Module 4 tasks - Internet search 2 Google vs. Meta search

Seek and you *might* find...

Firstly, Copernic asked me if I meant etiquette?

Did you mean: etiquette?
Search Results 1 - 20 of 69 for "netiquette"
There were only 69 results.

The first 5 results were from yahoo ads : (

1. Finishing School for Business Success
The modern day Charm and Finishing School for business and personal success.
Sponsored by: www.gloriastarr.com [Found on Ads by Yahoo!]

2. Free Emoticons
5000+ Great PC Cursors and Emoticons. Absolutely Free.
Sponsored by: www.cursormania.com [Found on Ads by Yahoo!]

3. Download Free Emoticons
Free Collection of Funny Emoticons for your IM. 100% Free Emoticons.
Sponsored by: www.sweetim.com [Found on Ads by Yahoo!]

4. Be a Professional Etiquette Consultant
Get paid to give advice on manners and etiquette. Book shows you how.
Sponsored by: www.fabjob.com [Found on Ads by Yahoo!]

5. Let Our Technician Kill S.P.A.M. Dead
Our Live Online Technicians Solve All your E-Mail Problems. $1.35 Min.
Sponsored by: www.hermes-computers.ca [Found on Ads by Yahoo!]


Disappointing!


By contrast, the first 5 ‘hits’ on Google search were:

Netiquette Home Page -- A Service of Albion.com
This page is dedicated to the topic of network etiquette.www.albion.com/netiquette/ - 10k - Cached - Similar pages

The Core Rules of Netiquette -- Excerpted from Netiquette by ...
The Core Rules of Netiquette are excerpted from the book Netiquette by Virginia Shea. Click on each rule for elaboration. ...www.albion.com/netiquette/corerules.html - 8k - Cached - Similar pagesMore results from www.albion.com »

Netiquette - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Netiquette, a portmanteau of "network etiquette", is the convention on electronic forums (Usenet, mailing lists, live chat, and Internet forums) to ...en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netiquette - 35k - Cached - Similar pages

Internet Netiquette
Gives a summary of the important points of e-mail, mailing list, USENET, and chat etiquette.www.albury.net.au/new-users/netiquet.htm - 6k - Cached - Similar pages

Email Etiquette (Netiquette)
David Tuffley, ICT, Griffith Univ. Australia. A general guide for writing and sending email. Email that does not irritate and/offend the recipient is more ...www.cit.gu.edu.au/~davidt/email_etiquette.htm - 14k - Cached - Similar pages

I was surprised that on Copernic that there were so many ads. Google, on first glance gave much more promising results.

I tried Copernic another time and enabled all 13 available search engines.

The Copernic agent this time supplied 98 results, however, of the first 5 results, there were 2 ads, the first non-sponsored link was for Wikipedia, then 2 results for Albion (the publishers of the book Netiquette).

To explore further, I also performed searches using databases such as Intute and Librarian's Internet Index and found relevant results (some of which were replicated on Google) - but no advertising!

Module 4 Tasks – Internet search 1

U-SERP-ed?

Google is my most commonly used internet search engine.

I chose to search with the term “netiquette” for research my assignment.

The first result on the serp was http://www.albion.com/netiquette/

‘Learn Netiquette basics by reading this concise overview of network etiquette excerpted from the book Netiquette by Virginia Shea. Shea's "Core Rules" are the classic introduction to the subject and are widely cited in cyberspace.’

Results 1 - 10 of about 10,600,000 for netiquette [definition]. (0.09 seconds)

Module 4 – Task 1 Tools

Mmm mmmm!

I have experience and access to PDF so I decided to explore bookmark managers and a metasearch (Copernic) for my tools task. I can also see that page sucker would be a useful tool.

I decided on del.icio.us. as a bookmark manager - I can’t access this at work but have heard of it from various websites. Previously I had used connote but found the tagging cumbersome and so am keen to give something else a try.

del.icio.us.
Installing was very easy and the tutorial very quick - great for an ‘after work’ attention span.

