Reflection

I have finally come to an end of this blog. 

I've learned the theories of designing while studying this subject. Although in future, I am not interested to go in a design field. This subject has helped me to master designing skills to help me a little in my future. I hope this blog will come in handy and help others while doing research or those who need to understand more about designing theories. 

.Jeslyn.

Facebook Makeover

Facebook now has a new look.
The company said that the new site has a faster, more streamlined and spam-resistant format but many users are in a state of rebellion. The Australian (2008) 

The old facebook layout was much simpler and easier for people to navigate around. Everything was just one click away. Besides that, it was easier for the users to search for things they want to on their profile itself or ever on their friends profile page. Everything was set up to be seen on their page instead of having to click a couple of times to get to the page. The old facebook had more privacy back then. 

In my opinion, the new facebook layout has made things more complicated for the users. Many have commented that the facebook new layout is very complicating and looks messy. It's hard to navigate around the page and search for things they want to see on their profile or other people's profile. The new facebook has lessen it's privacy and it is harder for us to keep our facebook private. 

.Jeslyn.

Reference
1. The Australian (2008), Facebook makeover leaves devotees fuming, viewed on 4th June 2012, http://www.theaustralian.com.au/australian-it-old/facebook-makeover-leaves-some-devotees-fuming/story-e6frgamx-1111117453632

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Cash for Tweets

The South Australian Tourism Commission paid celebrities $750 to tweet about Kangaroo Island. Besides that, there are celebrities who are paid to promote brands by various other companies. With this, the celebrities have a higher command for payment according to the amount of followers they have on their twitter. This practice is becoming a minefield for marketers, the brands paying for such tweets could attract more attention of the consumer watchdog. 

This exposure of a handful of tweets as paid endorsement can become a brand crisis. The tweets about Kangaroo Island has triggered millions of negative tweets.  This included spam tweets and direct attacks from consumers who felt that they have been fooled by celebrities who mentioned Kangaroo Island. 

In my opinion, it is not wrong to pay the celebrities to tweet and to promote a product but there should be a limit to this. In this case, if the celebrities have been to Kangaroo Island and they tweet about the place. It would increase the credibility of the tweet towards the public. People would believe it more than thinking it is a way the organization use to promote the place and to get more visitors. Besides that, it makes the public feel as if they are fooled by the organizations because they didn't know it was an advertisement. They wouldn't even know if it is the real experience of the celebrities. 

.Jeslyn.

Reference

1. Canning S (2012), The Australian: Cash for tweets backfires into PR crisis, viewed on 3rd June 2012, http://www.theaustralian.com.au/media/cash-for-tweets-backfires-into-pr-crisis/story-e6frg996-1226341204561

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I escaped from being kidnapped

Chin Xin-Ci, escaped from being kidnapped. 
She was walking to the car alone on Sunday, 5.22pm. While she was putting her shopping bags in the car, the car door was slammed against her back and a meat cleaver was pressed against her throat. Later, another man appeared. They shoved her into the car and drove out the carpark. One man started making sexual advances against her. She managed to get into a position to escape, she did not fight for the sake of fighting, she was lucky and sneaky, she acted in spite of the fear, and she managed to jump off the car and escaped. Read more

In my opinion, I think that Xin-Ci made a right act by sharing her experience on the social media as the social media spreads news faster than any other media would. This issue went viral on social media as everyone was sharing the news of the incident on their own facebook pages. For example: The Malay Mail, issued this issue a day after she posted this issue on Facebook. This shows that the social media works faster than any other media because in the society today, anyone can access to social media with their mobile devices. Besides that, in the society today, most people always go and view their social networking sites such as facebook and twitter even if they just have 5 minutes. 

.Jeslyn.

