1. Why do you think there is a need for researchers to know the different purposes of websites?
Explain using examples of websites you often visit or those which you have encountered while researching on your research topic.
Each different websites have their different purposes. Example like Facebook, Twitter, Gmarket, Google and YouTube. Facebook and Twitter are social websites. Facebook enables users to share their word of the day, photos and chat online. While Twitter allows users to share their thoughts in mind, what they encountered and researches online! Gmarket is a shopping website just like Amazon. Many users prefer to visit them as there's a wide variety of things they can find there. Google, a useful website like Yahoo allows users to find for different research online. Just by keying in any sentence or words, a few million of website would appear just right in front of us! Lastly, YouTube is a website which people shares their videos. People can post a lot of videos like videos that is related to idols, musician, school or even self made video!
2. Choose an advocacy website. Compare this advocacy website with the shopping website you had used for your E-shopping websites by using THREE differences.
The advocacy website that I have chosen is Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA).
The SPCA is a group that is set up to stop animal cruelty in the world. As stated in their website, the two main objectives of the SPCA are:
1 - to promote kindness to animals and birds.
2 - to prevent cruelty to animals and birds.
Animals that were being abandon will be sent to SPCA, but the amount of animals that they received reached 1k! These animals would be either reunite with their owners, or find a new home. While those which are not that lucky, will be put to sleep.
Gmarket is the website that I used for my E-shopping! An online shopping website includes many varieties of items that can be seen in everyday life, like electronic gadgets, clothings, accessories, shoes, bags, cosmetics and many more!
The 3 difference of this two websites are:
1. SPCA is a group that help promotes the cause of animal cruelty while Gmarket promotes items that can be sold to many.
2. SPCA allows people to adopt pet by paying a little money for their medical expenses while Gmarket sells items that people wants or need.
3. SPCA welcomes volunteer to help in taking care of animals and raising funds, while Gmarket users sells their items individually.
3. Explain the most meaningful lesson you had learnt from Practical 1&2.
In practical 1 and 2, I got to understand and branch out the purposes of researching online. The item that I can get for me and myself with $500.
