanks giving day is comming soon :-)
I have a plan during the holiday!
I want to go to snowboarding with my friends.
We will researve the hotel and stay there 1 or 2 days!!
First, we should know whether we have snow or not before researvation.
We can researve the hotel online, so it doesn't matter.
However, we can't know about weather now....
It is expected that the temperature falls, so I hope it will have snow.

Japanese Animation

You know, Japanese cartoon is really famous in the world.
Some American know the Japanese animation which I don't know at all.
The most famous one is Naruto, right?
Off course, Naruto is famous in Japan, too.
However, the best cartoon in Japan is "One Piece" now.
The total circulation of the comic reached 2 million, and it was unreached things.
I wonder why it is broadcasted in America....
It is a story of pirates, on the other hand, Naruto is a story of ninja.
Do American want Japanese-like things for Japanese animated cartoon?

Smash Brothers

I sometimes play "smash bro." It is Japanese game produced by Nintendo.
When I play it, I found Wi-Fi version.
I guess we can play the battle with people online.
It is awsome!
When I was junior high school, we have to have an exclusive cable to battle with others.
However, we don't have such a troublesome goods now!
Moreover, we can battle with people who live in other countries if we have "Wii"
That's clearly development of internet technology.
Children use it without thinking now, but I know the wonderful development!

Newspaper

When I am in America, I have no opportunity to read Japanese newspaper.
I sometimes check news of Yahoo! Japan, google, mixi, and MSN, but there is not detail information there.
Therefore, I registered "Nikkei's online newspaper."
I can see whole sentense of information like news"paper."
It is really convenient for me! I can check it anytime, anywhere when I have i-touch or laptop.
I am going to inflect this from now!
Such an Internet service should be developed more!

New Request

Today, I received new friend request on mixi (it is a Japanese social networking service site)
I checked his status, and I didn't know him at all.
Sometimes I get some message from person whom I don't know on Facebook and mixi.
Do they use these as an Internet dating site?
What is the difference between social networking service site and Internet dating site?
In Facebook and mixi, people communicate with real friends and others who they don't know.
In an Internet dating site, people communicate with just different sex and they don't try to find real friends.
Therefore, I think an Internet dating site is one of the social networking site.

ameba blog

I registered Japanese blogging site today! It names "Ameba."
First I made my avatar after I logged in.
and I made my avater's house, too!
I can play some game with using it. there are fishing game, casino game (poker, slot, etc...)
It was really fun!
Basic content is blogging, but we can enjoy by a lot of contents there!

However I don't understand the difference between social networking service site and this site.
How do we distinguish these?

Microsoft Word 2010

I found a new version of microsoft word and powerpoint.
I downloaded trial version!
ummm... it is difficult to use it.
last one is better....

It spent time to adapt to new thing.
When I first bought the computer, I was so.
I can type letters without looking now, but I practiced it first.

I hope I will be used to the new version of microsoft.

Google Scholar

I always use google scholar when I search some jornal article :-)
When I took COMM224"Communication Study Research" it was really convenience for me!!

Do you know which company of producing Internet service is the biggest in the world? and in the United States? If you know it, please let me know!

I knew that "Rakuten", a Japanese company, has the most user in Japan. Yahoo is the second.
I was surprised at the fact. Actually, Rakuten is established in 2007, and it is new company.
I can't imagine why this company grew rapidly.
But I guess it is because the field is on the Internet.
In normal market place, they may not be able to get such a rapid result.
Internet is really first when we do everything.
It is interesting, but I am afraid of comming out some issue in the future.

Boston Carrer Forum2

We have a Boston Carrer Forum last week.
I was soooooooo tired and my legs was swollen because I walked all over inside the building all the time...
Unfortunately, I couldn't get any job.. but I want to work at TV station, so I don't mind!

In this event, various company participated and I undergo an oral examination of Japanese cell phone company, NTT Docomo.
I think the company is week for the advance into foreign market.
In Japan, there are three major company, Softbank, au (KDDI), and Docomo in cell phone companies.
Softbank sells i-phone first, and au and Docomo put the articles similar to it on sale recently.
Softbank has huge share of the market, and au is strong for advance into foreign market.

How should Docomo develop? What do Docomo develop to survive?

Class was cancelled!!

Today, I knew that the class was cancelled after I went to class room today.
I wanted to know before I went there!! lol
My classmate told me that.
He checked on Blackboard.
I check it everyday but I didn't do it today...

Today's topic is blackboard!

it is really good way to contact with classmate and professor with discussion board!
I think there is no system in Japanese college because they don't have online class there.
When I went back to Japan during summer, I took online class of psychology.
I could buy the textbook by Amazon, so I didn't have a problem.
We had discussion board and online exam in the class.
Who thought such a nice system?
I think Japanse college should take up it!

