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Goon Tsu Chin

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Zapping Tides

SE303 English, Global Media

and Technology

Strike fast, strike hard.

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+Introduction

Aims/purposes of this newsletter:

A vehicle to convey to a group of people sharing the

same interest (e.g., spreading information amongmembers of a club)

– Getting in touch with readers/club members/employees.

Why a newsletter?

To assure that all members are aware of club/organisation plans

and actions.

Provides advance schedules of club/organisation events.



+Publication

When is the newsletter published?

Issued once a month.

Published on a standard schedule (e.g., the 1st or the 15th of the month).

Important to maintain a firm publishing schedule.

How is the newsletter distributed?

Pass the newsletter out at club function/event.

Spread the newsletter electronically (e.g., e-mail, websites,

online file sharing).



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ICT is concerned with all the existing digital technology that helps

individuals, businesses, and organizations in making use of information.

ICT covers any product that stores, retrieves, manipulates, transmits or

receives information electronically in a digital form. Some examples are

personal computers, e-mails, social network websites, dig ital television,

and even robots.

The advancement of

technology has had anenormous impact on the world.

ICT has drastically changed the

way our society operates.

People do not often interact or

communicate with each other

the traditional way anymore.

With new advances in the field

of ICT, people are becoming more and more reli ant on the benefits they

provide.

ICT do not necessarily alter the theoretical limits of human interaction

because such interaction continues to be ruled by basic human

inclination. The most interesting thing about these new technologies is,however, their abi lity to provide new or previously rare contexts for

information expression and engagement.

ICT stands for “Information Communications Technology”. There is not a universally accepted definition for it because of

the constant evolution in the concepts, methods, and

applications involve in the field of ICT.

What is ICT?

Zapping Tides

Volume 1, Issue 2 April 2013

Facebook’s New Face

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Importance of ICTWhat has the advancement

in IC T brought about to the

current world?

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Laugh Out LoudSubmission of ICT jokes

from our readers and

comic strips.

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In the near futurecomputers will becomeindispensable householdtools.

In fact, there are already

many household activitiesthat are beingcomputerized andcontrolled with Internet.

This phenomenon is calledICT based home.

Besides that, many peoplethink that in the future theywill not need to carry cashwith them because theywould use computerreadable identity cards topay for goods andservices.

Facebook has revamped itsdesign, making its websitelook more like its mobileapps.

Strike hard, strike fast.Newsletter’s title

Summary of content

Trivia: “Did You Know?”

Topic title

Brief introduction to

the topic



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In business, Internet workspaces and smart

phones have given companies the ability to

facilitate group work regardless of geographic

location, while video conferencing has provided

the opportunity to conduct meetings with

people on opposite sides of the globe. Such

advances have in turn resulted in higher

productivity and savings in transportation costfor both the company itself and the employee,

making ICT incredibly important to the world of

business.

In the past few years, educators and students

have increased the usage of ICT in the field of

education. They have increased option when it

comes to learning and correspondence. Via e-

mail, students now have the ability to contact

their instructors at any time for guidance, thus

allowing them to

fully understand the

materials and

assignments. Asidefrom that, websites,

forums, and

message boards

have transformed

the classroom,

allowing learning to

take place online.

This has extended

learning

opportunities to more remote and isolated

areas; giving increased access to future

students.

The Importance of ICT in Various FieldICT has also played an important role in the

interpersonal interactions between human.

Cell phones and their texting abili ties have

spawned across a generation that largely

keeps in contact with each other through short

messages using the SMS (Short Message

Service). Apart from

that, Internet socialnetworking sites like

Facebook and Twitter

has made it even

easier for individuals

to keep up on each

other’s lives. Video

conferencing

services such as

Skype provide

people with

convenience in

connecting with their loved ones who might be

far on the other side of the globe. In such a fast

paced society, these technologies makemaintenance of networks, friendships, and

other relationship easier to navigate than ever.

When natural disasters such as earthquakes

and thunderstorms strike, the ability to

communicate with the outside world is critical,

for instance, satellite phone technology has

created a way to maintain communication with

the outside world when other phone lines go

down. These communication technologies

result in the delivery of timelier and more

pertinent aids to those who need it most.

