Sunday, April 17, 2011
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Media Diary - Tuesday, 7 December 2010
6.00am | Wake up to radio and mobile phone alarm (in case the radio doesn’t wake me). |
6am – 7am | Listen to radio and check work blackberry for any emails overnight whilst getting ready for work. |
7am – 7.15am | Dive to train station listening to radio in car. |
7.15am – 7.30am | Get train to work reading emails on blackberry. Looking around the carriage it’s the majority of commuters who either have earphones on or looking at a mobile, iphone or blackberry. |
8am | Mobile phone alarm reminder to phone Telecross client. Phone client from blackberry. |
8.30am – 10.30am | At work, log in to computer. Usually check news websites first (afr.com, smh.com.au, news.com.au). Open Outlook, Firefox, Word, Excel. Listen to phone voice messages. Make a few phone calls. I actually have a pc and a macbook at work with a landline, personal mobile phone and work blackberry lined up next to me. |
10.30am – 11am | Much needed coffee break. |
11am – 12.30 | More work – updating work website and replying to emails. |
12.30-1.30pm | Had lunch with an old work colleague. We both had blackberry’s on table and he had to take a couple of calls. |
1.30pm – 6pm | Even more work. Had a meeting with a company who monitors our search engine marketing. They went through a presentation online and went through the reporting function on their website. Logged in to do some personal banking and booked a flight online. |
6-7.30pm | Yoga which I thought was going to be technology free however details are checked on the computer on arrival and the yoga teacher connects his iPod to the speakers. |
7.30pm | Train home whilst reading a real book with paper!! |
8.30-9.30pm | Log into blackboard to check discussion posts. Check personal email and reply to a few emails. Also log into Skype and chat with a friend in NZ. |
9.30-10.30pm | Watched television for an hour before turning in. |
11.30pm | Well that’s what I thought. My boss is in London so I leave my blackberry next to me. He is usually considerate of the time unless its urgent. |
12 midnight. | Nite. |
Summary:
When I first saw this submission I thought I wouldn’t have much to add apart from work but have become more reliant on digital media than I realised.
I have spend approx 10 hours on the computer in one day which I think is way too much although in the week leading up to an assignment due date, I would hate to count the hours.
At work I use a lot of different applications and have 2 screens and a Macbook. Normally each screen would have at least 5 applications open as I jump from one to another.
I love reading and try to read as much as possible but its not always possible when studying. Lately with the amount of discussion posts in this unit it has become a full time job.
Monday, August 24, 2009
Module 5 - Information Ecologies
When first reading this task I wasn’t sure what was meant by ‘information ecology’. I knew the meaning of ‘information’ and the meaning of ‘ecology’ but looking at my meanings it is a process of trying to combine the two.
I know information is communication, news, knowledge, etc. and ecology is a growing root system so information ecology could be described as the internet as it is a growing communication system with different root systems.
It is an interesting way to describe the internet as ‘information ecology’ as it seems to be a never ending growing organism which has both visible and hidden roots. Luckily amongst all this information are blooming flowers which bring so much joy and happiness to users.
References:
Allen, M.. (n.d.). "Module 5 Info Communication Concepts". Retrieved August 24, 2009 from http://lms.curtin.edu.au/webapps/blackboard/content/listContent.jsp?course_id=_18825_1&content_id=_985244_1
I know information is communication, news, knowledge, etc. and ecology is a growing root system so information ecology could be described as the internet as it is a growing communication system with different root systems.
It is an interesting way to describe the internet as ‘information ecology’ as it seems to be a never ending growing organism which has both visible and hidden roots. Luckily amongst all this information are blooming flowers which bring so much joy and happiness to users.
References:
Allen, M.. (n.d.). "Module 5 Info Communication Concepts". Retrieved August 24, 2009 from http://lms.curtin.edu.au/webapps/blackboard/content/listContent.jsp?course_id=_18825_1&content_id=_985244_1
Module 4 - Evaluating the Web
http://liblearn.osu.edu/tutor/les1/
This website is very informative and an instructional website on how to make the most out of searching the internet and how to best evaluate a site looking at the search results before visiting the website.
The site displays copyright and provides the date it was last updated. There is also links to a glossary, checklist, links, test and help. Also from the home page there is information on how to use the site and about the site.
The step by step instructions on how to evaluate a site for its usefulness is quite unique and a handy reminder for even the most constant user of search engines to pick up tips that were easily missed.
Comment:
I think it would be more helpful for a more personal review of a website for users to help them decide on whether the content is useful however, not everyone has the same requirements and so it might be easier to get a generic overview before visiting a site especially if the review is long and involved.
References:
Allen, M.. (n.d.). "Module 4 Using the infosphere: taking & organising". Retrieved August 24, 2009 from http://lms.curtin.edu.au/webapps/blackboard/content/listContent.jsp?course_id=_18825_1&content_id=_985243_1
This website is very informative and an instructional website on how to make the most out of searching the internet and how to best evaluate a site looking at the search results before visiting the website.
The site displays copyright and provides the date it was last updated. There is also links to a glossary, checklist, links, test and help. Also from the home page there is information on how to use the site and about the site.