Globalization

In the class, we studied about globalization this week.
This topic was interesting for me because there are a lot of situation and things which is globalized.
What I remembered first is sports!
We have World Cup, Olympics, WBC (World Basaball Classic), F-1 race, and so on.
Even if the birthplace of sports is not there, we participate with these.
In addition, in Japanese national sports, sumo, there are a lot of Mongolians, and most of famous player is Mongolians, too. It is a result of globalization.

Even basketball, there are a lot of people who comes from other countries in NBA, right?

I was really exicited with talking about this topic.

My friend got a new TV!

I'm staying my friend's apartment now.
I had been here before, so I noticed that she got a new television when I first came here!
It is digital high-vision.
The former television was old, and it was small cathode-ray tube. The screen was the worst, too.
Yesterday, she checked the TV proglam by a cord of the system of digital television.
It was super! Awsome!
We don't need the internet, newspaper, or magazine of TV proglam to check it!

To more the digitization developing, the less the mass media use the print.
I don't know it is good or bad.
I want to get a job of TV station or publishing trade in the future, so it might be problem for me.
Publishing trade should think about it and find any solution.

In the train....

Finally, I arrived at Japan!!
finally, finally, finally.....lol

I have to check my sylabus not to forget my assignment....!
I have hard schedule...

When I took a train to go to Shinagawa station from Narita airport terminal, it has a small Television there, and I could read some news.
It was convenient!
In America, do they have such a system?
I have never seen it in T-train.
also we can see the news by cell phone, but I think it is epoch-making.

No cell phone, no life.

Im in Detroit! Guess why!
I ganna go back to Japan for job hunting this weekend. and I would get a plane at 3:25pm in Detroit.
However, the plane delayed in Boston......
That's why I am in the hotel here.
I want to go back soon!!!!!

When I let my mother know this situation, my cell phone didn't work.
I don't know why.
I really felt lost because I couldn't contact with anyone.
Now, I'm OK because I could use the Internet, and I could e-mail to her!

When I was in junior high school student, I didn't have a cell phone.
I didn't think anything then, but I thought it was really inconvenient.....
When I am free, wanna talk to someone, check some information quickly, I always use cell phone now.
I can't think about my life without cell phone!
We may depend on cell phone too much....

Youtube!

I watched a funny video today!
My friends told me that.

It was a video of the battles of Pokemon.

A man does a battle with other people in WI-FI.

The other people challenged a fight with Pokemon which seemed to be strong, but the man was with six same Pokemon.

And the fight began.

He talked to himself in the fight all the time.

The soliloquy was very funny.

Probably he was born in Kansai, because he had a dialect.

I really enjoyed watching it!

I love Baseball !!!

I went to baseball game last night again!
It started around 9:00 PM.
First, we took the tickets online, so we couldn't know the exact place of seat.



We found it! Oh, it was so far away from a mound.


The first pitch was Matsuzaka last night.
He was taken 4 point from Yankees, but I was glad to see him!
Also, we can see the pich of Okajima, and I think he did good job.
It was a really close battle.
During the bottom of the ninth inning, it was a tie score, 6 to 6.
And we did it! the winning in the bottom of the ninth inning!!!
I love Red Sox!!

I wanted to watch at closer seat.....
It was no way to do that because it was a battle of Red Sox and Yankees, though.
If I have a chance to go there next time, I want to get a ticket earlier online.

Last night

I went to Boston to watch the Red sox game!!
it was Red Sox vs. Yankees!
It was my first time to see Major League.
I was looking forward to watching!!!!!!!!!

However, it started raining.. Oh my goodness!

My friends and I waited for almost 3 hours at Fenway stadium.
It was so cold last night.

We went to the Res Sox shop to pass the time and watch TV.
It said "Rain Delay."
when I searched on my phone, it said "rain relay"

"How should we do... we don't get what's going on and we have a game tonight.."

Actually, the game was cancelled...

We spent a boring time then.

I thought the information should be reported earlier!

Livedoor

Did you guys know the case which a certain big TV station might be purchased by the private enterprise?

It was a huge news in Japan.
There was a news that the livedoor, a listed company in those day, bought up a lof of stocks (35%) of Nippon Broadcasting System.
The name of Representative Director is Takafumi Horie.
His name and company became famous immediately afterwards.

In 2005, the reconciliation with Fuji Television which was subsidiary of Nippon Broadcasting System was formed, and the issue of aquiring broadcast rights disappeared.

He grew his hands by political world, and ran for the general election of member of the House of Representatives.
However, he defeated.

He became too famous....

In 2006, he was arrested in violation of Securities and Exchange Law.

