Just like how i left you'll to ponder in my previous post, this post will keep all of us in suspense and will make us ponder too. On what you may ask! THE FUTURE OF THE INTERNET! i have no idea what my future holds for me. What more if its the future of the internet.
Before i begin, let me show you'll an interesting video.
This video was so funny, Doesnt it make you wonder on what the future of the internet is going to evolve to. I certainly am eager to find out.
take a look at this video.
i think in the future, everywhere we go, it will be touch screen. Also, we just need to think about what we want and visualise it and we will get it.
Let's leave Dr. Vinton G. Cerf, "The Father Of The Internet" and VP, Chief Internet Evangelist for Google to answer what the future of the internet is.
so guys, what will the future of internet be?Will we all just become connected through the web? Be it work school shopping eating clubbing, everything will be done through the internet!
Friday, April 22, 2011
Week 12 - Free topic.
This week is free posting.
Hence i decided to talk about the internet in general.
Before that please watch this video on world wide web
i think the internet is really a phenemenon! It does wonders!
You can get almost any information on the net.
You just need to google it and you've gotten your answer. Its almost as though nothing is impossible on the internet.We all know that internet is ever ready to provide users with a whole load of information.
However, i would like to talk more on the evolution of social networking sites and how amazing it is.
To be honest, social networking sites are really as easy as it sounds in the video.
You just need to sign up and within seconds you'll be connected to whoever you would like to be connected to.
Through social networking sites, you can meet up with your long lost friends and relatives. It is amazing to see how sometimes even if you happen to see all these people on the streets we wont bother to say hi but we bother to say hi to them on facebook.
I have always wondered why this was so?
I guess it could be the absence of face to face communication. Hence, people are more comfortable in approaching and having conversations with these people in the offline world instead of in reality.
Now that social networking sites have become such an important part in our lives, have you imagined life without it?
Imagine one day you come back home, and you type www.facebook.com and then you realise the website is no longer available. What will you do?
And then from that day on, everytime you on your laptop to use internet, none of these social networking sites exist. Where do i we head on from there or how comfortable will we be without these social networking sites?
Time to ponder!
Hence i decided to talk about the internet in general.
Before that please watch this video on world wide web
i think the internet is really a phenemenon! It does wonders!
You can get almost any information on the net.
You just need to google it and you've gotten your answer. Its almost as though nothing is impossible on the internet.We all know that internet is ever ready to provide users with a whole load of information.
However, i would like to talk more on the evolution of social networking sites and how amazing it is.
To be honest, social networking sites are really as easy as it sounds in the video.
You just need to sign up and within seconds you'll be connected to whoever you would like to be connected to.
Through social networking sites, you can meet up with your long lost friends and relatives. It is amazing to see how sometimes even if you happen to see all these people on the streets we wont bother to say hi but we bother to say hi to them on facebook.
I have always wondered why this was so?
I guess it could be the absence of face to face communication. Hence, people are more comfortable in approaching and having conversations with these people in the offline world instead of in reality.
Now that social networking sites have become such an important part in our lives, have you imagined life without it?
Imagine one day you come back home, and you type www.facebook.com and then you realise the website is no longer available. What will you do?
And then from that day on, everytime you on your laptop to use internet, none of these social networking sites exist. Where do i we head on from there or how comfortable will we be without these social networking sites?
Time to ponder!
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Week 11 - Journalism and the Internet
I found a very interesting video for this week's entry on Journalism and the Internet.
This is a video from CNN talking about the decline in newspaper industry in America.
It was mentioned in the video that newspaper companies in different states in the US are slowly folding up due to the decrease in demand for it. Indeed it is rather interesting to see how the internet has caused so much competitiveness in the journalism industry. As they asked in the video, can citizen journalism replace newspaper journalism?
It was a good point to note in the video that they mentioned that it is not that people are not reading the information that newspaper journalism provides. People are reading it. The problem is that they are reading it online. Hence, newspaper companies need to find a way to make profit out of this. The availability of news on the internet and the widespread of citizen journalism is the reason that is causing newspaper industries to lose money and hence having to fold up their business.
I guess the widespread use of the internet is increasing at such rapid rates without us realising it. Over time, almost every piece of news is going to be on the internet instead of the newspapers. I believe that if the newspaper industries find a way to earn some profit from citizen journalism then it can be a two way thing.
However, in my opinion, i feel that no matter how much citizen journalism may thrive, i would still continue to read the papers as i find more value in it. It is no doubt that citizen journalism has got its own share of value too, but there will always be that lingering feeling of credibility when it comes to sources/news on the internet as compared the traditional newspapers.
I would like to end my entry this week with a very interesting video i found online about citizen journalism vs traditional journalism.
This is a video from CNN talking about the decline in newspaper industry in America.
It was mentioned in the video that newspaper companies in different states in the US are slowly folding up due to the decrease in demand for it. Indeed it is rather interesting to see how the internet has caused so much competitiveness in the journalism industry. As they asked in the video, can citizen journalism replace newspaper journalism?
