Week 14: Summary Blog Posting

So yep! How could I not do a summary/reflection of COM 125 before saying goodbye right? haha!

It is my first time doing blog entries for a school module even though I blog on a frequent basis and own like 6 other blogs but!! its because I don't bear to delete them when I move to a new site etc etc HAHAHA.

I am actually quite glad that Mr. Choy made us create a blog to write down our reflections. I like that this blog made me do some research on the respective topics and I can say that I managed to gain some takeaways which I believed will benefit me in the future. It is always better to have excess knowledge than lack of knowledge.

I have seen how the ARPANET has evolved so much till now, a widely utilized and influential tool that have the ability to achieve great things in the future and if not handled properly, our laptop or phone might fall into virus attack that we would never ever dream of getting such as ILOVEYOU or MyDoom etc. The prevalence of social media, as we all know, is taking Internet by storm. We are constantly on the go, updating photos, status of the happenings in our lives that sometimes we might fail to look at the big picture - neglecting the quality time that is supposed to spend with our loved ones, not forgetting the benefits of social media where existing business and new business in e-commerce are jumping on the bandwagon and advertise their services x products. Politicians campaigns , education (e-learning) , citizen journalism, virtual/augmented reality also involves Internet!

What's not to love about the Internet of today?

Ps: Thank you Mr. Choy for sharing your knowledge with us and always trying to make every Com 125 lessons interesting with group activities and lame jokes that you crack, even though its lame but quite funny sometimes. Not forgetting the frequent sharing of videos during lessons. I particularly quite enjoy the show & tell segment as it gave me an eye opener on the apps that are actually available out there in the market and other tips that my classmates shared :) It has been a pleasure meeting you! 

Goodbye!

Week 13: Future of Internet

I am so curious, what will the future of the internet holds? Technology is advancing every day, I guess we won't have to wait THAT LONG to witness how Internet HOPEFULLY CAN carry out things for us in every aspect. Like opening our doors automatically when we just stand there, unlocking our car and many more. You name it, you got it hahahaha.

Shall not bore you with truckloads of words in this entry and check out this video which shows 5 inventions that have the potential to change the current world :)

Really hope that I would be able to witness and experience at least one of the inventions! My favourite is  HYPERLOOP -  a transportation network of above-ground tubes that would span hundreds of miles. Like the one below!

 

What's your favourite invention?

Week 12: Internet & Innovation: Case Studies

Microsoft, Google, and Apple are the 3 technology giants of today. Why so? Let me show you some interesting discovery I found that prove my point and give you a better idea why.

 

 

 

I'm sure they are all very familiar to us. It is very difficult to say which ones are the best, really. Because each of them have their own distinct features.

 

 

Let's start with...

 

1) Apple. Here, you can see the different segments of the source of avenue for this company. I am definitely not surprised that most (55%) of the revenue came from the sale of IPHONES and 18% from iPad even though this 2 leading products that makes up the majority of the avenue does not even exist last time!

 

In this revolutionary world where everything is all about technology, a smart phone has easily succeeded in winning the hearts of many. Think convenience & efficiency. Not sure if this is true but I've heard of rumours that Apple will be releasing iPhone 7 soon. It is speculated that the camera would be sooo much better. Say hello to DSLR quality pictures!! How awesome is that? *Note: This s not confirmed by Apple, just came across this info from webs and rumours.

 

2) Google

Do you know that...2 years ago, most of Google's avenue came from ADVERTISING alone & Google tried to move into hardware manufacturing by its acquisition of Motorola Mobility?

3) Microsoft

Let's just say that for Microsoft, it is hard to segment which one is more profitable since the avenues were split into 2 distinct categories: Commercial (Windows Server products, Volume Licensing editions of Windows, and Office for business) & Consumer (OEM Windows licensing, Office for home and small business users, and Windows Phone etc).

Despite having some segments lower than the other, both categories do generate the bulk of Microsoft profits.

 

(Note that the avenues for the 3 companies were analysed in 2014).

 

With the prevalent use of smartphones especially Google's Android & Apple's IOS, it seems that nobody really pays attention to the activity of Microsoft anymore. Although, Microsoft might be the leader in the PC market, it still can't beat Google & Apple in the mobile market.

 

Yet, recently, Microsoft announced that it has a new plan to make a profit out of both Google & Apple success.

 

"At Microsoft’s developer conference today in San Francisco, the company made a proposition that mobile app makers might find hard to refuse: Reuse your existing code written for other platforms—Android, iOS, and the web—to create Windows apps. (With some modifications, these can run on Windows phones, tablets, and PCs, as well as the Xbox One and HoloLens goggles.) Then, tap into an opportunity to reach a Windows audience that Microsoft hopes will extend to 1 billion devices in the next two to three years."- source.

This is certainly a threat to Google and Apple. Will it really works? Can other companies/new business stand a chance to compete with these 3 giants? What do you think?