The graphics helped understanding -especially about where they would appear on my browser and I predict that using tags will be helpful.

“Tags are one-word descriptors that you can assign to your bookmarks on del.icio.us. They're a little bit like keywords but non-hierarchical. You can assign as many tags to a bookmark as you like and easily rename or delete them later."
(del.icio.us. FAQs, n.d)

I will be able to add notes etc to different bookmarks – this is a great aspect as you can retrieve information in many ways. You just need to ensure that you use meaningful tags.

Update: I have been using del.icio.us for a few days now and find it really easy. The tags feature is very usable.

Copernic
Copernic was more difficult - there is no obvious meta on the site so I opted the pc version. I had two attempts at installing it and it was a case of second time lucky. Very frustrating.

Update:The first few searches were disappointing as it was mostly Google, Google ads and Yahoo – MIVA popped up once but I have yet to really use this tool. There was some speculation on the discussion boards about whether Google (as a default for a regular user) would be the best.


I have both installed now : )

Deep web
I had no knowledge of the 'deep web' before I started this task and am intrigued by the concept. I am yet to complete the tutorials about searching but from what I have so far, think that I will be using databases more. I like the look of the Librarians' Internet Index and Intute and will explore these further.

As data and information on the WWW is changing and developing at such a rapid rate, and as "electronic publishing encourages constant change" (Allen, n.d), knowing the ways to find and creating ways to effectively (and ‘use-ably’) store information is becoming an issue.

One must also remember that just because information/data/content is found on the internet, doesn't mean it is a reliable source...(and I mean this in 2 ways; 1 in that the information may be volatile in terms of appearance/storage and 2 in that the information may not be accurate).

References

Allen, M. et al, (n.d). Internet Communications Concepts Document (WebCT, Net 11 Studies) Retrieved 6 June, 2008, from http://webct.curtin.edu.au/SCRIPT/305033_b/scripts/serve_home

del.icio.us. (n.d) Frequently Asked Questions
Retrieved July 23, 2008, from http://delicious.com/help/faq#tags

Module 3 - Task Web 2.0 blinklist and HTML

In the blink of an eye...?

The way people use the WWW is fundamentally shifting from a one way transfer of information to being two (or multi-way) transfers of information and much more social or people focussed.

Heilemann states that the web is turning “ into a two way democratic, participatory medium...controlled by no one and shaped by everyone...our medium”. (Sen, 2008).

Napster, Digg, YouTube, Facebook and Myspace are companies that have contributed to the change of landscape. They are all social applications that allow sharing of information between users.

This has lead to an expectation of new sites and applications to be social and easy to use.

Format and benefits

So what is Blinklist? It was only when I returned to the Web CT and read ‘bookmark’ site that I got it really. When I accessed the site and on first glance I was confronted with a stack of information. I couldn’t immediately see a welcome, how to use section or even what Blinklist was.

It claims that it is “the smarter way to surf the internet” but I am not convinced of this at all.

There were some ‘friends’ that I didn’t know I had waiting for me. Blinklist doesn’t appear very intuitive. I’m not sure what I am supposed to do. The html list is visually dull by comparison (from a graphic user interface point of view), but at a glance I can tell that it’s a list and even the précis of some of these sites and articles. It’s more accessible (eg could be easily read by a screen reader) and can be downloaded more quickly. Some people may prefer the graphics and layout of the Blinklist, but the HTML text only is faster to download.Text only is FAST.

Differences

Blinklist

• web 2.0 technology
• 'social', as 'friends' already here to greet me - even though I have no idea who they are!
• articles or other links appear rated – not sure by whom
• one can vote for articles (however, there has been very little voting on this site so this function is rendered useless)
• only in the FAQs at the base of the site is there any info about what blinklist is and how you can access it. Essentially it is a social bookmarking site, but nowhere near as user friendly as del.icio.us.
• advertising links appear on the site.

