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Carving Up The World
The Web - Version 2.0
Multiplicity
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So this was my first attempt at keeping a blog, or rather my first attempt at keeping a blog that lasted more than a single entry. I've never really keep a diary, online or off before so it was definitely new to me and getting into a routine of regularly updating it wasn't easy. I've used a pretty simple layout, I've never liked pages that look overly cluttered so the simple design works well for what I'm going for. I also didn't want anyone viewing the blog to be overwhelmed with different content, I wanted it to be easy to read and digest.
Most of the blog content is directly related to the lectures and tutorials, writting out and re-reading these entries seems to also be a good study method for the upcoming exam, drilling these concepts into my brain definitely isn't a bad thing. I've tried my best to make the posts interesting, not just a regurgitation of the lecture notes, this made them much more enjoyable to write and hopefully a little less tedious to read. I've put hyper-links in the text where I felt it was appropriate and added images and embeded videos to reinforce the ideas discussed in the blog entries and to make the blog appear much more visually pleasing.
Overall keeping a blog has definitely helped me reflect on the concepts and ideas that have been presented in this unit, although I'm not sure if I will continue to be a contributor to the online journal world simply because I'm lazy - I always find it hard to keep a routine going.
In conclusion, I'll leave you with this quote by one of my favourite comedic writters -
'I refuse to use the word Blog, because it sounds like something that lives on a riverbed and communicates through farts' - Ben Croshaw.
Checking In
So I'm well underway now on Production Project B, which will be a Youtube video reviewing the service. I've written the script for the narration and I have booked a camera and tripod from the media resource centre. Now all that's left to do is film, record narration, edit in final cut and upload, too easy - in theory, but hopefully this time next week I'll be all finished. Then I'll have all the time in the world to consume sugar based energy drinks and play Half-Life 2.
I'll leave you with a cool video I found while I was procrastinating on Youtube.
I'll leave you with a cool video I found while I was procrastinating on Youtube.
Data....Being Visualised....
Today I checked out various examples of Data Visualizations. One of the options we have for Project B is to build a data visualization, although I have no intention of going down that route it was still interesting to check out the different examples. The one I spent the most time on was a visualization of the Olympic Medal count sorted by country and year. The data was presented on the form of the world map. The more medals a country won in that particular games the bigger it will be on the world map. It also gives a great representation of when certain countries became sporting superpowers and when others dropped off.
I think I've decided to do a youtube video for Project B. I've been playing around with a camera the last few days and have just got my feet wet cutting stuff together with Final Cut. Hopefully I can put together something that's at least somewhat creative, probably something that doesn't just crudely simulate sexual acts - that may be a first for me.
I think I've decided to do a youtube video for Project B. I've been playing around with a camera the last few days and have just got my feet wet cutting stuff together with Final Cut. Hopefully I can put together something that's at least somewhat creative, probably something that doesn't just crudely simulate sexual acts - that may be a first for me.
Multiplicity
The topic for this week was Multiplicity, which also happens to be a pretty horrible movie staring Batman. Basically, Multiplicity is the idea of something being of a higher quality with more elements put into it. Social networking websites like Facebook are a good example of many small pieces coming together to make one great, big project. After watching the Thriller cappella video a did a little searching of my own and found this very cool video, which I loved because I'm both a big Star Wars and John Williams fan.
As for the upcoming Project B, I still haven't decided whether to go with a Geo-Narrative or a Youtube video, I guess I better decide soon....
As for the upcoming Project B, I still haven't decided whether to go with a Geo-Narrative or a Youtube video, I guess I better decide soon....
The Web - Version 2.0
Web 2.0, what is it? Web 2.0 is basically the second generation of internet design. The biggest difference between the first and second generations is the addition of user generationed content. Websites like Facebook, Myspace and Flickr were all bulit almost entirely by their users. No longer is the web a place just to look at but not touch, Web 2.0 is about user participation.
I'm old enough to remember the "Dark Ages" of Web 1.0 and I never really thought about the shift to 2.0, or noticed it at the time - Though it's generally considered to have happened around 2001.
Any place where people are encouraged to express their ideas and participate is a positive place, and that is what the internet has become post Web 2.0.
I'm old enough to remember the "Dark Ages" of Web 1.0 and I never really thought about the shift to 2.0, or noticed it at the time - Though it's generally considered to have happened around 2001.
Any place where people are encouraged to express their ideas and participate is a positive place, and that is what the internet has become post Web 2.0.
Carving Up The World
Both Folksonomy and Taxonomy were a heavy part of our discussion in the leture and tutorials this week. Both are methods used to categorize content online although they differ quite a bit in the way they do it.
Taxonomy is the process of categorising content into a hierarchical structure. Content is arranged into lists of genres and sub-genres, it can be quite useful if you know exactly what you're looking for, and quite the opposite if you don't. A weakness of Taxonomy is that something can only appear in one area, despite it possibly coming under multiple categories. For example, a book may both be about war, and science fiction, but under a hierarchical structure the most fitting place must be chosen, it can't be in two places.
Taxonomy is the process of categorising content into a hierarchical structure. Content is arranged into lists of genres and sub-genres, it can be quite useful if you know exactly what you're looking for, and quite the opposite if you don't. A weakness of Taxonomy is that something can only appear in one area, despite it possibly coming under multiple categories. For example, a book may both be about war, and science fiction, but under a hierarchical structure the most fitting place must be chosen, it can't be in two places.
Example of Taxonomy
Folksonomy is the practice of categorising content through the use of tagging. The process is mostly user generated, with people attributing tags they feel are relevant to the content. When a search is conducted, everything that has been tagged with the word that was searched for will come up as a result. The advantage of tags is that content can now really be in multiple places. That book can really be under both science fiction and war, making it a far more flexible and informal method the organise data.
Example of Folksonomy
Folksonomy seems to be taking over Taxonomy as the prominent method of categorising data online, simply because its more flexible and relies on the opinions of many as opposed to the judgements of an individual.
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Remember, If you're not saying 'Om Nom Nom Nom' out loud at the same time as looking at these pictures then you're doing it wrong.
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