It was a good point to note in the video that they mentioned that it is not that people are not reading the information that newspaper journalism provides. People are reading it. The problem is that they are reading it online. Hence, newspaper companies need to find a way to make profit out of this. The availability of news on the internet and the widespread of citizen journalism is the reason that is causing newspaper industries to lose money and hence having to fold up their business.
I guess the widespread use of the internet is increasing at such rapid rates without us realising it. Over time, almost every piece of news is going to be on the internet instead of the newspapers. I believe that if the newspaper industries find a way to earn some profit from citizen journalism then it can be a two way thing.
However, in my opinion, i feel that no matter how much citizen journalism may thrive, i would still continue to read the papers as i find more value in it. It is no doubt that citizen journalism has got its own share of value too, but there will always be that lingering feeling of credibility when it comes to sources/news on the internet as compared the traditional newspapers.
I would like to end my entry this week with a very interesting video i found online about citizen journalism vs traditional journalism.
Week 10 - Politics and the Internet
This topic is rather interesting as this was my group project's topic. What my group did for project was to focus on Singapore's General Elections 2011. we made a comparison as to how the previous campaign in 2006 was as compared to the campaigns now in 2011. There was indeed a vast difference.
Before i begin, please do watch the video below.
This video is the inaugural episode of the Singapore Democrats' talkshow, Let's Talk, which features Alex Au, one of the most prominent bloggers in Singapore and author of the Yawningbread.org. Let's Talk is another groundbreaking initiative by the Singapore Democratic Party. It is the FIRST talkshow series on the Internet in Singapore. You definitely would not have been able to see such a thing back in 2006.
Back in 2006, the government placed many restrictions on the usage of the internet and new media for campaign purposes. However we see a big jump in 2011.
Now every active political party are making use of the internet and new media for campaigning. Besides just having a website for their party, they each have a facebook and twitter account.
Below are few links out of the many,
link for Singapore democratic party's facebook acct: http://www.facebook.com/yoursdp
link for People's Action Party facebook account: http://www.facebook.com/pap.sg
In these websites, critical issues are raised and the public are allowed to comment on the issue on the website itself. This is rather good as it allows interaction between the party and the public.
If you have twitter you can actually search for these accounts such as the PAP, SDP, and even individual ministers like Teo Chee Hean.
I believe that by using new social media such as facebook and twitter for campaigning, it is very effective as it can reach out to a wide range of audience.
Firstly, we all know that youths these days are active users of such social networking sites and youths 21 and above are allowed to vote. Hence, this mode of campaigning will definitely be effective as it allows youths to get information while surfing online at their own convenience.
Besides websites and social networking sites, there are also blogs and online citizen forums.
For example the head of the reform party, Mr Kenneth Jeyaretnam has a blog where he voices critical issues and blogs very often about the coming GE 2011.
Also, as you google, you can find online citizen forums where citizens are allowed to voice their opinions and express their concerns with regards to the coming GE 2011.
There are also videos posted online with regards to the different parties.
Overall, i feel that the Singapore government has given more freedom to both the political parties and the public with regards to using the Internet for politics. This is a good move as it fosters better interaction between the public and the parties and it bridges the gap, allowing citizens to have a say and to feel a sense of belonging to the coming GE 2011.
Before i begin, please do watch the video below.
This video is the inaugural episode of the Singapore Democrats' talkshow, Let's Talk, which features Alex Au, one of the most prominent bloggers in Singapore and author of the Yawningbread.org. Let's Talk is another groundbreaking initiative by the Singapore Democratic Party. It is the FIRST talkshow series on the Internet in Singapore. You definitely would not have been able to see such a thing back in 2006.
Back in 2006, the government placed many restrictions on the usage of the internet and new media for campaign purposes. However we see a big jump in 2011.
Now every active political party are making use of the internet and new media for campaigning. Besides just having a website for their party, they each have a facebook and twitter account.
Below are few links out of the many,
link for Singapore democratic party's facebook acct: http://www.facebook.com/yoursdp
link for People's Action Party facebook account: http://www.facebook.com/pap.sg
In these websites, critical issues are raised and the public are allowed to comment on the issue on the website itself. This is rather good as it allows interaction between the party and the public.
If you have twitter you can actually search for these accounts such as the PAP, SDP, and even individual ministers like Teo Chee Hean.
I believe that by using new social media such as facebook and twitter for campaigning, it is very effective as it can reach out to a wide range of audience.
Firstly, we all know that youths these days are active users of such social networking sites and youths 21 and above are allowed to vote. Hence, this mode of campaigning will definitely be effective as it allows youths to get information while surfing online at their own convenience.
Besides websites and social networking sites, there are also blogs and online citizen forums.
For example the head of the reform party, Mr Kenneth Jeyaretnam has a blog where he voices critical issues and blogs very often about the coming GE 2011.
Also, as you google, you can find online citizen forums where citizens are allowed to voice their opinions and express their concerns with regards to the coming GE 2011.
There are also videos posted online with regards to the different parties.
Overall, i feel that the Singapore government has given more freedom to both the political parties and the public with regards to using the Internet for politics. This is a good move as it fosters better interaction between the public and the parties and it bridges the gap, allowing citizens to have a say and to feel a sense of belonging to the coming GE 2011.
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