Yahoo Deepens Friendship with Facebook

December 2, 2009
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/12/02/yahoo-deepens-friendship-with-facebook/?ref=technology

In this article by Brad Stone he talks about the deepened partnership between Face book and yahoo. Beginning some time in the first half of 2010 they will start crossing their streams which is the flow of real-time updates from a person’s sphere of online contacts. There is really no money involved but it is a strategic move designed give each company a broader reach of users.

This is very important and it is also funny that there is no money involved because usually these types of deals generally involve some sort of profit making. As it relates to us users it is a very important deal and I feel this sort of hurts google in its attempt to dominate the search engine business. More users are using facebook than ever before and this might make some users who use google switch to yahoo instead.

Velocity of Media Consumption: TV vs. the Web

November 24, 2009
http://www.useit.com/alertbox/media-velocity.html

This article by Jakob Nielsen he talks about the development in the velocity of media consumption. He starts out talking about the first novel ever written and how slow the pace was because at the time there was nothing else to read so you had all day to read something. Now with T.V. and especially internet all that has changed. Nielsen begins talking about the differences in the way people approach watching television to people surfing the web. He breaks down the Usability, User Experience, Technology, Ownership and many other topics in contrasting T.V. to the Internet. He explains that when watching T.V. you make a decision every 30-120 minutes as suppose to the web where a decision is made every 30-120 seconds. He then wraps up the article with talking about web videos and how they should be only 2-10 minutes which indicates the usage velocity between Web and T.V.
This article is very important we are basically using the web as a mode of communicating and by that we are throwing quick information to others as suppose to us making a movie clip every week to show the class. That process is slow and would surely not be done in a week as suppose to just using a blog to give information. This shows a major difference in the technology of TV and internet because we cannot have a blog on television. We control the web and it is in our hands.

YouTube + Univision = TuTube

November 16, 2009
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/16/youtube-univision-tutube/?ref=technology

In this article by Miguel Helft he talks about Youtube's agreement with spanish television powerhouse Univision. The agreement allows users to view short clips and full-length TV shows from Univision’s three networks, Univision, TeleFutura and Galavision. This is another step by Youtube as continues to acquire rights to more professional content. This also targets one of Youtubes growing audiences and that is latinos in the United States. The two companies will share profits generated through advertisement.

This is a very important deal as we continue to see the evolution of the internet and its expansion from just plain english to more various languages. This however is twist as its not just text that is in spanish now we are seeing the next step in video.

Online Ads Are Booming, if They’re Attached to a Video

Published: November 10, 2009
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/11/business/media/11adco.html?_r=1&ref=technology

In this article by Brian Stelter he talks about the boom in online ads in regards to video. He goes over the statistics in revenue that online video ads has gone through and how many news sites have been using videos more and more on their homepage. The article talks about how in the next five years video ads will reach a peek of 5.2 billion in 2014 which still pales in comparison with search advertising which is projected to be 16 billion.

This article relates to this class in terms of design for the world wide web because in the recent past about 3 or 4 years ago video on your homepage was said to be a terrible addition to a website. This changes the way we perceive design for the world wide web.

Networks: Sharks and the threat to communications

Published: November 2 2009
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4557b69c-c745-11de-bb6f-00144feab49a,dwp_uuid=4dce8136-4a24-11da-b8b1-0000779e2340.html

In this article by Jessica Twentyman she talks about how most of how communication data is fed through cables at the bottom of the ocean. She talks about how companies rather use subsea cables rather than satellites because they are cheaper in cost. She talks about how cables are damaged by rubbing against rocks, the threat of anchors falling on them and then off course fish bites. She gives information on the life span of those cables being 25 years but with the constant upgrading and demand the life is cut in half to between 10 to 15 years. There are some companies out there who have invested in finding ways to double the capacity of the cables.

Ths article relates to not just this class but to the global empire of internet and communications technology. There have been many instances in other contries like India where internet power has been shut off by damage to underwater cables and whose to say that the same might not happen to us in the US. On a lighter side Trey Parker and Matt Stone Creators of South Park made an episode of what would happen if the internet suddenly stopped working....click here.

