Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Assignment 9
I am using my 1 free blog assignment that I got for attending the lecture on this blog.
Assignment 8
What is Net Neutrality? Most everyone hasn’t heard of this subject nor know what it is. Net Neutrality is typically referred to the current debate about keeping Internet service providers, ISPs, from prioritizing some information over others ,and having equal access to all information on the Internet with no restrictions on sites, content, or platforms.
Today in congress ISPs are lobbying for the right to give priority to sites. So they can basically charge sites for the privilege to be shown others. Or providing faster speeds for those who pay for it. Like if a web site were to enter into an agreement with the ISP their information would be provided to end-users at a higher rate of speed than others, or would just redirected you to their page altogether. Which this basically means if you wanted to go to reddit.com but digg.com paid Comcast to be shown over reddit.com, when you would type in www.reddit.com Comcast would redirect you to www.digg.com.
This sounds outrageous doesn’t it? We take the current form of the Internet for granted, and it seems unimaginable that this would ever happen, right? WRONG! Lobbies have successfully convinced a number of law makers against net neutrality.
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f99PcP0aFNE)
As you can hear, Senator Ted Stevens is against Net Neutrality but obviously has no clue what he is really talking about. I mean has this guy even used a computer in entire life? This is a scary thing happening. Most law makers are of an older generation, like Senator Ted Stevens, and have lived their live without the need for the Internet. So they are easily persuaded in this subject in which they know little about.
Today, we all live on the equal Internet, every site is treated the same. We need access to a free Internet, not a bias one. Please help spread the word and keep the Internet equal….Neutral.
Description of your rhetorical situation:
Net Neutrality is a very important debate that few internet users know little about. The timing of this editorial is set right at the peak of this debate. Obama is even getting into this issue, and I feel this issue needs to better know that it is at the moment.
Situation or context that this editor is written in is more or less like a call to arms short of message. This is written in the hopes that readers will become aware of Net Neutrality, and they might even right their congressmen to state their support on Net Neutrality. This issue must not go to an 2:00am session in which no one will hear about until the day you have limited access to some websites.
My Audience is the “Average Joe” Internet user. I want to appeal the everyday user that does not have a clue to what could happen to the Internet if nothing is done. Basically I want to paint a picture of a black and grey Internet that is mere pathetic joke compared to its former self. Even though if Net Neutrality is implemented it probably will not be that bad, it will not be good either. Freedom of communication is extremely important to maintain and this blog intends to promote this view and make people aware of the potential danger to the sanctity of the internet.
Even though not very many people will read this blog post at least my instructor will read it and maybe a couple of my fellow classmates will as well. As long as one person is made aware of this issue, I can be content.
Today in congress ISPs are lobbying for the right to give priority to sites. So they can basically charge sites for the privilege to be shown others. Or providing faster speeds for those who pay for it. Like if a web site were to enter into an agreement with the ISP their information would be provided to end-users at a higher rate of speed than others, or would just redirected you to their page altogether. Which this basically means if you wanted to go to reddit.com but digg.com paid Comcast to be shown over reddit.com, when you would type in www.reddit.com Comcast would redirect you to www.digg.com.
This sounds outrageous doesn’t it? We take the current form of the Internet for granted, and it seems unimaginable that this would ever happen, right? WRONG! Lobbies have successfully convinced a number of law makers against net neutrality.
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f99PcP0aFNE)
As you can hear, Senator Ted Stevens is against Net Neutrality but obviously has no clue what he is really talking about. I mean has this guy even used a computer in entire life? This is a scary thing happening. Most law makers are of an older generation, like Senator Ted Stevens, and have lived their live without the need for the Internet. So they are easily persuaded in this subject in which they know little about.
Today, we all live on the equal Internet, every site is treated the same. We need access to a free Internet, not a bias one. Please help spread the word and keep the Internet equal….Neutral.
Description of your rhetorical situation:
Net Neutrality is a very important debate that few internet users know little about. The timing of this editorial is set right at the peak of this debate. Obama is even getting into this issue, and I feel this issue needs to better know that it is at the moment.
Situation or context that this editor is written in is more or less like a call to arms short of message. This is written in the hopes that readers will become aware of Net Neutrality, and they might even right their congressmen to state their support on Net Neutrality. This issue must not go to an 2:00am session in which no one will hear about until the day you have limited access to some websites.
