September 2009
2 posts
DIGC101 Lecture
FOLKSONOMY
A system of taxonomy (classification) based on the collaborative production of “tags”.
Made up of two key words- FOLK and TAXONOMY.
Labelling and tagging of images.
A tag: piece of information/ identifier. An act of ownership over a physical location over a specific time or place that is otherwise meaningless for those that have no connection to the image.
METADATA
Data that...
DIGC102 Journalism Code of Ethics
Commercial Radio Code of Ethics
One of the career fields that I am interested in is commercial radio.
The Commercial Radio Codes and Guidlines was published in 2004 and is administered by Broadcasting Australia. It consists of a guidline that predominantly looks at the practices, but not so much the ethics of the profession.
Programs unsuitable for Broadcast. All programs aired must reflect...
August 2009
5 posts
DIGC101 REFLECTIVE ESSAY
The internet allows the user to access a network that consists of countless communication platforms. These platforms are made of blogs, social networking sites, videos, image commenting and many more that portray Web 2.0 as the Web of interaction. This was discussed in the first lecture and seminar to provide the basis of the weeks to come; that being blogs and social networking sites. Through the...
#DIGC102 Music Industry and the Digital Music...
Has the Music Industry adapted to the online digital market?
Many claim in today’s new media world that the internet is killing the Music Industry. This is a hot topic across web forums, blogs and websites as well as official and industrial websites as the internet continues to expand at a rapid pace, leaving law and economics behind.
In a simple Google search with key words “Music Industry...
#DIGC101 Newsfeed
http://blogs.smh.com.au/newsblog/
http://blogs.smh.com.au/newsblog/archives/freedom_of_information/index.html
http://blogs.smh.com.au/newsblog/archives/annabel_crabb/
http://www.brainsluice.com/weblog/
http://www.techdirt.com/
http://windsofchange.net/
http://www.opensewer.com/
http://dear_raed.blogspot.com/
#DIGC101 Googability
What sort of online presence do Barry Wellman, danah boyd and Howard Rheingold have using Google?
BARRY WELLMAN
On first “Googling” Barry Wellman, the first entry that came up was his University webpage, displaying his About Me.
“Professor Barry Wellman studies networks: community, communication, computer, and social. His research examines virtual community, the virtual...