The final week of ISM we we're faced with the challenge of completing an online Social Media project. Although the project is meant to teach people the all important lesson of working with a group it did little for my education. The group was designed to help us understand social media of a company in more detail .
Our group picked American Express. The nice thing about group projects is that the work load is divided into smaller, more managable parts.
Our group, for the most part, work well together. One or two people were able to be the directors of the group and guide the rest of us that were not sure what to do. About an hour ago one member of our group logged on said he was unable to be in contact with the group and then copy and pasted my work and two other peoples work under that post. I don't know if that was by accident or not but it seemed a little odd...
I believe I remember this being the first semester of a group project of this kind.
I have taken MANY classes online and each one has had some type of group work on it. This baffels me. A big reason why people take online classes is because they have weird schedules or like the benefit of not having a meeting and do the class at their pass. Group projects, however, totally ignore those facts and force people to conform to certian times and leave the people with the regular schedules waiting on the people with the weird schedules.
Also, I got NOTHING from this project. I feel that this would have been more benefical as a singular project. My group told me to look on two different websites and give them feed back. I was never able to see the finished product and I do not understand the point of this lesson.
This class has been amazing.. up until this point. I'm still a fan of the class but I would say the group project thing needs some work.
***** I DO HAVE THE URL!!!!!
http://ism3004socialmedia.wikispaces.com/American+Express
Sunday, April 22, 2012
Sunday, April 15, 2012
Week 13:Clear
This week we discussed Social Media, which is any content that users create and share across many platforms on the internet. Last we touched on the topic, in a discussion post, about Google+ surpassing Facebook. I posted that I believed google had a very long way to go before it passed Facebook.
The biggest reason I highlighted, which was highlighted in this week's lesson, is switching costs. I stated that people have invested a lot of time and effort into Facebook. Switching to Google could mean the loss of contacts, photos and/or videos that they have uploaded. For people like me, they have countless photos they have upload or have been tagged in. Many of my friends have not made the transfer to Google, so Im staying put 'til my network is moved.
Facebook also has the network effects on its side. The exchange, it is so easy to exchange information and share things with friends. from 45 to 4,500, people might not be willing to leave those networks. This would be staying power. And finally, complementary benefits. Facebook has taken this aspect and used it to its every advantage. Companies use their facebook pages to connect with audiences by offering discounts or inside information for liking their pages. Facebook just bought Instagram, a popular camera app, which now allows users to directly upload their pictures.
Since Instagram was not available on android til recently I have not experience the seemingly addictive nature of this app, but many of my friends find it amazing!
This is my picture of a painting that I did. We all love facebook. Google+ would have to offset the huge switching costs by providing users with an awesome reason for leaving facebook.
Facebook has become so well known that just a simple F will tell people two things; We have a facebook and we want you to be on it!
And, Im here to tell Facebook. I'm logged on and I'm staying put! =]
Picture and paintng by: Ellen Farly
The biggest reason I highlighted, which was highlighted in this week's lesson, is switching costs. I stated that people have invested a lot of time and effort into Facebook. Switching to Google could mean the loss of contacts, photos and/or videos that they have uploaded. For people like me, they have countless photos they have upload or have been tagged in. Many of my friends have not made the transfer to Google, so Im staying put 'til my network is moved.
Facebook also has the network effects on its side. The exchange, it is so easy to exchange information and share things with friends. from 45 to 4,500, people might not be willing to leave those networks. This would be staying power. And finally, complementary benefits. Facebook has taken this aspect and used it to its every advantage. Companies use their facebook pages to connect with audiences by offering discounts or inside information for liking their pages. Facebook just bought Instagram, a popular camera app, which now allows users to directly upload their pictures.
Since Instagram was not available on android til recently I have not experience the seemingly addictive nature of this app, but many of my friends find it amazing!
This is my picture of a painting that I did. We all love facebook. Google+ would have to offset the huge switching costs by providing users with an awesome reason for leaving facebook.
Facebook has become so well known that just a simple F will tell people two things; We have a facebook and we want you to be on it!
And, Im here to tell Facebook. I'm logged on and I'm staying put! =]
Picture and paintng by: Ellen FarlyThursday, April 12, 2012
Extra Credit: Google+
Google+ has a long way to go before it takes over Facebook status, no pun intended!
Although I have a google account and actually have this blog linked with it, I have not found it to be very user friendly. Not many of my friends are on it. I have two circles, friends and family. I believe I have a total of three friends. I don't agree with the article and the people who said they see google surpasing facebook. Im a big fan of facebook. Besides, people have spent time and effort to add and post millions of things. They had added friends, posted pictures, and connect with people they havent been ablt to connect with in years. I believe google is going to have to offer something pretty grand to make people walk away from 500 picutres, 1000 friends and much more.
Although I have a google account and actually have this blog linked with it, I have not found it to be very user friendly. Not many of my friends are on it. I have two circles, friends and family. I believe I have a total of three friends. I don't agree with the article and the people who said they see google surpasing facebook. Im a big fan of facebook. Besides, people have spent time and effort to add and post millions of things. They had added friends, posted pictures, and connect with people they havent been ablt to connect with in years. I believe google is going to have to offer something pretty grand to make people walk away from 500 picutres, 1000 friends and much more.
Week 12: Clear
For week 12 we discussed several aspects of the Internet. It has come a long way from it's beginning and is becoming more and more intergrated into our lives.
The term "internet of things" is exciting but also crazy. Crazy in an awesome way. The internet of things was discussed briefly in a previous week lesson but was mentioned again this week.
It is the idea that in the, very near, future everything will be connected to the internet. It will allow us to be more productive. It allows for things to be more productive. One video that was watched for the week's lesson was describing how the water lines, air conditioning and refrigerator will all be connected and communicate with each other to make the home more productive and energy efficient.