The step by step instructions on how to evaluate a site for its usefulness is quite unique and a handy reminder for even the most constant user of search engines to pick up tips that were easily missed.
Comment:
I think it would be more helpful for a more personal review of a website for users to help them decide on whether the content is useful however, not everyone has the same requirements and so it might be easier to get a generic overview before visiting a site especially if the review is long and involved.
References:
Allen, M.. (n.d.). "Module 4 Using the infosphere: taking & organising". Retrieved August 24, 2009 from http://lms.curtin.edu.au/webapps/blackboard/content/listContent.jsp?course_id=_18825_1&content_id=_985243_1
Module 4 - Organising search information tasks
Since starting this unit I have become a major fan of Delicious and now habitually save bookmarks to delicious as it is easy to access, easy to retrieve and is ordered how I want it.
I used Google, Bing and Yahoo to search for the same search term “internet communications” in these 3 search engines and saved them all to my Delicious bookmarks. When saving to Delicious you get the option to name the website you are saving so you can give it a unique name. Also, there is the option to place it in a particular folder which I have different folders set up depending on what the website relates to. Then there is an option to tag the website. Depending on which folder I place the website, there may be certain words which relate to another folder.
For instance as I am studying more than one unit, there can be times when information can overlap into another unit so the website could be useful for both unit material. Also as I work in the web industry there is a lot of information I have found studying which is also useful for work so it is important to be able to use tags to describe a website so I can easily find what I am looking for when I need it.
The three sources I found I have detailed the first result for each:
Google:
Internet, communications and other technologies
Internet, communications and other technologies. Advances in technology, including the internet, have dramatically changed the way we collect and use ...
www.privacy.gov.au/topics/technologies
Bing:
Impagination Internet Communications - Home Page
Offers design, audio and video streaming, e-commerce solutions, database integration and hosting. Based in Australia.
www.impagination.com.au
Yahoo:
NetSpeed | BroadBand and Telephony
This site created and maintained by NetSpeed Internet Communications - www.netspeed.com.au. Our services include: Development, design, shockwave, custom scripting.
www.netspeed.com.au
References:
Allen, M.. (n.d.). "Module 4 Using the infosphere: taking & organising". Retrieved August 24, 2009 from http://lms.curtin.edu.au/webapps/blackboard/content/listContent.jsp?course_id=_18825_1&content_id=_985243_1
I used Google, Bing and Yahoo to search for the same search term “internet communications” in these 3 search engines and saved them all to my Delicious bookmarks. When saving to Delicious you get the option to name the website you are saving so you can give it a unique name. Also, there is the option to place it in a particular folder which I have different folders set up depending on what the website relates to. Then there is an option to tag the website. Depending on which folder I place the website, there may be certain words which relate to another folder.
For instance as I am studying more than one unit, there can be times when information can overlap into another unit so the website could be useful for both unit material. Also as I work in the web industry there is a lot of information I have found studying which is also useful for work so it is important to be able to use tags to describe a website so I can easily find what I am looking for when I need it.
The three sources I found I have detailed the first result for each:
Google:
Internet, communications and other technologies
Internet, communications and other technologies. Advances in technology, including the internet, have dramatically changed the way we collect and use ...
www.privacy.gov.au/topics/technologies
Bing:
Impagination Internet Communications - Home Page
Offers design, audio and video streaming, e-commerce solutions, database integration and hosting. Based in Australia.
www.impagination.com.au
Yahoo:
NetSpeed | BroadBand and Telephony
This site created and maintained by NetSpeed Internet Communications - www.netspeed.com.au. Our services include: Development, design, shockwave, custom scripting.
www.netspeed.com.au
References:
Allen, M.. (n.d.). "Module 4 Using the infosphere: taking & organising". Retrieved August 24, 2009 from http://lms.curtin.edu.au/webapps/blackboard/content/listContent.jsp?course_id=_18825_1&content_id=_985243_1
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Module 4 - Boolean searching task
Using the same search term I used in the previous task Internet Communications I used different Boolean search results:
182,000,000 - internet and communications
140,000,000 - internet communications
1,920,000,000 - internet or communications
990,000 - “internet communications”
It is obvious there is more relevant results when using Boolean search tools which is very helpful in narrowing searches and the last search using parentheses returned the most relevant search.
References:
Allen, M.. (n.d.). "Module 4 Using the infosphere: taking & organising". Retrieved August 19, 2009 from http://lms.curtin.edu.au/webapps/blackboard/content/listContent.jsp?course_id=_18825_1&content_id=_985243_1
182,000,000 - internet and communications
140,000,000 - internet communications
1,920,000,000 - internet or communications
990,000 - “internet communications”
It is obvious there is more relevant results when using Boolean search tools which is very helpful in narrowing searches and the last search using parentheses returned the most relevant search.
References:
Allen, M.. (n.d.). "Module 4 Using the infosphere: taking & organising". Retrieved August 19, 2009 from http://lms.curtin.edu.au/webapps/blackboard/content/listContent.jsp?course_id=_18825_1&content_id=_985243_1
Module 4 - Using Web Search Tools and Specialised Databases
Task 1: Choose your most commonly used internet search engine and do a search with words of your choosing. (Allen, M., n.d.)
