My WeeKLy Reflections

This week, I learnt how to search for informations and resources on the deep web. Deep web or also known as dark matter, are texts or authoritative informations the general-purpose search engines such as Yahoo or Google cannot add to their list of webpages. Sites such as Academic Gateway and Complete Planet allows the user to search for resources fromm the deep web such as job listings etc. Below are how the 2 sites look like.

WeekLy ReFlection

During the last EIR lesson, we were asked to use meta search engines such as Dogpile and Mamma to look for information regarding our chosen topic. http://www.dogpile.com/


At first, I thought that Search Engines like Google and Yahoo and Meta Search Engines like MetaCrawler and Dogpile are all the same.Meta search engines such as Dogpile allows me to search for things at different search engines at ones. I think that this is better compared to searching using normal search engines as it narrows down the list of websites returned and also allows you to view multiple findings from different search engines at once. This saves time instead of going to different search engine and search one by one.

My Weekly ReFlections 2

Weekly Reflections 2

The topic that I had chosen for my presentation is Effect of Cyber Bullying. This week, we were asked to come up with the keywords for the topic that we had chosen. The 2 search facilities that I used were http://www.google.com/ and http://scholar.google.com/ .

I was impressed by the vast range of facilities that Google has to offer from Google videos to their advance search features. It allows me to do multiple things from the same place like viewing videos to reading email. The vast range of functions and features also minimizes the time that I have to spent searching for items. For example, the advance search feature allows me to look through a smaller group of website rather than 1 big chunk. The google scholar also helps the user to find info from books to theses. The main thing that I like about Google is its simple layout and design. Unlike Yahoo, it does not have any pictures or ads at its site. This allows me to do what I am doing without any distractions.

E Shopping Spree - If I Have $500

Practical 1 & 2

If I have $500 to spent ;-
these are the things that I would buy :-


Razer DeathAdder PC Gaming Mouse
Price:$108
~{-This mouse has an ergonomic right-hand design for optimum comfort while gaming, a fast response time of 1ms and a 3G infrared sensor that enables faster movement speed.-}~


Autographed AC Milan Jersey
Price:$122
~{-An autographed AC Milan jersey with signatures of Ronaldinho, Kaka, Shevchenko and Inzaghi. (They are soccer players if you are wondering)-}~


Phillips Keychain P44417S 0.1 Megapixel
Price:$25
~{-A 0.1 megapixel camera small enough to be a keychain.-}~


Coca Cola YoYo 1992 Shooting Star
Price:$14
~{-A limited edition YoYo by Coca Cola. A collectible item.-}~


Audio Technica ATH-M50 Headphones
Price:$110
~{-A headphones that offers maximum sound isolation, exceptional audio quality and collapsible design for easy storage.-}~


SpongeBob Plush Dolls
Price:$25
~{-A limited edition collectible spongebob plush dolls.-}~


Glance GB149 Swatch Watch
Price:$90
~{-A cool vintage Swatch watch.-}~


Doraemon Coin Purse
Price:$6
~{-A small and handy coin purse in the shape of Doraemon.-}~


Total Spent: $500.

Purpose of the website: I think the puspose of websites such as eBay and Yahoo auction is to provide a platform in which users from all over the world can buy and sell at lower price compared to the market. It allows the user to sell whatever items at any price. The fact that it is an online sites means that users can see what other people are selling from all over the world. It is also a place to find rare and exclusive items items such as limited edition watches to autographed T-Shirts. By putting up these websites, the companies are also teaching us the fundamentals of being an entrepreneur.

Difference And Similarity: The main difference I find in the different online bidding/shopping site is the items they sell. :P Sites like these have 1 thing in common; to provide web users from all around the world a platform to buy and sell things therefore, there will not be much difference among them. All of these sites allow the users to post the pictures of their item, price and description, allowing the buyer to survey what he or she wants to buy. The sites also allows bidding which allows buyer to get items at cheaper price or buying a rare item at higher price.

WeekLy Reflections-(Pract 1)

Weekly Reflections 1

This week, we were given a task of creating our 1st blog. During the lesson, we searched the web for different internet resources, mainly discussion forum, electronic journal/news, WWW site and blogs. I also found out the different styles of writing for the different resouces.

Our 1st assignment was to spent an imaginary $500 on online shopping sites. I chose ebay as it is the most popular site online bidding/shopping site, meaning that they will have a wider range of items. It was also my first time going to ebay. Even so, I did not find it hard to navigate through the web. This is because of the easy to understand layout of the site. I think that having an easy to understand site is better compared to having a site that has many graphics. This is users will have a fuss-free time at their site and will come back for more.