Reference

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2. Chin XC (2012), 30 hours ago, i escaped from being kidnapped, viewed on 1st June 2012, https://www.facebook.com/notes/chin-xin-ci/30-hours-ago-i-escaped-from-being-kidnapped/10150980821959859

3. Jayamanogaran T, Sharif A, (2012), Terror in mall basement car park, viewed on 1st June 2012, http://www.mmail.com.my/story/terror-mall-basement-carpark

12-year-old Dutch boy abducted

Nayati Shamelin Moodliar, a 12-year-old Dutch boy was abducted by 2 men in a black car on his way to school near his home. This case of the missing Dutch boy has gone global. Many used the power of social networking to spread the news as well as offered words of encouragement to Nayati's family. According to Shagar K (2012) Facebook and Twitter appeared to be the preferred sites to share the news mere hours after this incident happened.

Police said that Nayati's parents were contacted by the kidnappers within 24 hours of the abduction using Nayati's Facebook account and demanded a ransom of RM1million. A negotiation went on for a couple of days until the abductors agreed with RM300,000.


In this issue, it shows us that social networking plays a big role in our society today. This issue went viral through facebook and it captured a lot of attention of the public as this appeared on the headlines and news feeds on the social networking sites. This issue has appeared on different media and it was a very big headline on the print media as well as the online media. 


The media played a big role in this issue as everyone help to spread the news of this case and kept everyone updated about the updates of the missing boy through social network. Finally, the boy was released after the ransom was paid. 

.Jeslyn.

Reference
1. The Star (2012), 12-year-old abducted while going to school, viewed on 23rd May 2012, http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2012/4/28/nation/11196744&sec=nation#1338441590257505&if_height=567


2. Shagar K (2012), Global outpouring of concern for Nayati, viewed on 23rd May 2012, http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2012/5/1/nation/11204981&sec=nation#1338441600804495&if_height=553


3. The Star (2012), Police believe Nayati's kidnappers are local and operate as separate cells, viewed on 23rd May 2012, http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2012/5/5/nation/11237987&sec=nation#1338442143057258&if_height=553


4. Charles L (2012), Parents of kidnapping suspect deny any knowledge, viewed on 23rd May 2012, http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2012/5/17/nation/11305065&sec=nation#1338442304060240&if_height=581


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Print Design vs. Web Design

Hilligoss (2002) states that the basic elements for print documents is the page and the basic element for electronic document is it's screen. In print documents, readers usually read word by word but in electronic documents, the readers usually scan through the page and read the highlighted parts. Kress and Can Leeuwen (1998) said that readers have different ways of reading and it depends on the design of the page. 

The Difference between Print Design and Web Design
1. Canvas vs Screen
A print designer rely on fonts, colors, paper and various other elements to reach their audiences while a web designer can use the same elements to reach more audiences. Computer comes in different sizes but the users can adjust the size of the browser according to their own preferences. The color on the monitor and contrast affects how the colors appears on the screen. Hamilton S (2012)

2. Navigation

In print, we flip pages in order to read further and go to the next page but in web it's all about the navigation. The appearance of links, visualization, and information is very important in order to make the website successful. 

1. A print designer rely on fonts, colors, paper and various other elements to reach their audiences while a web designer can use the same elements to reach more audiences. Computer comes in different sizes but the users can adjust the size of the browser according to their own preferences. The color on the monitor and contrast affects how the colors appears on the screen. Hamilton S (2012)

3. Typography

In print, the wide selections of fonts allows the designer to communicate the message in a more interesting manner. Free font sites allows them to achieve different fonts without relying on fonts that are on your computer without purchasing them. Hamilton S (2012)

There are many services available to remedy the typography constraints on the web. However, the web designers must use fonts that are easy to read on screen. Hamilton S (2012)

4. Images

The way an image appears on screen and on print is different. On the web, there are more chances for error to happen on it's image. With web, you can have animated images, mouse-over effects, pull down menus, cross-referencing links, instant feedback and many more. Hamilton S (2012)

.Jeslyn.

Reference
1. Holligoss, S 2002, Visual Communication: A Writer’s Guide, Clemson University, viewed  on 29th May 2012, http://www.ablongman.com/mycomplab_content/pdf/long_hilligoss.pdf


2. Kress, G. and Van Leeuwen, T. 1998, Approaches to Media Discourse: The Critical Analysis of Newspaper Layout, Blackwell, Oxford.