When I was a little girl I remember riding the futuristic ride at Disney world that depicted different decades of our lives. From the 1940s to the 2000s. Since this was in 1994, give or take a year or two, they had a projected outlook for the 2020s. I remember the scene vividly in my mind. The scene was not alien like, there were no flying cars. It depicted a family of four and a grandmother all celebrating Thanksgiving. The dad and son were playing a video game and yelling their scores. The oven was ofcourse voice activated. As their scores went up so did the temp on the oven. They burned the turkey and had to order pizza.
It is amazing that when I was 5-6 I was blown away by the possiblitiy of a voice commanded appliance. Now, in the year 2012, we have talking phones, GPS, and soon will have smart houses- like the one Disney projected for 2020.
A recent article talks about how tablets like the iPad are the corner stones for future smart houses. We can control everything that happens with just a tap of our finger tips.
SMART HOUSE ARTICLE
This is a picture of a fun house... which makes it a smart house! hahah. (photo by: Ellen Farley)
The term "internet of things" is exciting but also crazy. Crazy in an awesome way. The internet of things was discussed briefly in a previous week lesson but was mentioned again this week.
It is the idea that in the, very near, future everything will be connected to the internet. It will allow us to be more productive. It allows for things to be more productive. One video that was watched for the week's lesson was describing how the water lines, air conditioning and refrigerator will all be connected and communicate with each other to make the home more productive and energy efficient.
When I was a little girl I remember riding the futuristic ride at Disney world that depicted different decades of our lives. From the 1940s to the 2000s. Since this was in 1994, give or take a year or two, they had a projected outlook for the 2020s. I remember the scene vividly in my mind. The scene was not alien like, there were no flying cars. It depicted a family of four and a grandmother all celebrating Thanksgiving. The dad and son were playing a video game and yelling their scores. The oven was ofcourse voice activated. As their scores went up so did the temp on the oven. They burned the turkey and had to order pizza.
It is amazing that when I was 5-6 I was blown away by the possiblitiy of a voice commanded appliance. Now, in the year 2012, we have talking phones, GPS, and soon will have smart houses- like the one Disney projected for 2020.
A recent article talks about how tablets like the iPad are the corner stones for future smart houses. We can control everything that happens with just a tap of our finger tips.
SMART HOUSE ARTICLE
Sunday, March 25, 2012
Week 10: muddy-clear-wow
This week we explored Microsoft Access.
I had never heard of this let alone used it. As Mr. Olson began to show us how this tool is used, I was unsure. It seemed similar to Excel at first, but then it was a whole world of computing!
My favorite part of this week was learning how to import the Excel spreadsheet and then making a report and or query about it.
Since, I'm a huge excel fan- I make an excel sheet for everything- this aspect was so exciting!
After being shown, the use of Access seems easy and fun!
Once you open Access you begin to make a new table or you can import the data from Excel.
After you have data, you can start a query under the create tab.
You can also make reports that can show specific desired information.
These tools can be helpful, not only to a teacher as in the example, to a business that wants to keep track of invoices, sales, employees, times, orders, and more!
Made by me! =]
I had never heard of this let alone used it. As Mr. Olson began to show us how this tool is used, I was unsure. It seemed similar to Excel at first, but then it was a whole world of computing!
My favorite part of this week was learning how to import the Excel spreadsheet and then making a report and or query about it.
Since, I'm a huge excel fan- I make an excel sheet for everything- this aspect was so exciting!
After being shown, the use of Access seems easy and fun!
Once you open Access you begin to make a new table or you can import the data from Excel.
After you have data, you can start a query under the create tab.
You can also make reports that can show specific desired information.
These tools can be helpful, not only to a teacher as in the example, to a business that wants to keep track of invoices, sales, employees, times, orders, and more!
Made by me! =]Sunday, March 18, 2012
Week 9: Clear
This week we learned about Moore's Law. This is an important concept in the computing world because it encourages growth. Growth, specifically at doubling at every 18 months. Moore's theory was "faster, cheaper" computing.
A website that clearly defines this idea, visually is the Intel website.
http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/silicon-innovations/moores-law-technology.html
A website that clearly defines this idea, visually is the Intel website.
http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/silicon-innovations/moores-law-technology.html
Excel Project
This week we were able to learn more about Excel and varies functions that can be performed. Simple functions of Excel are the varies formats for each cell. For example, when you type in 15% the cell automatically formats to percentage. The user can adjust the decimal point and how the percent will be used in the sheet.
As I worked through the project I reinforced the skills of adjusting the column and row width, inserting new columns, and formatting cells to reflect the correct data. A new aspect of Excel that I had been unaware before this lesson/project was the pivot tables. The pivot tables allow a user to compare data, find percentages throughout the data, and summarize by a sum, a count, an average and more.
An example of a pivot table would be:
Here, my boss would be able to see the selected demographics- by age grouped into decades. Then she would be able to see that the average percent increase was almost ninety-one percent in females ages 20-29.
This can be useful in a business that would want to see average sales, or average time of work per worker, etc.
As you can see, the user can also make the table appealing by adding colors and fonts.
As I worked through the project I reinforced the skills of adjusting the column and row width, inserting new columns, and formatting cells to reflect the correct data. A new aspect of Excel that I had been unaware before this lesson/project was the pivot tables. The pivot tables allow a user to compare data, find percentages throughout the data, and summarize by a sum, a count, an average and more.
An example of a pivot table would be:
This can be useful in a business that would want to see average sales, or average time of work per worker, etc.
As you can see, the user can also make the table appealing by adding colors and fonts.
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