Wk 2 & 3 - Blog reflections
Today in class, Mdm Faridah went through with us the different purposes of websites that are existing online. They are mainly classified as Business/marketing, Informative, Advocacy, News, Personal and Entertaining categories.
I feel that it is important for us to know a website's purpose as we would know what we are researching for. It enables us to better identify if we are on the correct internet resource or not. For example, the research topic given to me is 'Trends and developments in the US animation industry", I would not be able to find information on a website that might be advertising for softwares/equipments that they are selling. Although they are related to each other, the latter would be considered as a 'Business/Marketing' website. Only 'Informative' websites can provide me the answers for my research question. Thus, having some knowledge about the various website categories are useful and help in our research in future.
Save Our Environment - www.saveourenvironment.org/ is an advocacy website as it is created to influence the public to learn how to conserve resources in the place where they live. It also has campaigns and donation options that would want to garner the public's support for their cause. In comparison, Amazon - www.amazon.com, the website I used for my E-shopping activity, provides a platform for people to promote products they offer to sell. Money transactions are made in this website from one person to another to purchase a certain product involving no cause.
These two websites obviously serve different purposes altogether and should not be mixed up at all.
The most meaningful lesson I've learn in this week's lesson would be the correct categorizations of the different websites and their purposes. I only new a few categories such as websites that provide me with current news knowledge, websites that sell things, websites with information that act as resources for my research work. However, after attending this week's lesson, I am able to identify the website with its purpose and this would definitely help me in my research work next time!
I feel that it is important for us to know a website's purpose as we would know what we are researching for. It enables us to better identify if we are on the correct internet resource or not. For example, the research topic given to me is 'Trends and developments in the US animation industry", I would not be able to find information on a website that might be advertising for softwares/equipments that they are selling. Although they are related to each other, the latter would be considered as a 'Business/Marketing' website. Only 'Informative' websites can provide me the answers for my research question. Thus, having some knowledge about the various website categories are useful and help in our research in future.
Save Our Environment - www.saveourenvironment.org/ is an advocacy website as it is created to influence the public to learn how to conserve resources in the place where they live. It also has campaigns and donation options that would want to garner the public's support for their cause. In comparison, Amazon - www.amazon.com, the website I used for my E-shopping activity, provides a platform for people to promote products they offer to sell. Money transactions are made in this website from one person to another to purchase a certain product involving no cause.
These two websites obviously serve different purposes altogether and should not be mixed up at all.
The most meaningful lesson I've learn in this week's lesson would be the correct categorizations of the different websites and their purposes. I only new a few categories such as websites that provide me with current news knowledge, websites that sell things, websites with information that act as resources for my research work. However, after attending this week's lesson, I am able to identify the website with its purpose and this would definitely help me in my research work next time!
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