Topic 5: Online behaviour

With all the surge in popularity of social media, this percentage is not surprising, But these results should call the attention to the importance of creating and maintaining positive online reputations.

This applies to every individual that is currently participating in social networks and developing a digital footprint with every "like" video and photo posted.
By posting positive information, pictures, statuses and videos they can create digital reputation that will be an asset for future school and employment opportunities.

There are a number of ways one can produce a positive digital reputation, such as

• Not posting anything with pornographic material.
• Nothing raciest.
• Nothing that will offend other people.
• Nothing illegal.
• No terrorist attacks

http://www.google.co.za/url?sa=i&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=EP89d8S8d4ufvM&tbnid=plZyP_-g_YPXSM:&ved=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fkiwicommons.com%2Fblog.php%3Fp%3D7118%26tag%3Dwhat-not-to-post-when-the-teacher-becomes-the-student&ei=D1-_UZOnEaLY7AbtiYDIDw&psig=AFQjCNGIJwDau7_4fFUwF1Xc8GJAjIhHrw&ust=1371582607363511

http://www.ikeepsafe.org/be-a-pro/reputation/social-networks-and-a-positive-online-reputation/

WEB 2.0 Concepts and Applications

Topic 4: E-commerce

This is the process of buying a product:

• The customer places an order.
• The order is made either via the phone or on line.
• The customer pays for the item(s) using a credit card.
• The order is sent to the warehouse for distribution via shipping.
• Then shipped to allocated destination and sent to the customer.

http://tinyurl.com/ptuazc4

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Topic 3: Managing Digital information on a Computer

Backup is the activity of copying files or databases so that they will be preserved in case of equipment failure or other catastrophe. Backup is usually a routine part of the operation of large businesses with mainframes as well as the administrators of smaller business computers. For personal computer users, backup is also necessary but often neglected. The retrieval of files you backed up is called restoring them.

There hardwares that can help one back-up

• Hard disk.
• SD Card
• DVD, CD.
• Flash.
• Cloud backup.
• External hard drive.  

We need to back-up so we are able to restore lost or damaged information

http://searchstorage.techtarget.com/definition/backup

Topic 2: Using references

It is essential for one to reference to ensure that you aren't plagiarising another person’s work. There is material an individual is able to reference, a book, newspaper, internet , and a magazine. All references must be visible at the end of your text. The Harvard referencing system is the most popular technique used to reference. Referencing is able to ensure that you have attained information from reliable sources. It is important to reference so that one is able to see that have acknowledged another’s work.

7.4 PDF document

Where a document is in PDF format, cite page numbers:

Citation examples

According to a H.M Treasury report (2009, p.16)…..

In

Reforming financial markets (H.M. Treasury, 2009, p.20) it is stated…

Reference list

H.M. Treasury (2009)

Reforming financial markets [online]. London: TSO, available: http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/d/reforming_financial_markets080709.pdf [accessed 25 January

http://www.hw.ac.uk/is/Harvardguide.pdf

Topic 1: Learning possibilities supported by the Internet

Students can communicate with national and international students, and they can share and gain knowledge and experiences, get involved in educational chatrooms, sharing ideas and solutions and they can learn about the diverse cultures out there.

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• Youtube
• Networking
• Ebrary
• Photo Editor
• Screen Casting

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• Providing a link for feedback.
• Provide a link to attain different languages.
• A link for images.
• Provide a simplied explaination.
• A link for a RSS feed. 

Reference's
http://iml.jou.ufl.edu/projects/STUDENTS/Lui/index3.htm
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/

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I would say twitter is not a credible source, because twitter has had a history of not always providing accurate information and some people on twitter  might be lying about who they are and they might be tweeting false information all the time.

