P2P

New media companies continue to have a hard time managing piracy, also known as, digital theft. While file sharing and peer to peer file sharing would factor in to digital theft since is one of the means of piracy, not all file sharing and peer to peer filing would be considered illegal activity. For background, file sharing is the act of transferring files from one computer to another. Peer to peer file sharing (aka P2P file sharing) allows someone to access things such as music, movies, or book using a P2P software. For example, Amazon allows you to loan someone a book from your library which is totally legal.

Hollywood is still fighting the piracy battle. Brad Stone and Brian Stilter wrote an article that appeared in the New York Times, titled, "Digital Pirates Winning Battle With Studios" that covered the enormous efforts the makers of the move Dark Knights made with the creation of a anti piracy campaign that failed. The movie was illegal reproduced despite all of their efforts.

Next New

The next new media I foresee is FaceTime that allows for visual group conversations. Currently, FaceTime only allows for two people on separate phones to use the app. I think Apple or someone should create an app that allows for multiple people to partake in the visual conversation. This could be similar to Skype, but for mobile devices. This could be very helpful for professionals working in multiple locations and also has benefits for more casual usage.

Privacy

Privacy on new media continues to be an hot topic. Although privacy filters are offered on social media sites such as Facebook, it is very common to hear stories about people's accounts being hacked. This also leads to concerns with identity theft. As new media become more advanced in protecting uses, so do the skills of the hackers. It is recommended to have separate passwords for accounts and to link you email to your accounts to help monitor usual activity.