About Jakob Nielson [Online Accessed on 5th June 2007]
URL: http://www.useit.com/jakob/
Accepting blogging as new media [Online Accessed on 5th June 2007]
URL: http://star-techcentral.com/tech/story.asp?file=/2007/5/4/technology/20070504155505&sec=technology
Blogging and big bucks [Online Accessed on 5th June 2007]
URL: http://star-techcentral.com/tech/story.asp?file=/2007/5/29/itfeature/17847964&sec=itfeature
Examples of Linklog [Online Accessed on 5th June 2007]
URL: http://www.chrislott.org/2007/01/13/Linklog-2007-01-13-1300
Examples of Sketchlogs [Online Accessed on 5th June 2007]
URL: http://janaschi.deviantart.com/journal/?offset=10
Examples of Tumblelogs [Online Accessed on 5th June 2007]
URL: http://www.kottke.org/05/10/tumblelogs
Examples of Vlog [Online Accessed on 5th June 2007]
URL: http://www.vlogcentral.com/vhowto.html
Five Habits of Successful Bloggers [Online Accessed on 7th June 2007]
URL: http://www.contentblog.net/5-habits-of-successful-bloggers/
Kress, G. & van Leeuwen, T. 1998. Front pages: Analysis of newspaper layout.
NUJ backs bloggers alliance [Online Accessed on 5th June 2007]
URL: http://star-techcentral.com/tech/story.asp?file=/2007/5/5/technology/20070505131217&sec=technology
The Principles of Design [Online Accessed on 7th June 2007]
URL: http://www.digital-web.com/articles/principles_of_design/
The Print and New Media [Online Accessed on 4th June 2007]
URL: http://www.hwwilson.com/print/rs_newmedia_preface.htm
The Purpose and Learning Outcomes of Blogging [Online Accessed on 4th June 2007]
URL: http://escrapbooking.com/blogging/blog1.htm#1
Walsh, M. 2006. ‘Textual shift: Examining the reading process with print, visual and multimodal texts, ‘Australian Journal of Language and Literacy’, vol.29, no.1, p.24-37
What is blogging [Online Accessed on 4th June 2007]
URL: http://www.bbc.co.uk/webwise/askbruce/articles/browse/blogging_1.shtml
Friday, June 8, 2007
Reflection
I interpret blogging to be a commitment where one must acquire if they choose to adopt it. Besides that, I consider bloggers to be consistent with their blogs and not choose to blog for only a day and never post up fresh new comments as time goes by.
In addition, my experience as a blogger is the interaction with other bloggers as a part of an effort. However as time goes by or after building a networking so to speak, people gradually begin to be interested in one’s blog and start linking their comments on the article which is posted. In my opinion, I think that this is a rewarding experience because bloggers get to share their knowledge and monetary benefits.
Subsequently, some of the challenges faced while blogging is the time and commitment spent. In my opinion, readers would prefer to read about quality articles. Thus, a blogger actually have to post about articles which stir an interest in the audience and not just blog for fun. Besides that, I think one should also ‘market’ their blog out to the public. This is because, after all the effort spent in blogging, bloggers would definitely want to interact with other blogs and online forum. It brings great feedback and general referrals.
Meanwhile, nobody would actually want to read mundane writing. Hence I believe one don’t have to be all funny and clear cut about the article but one should definitely acquire the skills of passion for writing, fresh and unique ideas.
Finally, the standpoint I adopt as a blogger is to understand that if a blogger wants high readership for their blogs then focused more towards ‘you’ instead of always talking about ‘I and me’. Talking about what’s good for the readers will stimulate their interest and enable them to share their thoughts and ideas. Hence, this will also benefit me in a way because I get to contribute my interest and share the different resources provided.
In addition, my experience as a blogger is the interaction with other bloggers as a part of an effort. However as time goes by or after building a networking so to speak, people gradually begin to be interested in one’s blog and start linking their comments on the article which is posted. In my opinion, I think that this is a rewarding experience because bloggers get to share their knowledge and monetary benefits.
