The age old method of print was the way journalism was the way to go in the past. Recently, since internet is becoming so popular, many magazines, newspapers and journals have started distributing online.
Even more so, many are blogging about various news reports and reviews about certain topics. These people are also viewed as journalists to others. This is something that should not be taken seriously because these people do not work with the guidelines that journalists are supposed to follow. The reviews and news reports will thus become skewed or people might be misinformed about the topics and news reports.
Saturday, March 29, 2008
Saturday, March 22, 2008
The pros and cons of political campaigns on the internet
The pros
There are many pros to campaigning on the internet.
1. It reaches far and wide.
2. It reaches many people at the same time.
3. It is a cheaper alternative to the other mass mediums.
4. The audience is able to get real time information or near to real time information.
5. It is convenient for many to get information on the web because of their busy schedules, they are able to excess the information as and when they want.
6. People are able to discuss their views on the internet and gain more information about their favorite candidate.
At this day and age, many people have acess to the internet and is a vital part of their lives. Just like how i am using the internet to blog at this very moment. This ability is a method of convenience for countless people to acess information whenever and whereever they want. As is the same with political information. Even now, in places like Alaska, the people are able to vote on the internet. This saves many people the trouble of travelling up and down just to vote for their candidate of choice. This also encourages people to vote because there is less hassle. People cannot complain that they have no time or that it is troublesome for them to go to the voting polls.
The Cons
As there are pros, there are definitely cons as well.
1. The information might not be reliable.
2. The information might be skewed.
3. It is easy for rumors to get started for the candidates.
4. People writing on the online forums might get 'flamed' for their nasty remarks.
5. It can send one candidate soaring to great heights but at the same time, could send one candidate into the valley of death.
There are so many forums on the internet these days and since so many people have acess to the internet, it is also easy to defame someone on the internet and stay anonymous. These rumors that could send candidates either way are also found on the internet. These rumors are malicious and could hurt anybody's political campaign.
There are many pros to campaigning on the internet.
1. It reaches far and wide.
2. It reaches many people at the same time.
3. It is a cheaper alternative to the other mass mediums.
4. The audience is able to get real time information or near to real time information.
5. It is convenient for many to get information on the web because of their busy schedules, they are able to excess the information as and when they want.
6. People are able to discuss their views on the internet and gain more information about their favorite candidate.
At this day and age, many people have acess to the internet and is a vital part of their lives. Just like how i am using the internet to blog at this very moment. This ability is a method of convenience for countless people to acess information whenever and whereever they want. As is the same with political information. Even now, in places like Alaska, the people are able to vote on the internet. This saves many people the trouble of travelling up and down just to vote for their candidate of choice. This also encourages people to vote because there is less hassle. People cannot complain that they have no time or that it is troublesome for them to go to the voting polls.
The Cons
As there are pros, there are definitely cons as well.
1. The information might not be reliable.
2. The information might be skewed.
3. It is easy for rumors to get started for the candidates.
4. People writing on the online forums might get 'flamed' for their nasty remarks.
5. It can send one candidate soaring to great heights but at the same time, could send one candidate into the valley of death.
There are so many forums on the internet these days and since so many people have acess to the internet, it is also easy to defame someone on the internet and stay anonymous. These rumors that could send candidates either way are also found on the internet. These rumors are malicious and could hurt anybody's political campaign.
Saturday, March 8, 2008
How multimedia can market new products
There are many types of media to market new products and they are newspapers, internet, tv, radio, magazines and newspapers. These are jus the main types of mediums people usually advertise on.
However, using multimedia, there are many ways to market new products. There are ways like using videos to create awareness for the products and these videos can be aired anywhere. For example, on http://www.shockwave.com/, when you are waiting for your game to load, videos about pratically anything permited(without a doubt) is shown.
There are also the age old pop ups where u click on a website and another window pops out with an advertisement.
Other ways include banners on search engines and like on google where they have adwords and adsense.
These are simple ways that multimedia can market new products. Using these multimedia properly and on the appropriate websites where people will be concerned about your product is very crucial. Otherwise, it will be a waste of time and money.
However, using multimedia, there are many ways to market new products. There are ways like using videos to create awareness for the products and these videos can be aired anywhere. For example, on http://www.shockwave.com/, when you are waiting for your game to load, videos about pratically anything permited(without a doubt) is shown.
There are also the age old pop ups where u click on a website and another window pops out with an advertisement.
Other ways include banners on search engines and like on google where they have adwords and adsense.
These are simple ways that multimedia can market new products. Using these multimedia properly and on the appropriate websites where people will be concerned about your product is very crucial. Otherwise, it will be a waste of time and money.
Sunday, March 2, 2008
Internet Security
Cybercrime in Singapore used to be unheard of because there were barely any televisions in the 1970s much less a computer. This has proved to change over the years and now on average, every family has a computer.
This has therefore increased the number of cybercrimes in Singapore. Over the years, people have learnt how to hack into people's accounts, track people's emails and those used to be the biggest threat until going wireless became the latest trend. This led to people riding on other people's wireless connections and using their accounts. This is because everybody lives very near each other, this is especially so in HDB flats where your neighbor is literally next door. This fact made it easy for people to ride on other people's wireless connections because there was enough proximity to tap onto their connections, especially if the connection is not password protected or if there was no firewall protecting the connection.
Recently in 2005, there was a youth who was charged of tapping onto his neighbor's wireless internet connection. He became the 1st youth to be convicted of tapping onto his neighbor's connection. In 2006, a 2nd person was charged with the same offence but this time, he created a bomb hoax on an online forum. In the same year, a 3rd person was charged with tapping onto someone else's internet connection and was charged with an 18month ban internet ban.
These offences showed that we have to careful when using our wireless networks and to sercure it!
Lastly, Richard Stiennon, a network security expert for his forecast on cyber crime in 2007 and he predicts that it will be a bleak year for cyber-security. Attackers have now developed advanced business-focus strategies, and revenue for cyber crime is set to double. Therefore, all the more we should be on the lookout for cybercrimes.
This has therefore increased the number of cybercrimes in Singapore. Over the years, people have learnt how to hack into people's accounts, track people's emails and those used to be the biggest threat until going wireless became the latest trend. This led to people riding on other people's wireless connections and using their accounts. This is because everybody lives very near each other, this is especially so in HDB flats where your neighbor is literally next door. This fact made it easy for people to ride on other people's wireless connections because there was enough proximity to tap onto their connections, especially if the connection is not password protected or if there was no firewall protecting the connection.
Recently in 2005, there was a youth who was charged of tapping onto his neighbor's wireless internet connection. He became the 1st youth to be convicted of tapping onto his neighbor's connection. In 2006, a 2nd person was charged with the same offence but this time, he created a bomb hoax on an online forum. In the same year, a 3rd person was charged with tapping onto someone else's internet connection and was charged with an 18month ban internet ban.
These offences showed that we have to careful when using our wireless networks and to sercure it!
Lastly, Richard Stiennon, a network security expert for his forecast on cyber crime in 2007 and he predicts that it will be a bleak year for cyber-security. Attackers have now developed advanced business-focus strategies, and revenue for cyber crime is set to double. Therefore, all the more we should be on the lookout for cybercrimes.
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