Do you know who has your information? Internet users today are unaware of what information is being found out about them. Companies can track your recent searches and what you've viewed in the past. They to this to put ads on pages your most likely to visit on a daily basis. Another term for this is tracking, our latest curriculum.
Companies track peoples searches to get to know them. They want to make sure your results are personalized to you. Results varie between people because of the different things they search. I think this is bad because you might not get the results your want.
Our most recent web 2.0 tool was Mixbook. Mixbook is an interactive book that you view or order from online. This was not my favorite tool because I'm more accustomed to Microsoft PowerPoint. Our assignment was to make a book about data selection. I embedded mine below along with definitions to help you understand it.
Our digital literacy component was learning about the benefits and risks of a personalized browsers. I prefer to have all the results so up, not what Google thinks I would like. Everyone has their own opinion, feel free to voice it in a comment! Benefits
- Saves time
- Better Shopping
- Easier searches
- Efficiency
Risks
- Can block needed/wanted things
- Create stereotypes
- Privacy issues
- Pop up ads or viruses
This concludes my week in introduction to publications. I hope everyone has a fantastic rest of the week. Remember to show respect to our new building. I'm sad I didn't get to see it today, but I'll be able to in the morning! Can't wait!
October 6,2011 Link Bye bye
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