HTML

• web 1.0 old tech (not bad tech)
• able to be read at a glance the list
• relatively accessible and usable

dull interface, but if you just want content, then it serves its purpose.

Over several visits, I have not found Blinklist engaging because it is not intuitive to use, I have found other applications much easier to use.

I definitely prefer the ‘old school’ html listing - my requirements are to access information as quickly as possible (and not be distracted). The html list is instantly understood and simple to use, some with a small summary of the content.

References

Sen, P. (Executive Producer) (2008, July 29) Download:the True Story of the Internet. Episode People Power [Television broadcast] Australia:Foxtel.

Module 3 - Tasks Blogs

The World according to: [insert YOUR name here]

John Heilemann stated that “Nothing epitomises the democratising tendencies of web 2.0 more that that new form of expression we’ve come to know as blogging” (Sen, 2008).

My first experience of creating and using a blog to be connected in this way was for blog Net 11. It was very easy to produce and maintain. Timeliness is a key component of blogging. An interesting quirk of blogging is that it is both an archive and up to date at the same time.

– I know of one friend who has a blog and one of the directors at my work has one too.

Anyone can share their thoughts with the (connected) world and it is a one-to-many relationship/conversation. Chad Hurley is quoted as saying “the internet is about connecting individuals or connecting individuals to information” (Sen 2008).
Blogs are a very social communications channel and can be shared, ‘endorsed’ (eg via placing lists of other blogs (‘blogrolls’) on your blog.

Interesting uses for blogs include:

• citizen journalism - people can report to the world from their perspective (which can elude government censorship).
• ‘personal’ blogging eg a good way of recording events (travel, weddings etc) with a disparate and distant set of people. For some people, there would be the personal satisfaction of seeing your name in print (almost a form of vanity publishing).
• a communication channel for a group of people with a common interest – eg a bookclub.
• educational purposes - my net 11 blog where I record my tasks and reflections.
• client/customer engagement eg engaging a target audience by a company - eg Martha Stewart editors of Everyday food magazine blog about meals – Dinner tonight. This helps to sell the magazine and other MS products sells. in a similar vein, On the road is one Gourmet Traveller magazine blog, which keeps you up to date with the latest travel secrets.
• advertising – the recent ‘In an Absolute world’ campaign for Absolute vodka, featured “more than 20 online blogs and websites” (Gopal, 2008).
• celebrity or personality blogs to fans (again can have a commercial slant
• entertainment for pure escapism or gossip Perez Hilton.
• companies with staff blogging to customers
• companies with management or staff blogging to each other as an internal communications channel
• businesses/self employed networking and as a way of marketing yourself to prospective clients eg share your works or as Schutzsmith (2008) suggests; “commenting on blogs...to quickly gain exposure to the clientele you are trying to reach”.
• sharing specific topic information for:
  business business of design online , education, such as dented reality (used on this course) or social purposes (Tokyo eater).

It’s quite voyeuristic being able to ‘look into’ the thoughts of others - I am sure that some people really don’t consider that (unless they take steps to have a closed circle) anyone who wanted to can access the information.

I can see personal applications for blogging but wouldn’t actively seek to publish one - unless it was for a specific and required purpose, such as my Net 11 blog.

References

Gopal, S. (2008, August). Absolute Vision. (Campaign profile). Desktop Magazine, p.26.

Schutzsmith, D. (2008, April/May). Marketing for the Lazy Designer, Dynamic Graphics p.72.

Sen, P. (Executive Producer) (2008, July 29) Download:the True Story of the Internet. Episode People Power [Television broadcast] Australia:Foxtel.

Module 3 Tasks - FTP revisited

Ta dahhhhh.., ( and phew!)