He fell to a criminal from a famous person and celebrity.

I thought he was crazy when I watched this news.
Also, broadcasting shouldn't be used for only one company.

How do you think?

Windows Live Messenger

Windows Live Messenger of MSN became new.
I updated soon but it wasn't convenent.
I liked former system because screen of new one is too big.
In former one, I could use it with doing other things such as using internet.
when I use new system of messenger, I was taken a lot of space.
I don't like very much....

But I hope I will find nice contents which there weren't in former system.
What I was happy was that I could see new message if I didn't open the folder on Web.
I can download a content which is like Microsoft Outlook.

I have two hotmail account, private and BSU, so it is a little complicated, though...
If you want to use it, go to MSN homepage and click to "Update windows live messenger"!

Amazon

I want to sell my textbook which I used last semester!!
My friends said "if you sell your textbook, you may be able to get money more than selling in bookstore."
I wanna challenge!!
However, I don't know how....

I had bought the textbook online before, and it was cheaper than bookstore.
The quality was not bad. A lot of times passed until I got it, though.

Online shopping is common now, and I also use to get some Japanese goods.
but I had a stereotype which online shopping is dangerous for security.
Also I don't use it when I'm in Japan.
I want to check a product before I decide to buy.
Because I don't like that it is different product which I imaged.
We can't know the quality, image, marerial, and size with just photograph, right?

Online shopping is really convenient for people who are difficult to move such as the elderly and physically handicapped person.
However, there are a lot of issues which should be improved.

recipe

I researched some Japanese food recipe online today!
Actually, I already know how to cook almost Japanese food, but sometimes someone post new easy recipe! That's why I check it :-)

I also had posted on Japanese homepage for cooking.
It names COOKPAD.

If you are interested in, please check it out!!
http://cookpad.com

In this site, we can check a lot of food recipe for free.
I ususlly check a sarving recipe and diet menu :-)
It is really convenient!

I had watched cooking recipe in English.
However, I was surprised that they use a lot of oil!!
I found that they mixed oil for cake.....
So I thought I don't want to use...lol

Anyway, I am glad to see the site!

Update???

Today, we had a Japanese baseball game near Boston at 8:00!
I got up early... Im so sleepy now.
We lose the game but it was really fun!
The team of opponent came from New York.
I enjoyed watching and keeping score :-)

On facebook, a captain of my team usually inform something such as next game's schedule.
But I don't open facebook very much, so I sometimes don't know the information.
One day, I got a call from him.


"Hey Yuriko! Upgrade a status!"


.............?? What?


"On facebook!"

.............?? Upgrade?

I don't get the meaning.
I may have no sence of a machine...
I'm Mass media major, though.
I have to learn more!!
First, I will remember how to use facebook X(

Diet!!

I am getting information to lose my weight now.
We have a lot of way to diet.
Eating banana in the morning seems to be good.
Drinking coffe before and after eating seems to be good, too.
Olive oil has a work to stop stocking the fat.... oh, nice.

What is the best, I mean true information?!
We are sometimes confused because there is too much information online.
How can we find SOLID INFORMATION???

For my opinion, I check whether it is private homepage or company and group homepage.
I believe the information in bigger homepage than private one.
But It will be reliable when sender write about his/her experience in private homepage.

Therefore, I picked up a way of dieting from private homepage!

YES! I CAN! CHANGE I NEED!

Turkish cinema

I watched a movie "Three Monkeys" today for my class.
I felt that the technique of editing, contrast of color, and shooting were really good.
But the speed of story was too slowly... I became sleepy a little bit....

Do you guys know the meaning of Three Monkeys?
Actually it comes from Japanese.
According to Wikipedia...

The three wise monkeys (:Japanese 三猿, san'en or sanzaru, or 三匹の猿 , sanbiki no saru, literally "three monkeys") are a pictorial maxim. Together they embody the proverbial principle to "see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil". The three monkeys are Mizaru, covering his eyes, who sees no evil; Kikazaru, covering his ears, who hears no evil; and Iwazaru, covering his mouth, who speaks no evil. Sometimes there is a fourth monkey depicted with the three others; the last one, Shizaru, symbolizes the principle of "do no evil". He may be shown crossing his arms.

There are various meanings ascribed to the monkeys and the proverb including associations with being of good mind, speech and action. In the western world the phrase is often used to refer to those who deal with impropriety by looking the other way, refusing to acknowledge it, or feigning ignorance.

Internet problem

Last night, I couldn't connect to my apartment's internet network suddenly.
I was doing my homework online then, so I was really upset....!!
The dead line of assignment was one hour later!!

"I'm in trouble!!!"

I went to campus to use wireless netwook of BSU, and I did in front of Boyden.
However, IT HAD RAIN!!