Subsequently, some of the challenges faced while blogging is the time and commitment spent. In my opinion, readers would prefer to read about quality articles. Thus, a blogger actually have to post about articles which stir an interest in the audience and not just blog for fun. Besides that, I think one should also ‘market’ their blog out to the public. This is because, after all the effort spent in blogging, bloggers would definitely want to interact with other blogs and online forum. It brings great feedback and general referrals.
Meanwhile, nobody would actually want to read mundane writing. Hence I believe one don’t have to be all funny and clear cut about the article but one should definitely acquire the skills of passion for writing, fresh and unique ideas.
Finally, the standpoint I adopt as a blogger is to understand that if a blogger wants high readership for their blogs then focused more towards ‘you’ instead of always talking about ‘I and me’. Talking about what’s good for the readers will stimulate their interest and enable them to share their thoughts and ideas. Hence, this will also benefit me in a way because I get to contribute my interest and share the different resources provided.
Thursday, June 7, 2007
Blogging and Big Bucks (Posting Four)
I believe the article ‘Blogging and big bucks’ is rather audacious but speaks the truth in regards to the many bloggers in Malaysia today. On the whole, this article basically talks about the advantages and disadvantages of online advertising and its downfall of it.
According to the article, bloggers post up ads on their blogs to earn revenue through user-created content. In addition, it speaks about co-partners Tiah and Cheo teamed up to set up a blogging advertising community named Nuffnang Sdn Bhd (http://www.nuffnang.com.my/) which is the first blog- advertising community in Malaysia.
Nuffnang enables organizations that run businesses to put up advertisements on blogs. On the other hand, Tiah said that "We saw that there was no system here that enables local companies to reach out to the blogging community, advertising on traditional media is very costly and the cheaper method of passing flyers is not effective." In my perception, I interpret it to be true because online advertising in definitely more cost effective compared to printing it in a newspaper because one has to pay for space. Apart from that, there would be so many other companies wanting to post their advertisement on printed materials such as the newspaper, hence one would definitely have to wait for time and probably be in queue.
In addition, as to why one would choose to opt for an online advertising is because according to Walsh (2006, p.35) Readers would have more choices in responding and hence choose to interact with the advertiser. Besides that, Walsh also mentions that online materials could allow advertisers to choose the arrangement of colour, graphics and animation which they cannot do so in print documents. It also provides an opportunity for the audiences to click on hyperlinks to navigate to another page if they come across something of their interest in another site.
In conclusion, I personally believe that online advertising would provide a greater insight to more specific audiences compared to print who contains more towards a general audience. This is due to the fact that online advertising could create an opportunity to those audiences who specifically want to learn about the products and services promoted by the organization. As Bartell says organizations who advertise their products on blogs (as an online medium) are generally used as a business tool which is useful for knowledge acquisition, knowledge storage and knowledge distribution. (Bartell, 2006)
Source: http://star-techcentral.com/tech/story.asp?file=/2007/5/29/itfeature/17847964&sec=itfeature
According to the article, bloggers post up ads on their blogs to earn revenue through user-created content. In addition, it speaks about co-partners Tiah and Cheo teamed up to set up a blogging advertising community named Nuffnang Sdn Bhd (http://www.nuffnang.com.my/) which is the first blog- advertising community in Malaysia.
Nuffnang enables organizations that run businesses to put up advertisements on blogs. On the other hand, Tiah said that "We saw that there was no system here that enables local companies to reach out to the blogging community, advertising on traditional media is very costly and the cheaper method of passing flyers is not effective." In my perception, I interpret it to be true because online advertising in definitely more cost effective compared to printing it in a newspaper because one has to pay for space. Apart from that, there would be so many other companies wanting to post their advertisement on printed materials such as the newspaper, hence one would definitely have to wait for time and probably be in queue.
In addition, as to why one would choose to opt for an online advertising is because according to Walsh (2006, p.35) Readers would have more choices in responding and hence choose to interact with the advertiser. Besides that, Walsh also mentions that online materials could allow advertisers to choose the arrangement of colour, graphics and animation which they cannot do so in print documents. It also provides an opportunity for the audiences to click on hyperlinks to navigate to another page if they come across something of their interest in another site.
