"Tim Berners-Lee Concerned About Proposed Changes to the Net At the UN Net Conference" (Source Comparison # 5)

Article 1
"Sir Tim Berners-Lee flags UN Net Conference Concerns"
December 4, 2012
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-20594779
Article 2
"Berners-Lee Warns Against Changes to Net At UN Conclave"
December 4, 2012
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57557076-93/berners-lee-warns-against-changes-to-net-at-un-conclave/
 Article 3
"The Open Internet Is Threatened by UN's Closed-Door Meeting in Dubai"
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/don-tapscott/un-internet-governance_b_2237177.html?utm_hp_ref=technology

• These articles are about the UN net conference and it's proposals to let a UN agency run the internet, and about Tim Berners-Lee's concerns about it.
• The article is relevant to the class because web architecture could be affected if the UN wrote new technical specifications, such as internet naming, and the architecture could be regulated and changed as well if the UN took some powers in this area.
• Article # 1 had the best general overview about the proposed changes, and Berners-Lee's concerns about them.
• Article # 1 had the most direct quotes from Berners-Lee about his specific concerns about this issue.
• Article one best explained the dangers of the UN governing the internet, and how it works well now.
• Article # 2 had the best information about the Russian proposal to change the regulations concerning who would govern the internet.
• Article # 2 was the clearest about the purpose of the meeting, and how it was called to rewrite a 1988 treaty which governs international comunications traffic, or the "PDF".
• Article # 2 had the most related stories section
• Article # 3 best explained about the volunteer organizations which are currently responsible for internet standards, and governance.
• Article # 3 had the best information about what the International Telecommunications Union is.
• Article # 3 had the best information about advocacy networks, and how they come together to mobilize people to act for change in areas such as violence in Kenya.

"Android App Reviews Move To Google+ ID System" (article review # 5)

Article Title
"Adroid App Reviews Move To Gooel+ ID System"

Article Publication Date
November 27, 2012

URL of Original Article
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-20509076

Article Summary
Google now requires that Google+ account details must be displayed alongside new reviews of its Android apps on its Play store.  This should prevent the problem of fake reviews.  It may also boost use of Googles social network.

Relevance to the Class
This is relevant to the class because it addresses the problem of fake identities on the web, and how to prevent them.  This can be applied to making a website less vulnerable to fake identities.

Key Quote
"It's very easy to have apps that have nothing but fake high-scoring reviews," Mark Mulligan, editor of the Media Industry Blog, said,


 

"Online College Courses" (Source Comparison # 4)

Article 1
"College of Future Could Be Come One Come All"
November 19, 2012
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/20/education/colleges-turn-to-crowd-sourcing-courses.html?ref=technology

Article 2
"Will Online Learning Destroy America's Colleges?"
November 20, 2012
http://radar.oreilly.com/2012/11/online-learning-college-mooc.html

Article 3
"Study: Online Learning Outcomes Similar to Classroom Results"
http://www.usnews.com/education/online-education/articles/2012/07/25/study-online-learning-outcomes-similar-to-classroom-results

Notes

•  Articles about massive open online courses, or MOOCs
• Articles relevant because online courses and learning could pave way for new ways to organize content structure for teaching, and also create new modes of websites for online classes
• Article 1 is most comprehensive and goes most into depth on the subject
• Article 1  offered the best real world examples  of online courses
• Article 1 explained about online grading and possible plagarism
• Article 1 had the best photograph illustrating online courses
• Article 1 explained the technique of crowd- sourcing to discover how to best offer online courses
• Article 2 offered the best critique of the financial and educational benefits of online courses
• Article 2 explained how and why the less competitive colleges survival may be threatened by online courses
• Article 2 had good data backing up it's assertion that online courses  may be just as effective in learning as traditional teaching
• Article 3 was only article which cited a study analyzing the effectiveness of online courses
• Article 3 could have had more examples and evidence of studies showing the effectiveness of online courses

Consumer Reports names top 10 electronics of 2012 (article review #4)

Article Title
"Consumer Reports Names Top 10 Electronics of 2012"

Article Author
Victor Paul Alvarez

Article Publication Date
November 12, 2012

URL of Original Article
http://shopping.yahoo.com/blogs/digital-crave/consumer-reports-names-top-10-electronics-2012-001349973.html

Article Summary
Consumer Reports named its top ten electronic products of 2012 based on performance and innovation.    It tested more than 600 smart phones, tablets, TV's and more for its December Annual Electronics Issue.  Some familiar names are on the list, including Nikon and Samsung.

