I did not know there was something called a Meta search engine!
I will use Meta search engine, especially jux2.com, now and then. No more Google or Yahoo!. Meta search engines are much more faster and it gives me three times the relevant results as compared to the normal search engines!
Thursday, May 14, 2009
My Dream Holiday!
http://www.islandreefjob.com/#/about-the-islands
Presentation and Arrangement
The background of the website, the fonts used, the arrangement of facts, all of these are very well designed and maintained. It makes visitors feel the 'relaxed' mood. A mood that I am sure the holiday portrays.
Usability
This website is so usable, it entices you and make you feel the mood of being in the island. The effects they use is seamless. An effective way to navigate through the site. No jerks, it just flows smoothly... Like the waters in the Reef!
In all, the website has effectively transferred an intangible knowledge to me. It has let me taste a bit of the Islands of Great Barrier Reef.
I had always wanted to go to Australia since I was a kid. And across the years, I've made friends from Australia through tagged.com, bebo.com and facebook.com (popular internet social network services among Australians) and it so happens that my cousin is staying in Perth, Australia. Why the Islands of the Great Barrier Reef, in particular? Well, I am a person who loves nature and I believe that the Reef has a lot to offer to a nature-lover like me. It has the best waters in the world, as far as I am concerned, and it is just intriguing... How nature can be so beautiful... Especially at the Great Barrier Reef. And by the way, the best job in the world, which is to keep a blog about the Islands of the Great Barrier Reef also makes me more excited to go there!
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Talkingcock.com
This website is an entertainment website where funny videos, games, humour and made-up or fictional news reports are incorporated for the sole purpose of entertaining.
Currency
Being an entertainment website, I believe that it has to be updated frequently to keep the number of visitors influxed. The last update was on Monday, 11th of May 2009, in commentary of the capturing of Mas Selamat and this article had lured 1546 viewers! However, I could not see the trend of updates as the updates are not frequent. In May, there are currently three updates and the website went hiatus in April. And then in March, there are 7 updates but they were all done in the same day (29 March 2009). Therefore, I don't see a trend of currency in this website.
Saturday, May 9, 2009
Being Invisible May Be A Blessing
I think it is more effective to search with Meta search engines still when it comes to researching on my research topic, which is 'Developments of internet social network services'. The results that I got from the invisible web such as SJLibrary.org, LexisNexis from Temasek Polytechnic's Spark and ITPRO were unconvincing and I had irrelevant results. A lot of these databases mainly focus on electronic journals which are in PDF format and most are outdated.
However, I would use these databases for future researches. SJLibrary provides electronic journals while LexisNexis provides statistics and news. ITPRO on the other hand provides books. This widens my research materials and mediums.
However, I would use these databases for future researches. SJLibrary provides electronic journals while LexisNexis provides statistics and news. ITPRO on the other hand provides books. This widens my research materials and mediums.
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Governments and Micro-Blogging Sites
Listening to: Always on my mind - Elvis Presley
I had just found out today that the Center of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has a Twitter and people can follow it's Twitter site to keep an update of the contagious virus that has hit the world and caused the World Health Organisation (WHO) to raise the pandemic levels of alert.
The CDC, whose Twitter goes under 'CDCemergency' uses Twitter, not only to update people about the alert level, but also remind people to take precautions on prevention.
Okay! The people in my class are already coughing. I'm getting a little bit scared........... AHHHHH!
You can follow CDC's Twitter at http://twitter.com/CDCemergency
I had just found out today that the Center of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has a Twitter and people can follow it's Twitter site to keep an update of the contagious virus that has hit the world and caused the World Health Organisation (WHO) to raise the pandemic levels of alert.
The CDC, whose Twitter goes under 'CDCemergency' uses Twitter, not only to update people about the alert level, but also remind people to take precautions on prevention.
Okay! The people in my class are already coughing. I'm getting a little bit scared........... AHHHHH!
You can follow CDC's Twitter at http://twitter.com/CDCemergency
Google vs Google Scholar
Using Google is easy but using Google Scholar is much more easier, especially when you have to do a research which requires articles and such.
Google's results are not narrowed down to our preferences and thus, most, out of the million results that we get, are irrelevant. This is because Google has results from articles to websites. Even the small little things that is similar to the tags. And therefore, most of the time, our search results will be irrelevant. However, Google would be good if you go for 'quantity'.
Google Scholar however, narrows down results by providing internet journals, articles or books of studies and researchs which are professionally written. This makes the search easier and we will get relevant results faster. Boolean operators are not required as scholar include all search terms by default. What's more, Scholar provides versions of articles. You will never drown in a big pile of irrelevant results!
By the way, I found an article in a Google search which is relevant to my study and it was the 7th. But in Scholar, it was the 5th. This means that, what you'd get in Scholar is what you would get in Google, just a little bit faster and easier!
In all, I dare say that I prefer Meta than normal web searches for intensive and critical analysis. It saves my time, my energy and hopefully, saves my myopia from getting worse as it is already.
Google's results are not narrowed down to our preferences and thus, most, out of the million results that we get, are irrelevant. This is because Google has results from articles to websites. Even the small little things that is similar to the tags. And therefore, most of the time, our search results will be irrelevant. However, Google would be good if you go for 'quantity'.
Google Scholar however, narrows down results by providing internet journals, articles or books of studies and researchs which are professionally written. This makes the search easier and we will get relevant results faster. Boolean operators are not required as scholar include all search terms by default. What's more, Scholar provides versions of articles. You will never drown in a big pile of irrelevant results!
By the way, I found an article in a Google search which is relevant to my study and it was the 7th. But in Scholar, it was the 5th. This means that, what you'd get in Scholar is what you would get in Google, just a little bit faster and easier!
In all, I dare say that I prefer Meta than normal web searches for intensive and critical analysis. It saves my time, my energy and hopefully, saves my myopia from getting worse as it is already.
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Blogging In class...
While waiting for our sweetest ms Faridah to start the class, I went to the ole-bb's discussion board to check out links to the other classmates. And as I read their first post, a number would say that 'blogging is personal' and thus, they don't or do not prefer blogging.
Actually, blogging is not personal. Of course if it was meant to be personal, there would not be gazillions of bloggers out there.
Bloggers, like me for example, blog about what we did on that day, or about some issues like Miss USA or anything in the news that intrigues us. My blog posts would go through a 'censorship' process to make sure that the blog post will not invite controversies or dissensions.
Actually, blogging is not personal. Of course if it was meant to be personal, there would not be gazillions of bloggers out there.
Bloggers, like me for example, blog about what we did on that day, or about some issues like Miss USA or anything in the news that intrigues us. My blog posts would go through a 'censorship' process to make sure that the blog post will not invite controversies or dissensions.
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