Assignment #5 - Site Map

My portfolio/resume wesite will constist of the following:

1. Main Page (index)

2. Personal Information

• 2a. Professional Resume (2 pg)
• 2b. Biography (1 pg)

3. Graphic Portfolio

• 3a. Photography (B&W portfolio pieces) (6-8 pg)
• 3b. Graphic Design (2-3 pg)
• 3c. Creative Writing (1-2 pg)

4. Music Portfolio

• 4a. Sound beds (1-2 pg)
• 4b. Audio Recordings (1-2 pg)

5. Theatre Portfolio.

• 5a. Acting Resume
• 5b. Headshot

6. Links

Blog Assignment #4: Porn and Corn

I visited the Google Trends website, but had trouble coming up with a creative search to utilize this tool. I finally decided to search these two words: porn, corn

It was not surprising that the word porn is searched far more than the the word corn. In fact, corn stayed fairly contstant at the bottom of the scale, while porn was nearly off the charts. There were some spikes in the search for porn around Christmas, but no holiday interest in the yellow vegetable corn.

On the flip side of the coin, corn was a much more popular news event then porn. Corn seems to be in the news a lot, probably due to the fact that ethanol (the future fuel) is derived from corn.

In conclusion, I have determined that porn is much more searched for than corn, but corn is more popular in the news.

amen

Assignment 3: Network Solutions Stands by Name Policy

PC WORLD - Business Center
Jan 10th 2008
Robert McMillan, IDG News Service

A company called Network Solutions is automatically registering domain names that people search for their website. People use the this site to see if a ‘url’ is free, and come back only to find the Network Solutions has purchased it. This has caused a big controversy in the domain name community.

Network Solutions says they plan to change their websites layout, to make users aware of their policy and hope to (in the future) offer the means to so that searchers can look for domains with Network Solutions being able to see it. Network Solutions says they do this to prevent domain tasting, (which is someone who grabs up a bunch of domains and based on the traffic keeps the more profitable ones.)

Network solutions says that they hold onto searched domains for four days, giving the customer a chance to obtain domains before the ‘front-runners' get them.

The article ends with the Network Solutions recommending ICANN set a .25 cent fee for domains, to protect small business and small users.

http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/141256/network_solutions_stands_by_name_policy.html