The first lesson was somewhat... surprising. My initial thought upon arriving was that EIR was just about... researching effectively using the internet. Well, it is as expected but the lesson was a little hard to absorb. I was able to understand it but did not expect such a serious lesson. Guess there is no free food after all.
Having to do a worksheet sure brings me back to secondary school...
I could handle it fine. Most of the practical was practical. Probably the most hardest part was the online shopping. I only use like... 3 sites... While doing the praticals, I found out that overall, it was not as bad as i thought.
When comparing an Advocacy website, such as the WWF(http://wwf.panda.org), to a online shopping website, such as Hobby Search(http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/), the main differences are as follows.
Firstly, Advocacy websites aim to convince you to their cause, be it buying a product or donating, while Shopping websites aim to offer you choices in the form of products. While this may seem like they are employing advocacy, shopping websites also offer a range of products and don't really promote their product in full page essays. Rather, they use the original appeal of the product to sell it.
Secondly, Advocacy websites usually offer one product, or thing to do, while shopping websites offer a range.
Lastly, Advocacy websites are lead by the head of the organisation it is about while Shopping websites are a base for different companies to post up their products.
While researching for group topic, i found myself more drawn to personal blogs/websites as a method to confirm my researching. My group topic is Role and relevance of traditional customs in modern society. So, maybe getting peoples' personal view is more beneficial to me.
For my case, i needed a personal touch to what ever information i was getting from the website. For others it might be different. It is important to know the purpose of websites as different websites have different aims. Example would be comparing Health promotion board to a health website such as http://fitbell.com/. While both websites have point about keeping a healthy lifestyle, Health promotion Board has a purpose of imposing a healthy diet from young, and that it's information is more diverse. http://fitbell.com/ on the other hand is more focused and offers an option to post comments, allowing you to get information from people who have read the page.
A Website that i regularly go to when wanting to search information about Cardfight Vanguard is http://cf-vanguard.wikidot.com/. It provides me with the latest updates of the game. While there is an official webpage, http://cf-vanguard.com/en/, the wiki focuses on giving pre release information. That is something i want. The official webpage only provides information about the game in general. Such as how to play.
Can't wait to try second life.
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