Relevance to the Class  
The article is relevant to the class because changes and improvements in smart phones and tablets, for example, can affect content and architecture of websites.  For example, the new Android phone has a bigger screen which could affect the look and amount of content one would put on a website.

Key Quote
"The magazine called Apple's latest phone the best one yet, because it builds on it's predecessor's strengths and adds new features, putting it heads and shoulders above previous iPhones."

"Text Analytics: Structured and Unstructured Data" (Source Comparison # 3)

Article 1
"Text Analytics:Making Sense of Unstructured Data"
November 6, 2012
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/5a6c11f0-2858-11e2-a335-00144feabdc0.html#axzz2BYEC7NZE

Article 2
"Why Nobody Is Actually Analyzing Unstructured Data"
March 9, 2012
http://iianalytics.com/2012/03/why-nobody-is-actually-analyzing-unstructured-data/

Article 3
"Managing the Unmanageable: Text Analytics for Unstructured Information Management"
May 21, 2012
http://www.information-management.com/newsletters/text-analytics-unstructured-DM-big-data-10022498-1.html

Notes

• Articles about how text analytic systems are analyzing unstructured data
• It is relevant to the class because in text mining, or analytics helps to determine patterns in behavior, which it turn, can lead to better insight in how to write, organize and structure a website
• Article #1 contained the most detailed specific examples of how analyzing unstructured data was useful
• Article #2 explained how text analytics actually turns unstructured data into structured data
• Article #3 explained the difficulties in analyzing unstructured data
• Article #1 contained the best examples of words and phrases used to mine data
• Article #2 contained the best explanation of the algorithm system in text analysis
• Article #3 contained the best explanation of how companies are managing unstructured data
• Article #3 explained the percentage of data which is structured and unstructured
• Article #2 was the only article using graphics to illustrate the analytic process
• Article # 2 and #3 both showed the progess made over the years in analyzing unstructured data

"IBM Reports Nanotube Chip Breakthrough" (Article Review #3)

Article Title
"IBM Reports Nanotube Chip Breakthrough"

Article Author
John Markoff

Article Publication Date
October 28, 2012

URL of Original Article
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/28/i-b-m-reports-nanotube-chip-breakthrough/?ref=technology

Article Summary

IBM scientists are reporting progress in a chip-making technology, using carbon nanotubes to create logic gates used to create microprocessors and memory chips, that is likely to ensure that the basic digital switch at the heart of modern microchips will continue to shrink for more than a decade.

Relevance to the Class

This article is relevant to the class because microprocessor and memory speed and capacity influence the architecture programming, and content of websites.  If computer continue to get faster, websites can contain more complex, sophisticated, content, such as javascript.

Key Quote

"The promise of the new materials is twofold, he said: carbon nanotubes will allow chip makers to build smaller transistors while also probably increasing the speed at which they can be turned on and off ." 

Reading and Homework for for October 17, 2012 class

Question 1  Some important things to identify when assessing the audience's capabilites would be: whether or not they had a computer; what bandwidth do they have; how big are their monitors; what browsers do they use; do they still connect with modums; what is their screen size resolution; what percentage has the latest RealPlayer plug-installed.  Some new capabities would be: do they use mobile devices, and which ones; do they use tablets.

       Question 2  Scope creep is the slow, inevitable migration of a website redesign from a straightforward, comprehensible project to an out-of-control nightmare.  It happens when modification and unplanned extra time doing extra things lead to budgetary increases and time delays.

       Question 3  Microsoft Project   It is not recommended for clients because most people won't understand it.

       Question 4  Gant chart is spelled Gantt chart

       Question 5  Useability testing cannot be done using an online survey.  This is because in useability testing, the tester observes another person as they actually use the site and complete tasks.  It shows what site visitors actually do not what they think they might do