In conclusion, I personally believe that online advertising would provide a greater insight to more specific audiences compared to print who contains more towards a general audience. This is due to the fact that online advertising could create an opportunity to those audiences who specifically want to learn about the products and services promoted by the organization. As Bartell says organizations who advertise their products on blogs (as an online medium) are generally used as a business tool which is useful for knowledge acquisition, knowledge storage and knowledge distribution. (Bartell, 2006)
Source: http://star-techcentral.com/tech/story.asp?file=/2007/5/29/itfeature/17847964&sec=itfeature
The Principles of Design (Posting Three)
The article the Principles of Design by Joshua David McClurg-Genevese speaks about the basic factors of designing for the web and how it guides the purpose for good design practice. In addition, it also speaks about how it affects the arrangement of objects within a composition.
On the whole, my interpretation of a good document design is based on simplicity and how users could interact with the website. I believe that if a website is simply not credible and contradicts the way it writes then users would choose another site which could provide more information to them. This is true when Jakob Nielson says ‘If a website is not easy to use, people simply leave’ (Nielson, 2006)
The author of the article also talks about some of the following examples of the principles of good design. He writes that most designers should focus on the balance which is the arrangement of the objects in a given design and comes in two forms symmetrical and asymmetrical. Then he moves on to rhythm which creates a sense of movement, and can establish pattern and texture. Besides that, he’s article also mentions about proportion which is the comparison of dimensions or distribution of forms, and lastly the dominance and unity. (McClurg, J. 2005)
As I mentioned prior to the examples of the principles of good design, users might tend to read an article if it is based on simplicity as well as simple facts. Meanwhile, Nielson (2006) also says that ‘‘People rarely read web pages word by word; they scan the page, picking out individual words and sentences.’ (Nielson, 2006)
In addition, the multimodal text also plays an important factor in document design. Multimodal text is defined as spoken or written language as well as still or moving images. They may be produced on paper or electronic screen and may incorporate music and sound. (Walsh, 2006)
Subsequently, Walsh also says that multimodal text online develop meaning through the visual voice which includes positioning, perspective, offers and demands. In addition the visual style also plays an important element because it involves the arrangement of colour, graphics, animations and hyperlinks. (Walsh, 2006, p.35)
In conclusion, I consider the principles of design to be essential for web designers to follow if at all they would want a greater sense of readership and if they want users to interact with their websites and offer feedbacks.
Source: http://www.digital-web.com/articles/principles_of_design/
On the whole, my interpretation of a good document design is based on simplicity and how users could interact with the website. I believe that if a website is simply not credible and contradicts the way it writes then users would choose another site which could provide more information to them. This is true when Jakob Nielson says ‘If a website is not easy to use, people simply leave’ (Nielson, 2006)
The author of the article also talks about some of the following examples of the principles of good design. He writes that most designers should focus on the balance which is the arrangement of the objects in a given design and comes in two forms symmetrical and asymmetrical. Then he moves on to rhythm which creates a sense of movement, and can establish pattern and texture. Besides that, he’s article also mentions about proportion which is the comparison of dimensions or distribution of forms, and lastly the dominance and unity. (McClurg, J. 2005)
As I mentioned prior to the examples of the principles of good design, users might tend to read an article if it is based on simplicity as well as simple facts. Meanwhile, Nielson (2006) also says that ‘‘People rarely read web pages word by word; they scan the page, picking out individual words and sentences.’ (Nielson, 2006)
In addition, the multimodal text also plays an important factor in document design. Multimodal text is defined as spoken or written language as well as still or moving images. They may be produced on paper or electronic screen and may incorporate music and sound. (Walsh, 2006)
Subsequently, Walsh also says that multimodal text online develop meaning through the visual voice which includes positioning, perspective, offers and demands. In addition the visual style also plays an important element because it involves the arrangement of colour, graphics, animations and hyperlinks. (Walsh, 2006, p.35)
In conclusion, I consider the principles of design to be essential for web designers to follow if at all they would want a greater sense of readership and if they want users to interact with their websites and offer feedbacks.
Source: http://www.digital-web.com/articles/principles_of_design/
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