3. Hamilton, S 2012, onextrapixel, The Difference between Print and Web Design, viewed on 29th May 2012, http://www.onextrapixel.com/2012/03/01/the-difference-between-print-and-web-design/


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New form of Publishing

Internet since the 90's gave the society a new form of media publishing. Naughton J.(2006) mentioned that the traditional media has to accommodate with the new form of media publishing. The society has changed their way of getting information with the coming of the new media. The social media has become one of the top source where journalist gather their information in the new media. The social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter has become the top sources. 

Sratmann J. (2011) said that since the social media has risen, the reporters and journalist do not gather much news but instead they gather the information from the social media where people share their information. People are able to use the social networking sites to post links to issues and stories and the issues will go viral on the internet. 

.Jeslyn.

Reference

1. Naughton J. (2006), Blogging and The Emerging Media Ecosystem viewed on 24th May 2012, http://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/fileadmin/documents/discussion/blog

2. Startmann J. (2011), Business 2 Community: How Social Media Has Changed Journalism viewed on 24th May 2012, http://www.business2community.com/social-media/%E2%80%98horizontal-media%E2%80%99-%E2%80%93-how-social-media-has-changed-journalism-045033

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Blogs and how they affect our community

Blogs are web logs that are updated regularly by the author themselves. Each blog contains information of different topics. Blogs are also used as diaries about people's personal lives, views, even social commentaries. It gives the author an opportunity to write unique information to you and your readers. Today, blog's are used for many different purposes. Some companies use blogs to communicate with the customers and other stake holders. Newspapers incorporate blogs to their website to offer their writers a new channel. Some individuals creates blog to share their interest and their expertise on specific topics. (Varlack J. 2009)


Blogging has become something very big in today's society. Blogging is a new form of journalism. Internet has given the chance to anyone to be a journalist today. Blogging does not help anyone to go all out in the mainstream media but it is also a source for people who are searching for reliable news. Bloggers and their blogs can help the community a lot by allowing them to hear what actually happened around us by reading different blogs and different opinions. An example of incident that happened around the world was the September 11 attack. Bloggers helped people to know about the actual story of what happened. More popular blogs have higher credibility for people to trust what they say in their post because of the experience people have while reading their blogs previously. 

.Jeslyn.

Reference

1. Varlack J. 2009, MedNet Technologies, What are Blogs, viewed on 23rd May 2012, http://www.mednet-tech.com/newsletter/blogs/what-are-blogs

2. Branum, J 2001, The Blogging Phenomenon, JMBzine.com, viewed 23rd May 2012, http://www.ajy.net/jmb/blogphenomenon.htm

Classification of blogs

A blog is an online journal where people can share thoughts and activities. Many people know what a blog is, but many are unaware of the different types of blogging. Arends T. (2012) There are various different types of blogging. The few types of blogging that are most well known are personal blogging, corporate blogging and media blogging. According to Abigail (2010), personal blog is usually blogs that a person shares their thoughts about issues of life or it can also be maintained for fun. In personal blogs, people share feelings and opinions. On the other hand, Abigail (2010) also stated that corporate blogging is for business purpose. These blogs are usually maintained by the individual companies to promote products of the company. Finally, according to Abigail (2010), media blogging are blogs where the bloggers upload various portfolios and videos. It is also known as type cast blogging. 

A Model Studio is an good example for corporate blogging. This is a blog created by an online business company to promote their clothes and sell. This blog is updated frequently with new items for sale to encourage their readers and buyers to visit their blog frequently.

.Jeslyn.

References
1. Arends T (2012) Business 2 Community, Different Types of Blogs and the Many Facets of Blogging, viewed on 22nd May 2012, http://www.business2community.com/blogging/different-types-of-blogs-and-the-many-facets-of-blogging-0174473


2. Abigail (2010) MyiStop, Different Types of Blogging, viewed on 22nd May 2012, http://www.myistop.com/blogs/abigail/different-types-blogging


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Introduction

This blog is created for assignment purposes. It allows me to apply theories that was thought in class and gives me a better understanding to design and publication of documents by answering the question's that were given in the assignment question. My target audience for this blog would be my course mates and lecturers. 

.Jeslyn.