I chose to search for Internet Communications using Google which results in about 140,000,000 search results. The first hit received was:
1. Internet Communication
CSIRO research aims to improve how the internet works and how we use the internet. www.csiro.au/science/Internet.html
Followed by:
2. Internet - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
VoIP stands for Voice-over-Internet Protocol, referring to the protocol that underlies all Internet communication. The idea began in the early 1990s with ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet
3. Internet Communications
This module aims to introduce students to the Web and the ways in which the internet is changing the field of communications. ...
www.newmediastudies.com/module/
4. IS Industry: Communications: Internet | Europa - Information Society
Internet Communications. The internet is one of the most important innovations of our time, bringing substantial benefits to economies and societies, ...
ec.europa.eu/information_society/tl/.../internet/index_en.htm
5. ZeroC - The Internet Communications Engine (Ice)
The Internet Communications Engine (Ice) is a modern object-oriented toolkit that enables you to build distributed applications with minimal effort. ...
www.zeroc.com/ice.html
Task 2: Using copernicus or similar, set it up to search at least three search engines (including one that will search the 'deep web') and repeat eactly the same search. (Allen, M., n.d.)
Searching the same term Internet Communications using Copernic resulted in 59 results which is a lot less than the Google search. Sorting by score, the first hit received (that wasn’t a sponsored link) was:
1. http://www.netspeed.com.au/
2. http://www.privacy.gov.au/topics/technologies
3. http://shop.cirruscomms.com.au/epages/cirrus.sf
4. http://www.smartinternet.com.au/default.aspx?ArticleID=208
5. http://www.westpac.com.au/internet/publish.nsf/Content/WCMP+Communications
I found it a lot easier to use Google as I use it every day and realized today during my work I would have searched approx 15 different searches using Google from searching for the meaning of a word to searching companies.
I found Copernic to be unfamiliar which is obvious but also a bit fiddly. As I downloaded the free version there are annoying ads appearing. Also the search results seemed a bit more commercial than the Google search results. The first result with Copernic is for an internet service provider whereas Google’s first result is CSIRO which I find to be more credible.
If you are intersted in downloading Copernic the link is below:
http://www.copernic.com/en/products/agent/download.html
References:
Allen, M.. (n.d.). "Module 4 Using the infosphere: taking & organising". Retrieved August 19, 2009 from http://lms.curtin.edu.au/webapps/blackboard/content/listContent.jsp?course_id=_18825_1&content_id=_985243_1
I chose to search for Internet Communications using Google which results in about 140,000,000 search results. The first hit received was:
1. Internet Communication
CSIRO research aims to improve how the internet works and how we use the internet. www.csiro.au/science/Internet.html
Followed by:
2. Internet - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
VoIP stands for Voice-over-Internet Protocol, referring to the protocol that underlies all Internet communication. The idea began in the early 1990s with ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet
3. Internet Communications
This module aims to introduce students to the Web and the ways in which the internet is changing the field of communications. ...
www.newmediastudies.com/module/
4. IS Industry: Communications: Internet | Europa - Information Society
Internet Communications. The internet is one of the most important innovations of our time, bringing substantial benefits to economies and societies, ...
ec.europa.eu/information_society/tl/.../internet/index_en.htm
5. ZeroC - The Internet Communications Engine (Ice)
The Internet Communications Engine (Ice) is a modern object-oriented toolkit that enables you to build distributed applications with minimal effort. ...
www.zeroc.com/ice.html
Task 2: Using copernicus or similar, set it up to search at least three search engines (including one that will search the 'deep web') and repeat eactly the same search. (Allen, M., n.d.)
Searching the same term Internet Communications using Copernic resulted in 59 results which is a lot less than the Google search. Sorting by score, the first hit received (that wasn’t a sponsored link) was:
1. http://www.netspeed.com.au/
2. http://www.privacy.gov.au/topics/technologies
3. http://shop.cirruscomms.com.au/epages/cirrus.sf
4. http://www.smartinternet.com.au/default.aspx?ArticleID=208
5. http://www.westpac.com.au/internet/publish.nsf/Content/WCMP+Communications
I found it a lot easier to use Google as I use it every day and realized today during my work I would have searched approx 15 different searches using Google from searching for the meaning of a word to searching companies.
I found Copernic to be unfamiliar which is obvious but also a bit fiddly. As I downloaded the free version there are annoying ads appearing. Also the search results seemed a bit more commercial than the Google search results. The first result with Copernic is for an internet service provider whereas Google’s first result is CSIRO which I find to be more credible.
If you are intersted in downloading Copernic the link is below:
http://www.copernic.com/en/products/agent/download.html
References:
Allen, M.. (n.d.). "Module 4 Using the infosphere: taking & organising". Retrieved August 19, 2009 from http://lms.curtin.edu.au/webapps/blackboard/content/listContent.jsp?course_id=_18825_1&content_id=_985243_1
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