Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Mod 4 Annotation Reflections
Even though I have tried to be uninfluenced by my own beliefs and needs my annotation is probably not as unbiased as i would hope it to be. Therefore I would have to say that a snapshot of the page in question would probably be of better use to an outside user as they can then judge for themselves whether the information contained within is relevant or of a certain standard.
Mod 4 Evaluating the Web: Annotation
The site I have been given is http://www.abacon.com/compsite/conversation/netiquette.html
Here is my annotation.
Internet Behavior and Ethics: Netiquette
This site is both a reference site for the subject of netiquette and an Advocacy site as it tends to portray this topic as a needed tool rather than an unbiased discussion on the pro's and cons of netiquette. I was unable to discover much about the author Daniel Anderson, but the publisher Allyn and Bacon are a leaders in the field of humanities and social studies publications for higher education. The content of this site is merely an outline of the topic the real information on this topic lies in the links to other relevant sites of which only three work out of the four located here.
I do not feel that this site has been maintained and updated regularly the last time any addition was made to this page was in 1999 and although the topic of netiquette is not likely to change much over the short term, maintenance would have repaired the broken links and possibly added some more. I didn't find many sites linked to this one only nine which conveys to me that this page although useful has not been widely recognised.
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Module 5 Information Ecologies
As an ecology has many components communication cannot be considered an ecology as it is only one species of organism within the ecology of the Internet. Even though there may be different family groups within a genus, this does not constitute an ecology. The same applies to communication there are different forms of communication, but still they are only one genus or family and therefore are only a part of an ecology not the whole.
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Mod 4 Organising Search Information Task
This gives me access to their sites as soon as I'm online. As to the other information I need to save I have chosen to do this in my outlook contacts book. The first site was American Beauty Florist unfortunately the author of this site could not be found, here is a screen shot of that contacts page.
The summary I copied from the site and pasted in to notes section, here is a copy just in case its not clear on the screen shot above.
“American Beauty Florist in Huntington Beach, CA specializes in the following flowers and gift arrangements:
Large inventory of fresh flowers Tropical Plants European/dish gardens Contemporary and traditional arrangements High-style floral arrangements Silk arrangements Dried floral arrangements Weddings Funeral designs Extensive gift line Gourmet and fruit baskets Gift baskets Greeting cards Candles Stuffed Animals Balloons "(American Beauty Florist)
The second site was saved in the same manner and although the site authoring was done through superpages the author him/her self could not be identified. Below is the contacts page for the second result.
Our deep commitment to customer service
Carrying only the freshest flowers in town
Our always-reasonable prices
Preparing every arrangement with special care and an eye for detail
We Offer:
Dependable, same-day delivery service
Wire delivery of flowers anywhere in the world
Most importantly, time to listen to our customers
When you order an arrangement from Love N’ Bloom, you can be sure that they will always say exactly what’s in your heart.Love N' Bloom can service any occasion — from a birthday to an anniversary to a bereavement. If you order a floral arrangement, a fruit or gourmet basket, or a gift, any selection can include a bottle of special wine, champagne, or even a balloon bouquet.”( Love N" Bloom)
Lavender Memory Flowers and Gifts has been proudly serving Huntington Beach. We are family owned and operated with one location serving Huntington Beach and surrounding area's of Orange County, California. We are committed to offering only the finest floral arrangements and gifts. Which is backed by our service that is friendly and prompt. We feel all our customers are important so we have our professional staff which is dedicated to making your experience a pleasant one. This is why we always go the extra mile to make your floral gift perfect.
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Areas Covered
Our shop serves the following areas: Huntington Beach, Fountain Valley, Costa Mesa, Newport Beach, Seal Beach, Westminster, Garden Grove and Sunset Beach
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Business Hours
Our shop is open 9:00 am to 6:00 pm, Monday through Friday and from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm on Saturday.
We are closed on Sundays.”(Lavender Memory Flowers and Gifts)
In refection setting up all these contacts can be a little time consuming, but if the events that they portend to occur at least annually you will be saving time and embarrassment down the track.
Mod 4 Boolean Search Task
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Mod 4 Engine Search Task 3
Tubs of Tulips, Huntington Beach CA 92605 -- MerchantCircle.com
Tubs of Tulips is located at Huntington Beach, CA. Phone: 714-843-6150. ... Florist Worldwide and Local Delivery 24 Hours Find this company on the map ...www.merchantcircle.com/business/Tubs.of.Tulips.714-843-6150 - 30k - Cached - Similar pages
Huntington Beach Florist Flowers Delivery Service
17 Jan 2009 ... We are the leading Huntington Beach Florist, a local Huntington Beach Flowers shop with on-line delivery service you can trust to send ...www.firstchoiceflowers.com/ - 10k - Cached - Similar pages
Valentine flowers, Valentine's Day Flowers,florist Fountain Valley ...