Midterm Examination part 2

1.0 Home
1.1 About Us
1.2 Management
1.3 Corporate Governance

1.3.1 Board of Directors
1.3.1.1 Jeffrey L. Bewkes
1.3.1.2 James L. Barksdale
1.3.1.3 William P. Barr
1.3.1.4 Stephen F. Bollenbach
1.3.1.5 Frank J. Caufield
1.3.1.6 Robert C. Clark
1.3.1.7 Mathias Dopfner
1.3.1.8 Jessica P. Einhorn
1.3.1.9 Michael A. Miles
1.3.1.10 Kenneth J. Novack
1.3.1.11 Deborah C. Wright

1.3.2 Board Leadership and Commitee Structure
1.3.2.1 Policy on Determining the Leadership Structure of the Board of Directors(pdf)
1.3.2.2 Report on Determination of Current Board Leadership Structure (pdf)
1.3.2.3 Stephen F. Bollenbach (1.3.1.4)
1.3.2.4 Robert C. Clark (1.3.1.6)
1.3.2.5 Jessica P. Einhorn (1.3.1.8)
1.3.2.6 Deborah C. Wright (1.3.1.11)
1.3.2.7 Michael A. Miles (1.3.1.9)
1.3.2.8 Frank J. Caufield (1.3.1.5)
1.3.2.9 Mathias Dopfner (1.3.1.7)
1.3.2.10 Deborah C. Wright ( 1.3.1.11, 1.3.2.6)
1.3.2.11 Robert C. Clark (1.3.1.6, 1.3.2.4)
1.3.2.12 James L. Barksdale (1.3.1.2)
1.3.2.13 Frank J. Caufield (1.3.1.5, 1.3.2.8)
1.3.2.14 Jessica P. Einhorn (1.3.1.8, 1.3.2.5)
1.3.2.15 Kenneth J. Novack (1.3.1.10)

1.3.3 Committee Charters, Policies and Reports
1.3.3.1 Audit & Finance (pdf)
1.3.3.2 Compensation & Human Development (pdf)
1.3.3.3 Nominating & Governance (pdf)
1.3.3.4 Policy Regarding Audit Partner Rotation (pdf)
1.3.3.5 Report on Executive Compensation Consultant (pdf)
1.3.3.6 You need Adobe Acrobat to view these files (external website link)

1.3.4 By-Laws
1.3.4.1 Click here for a PDF copy of our By-Laws (pdf)
1.3.4.2 Offices
1.3.4.3 Meetings of Stockholders
1.3.4.4 Board of Directors
1.3.4.5 Committees
1.3.4.6 Officers
1.3.4.7 Indemnification
1.3.4.8 Capital Stock
1.3.4.9 Seal
1.3.4.10 Fiscal Year
1.3.4.11 Waiver of Notice
1.3.4.12 Amendments
1.3.4.13 Miscellaneous

1.3.5 Governance Policy
1.3.5.1 Click here for a complete PDF copy of our governance policy (policy)
1.3.5.2 Board Composition
1.3.5.3 Board Responsibilities
1.3.5.4 Board Meetings
1.3.5.5 Board Committees
1.3.5.6 Director Orientation and Education
1.3.5.7 Corporate Governance Review and Disclosure

1.3.6 Codes of Conduct
1.3.6.1 Download a PDF of the Standards of Business Conduct (pdf)
1.3.6.2 Download a PDF of the Code of Ethics for Senior Executive and Senior Financial Officers (pdf)
1.3.6.3 Download a PDF of the Guidelines for Non-Employee Directors (pdf)
1.3.6.4 Download a PDF of the Policy and Procedures Governing Related Person Transaction (pdf)
1.3.6.5 You need Adobe Acrobat to view these files (external website link, 1.3.3.6 )

1.3.7 Contact Board of Directors

1.4 Citizenship
1.5 Businesses
1.6 Investor Relations
1.7 Newsroom
1.8 Careers

Midterm Examination part 1

1. What is the single most important distinguishing characteristic that makes a website a blog? (What makes a blog a blog?)

The most distinguishing characteristic that makes a website a blog is that it has an author and you basically get the information or whatever the topic is straight from the source.

2. What are the three primary areas an information architect must consider in preparing any website? (Often represented as sections of the Venn diagram on the board.)

Contact, Content and Users

3. Name two exact (not ambiguous or subjective) organization schemes that can be used in Web navigation.

Chronoligical Navigation and Alphabetic navigation

4. A list of links on a library website that offers a users choices such as "How do I get my library card?" and "How do I check out a book?" is an example of what type of navigation?

Instructional navigation

5. The options on the top of the City Tech website's home page ("Prospective Students," "Faculty and Staff," etc.) are an example of what sort of navigation scheme?

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