Digital Communications

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The following ten images from The Sun- which is a tabloid magazine suggests that these stories are mostly aimed at younger generations and people that are not interested in very educated/ formal stories. The people that will read this are more into gossip and celebrities but don't read magazines.

A younger generation would be interested in this because  The Sun might be reaching out to teens to try and promote safety within the younger generation- they are using social media and a selfie to attract teenagers and young adults as majority of the people that use twitter are around our age. 

This could appeal to a middle aged audience and for someone who is interested in  politics and the latest updates. The reason why they might be uploading this to twitter is because the website might not be getting a lot of views but for those who follow The Sun on twitter they will automatically see the post making them read it because they went on to look at other storied or celebrities. 

This story could appeal to all ages but they haven't fully described the story which could mean that they want to  attract more people onto their website because they want people to look at other stories along side the one they clicked on from twitter. Majority of these posts are on the political side and the odd ones are aimed at younger people which could suggest that they want a wide range of ages reading their articles. 

Asking a question at the end of the tweet to allow people to voice their opinion on twitter and it also allows them to interact with other users on twitter and to reply to comments, also to allow new readers to get their view in as it's not a headline story.

Using bold writing to attract readers and to get them talking about the latest news on ISIS and possible damage they might do to countries. This attracts to a wider age range because everyone is wanting to know if anyone is in danger.

The past ten tweets from The Sun are also aimed at younger generations, reaching out to them on social media rather than on the internet page or on the actual newspaper.

The following ten tweets are from The Guardian. The stories that I found are mostly aimed at an older audience as the articles are more formative and the stories generally seem to be serious compared to The Sun's twitter account.

The following ten images are from The Huffington Post. These posts are mainly about politics and the elections happening in America, another known topic within these tweets are to do with Halloween and how popular it is. The age range could be for the older generation as it gives more information.

Wednesday 5th October 2016 

Twitter Journalists: 

Clar Ni Chonghaile is a journalist for the Guardian and her posts are mostly about politics and seem to be along the formal lines compared to George Bowden who writes about Corination Street. 

Peter Allen writes for The Guardian and he is based in Paris, he has  5326 followers and his tweets consist of a range of subjects. 

George Bowden writes for The Sun, he has 1541 followers and his content online varies from funny article to celebrity gossip- which is mainly what The Sun write about anyways. He also formally writes for the Huffington post. He also uses hashtags to gain more viewers which means more people will read it.

Wednesday 12th October 2016

Web 2.0 

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Web 2.0 is the second stage of the internet at which the difference of static web pages to dynamic or user generated and the content with the growth of social media. Tim O'Reilly was the founder of O'Reilly media and he promoted the terms opens source and web 2.0. The Guardian seem to have many stories on the Web 2.0 situation and most of them are to do with communication and social media.   

BLOG: 

A blog is a frequently updated website which is automatically archived and is easily updated using any web browser connected to the internet, it can also be classed as an online journal or newsletter consisting of personal thoughts or commentary. Most blogs allow readers to leave comments on posts and they can be authored by an individual or by multiple authors. 

WIKI:

As part of web 2.0 wiki is a way of putting out information which can be viewed by anyone and edited by anyone and have the power to change any information for a celebrity or any subject. 

One of my tweets that I have sent out from an original news story:

Wednesday 2nd November 2016

VOIP:
VOIP stands for Voice Over Internet Protocol, it is a type of hardware and software that allows people to use the internet as the transmission for telephone calls by sending voice data in packets using IP rather than by the traditional circuit transmissions.

According to https://getvoip.com/library/what-kind-of-voip-equipment-do-i-need/ it states that:
"Users can need as little as one item (aside from the service), a phone. VoIP users typically need a phone for most functionality. Many providers offer a virtual number service, which forwards call to your phone (typically mobile phone). Additionally, these services establish a number and voicemail that are separate from your personal number. In doing this, users are also fitted with a number of features (exclusive to VoIP) such as auto attendant and voicemail transcription. In terms of appearance these services can have a very positive effect on a users company."

You can use a device called 'Magicjack' which uses VOIP in order to be able to make free, local and long-distance calls to the U.S. and Canada using an existing internet connection. However using this has a different sound quality as it is free and you are not able to get the quality you might get when paying standard rates.

One app that allows you to use VOIP is Viber. Viber allows you to place voice calls over data or Wi-Fi to any other users of the app, anywhere in the world, for free however Viber out calls will cost but if both people use the app it's completely free. This app is also a cross platform meaning that you can download the app on Android, IOS, Blackberry, Windows Phone and more.

Another app that allows you to use free calls is Skype, it has a massive following and it is known for free voice calls, video calls and texts which can be used with other users of the app for free as long as they are connected to the internet. Skype is also a cross platform with the app allowing it to be on your computer and on a range of phones like Apple and Android and Windows.

Thirdly, another app that uses VOIP is Magicapp, its the same company that run the MagicJack however this is simplified down to an app for Apple and android. The app works on your smart phone to give you free domestic calls and texts without any subscriptions and it's totally free.




Wednesday 9th November 2016
Today we were asked to go around college and get a few views on Donald Trump becoming the next president.

Wednesday 25th January 2016



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