Websites VS Blogs
This discussion was about the uses of Websites and Blogs, and whether to use a website or blog. My personal view was that it is actually a personal decision, since both fit different purposes.
Blogs:
- Need to be frequently updated
- Are more fitting to people who do not want to do programming - more fuss free
- Less customizable
Websites:
- Can be customized by CSS (Cascading Style Sheets)
- Are less fuss free- requires software or knowledge of HTML programming
- Do not need to be frequently updated.
However, I think most people would create a blog to update friends and family on any developments, rather than creating a website. Imagine, if you had some news which you wanted to share with all your friends on your blog or website, wouldn't it be easier to create a new post on your blog compared to your website?
Another note: With Web 2.0 Technology like Twitter and Facebook, blogs are also becoming less used, as well as personal websites. The convenience of Social Networking Sites outweigh the advantages of Blogs and Websites. Also, with Social Networking sites, the user can play games, post pictures and chat to their friends directly, instead of creating a blog or a website which is less personal.
Sources:http://is-wnm.ning.com/forum/topics/1i3-index-17-24-decide-blog and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jq1wqtteb3I&feature=player_embedded#!
Copyright Infringement
This discussion was about Copyright Infringement. As most students and working adults would know, Copyright Infringement is a very serious matter. It could result in disqualification from a competition to even losing your job (only for working adults)!
As with the other discussions, a video was shown to clarify the main point. The video was "Copy Not Right" By Hossan Leong. (Link below)
Copyright is the exclusive right which belongs to the maker or creator of any work. (Images, Videos, etc.) Only the owner of the copyright can reproduce or sell any of the work. To use the work, permission has to be sought in writing, and the source has to be acknowledged. (Except in Special Cases- Like Wikipedia, which allows its work to be freely reproduced)
(When work can be used, text like this will be seen: Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts. Subject to disclaimers.)
The main learning point was a reminder that Copyright Infringement is very serious. It could result in a jail term and/or fine.
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