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Ever since the emergence of ICT, there has been great

progress in a number of areas. An amazing and rapid

expansion of ICT services has occurred. A wide range of

important services that affect the ability of the poor and,

indeed, large part of developing country populations to

conduct transactions at reasonable costs, as well as to

start and run businesses. There has been major

progress in many countries in expanding access to

these informational and transaction-based services.

While the process is far from complete, evidencesuggests that the impacts are large and growing. Many

questions about the use of ICT by the poor have been positively resolved. A ffordability has increased,

and the technology seems accessible and easy to use. The progress in a number of areas, including

implementation of safe savings channels, secure and low-cost transfer of funds, and more, has been

impressive. It is also fairly clear that mobile phone and data technology has increasingly formed the

infrastructure underpinning of much of this.

Facebook Getting a New Facelift

Facebook has revamped its design, making its website look more like its Android

and iOS mobile apps.

The refresh also introduces topic-specific alternatives to its news feed. One result of thechange is that adverts are harder to ignore because they can take up more screen space.

However, the project's leadengineer, Chris Struhar deniedthat ads were the redesign's

focus. He suggested his focushad been on stripping back the

amount of information beingshown on the news feed to makeeach post more "engaging".

The company has launched thenew format but it will be monthsbefore all users are affected.

Those wanting to be among the

first to be switched over can joinin the waiting list. In January,

Facebook reported that 1.06 billion people were using its service at least once a month. The company also revealed that its profit for the last three months of the year of 2012 was

79% down on the same period the previous year despite a rise in sales because of increased spending on research and development.

Adapted from http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-21698765

The question isn’t, ‘what do wewant to know about people?’It’s, ‘what do people want to

tell about themselves?’

-Mark Zuckerberg

Quote fromwell-knownfigure in thefield of ICT

Pictureadapted fromBBC website

Credentials

Articleadapted fromBBC website



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Is there a god?

The world's greatest

scientists get

together to build the

world's best computer.

They toil for months

and are finally

finished.

They decide since this is the world's greatest

computer, they have to ask it a really important

question. They talk it over and then one of them

types in the following: "Is there a god?"

The computer whirs and whizzes for a few

minutes and then on the screen there's this: ---

"There is now."

- submitted by seawatch

Primary Address

Editor

Goon Tsu Chin (Grayden)

2B, Lorong Delima, Island Glades,

Jelutong, 11700 Pulau Pinang.

Office Phone: +604 657 1095

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.zappingtides.com

Facebook: facebook.com/zappingtides

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Editor’s Note

When it comes to finding out what’s happeninglately, there’s nothing quite like a chat with atrusted friend.

Thanks to the interactive communication madeavailable by advancing technology, this onlinenewsletter is out! It is rich with color and texture.

Designed not only to be read, but also to beabsorbed; they’re perfect when you’re ready torelax, kick off your shoes and curl up on thesofa.

This newsletter aims for timeliness, dynamism,and interactivity. So, enjoy reading about what’shappening today in the ICT world, send us yourthoughts and then keep checking back with us.

We’ll meet you at the fence!

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+Summary of feedbacks of ‘ZappingTides’ A total of six participants (all students) of different

degree programs gave different responses/feedbacks

to the newsletter.

Most agree that the articles in this newsletter reflects

the phenomenon of globalisation and that the images

used are appropriate.

The participants also agree that this newsletter is

easy to read and understand.



+Half of the respondents are interestedin the article related to updates of Facebook’s new feature because of itspopularity.



+Five out of my six respondentsanswered, “yes” and most of them

looked up on the updates of Facebook’s new feature.



+All respondents have provided useful andconstructive suggestions to help improve thisnewsletter.



+Conclusion

Newsletter offer fast, direct communication.

Newsletter improve relationship between club members or between the

employees and employer.

Establish credibility by having open communication with the readers.

Suggestions from respondents are

very helpful.

I realised that there are endless space

for improvements.

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