Tutorial Assignment #5 - Curate

For this module, I had to curate information using Twitter searches and hash tags instead of using Google. I find that the process of searching for Internet privacy/security and Cloud Computing was quite difficult. It was harder to find relevant information, but once I did, it got easier. The information that I got from using Twitter is more complex than the first page on Google search. For example, the first link that appeared on Google search for Cloud Computing was Wikipedia. We all know that Wikipedia isn't a reliable source because anyone has access to it. 

I believe that with having the skills to curate information using Twitter search and hash tags will overall be better than Google search because the information that Twitter provides is more in-depth and reliable. 

Tutorial Assignment #4 - Firefox Lightbeam

The graph that lightbeam provided shows that I visited 17 sites and within those 17 sites, there were 247 third party sites. Third party websites are websites that are not owned by that site. For example, I visited lonelyplanet.com and it says that there are 33 sites connected to lonelyplanet.com. The number of third party websites required to render a primary site means that there are more opportunities for intruders to introduce malicious content. This is not good because we want to have less third party websites to prevent our computers from getting viruses, Trojan horses and worms. 

This picture is very true. We don’t know what goes on under the websites or where the information came from. What we see on the website is just a small piece of it. If it wasn’t for Firefox Lightbeam, I wouldn’t have known that there were 33 sites connected to lonetplanet. Lonelyplanet is a very popular and highly used site to help people plan their vacation and look for information on a particular place. If it was a site like this, there will be even more third party sites connected to it. 

As of 2010, there are 54 million malware pieces on PCs, macs, smartphones and tablets. With technology emerging, the number will just continue to increase. To prevent these, we need protection! Every device should have an anti-virus software to help protect viruses from coming and some is also used as internet security. For example, McAfee, AVG, AVAST. These are just a few examples. We can also create a password with two words combined together. Most people tend to just use one word. The best passwords include capitals, lower case and numbers. For example, G0rt3x. And of course, don't open any emails from someone you don't know. 

Tutorial Assignment #3 - Final Project Proposal

Google syntax is important in everyday lives. Whether it is for a student who is doing a research essay or just a regular day to day person trying to look for something on Google, learning how to search effectively and efficiently is important. It can save you lots of time because key words are the key when doing a Google search. When you use the right words, you will be able to find the information much faster.

By: Derrick Wee & Fionn Luk

Tutorial Assignment #2 - Google Syntax

1. How would you search for an exact word or phrase?Use double quotes for a phrase search. Double quotes keeps the words together.
Ex. “travelling to Tanzania”

2. How would you search for something on a specific site?
Use (ctrl F or command F). This isn’t the same as doing a search, this is a find on a specific page. When you hold down (ctrl F or command F) a small toolbar will pop up at the top and you can type in the word that you are looking for on the page.

Ex. ctrl F/command F wanderlust

3. How would you correctly search for a definition?

Use "define" to identify the meaning of words. If the word does not appear in traditional dictionaries, use the dictionary mode.

Ex. define: wanderlust

4. How would you search for a specific product available within a specific price range?

If you want to search for a house in a specific price range use two periods (.) between the minimum and maximum price.

Ex. House for sale 700,000..900,000

5. How would you search for a specific filetype?

Type in filetype, colon and then the filetype (PDF, XML, DOC)

Ex. filetype: pdf

6. How would you include or ignore words in your search?

Using the minus sign (-) will ignore words in the google search. Links that are related to Spiderman will appear, but not the movie. To include words you add quotations around the word you want to include.

Ex. “Spiderman” -movie

7. How would you find related pages?

You type in related: (then the URL address).

Ex. related: toughmudder.com

8. How would you find a topic, searching all available synonyms of a word?

You use ~ in front of the search term.

Ex. Summer ~vacation

9. How would you find the time in another country? 

Type in time and then the country you want to search.

Ex. time Antarctica

10. How would you find out how many Egyptian pounds you get for $20 Canadian dollars?

Put the word 'in' between the two currency that you want to convert.

Ex. Egyptian pounds in Canadian dollars

Tutorial Assignment #1 - Digital Etiquette

Digital etiquette is a set of rules that we should all follow in order to make the internet better for ourselves and others. When we have our own brand that we want to advertise, we turn to social media first because nowadays, everyone is connected through social media in one way or another. It could be Facebook, Twitter, Google+ or even Flickr. In order to create a successful brand, we need to know exactly what we are trying to sell and who the target audience will be. Knowing the target audience is important because it will be easier to sell the product. For example, if we are trying to sell cosmetics, our target audience will be females. In terms of age groups, this will cover teenagers and up. After knowing exactly what we want to sell, we turn to social media and advertise it. To be more effective, we must be social to other companies or workers who are in the same industry. It is also important to always be online so other people know you are active. Trying to promote or sell something is not easy. It requires a few hours a day being online and engaging with other people. 

http://www.wordstream.com/social-media-marketing

http://www.qrcodepress.com/mobile-social-media-marketing-will-take-2014/8524987/