27 Jan 2009 ... Valentine flowers and arrangements, florist Huntington Beach, ... of White Hyacinth, Red Tulips,. Bouvardia and tied with a sheer ...www.theflowerplacefv.com/Valentine-flowers-valentines-day-Fountain-Valley-florist.htm - 56k - Cached - Similar pages
Local business results for Florist, Tulips near Huntington Beach, CA, USA
Tubs of Tulips - maps.google.com.au16440 Pacific Coast Hwy, Huntington Beach - +1 714-843-6150Directions and more »
FLORIST IN LOS ANGELES - www.centurycityflowermart.net9551 W. PICO BLVD, LOS ANGELES - +1 800-576-7372
9 reviews, directions, hours, and more »
Ruffled Tulip - www.theruffledtulip.com401 El Camino Real, Tustin - +1 714-544-01771 review, directions, and more »
More results near Huntington Beach, CA, USA »
Send Tulips in Huntington Beach CA - A Secret Garden Florist ...
Send Tulips from A Secret Garden Florist & Gifts for delivery in the Huntington Beach, CA area. A Secret Garden Florist & Gifts in Huntington Beach offers a ...www.asecretgardenflst.net/huntington-beach-florist/tulips-92385c.asp - 15k - Cached - Similar pages
And these are the results from Copernic"s Advanced search
1.
Huntington Beach Florist Huntington Be...
Buy flowers from your local florist in Huntington Beach, CA - LAVENDER MEMORY FLORIST & GIFTS will ... TEMPTING TULIPS Arrangement $45.00, $55.00, $65.00 Shown at $55.00
lavenderexpress.com [Found on Windows Live, Yahoo! Search]
2.
Huntington Beach Florists and Flowers Hu...
Huntington Beach flower delivery by a local Florist. ... Fast flower delivery in Huntington Beach Same day ... Pink Tulips
www.e-florist-inc.com/Huntington-Beach-florist.asp [Found on Windows Live, Yahoo! Search]
3.
Huntington Beach Flower Shops - brillian...
Huntington Beach Flower Shops - Local Listing: Moore ... Tubs Of Tulips: 19488 Beach Blvd. 16440 Pacific Coast Hwy ... American Beauty Florist: 21562 Brookhurst Ave. 17851 Beach Blvd.
www.avonibp.co.uk/californiaflower/huntingtonbeachshops.htm [Found on Windows Live, Yahoo! Search]
4.
California Flowers Brea Fullerton Yorba ...
Golden Hills Florist ... Our Delivery Area In Orange County Includes Brea, Fullerton, Yorba Linda, Anaheim Hills, La Habra, Placentia, Orange, Garden Grove, Huntington Beach, Irvine, Lad...
www.goldenhillsflorist.com/ [Found on Ask.com, Yahoo! Search]
5.
Huntington Beach Florists - Flowers Hunt...
A Secret Garden Florist & Gifts, your local Huntington Beach florist, sends fresh flowers ... 35.95 - [TFWEB487] Tulips and Pine
www.asecretgardenflst.net/ [Found on Windows Live]
Mod 4 Engine Search Task 2
As you can see below the top result was a little different.
Huntington Beach Florist Huntington Be...
Buy flowers from your local florist in Huntington Beach, CA - LAVENDER MEMORY FLORIST & GIFTS will ... TEMPTING TULIPS Arrangement $45.00, $55.00, $65.00 Shown at $55.00
lavenderexpress.com [Found on Windows Live, Yahoo! Search]
And the amount of results found was.
Results: 1 - 20 of 66
After comparing the two searches I would have to say the Copernic gave the better results. It sent me a direct link to a buisinesses web page were as Google sent me to a buisiness directory.
As for the why, well Copernic had the resources of multiple search engines, and Googles first result was of a page that supported Google advertising. Im would have to say that the Google result was influenced more by financial concerns than an accurate search using my parameters.
Mod 4 Engine Search Task 1
The top result I got was.
Tubs of Tulips, Huntington Beach CA 92605 -- MerchantCircle.com
Tubs of Tulips is located at Huntington Beach, CA. Phone: 714-843-6150. ... Florist Worldwide and Local Delivery 24 Hours Find this company on the map ...
www.merchantcircle.com/business/Tubs.of.Tulips.714-843-6150 - 30k - Cached - Similar pages
The number of hit received for my query was
Results 1 - 10 of about 5,400 for Huntington beach, Florist,Tulips. (0.26 seconds
Monday, February 9, 2009
Mod 4 Tools for using the Web
Saturday, January 24, 2009
Mod 3 WEB 2.0
It seems like the perfect tool in the modern age giving the user the control of the information they wish to store or disseminate over the web and also to recieve like minded topics to improve their experience, From what i understood it sounds as though web 2.0 evolves to suit the user. where as standard html site is rigid in its application and is not as interactive friendly.