My Audience is the “Average Joe” Internet user. I want to appeal the everyday user that does not have a clue to what could happen to the Internet if nothing is done. Basically I want to paint a picture of a black and grey Internet that is mere pathetic joke compared to its former self. Even though if Net Neutrality is implemented it probably will not be that bad, it will not be good either. Freedom of communication is extremely important to maintain and this blog intends to promote this view and make people aware of the potential danger to the sanctity of the internet.
Even though not very many people will read this blog post at least my instructor will read it and maybe a couple of my fellow classmates will as well. As long as one person is made aware of this issue, I can be content.
Assignment 7
Background:
The web site I am choosing to critique is my World of Warcraft Guild’s web site: www.s2kguild.info. The reason I am choosing the site is because I frequent this site a lot and it is a typical bland site this in desperate need for improving. Our guild is currently going through a tough time, our server has a low population and we are having a lot of guild mates quitting the guild and going to other guilds or just transferring off the server all together. This has become a major problem when it comes to raiding. Raiding in the World of Warcraft consists of a group of 10 or 25 people who get together to go into an instance to defeat monsters. With people leaving so much we are having more and more trouble filling our raid spots. We use our website as a major role in recruiting. Not only do we use this website as a way to promote ourselves as a guild but we use it as a tool for the recruitment process. Potential guild mates have to put in an application on the forum section of our website. So it is very important that we have a website that reflects a profession feeling so we can recruit people how good quality to fill our raids.
Critique:
As you log onto the s2kguild.info for the first time you will notice that it is very bland looking. The goal of our website is to look profession so we attract recruits that will act in a professional way. Towards the top you notice the navigation bar. It is hard to see, it is located under the Spec to Kill banner. The main problem with the home page is there is no welcome message or description for new comers to register or direction on how to apply to the guild. Assuming that you guess you have to proceed to the forum section of the site you will be at the heart and soul of the website. As a regular member and visitor to the site, this is where I spend most of my time on this site. Again you will notice no direction for new comers to follow as how to apply to the website. The method of with you apply is by registering to the website then going to the Guild Recruiting, Rules, and Pending Applications section of the forums. If you click this link you will notice a few other applications and a application template for new applications to use. This site is not user friendly at all, and is in need a dire need of revamping.
The email to the Webmaster:
Dear webmaster.
As you already know recruitment is more important than ever, and our website is an essential tool in our ever growing quest to increase our numbers. I would like to recommend some improvements that can be done to the website to make it more user friendly in hopes that it will increase the number of applicants that we will receive.
The home page is in need of a welcome message; a short little paragraph describing our guild and direction for registering on the website as well as direction on how to apply to the guild. Also, is it possible for the navigation bar at the top to be a little bigger so that it is easier to notice? And could you also put a message describing the forum page of the website, this is the most important part of our website and it needs direction to it. It will help navigate new applicants to the proper sub-forum that they need to post the application to.
Thank you for your time, I feel that these changes will help our guild become greater that it already is. If there is anyway I can assist you in this process feel free to email me or contact me in game.
Thanks again
Will, aka Madadory
The web site I am choosing to critique is my World of Warcraft Guild’s web site: www.s2kguild.info. The reason I am choosing the site is because I frequent this site a lot and it is a typical bland site this in desperate need for improving. Our guild is currently going through a tough time, our server has a low population and we are having a lot of guild mates quitting the guild and going to other guilds or just transferring off the server all together. This has become a major problem when it comes to raiding. Raiding in the World of Warcraft consists of a group of 10 or 25 people who get together to go into an instance to defeat monsters. With people leaving so much we are having more and more trouble filling our raid spots. We use our website as a major role in recruiting. Not only do we use this website as a way to promote ourselves as a guild but we use it as a tool for the recruitment process. Potential guild mates have to put in an application on the forum section of our website. So it is very important that we have a website that reflects a profession feeling so we can recruit people how good quality to fill our raids.
