Group Presentations

Hi,
I was thinking about the virtual communities we created in groups and realized that I hadn't blogged on it yet! Horrors of all horrors! So I ran to the computer in-order to utilize another subject for blogging. Firstly I'd like to congratulate everyone in my class as the presentations and ideas were really good. I'm amazed at how many ideas we manages to come up with for the communities, and how many niche markets there are on the internet that are currently untapped. I did have a favorites though. The fairfux group were great. They offered a solution to the media problems of todays society, and helped the general public stay informed without corporate interests interfering. They also managed not to fall to far to the left side of the argument. By paying their journalists, they also limit problems of authenticity and reliability. Web news such as
Indymedia
, for example, are often questioned about their sources, reliability and basis. But I feel, by using journalists for the reporting, and allowing the general public to chat about this on the forum, they're changing this. I found it reassuring too that they were looking to employ young journalists, as they can often find it so hard to break into the industry. It was obviously something close to the first speakers heart. He articulated the thoughts and feelings of the community so well. I think they explained the work done behind the scenes well too. They described the work force needed, set-up costs and establishing a clientele. This set them apart from some of the other groups who didn't articulate the business plan as well as the creative ideas.

The ideas for the community were quite varied too. The fairfux example I've already given, a Brisbane music network, a mapping forum, a web-space for share-house living, and a forum for QUT students to make friends on. So, after all that, I just wanted to say well done everyone. The talks were all entertaining and fun, they informed and delighted. Well, until next blog.
Bye,
Soph.