Assignment Eleven

I have almost always used Google to search for everything so assignment 11 was a really good exercise in learning features of some of the other major search engines. Each of the four subjects I searched turned up a wide range in number of results and differing ranking of the sites on all the search engines. I like the way Bing.com works so as a result of the assignment I will be using it more often.

1. uss yorktown nt

• google results-4,390
• bing results-69,500
• yahoo results-81,900
• google.cn results-4,770
  

2. google china censorship

• google results-213,000,000
• bing results-1,330,000
• yahoo results-10,400,00
• google.cn results-230,000,000

3. Tiananmen Square

• google results-2,330,000-displayed tank images with uncensored content
  
• bing results-821,000-displayed tank images with uncensored content
• yahoo results-6,830,000-displayed tank images with uncensored content
• google.cn results-1,070-censored images and content only happy travel information and Images with no tanks shown
  

4. Taiwan Independence

• google results-1,370,000
• bing results-4,590,000
• yahoo results-15,000,000
• google.cn results-125,000,000-censored content slanted to show only one point of view the Chinese government agrees with.
  

Assignment Ten

Part One
I have an account on delicious.com. This is the URL:
http://delicious.com/


Part Two
The images from flickr.com for the assignment are:

Hawaiian Sunrise:
Search phrase is: Maui sunrise ocean, blue, sky, orange, October 13, 2007
The URL is: http://www.flickr.com/search/?w=all&q=Maui+sunrise+ocean%2C+blue%2C+sky%2C+orange%2C+October+13%2C2007&m=text

A pumpkin larger than a person:
Search phrase is: Largest giant pumpkin goshen fair
The URL is: http://www.flickr.com/search/?w=all&q=Largest+giant+pumpkin+goshen+fair&m=text

Combination of tags that result in 5 or fewer search results:
Search phrase is: Oregon Ocean, Fish, Seaweed, Starfish, Beach, Nature
The URL is: http://www.flickr.com/search/?w=all&q=Oregon+Ocean%2C+Fish%2C+Seaweed%2C+Starfish%2C+Beach%2C+Nature&m=text

Part Three
An article from digg.com with a high digg score that in my opinion does not deserve such a high score is:
"50 Amazing Ramen Noodle Recipes", submitted by Burento on 8/14/09 with a score of 898 diggs on 8/16/09.
http://www.rasmussen.edu/dev/articles/ramen-noodle-recipes.asp
I do not consider Ramen noodles edible or worthy of the title of food product. Ramen noodles are very unhealthy for everyone who eats them, very high sodium and no nutritional value. If you are in school you need to eat the most nutritious food that you can afford and this rules out "Ramen Noodles" as a possible food source. Brown rice, carrots, and oatmeal are a much better food choice and will nourish your brain and cost much less than the unhealthy packet of Ramen noodles. Why anyone would go along with the idea of recommending ramen noodles as a popular college food source is a mystery to me unless they are in the business of selling this unsavory item.
Part Four
Some of the positive things about social bookmarking are learning about and sharing new informative web sites with others having similar interests and research needs. When you discover, organize, and share information sources with others everyone benefits through time savings and expansion of knowledge. This engenders the creation of new innovative ideas and enables more timely solutions of problems.
Social bookmarking can also have negative connotations since some people can have their own agenda and want to sway others to their way of thinking or make a profit from something they are trying to sell. There are spammers out on the Internet that create false rankings when they try to bookmark a page multiple times or tag it with meaningless tags.

Assignment Nine

Link to my Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home

Link to sign in to Kale's Web 2.0 Class for my ning.com page: http://kaleweb2.ning.com/main/authorization/signIn?target=http%3A%2F%2Fkaleweb2.ning.com%2F

Assignment 8

After viewing the demo on Google Wave in our Web 2.0 class, I must say I am very impressed.

Wave Demo:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_UyVmITiYQ

I can not wait until it is available for people to start using all the fantastic interactive stuff available in the Wave application. While I was still in class, I signed up to be notified as soon as it is available to try out. I can see that because of the new interactive features it will streamline a lot of the things we do now and save time for everyone.

Assgn 3 Comment on IT News

I never realized that many of the news sites I check out on a regular basis are in fact blogs about current events or happenings that change on a daily or hourly basis. One site that has interesting and up to date IT news is ZDNet: http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=20399
The article I was checking out has to do with the IT job market and all the downsizing that is going on in our industry; outsourcing, pay cuts, and large companies closing down or going bankrupt. I am hoping that the IT job market will improve in the next few years and perhaps we can all be a part of this expansion by keeping up with all the new Web 2.0 creative interactivity.

Assgn 2 Web 2.0

When I think of Web 2.0 an image of people sharing their creativity, thoughts, ideas and experiences interactively on the World Wide Web pops into my head. The Web 2.0 applications are fairly new and infinite possibilities are constantly evolving as more and more people interact and share information and ideas with countless others on the Internet. The various uses for the future Web 2.0 possibilities are endless and growing exponentially.
I found a site that does a through job of defining Web 2.0, but it did not contain anything controversial. the site is Web 2.0 (Internet) -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia.
The URL is: http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/1192837/Web-20

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