Good Web Page

What makes a good web page?



Well i think the layout is a key factor, not everyone in the world can be computer wizzards! i certainly am not one.

This leads me to my next point which is simplicity.

Basically treat a website like a magazine: A good magazine, the layout is easy to follow, the contents suits it's intended audience,the images anchor the text.

Web sites are visul resources as much as it is a text resource. So a balance of text and visual aids is important.

Tp show that you are passionate about your product, your web page a vistor likes to see that it is updated regularly after all information is for ever changing.

Read over what you have written, proof reading is key before you publish something. Typos are not good!
Your virtual friends want to see that you have put time and effort in down to the last and final details.

Sony ps3

Sony is targeting the virtual community within their own social network.

Howard Rheingold

Well i did say i will look at Howard Rheingold. Guess what he is a cancer like me :-).
He was born July 7th 1947.

Whole Earth Lectronic Link (Well) is one of the oldest virtual communites and Rheingold use to access it. This was one of his influences to write The Virtual Community.

Looking at his book i have come across MUD which stands for Multi-User Dungeons and so i a looking into it so i can bring and present some of the ideas to my group.

Virtual Commuity

Good start!

As a group we have all decided that we are happy to look at Virtual communitites.

So what do i know so far about virtual communities?

Well it is a big and contraversial topic, that is a start! So as a group i propose that we focus on a certain aspect or split the areas in which we research up. We still would not be able to cover everything.

Virtual Communiity can also be called e-comerce or online community, this is because unlike earlier non face to face communication was done via letters and phone calls. Now it is mostly done online via text based or joining forums. virtual places like my space, facebook and msn.

The idea of community takes a new meaning it know longer just means local like your neigbours it is global. You can interact with people all around the world with similar interests as you.

Wow!

Researching the term Virtual Community has directed me to Howard Rheingold who actually wrote a book called Virtual Community in 1993 so i am going to check him out.

I will get back to you soon on him!

My Group

Well of course moi!!!!!!!!!!
Natalie
Fahima
Amy
Nadia

Reflection

The act of reflection was explored by Donald Schon.

Donald who???

My loyal google helped me out........

Donald Alan Schon was born in the 1930's in Boston. He died in 1997. He had a degree, masters and doctor in philosophy.

So what i have taken or what i believe his ideas on reflection is to:

Plan(This is deciding the purpose of your work)
Research ( Finding and understanding the need of your task, the limits.)
Act( Comment on your work, critically look at what you have done)
Observe( Take a step back and think how could i improve this)

In one word EVALUATE!

If you want to know more about him Wikipedia is always helpful or http://www.infed.org/thinkers/et-schon.htm. You even get to see what he looks like.

The Project

For the project we have a choice of 3 topics.

These are: Virtual Communitites, Identity Online And Resources & Activites.

In some way these topics all interlink, i have been drawn to Virtual Communities and Identity Online more though.

I have to admit i do not ave facebok and all these virtual communites i am just getting into the habit of using msn. I am shocked how much people use these things and i am slowly shifting to set up one myself.

My problem with this is the deception of how people percive themselves online, but my friends have assured me that i can have privacy settings, bcause i do not want anybody being able to view my personal pictures.

Recently on Paneroma they where having a look at these virtual communites and exploring how padeophiles are changing there identity to target younger girls, with every technology there are pros and cons. So my advice is just to be cautious as it is nice to be able to keep in contact with friends and family across the world, it is a cheap and user friendly alternative, it is nice to see up to date pictures of the ones you love. It is also good to reunite with people so i thnk it has one me over.

Long day but finally home

i have just got home from uni.

I promised myself that i will stay on the ball! Afterall it is the last few months before it is all over. wow these three years have gone quick.

My intial reaction was: brain overload......... technical........ahhhhhh.

I was actually quite suprised how user friendly this wiki is, so having found that out and getting past the nerves i am actually looking foward to this project.

I love learning and already i now can say i confidently know the difference between the internet and world wide web.

Anyways i will not ramble on as i am going to research some things for the possible project focus

Wot about 08?

You must be thinking what is my fascination with 08, well i am optimistic for this year and life in general. Soooooooooooooo i do not do new years resoultutions. Y? no need i try 2 take every experience as a learning curve good or bad and evaluate it then. Who's got time 2 wait a whole year.