Critique:
As you log onto the s2kguild.info for the first time you will notice that it is very bland looking. The goal of our website is to look profession so we attract recruits that will act in a professional way. Towards the top you notice the navigation bar. It is hard to see, it is located under the Spec to Kill banner. The main problem with the home page is there is no welcome message or description for new comers to register or direction on how to apply to the guild. Assuming that you guess you have to proceed to the forum section of the site you will be at the heart and soul of the website. As a regular member and visitor to the site, this is where I spend most of my time on this site. Again you will notice no direction for new comers to follow as how to apply to the website. The method of with you apply is by registering to the website then going to the Guild Recruiting, Rules, and Pending Applications section of the forums. If you click this link you will notice a few other applications and a application template for new applications to use. This site is not user friendly at all, and is in need a dire need of revamping.
The email to the Webmaster:
Dear webmaster.
As you already know recruitment is more important than ever, and our website is an essential tool in our ever growing quest to increase our numbers. I would like to recommend some improvements that can be done to the website to make it more user friendly in hopes that it will increase the number of applicants that we will receive.
The home page is in need of a welcome message; a short little paragraph describing our guild and direction for registering on the website as well as direction on how to apply to the guild. Also, is it possible for the navigation bar at the top to be a little bigger so that it is easier to notice? And could you also put a message describing the forum page of the website, this is the most important part of our website and it needs direction to it. It will help navigate new applicants to the proper sub-forum that they need to post the application to.
Thank you for your time, I feel that these changes will help our guild become greater that it already is. If there is anyway I can assist you in this process feel free to email me or contact me in game.
Thanks again
Will, aka Madadory
Friday, December 4, 2009
Assignment 6
My roll in my group has been straight forward. I have been elected as the group leader so I have been taking the majority of the grunt work so far. Being elected the group leader has not been so bad; it helps that I feel very comfortable are my T.A., Mr. Love. As the group leader I have planned all events as well as attended them. To summarize what I have done for the group so far; I have rented the camera and been to the Animal Shelter and to occasions to film it. Now that is left for me to do is meet with my group members and edit the video. Due to face that I’m the only person in the group with technical skills I will be the person actually editing the video. My group members will assist me in how I edit it.
Overall our group has been very successful in meeting our schedule deadlines. After editing we will be done, most of the grunt work is over with. The only problems that has arisen is during the first filming session the camera’s battery died on us so we had to come back after charging the camera. We all handled this minor inconvenience very good, no one thought it would be a big deal just to come back.
The other problem was that, when we first attempted to sit down and edit the video we could not really decide what to put in the slides and each of us had our own opinion on what the video should read. In order to solve this problem we started looking up other youtube videos on animals shelters to see what they put on their videos, and we also grab the Southern Pines Animals Shelter's brochure and we found several great facts to put in our video. So, we decided, that I would make the stills for our video. So we adjured for the meeting, and now I have to go make the stills. Which I plan to do in photoshop, simply because I've used photoshop for so long that it will take all of three minutes to make the stills.
I am extremely confident that we will finish this project on time.
In conclusion I am very happy that I got nominated the group leader, I like the responsibility. My group is a very competent group of individuals; each has helped in one way or another. This project has gone smoothly so far because of everyone’s willingness to help. I am very lucky to have been assigned them.
Overall our group has been very successful in meeting our schedule deadlines. After editing we will be done, most of the grunt work is over with. The only problems that has arisen is during the first filming session the camera’s battery died on us so we had to come back after charging the camera. We all handled this minor inconvenience very good, no one thought it would be a big deal just to come back.
The other problem was that, when we first attempted to sit down and edit the video we could not really decide what to put in the slides and each of us had our own opinion on what the video should read. In order to solve this problem we started looking up other youtube videos on animals shelters to see what they put on their videos, and we also grab the Southern Pines Animals Shelter's brochure and we found several great facts to put in our video. So, we decided, that I would make the stills for our video. So we adjured for the meeting, and now I have to go make the stills. Which I plan to do in photoshop, simply because I've used photoshop for so long that it will take all of three minutes to make the stills.
I am extremely confident that we will finish this project on time.
In conclusion I am very happy that I got nominated the group leader, I like the responsibility. My group is a very competent group of individuals; each has helped in one way or another. This project has gone smoothly so far because of everyone’s willingness to help. I am very lucky to have been assigned them.
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