Resturant User Reviews
i like the simple colors they use. i like the logo but it doesn’t fit for the site. the site is still in beta. so they don’t have many states where they have reviews but good thing they have Dallas reviews but for the restaurants that are reviewed there seem to be a lot of reviews for still being in beta.
i like how the logo color and page colors tie in together. i like the simple but yet self explained log0
also how you can receive updates
logo is cute but dont really like it that much. i do like the colors though.
i like how its like a social networking site. you can have a journal or reviewed sites, and have a friends like list of other friends o menuism.com
you can view a restaurant and see others reviews on it or you can review your experience at the restaurants you go to.
i like how road food as a different spin on it. its not just resturants in general but road food which is “Great regional meals along highways, in small towns and in city neighborhoods.”
the colors i don’t like that much even though they are like menuism just brighter. while menuism is more light colors. i do like the features you can see the top 10, and apparently make reservations
out of all the sites. i probably spent the most time looking around this one. it shows you a map of the restaurants and it list them. how many reviews, directions, some have pictures, and those that review the restaurant can put the price range, rating and what they thought about the place. you can also say if their review was useful to you. i like the colors, structure and feel of this site
Semantic Markup
“Practically speaking, however, semantic markup is markup that is descriptive enough to allow us and the machines we program to recognize it and make decisions about it. In other words, markup means something when we can identify it and do useful things with it. In this way, semantic markup becomes more than merely descriptive. It becomes a brilliant mechanism that allows both humans and machines to “understand” the same information.”
it this information wasn’t understandable from both humans and machines we would probably totally lost when trying to read it to edit or find out how something was done. which is what i would do sometimes if i wanted to know how something was done in a code.
“One key principle governs the markup on every page of your site:
Your goal is to describe each page to the search engines through the use of hierarchical XHTML tags (<title>, <h1>, <h2>, <h3> etc.) and to present them in a logical, meaningful order.”
-The Definitive Guide to Semantic Web Markup for Blogs
this was a pretty good tips for doing meaningful semantic markup
fast growing industry
In the article, Everyone Can Be a Web Designer, Say IT Trainers Skillstrain, tells about how the industry is growing and it is easier to have access to tools and the ability to post websites.
Then in the article, Website Design Packages by the Cape Coral Barometer, it was more convincing businesses why they should have a website so that this company could assist them at it. But, they had a lot of good points when they were talking about how fast the industry is growing and how popular websites have gotten Also how it is good it is for a businesses to have a website, otherwise your business is practically non-existing. Which for any web designer that is a good thing because there will be more jobs and opportunities out there whether it is for those who don’t know how to create one or just doesn’t want to take the time.. It is also a very good advertising tool for businesses since it is always available.
HTML/CSS
I use find great joy in sitting on the computer and designing a webpage. I even liked the coding. I liked looking up codes and using them. I liked to format it and fix any errors that were on the page whether with coding or images.I know there are programs that will code it for you but I rather do it myself because i have more understanding of what everything does. However, it does come in handy to start off everything because coding everything from scratch can be time consuming and frustrating
Getting Things DONE!!!!
I like to think I am pretty organized however I tend to procrastinate at certain things. I mainly organize myself digitally. Some things are organized to me and if someone where to come and invade my space would not see it as organized. I do think I have an issue with prioritizing what needs to be done first. With class work I tend to finish work that is not due for awhile versus the work that is due sooner as in tomorrow or a few hours; of course depending on what i see interesting.
Podcasting and Vodcasting
Im sure a lot of you out there have had the oppurtunity to experience podcasting and vodcasting, in one way or another. I have not had this pleasure. I really know nothing about it but from my understanding you just create a file which you can load to your ipod or on you computer and view it. Im sure if I gave a crack at it I would enjoy pod/vod casting.
I have never really tried to define RSS. I guess in a way it was an understanding I had with myself. “Pretty much anything that can be broken down into discrete items can be syndicated via RSS: the “recent changes” page of a wiki, a changelog of CVS checkins, even the revision history of a book. “ - Mark Pilgrim ( i will probably add more)
What do I want to learn?
I would have to say that is a very good question. Because I usually can’t define what I want regarding anything. When I started this class, of course like us all, i wanted the credit so i could move forward. But I can’t move forward unless I understand what it is this course has done for me and what I want.I have never been good at social networking especially with those I dont know. Starting out with just classmates is a step for me. I have never been into posting or commenting unless someone has commented to me first. So this is a big change for me. I know that I can benefit from it. I want to continue to learn and develop a social network. I want to be able to open up and not care who or what i am posting or commenting but to just do it. I would say that would be a good start. I feel like I already do that more than before this course. I would like to continue at this and grow more by it, not only to classmates but with those that have the same interest or that i can learn from
Communities of Practice
In the last Article we read, it was how to start a blog and be successful blogger. And this one sort of showed why its important to network or have communities. We as human beings cant know everything even in our field. And to have a community of practice we have others that are able to help you and you help them in areas which they lack or may not have knowledge of like another would. We are told to network and well this would come in handy when we are stuck for some reason those in these communities that you connect with can give you input or help you and vis versa. I like how in this article being in a team and a community are shown the differences. when you are in a team you usually have a purpose, like to complete a project and when the project is over you go in separate ways but in a community what you put in is what you get. It showed me why it is important to have communities of practice.
How to Be heard?
there are many blogs out there which to read and which interest you. The article ” How to Be heard” was helpful to those wish to have their blog heard. but it was all pretty much basic common knowledge. like if you want to be heard put your address and blog site on things like your business card or if you have another site put a link on that too. Now how bad do you want people to see your material, depends on the effort you put into letting the word out and like the article said what you write about and how well it is put together. Not just thrown together but thought about it. However I did get use of audio and video section he talked about because I dont work with audio or video as i do with the look of a page.