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Facebook says "We take safety issues very seriously, especially with children, and we encourage parents to teach their children about safe internet practices"

Facebook has a lot of features that protect minors, there is a feature that allows you to hide your personal details from people you don't know, Its allows users to have their won unique password, gives one the opportunity to either accept or reject a friend request, one can report a picture that offends them and there a is a friend limit. and there is a feature that allows one to block their wall from people they don't know, to unfriend people you not comfortable with or to block them totally so they don't see your profile one Facebook.

http://cdn.iag.me/assets/facebook-security.png

 

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Social networking is massive is cyber space and the growth of mobile social media has also been epic, There are a number of trends emerging in 2013, Approximately 61% of people using smartphones are accessing sites through their gadgets.

• Facebook fatigue might kick in 

People who have been using facebook are slowly getting tired of it, study shows that approximately 27% of people using facebook reduced their usage of the site.

•  Twitter has come out as the driver of Social TV

When viewers are watching TV they can interact and get involved using twitter, they can express their views and how they feel about what they watching.

• Social networks will generate positive sentiments 
  

Research has been done and it shows that people start being optimistic once they start using social media networks, Staying connected and getting informed are two features that will keep users engaged in 2013.

• Social media will be more effective for both consumers and businesses

More and more businesses will start using social media as a tool this 2013, its very vital and helps the business get recognition, and will make a bond with customers and the business.

• YouTube is a vital key to social media 
  

2013 shows a rise in social media on youtube, and this has been big since youtube was first created, youtube shows videos that can keep everyone engaged and updated daily with the freshes trends.

http://socialmediasean.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/social-media-networks.gif

http://ustandout.com/social-media/9-social-media-trends-you-need-to-know-about-for-2013

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Internet infrastructure plays a big role in connection with the Internet because without its transmitters and signals would not have a path thus having no connection at all, its an significant tool when coming to Internet connection, Theres are both hardware and software elements when its comes to Internet infrastructure, the hardware components include transmission media, telephone lines, cable television lines, satellites and antennas, Routers, aggregators, repeaters and other devices that control transmission path 

References
http://searchdatacenter.techtarget.com/definition/infrastructure

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Games

BBM

Windows Live Messenger
Yahoo! Messenger
Google Talk
E-mail

 

Browser
Google search

 Blackberry wallet
Blackberry downloading system
Applications
Games
Account







Music
Video
Images
Ring Tones
Podcasts
Voice Note Recorder

Wi-Fi
Mobile Network

Bluetooth 

BLACKBERRY 9300 Curve



Reference's 

http://gadgetmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Resources-Podcast-Icon.jpg

http://rimbizblog.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/blackberry-app-world.jpg?w=600&h=253

http://i.stack.imgur.com/LiLcW.jpg

http://www.o2.co.uk/assets2/Kana/Blackberry/BB-browser-icon.jpg

http://rionackdhori.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/blackberry-protect-logo.jpg

http://docs.blackberry.com/zh-tw/smartphone_users/deliverables/16950/icon_IM_Precsn_Zen_50_IG_1107769_11.jpg

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Differences between a blog and a wiki

1. Blogs contain pictures, videos, news and personal stories other people can see or read.
2. Wikis collect and organize information into a collection of researchable pages were people can find using a search engine. 
3. Blogs are written in reverse chronological order (arranged from most recent to oldest) while wikis are written according to content or any type of arrangement the particular individual wants. 

Similarities between a blog and a wiki

1. Both blogs an wikis offer users an easier way to post and publish content to the web without the need to know the HTML.
2. They both can be accessible to anyone in the world.
3. They produce a perfect way for one to stay current and updated in your field and read what other people are doing.

References
Web 2.0 Concepts and Applications Gery B Shelly Mark Frydenburg
meblog.pbworks.com/w/page/11074186/Similarities and Differences

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My name is Thato Floyd Motladile, I'm currently studying graphic design at Rosebank College. I'm a very ambitious individual, I'm very hard working, artistic, love music, poetry and designing. I'm good with designing, I'm very creative, I'm friendly in person and on cyber space, love meeting new people and having a good time .....I want to be successful in the next four years and I personally live to make my mother proud. 

I have a very big digital footprint, I'm on Facebook (Thato Floyd Motladile) on Twitter (@FloydTheCreator) Instergram and Mixit , I believe that these social networks have made life easier for us because the messages are instant and the have made our would smaller and more advanced.