Oh my goodness.... my lap top wet a little bit.

I felt that I couldn't do anything without Internet.
Online class and online assignment is easy to do anytime and anywhere,
but I can't check homework assignment, log in to Blackboard, and submit my work if Internet access is not available.

I was fine yesterday, but I don't want to feel like that
never ever.......

Candid!!

I watched a Japanese TV show last night.
It was Candid proglam!! It names "London Hearts"
A popular comedian was a target, and he was recommended to release CD as a singer by big music company.
His name is Eiko Kano.
He has a character to be easy to be decieved, and he was positive for it because he wanted to be a singer before he became a comedian.
He spent 3 month to compose a lot of songs, and the songs are really stupid and funny.
Finally, he could hold a live in a big music hall.
In this live, there were 1000 people, but they were all instigator.
The live became lively very much.
However, of couse it was fake, too. haha

He fell into the pit which was set on the stage at last.
I can't forget his face at that time.

This TV plan is really huge, and it had been take long period.
How much did it cost to just deceive one comedian....

BSU blackboard

Im taking COMM311 class now, too.
It is Media Literacy.
In this class, we usually use blackboard to give an opinion and comment it.
This system is awsome, and online class is really effective to study Media.
we can communicate through online, and it is not face-to-face communication.
Sometimes I misunderstood what classmates said, but I could get a skill to tell people what I want to say.
The class is basically harder than offline class for me because I always have to pay attention to syllabus and announcement on blackboard.
However, I am very fun to talk them about media literacy :-)

I usually use computer for most of the class to use on-line dictionary(transrater of Japanese)
Therefore, I need it during class.
Some professor prohibits to bring the rap top becuase some student use for playing game, chatting, and so on.
that's huge problem for me.....I need dictionary!!
On the other hand, online class can use it anytime.
I love it!

Online game

I like to play online game on Facebook and MIXI.
Mixi is Japanese social networking searvice site.
In other words, Japanese version of Facebook :-)
There are a lot of free online game there.
They are really fun!
In their game, I play "Kanji authorization" and "English vocablary" every day on MIXI.
I can feel the learning is "Game" there, and I can enjoy learning.
It is good way of studying.

On Facebook, I sometimes play pazzle game.
It is for just passing the time during weekend or changing feeling before sleeping.
However the game is training of brain except for during busy.

I want to bacome to play these game more when I am busy, though...X(

We can play some funny game freely recentlly.
We have a good chance to do it.

video joint ownership site.

I found that a system of Korean video joint ownership site has changed!
Actually I used it very much before, but I can't see any video if I don't pay and join a member.
I'm so sad this situation, but it is good tendency!
Recently, movie, dorama, and comedy show was watched freely.
someone arrested because they upload some animation illegally in the video joint ownership site such as youtube.
It became a big issue of copyright.
It seems to settle the rule of it slowly now.

BUT!!
I thought about the Korean site again......
Do they really take permission of composer or TV and movie company?
I'm not sure the fact, but I think "NO"
The new illigal bussiness is occuring.......?

How do you guys think?
Give me your opinion!
I can't fine a solution by myself.... I need a collective intelligence!

Im so tired...

Actually I didn't sleep all day...
I'm sooooo sleepy but I have to study.
So I am writing blog to go my sleepiness away X-(

Im reading a textbook about Turkish cinema for other communication class now.
Before I read it, I have no interest.
However, it sounds like fun!
Turkey and Japan have a good relationships. Did you know that??
It is because of Ottoman frigate Ertugrul.
If you are interested in this, ckeck it out!lol

anyway... I will talk about Turkish cinema :-)

Turky revered Europe as a model before the establishment of the Turkish Republic.
Therefore, music, jeans, foreign brand name sneakers, Hollywood movies, fast food chains, massive shopping malls are intermalized.

However, there are a lot of Muslim, so the country was somewhat devided to two culture, Muslim and secularist.
Therefore Turkish cinama has a movie which is conscious of Europe, and a movie which is made to protect the tradition.


I can't understand the reason why the traditional things are thought old.
I want them to keep protecting their traditional culture with developing many technology.

My first post

Hi all! This is my first time to post it.
I'm using for my class, foundations media studies, but I enjoy blogging :-)

Today's topic is Skype!

I use Skype everyday to talk to my boyfriend who is in Japan.
I also have Windows Live Messenger, but I think Skype is better when we talk because the picture and voice is clear.
Im not sure the difference but I felt that.

I really thank for skype!
Because It's FREE!!
when I talked with my mom with an international telephone call, it costed ..............!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Huge amount of money.....

I will use it from now too to communicate with my friends, mom, and boyfriend :-)