After completing the html tutorials and researching the content for my very first web page (which I found really interesting), I found the FTP upload of this task quite daunting (and had to leave it and get on with other tasks and assignments, so am editing this post now in August!) and had it not been for detailed instructions provided in the discussions, I would really be in a pickle!

The link via the presentations section of Web CT is:

http://webct.curtin.edu.au/305033_b/student_pres/Group76/index.html

The URL is: http://student.curtin.edu.au/~14160862

Especial thanks to Janette for her instructions and inspiration.

: )

Module 3 Tasks - standards task 2

Once more unto the breach...

Wc3 standards
My page did not conform first pass, the errors were about display (around the headings hierarchy) eg Line 32, Column 3: document type does not allow element "H3" here; missing one of "APPLET", "OBJECT", "MAP", "IFRAME", "BUTTON" start-tag.

There is an option you can select to have your code 'tidied', and the 'Cleaned-up Source Listing' interestingly, automatically updated the code to use a CSS (something I had not done originally).

Legal issues
To answer the question "Have you used images or words on your web page or website that contravene copyright laws?... "

As most items are protected by copyright...and the only things that are not really protected include:
”
· Ideas
· Facts
· Titles
· Names
· Short phrases
· Blank forms “
(What does Copyright Protect?, n.d)

There are ‘fair use’ policies which include a using a small portion of the original or for education, purposes, so I may be able to claim these.

Really, unless you are writing your own original thoughts or creating original expression (art etc) you can not be absolutely sure that you are not contravening copyright laws ( Australian or international). So I probably have contravened copyright laws.

I would be in breach of copyright if I portrayed my webpage as part of the university website (eg as a deliberate deception) however, I may not if I had used the logo on an assignment. This was an interesting investigation. The copyright policy on the Curtin website cites the Commonwealth of Australia Copyright Act 1968.

The copyright policy states that “Material in which Curtin University owns copyright, and which is not classified as "Confidential", may be copied without any requirement for special permission to be granted. (Notification of the originator would be a courtesy.)” (Curtin University material, 2007)

If I wanted to use the logo for an assignment, and if I “ wish to copy material from it for educational purposes, you may be able to rely on the fair dealing provisions of the Copyright Act” (Material on the Internet , 2007) and that “There are no limits to the amount that can be copied or the form of reproduction or communication. Access should normally be restricted to Curtin staff and students.” (Curtin University material, 2007)

There is a policy on Curtin logo use, but this is only applicable to staff (“1. APPLICATION All staff” (Logo Use Procedures, 2008).

We are advised to “approach the copyright owner for permission to copy” (Copying with permission of the copyright owner, 2007). So, if I was able to, I could probably use the Curtin logo for my assignment.

The best way to ensure that you are not in breach of copyright is “When in Doubt, Seek Permission” (Websites: Five Ways to Stay Out of Trouble , 2007)

Interestingly, when I have attempted to copy the Curtin logo, it is not possible (there is a block over the top of the image which prevents effective copying).

References
Copying with permission of the copyright owner (2007). Retrieved 18, August, 2008, from http://www.copyright.curtin.edu.au/research/copying_with_permissions.cfm

Copyright and fair use (2007). Retrieved 18, August, 2008, from http://fairuse.stanford.edu/Copyright_and_Fair_Use_Overview/chapter6/6-a.html#5

Curtin University material (2007). Retrieved 18, August, 2008, from http://www.copyright.curtin.edu.au/research/curtin_owned.cfm

Material on the Internet (2007). Retrieved 18, August, 2008, from http://www.copyright.curtin.edu.au/research/internet_material.cfm

Logo Use Procedures (2008). Retrieved 18, August, 2008, from
http://policies.curtin.edu.au/policies/viewpolicy.cfm?id=959f55ad-fec2-11dc-b6c5-253dc30d60f2

What does copyright protect? Retrieved 18, August, 2008, from http://fairuse.stanford.edu/Copyright_and_Fair_Use_Overview/chapter6/6-a.html#5