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hey I am back. This is a new experience for me to write a blog without any limitations. So what am I going to say? Em...Nothing in my mind....so just say "I will be back".

This is my blog!!

This is my blog!! After serve weeks, I can tell my friend "Hey, this is my blog!! Come and have a look." Honesty, I do not have the hobbit in blogging. Although I have heard of my friends doing it, I am still blind to it. This is because I think blogging is for those who have many things and ideas want to share, or people who love to write. But now, I know it is not. It can be used by some people that are lazy and are poor in writing skills. (just like me) It can be for those who have speech but no where to speak. Here is the place for us to share opinions and ideas. No matter your identity, your age, your educational level, or your level of writing, JUST SPEAK OUT.

In the previous weeks, I have mentioned a lot about new media and how it influences us. In fact, I have never thought of this topic. I know we are living in a new world  that is well connected by new media. We can receive information rapidly. We can share own ideas easily.No matter where are you, just a button can connect you and your friends. However, there are pitfalls. Because of the convenience brought from new technology, we become "blind" to people. We know how to type but not to speak. We see each other on Facebook but not a face to face look. We are so near but so far.(Know more on my view on Facebook) Moreover, new media changes the style of writing. Teens are not required to write formally on social network. What they are using is their own language. They may not write in complete sentences or use short form. They may even create their own words that you do not understand if you are not in their circle. More terrible is they may use these informal and "self-creative" words in formal writing such as application letters. Also, new media has pushed some traditional industries to the end. In previous, I have talked about newspaper. It is not wrong for our society to move the steps forward but some how we should stop and think is there anythings left behind?


Back to the blog, I am pleased to see my afford put on my blog. Although it is not really fruitful, not many insightful ideas, but every time I open my blog, I feel delighted. It is the feeling that you grow a plant from a seed and now you see some green leaves.(Actually, I think the blog is still germinating) It is quite excited to see it grows. Also, maybe after few years, I look back and find the first post in here. I may laugh at my post that I am writing now. Just like keeping a diary, you can see yourself in there and every time you read it, you would laugh.(But blogs some how is differ from diary, at least your post will be shared by others and I will not write my secrets here) Anyway,  if someone wants to start a blog and asks me feeling about writing it, I would say"Just get a start and you would know that feel."

Here are some links that I have left comments on other's blogs:

Marques Fields: SEO & PPC, Skype
Pat Wong: My digital life
Vivian Lai: My feeling to blogging

My digital life 4

Thanks to advance technology, we can do things in a more convenience way. We can know what things are happening on the other side of world by just sitting at home. When we click on the icon and access to the internet, information explodes in front of you: news, advertisements, pictures, clips, hyperlinks. All this just expose to you in a second. However, because of this, our life become simple and monotonousness.  Nothing more than this: sit and click. This cartoon concludes my words : 

My digital life 3

How often you read newspaper? Every morning? Or you just read news on your smart phone?

For me, I like to read newspaper. I like the flipping sound and the texture of them. However, newspaper has been recently replaced by other new digital device that has left no place for them. Some call the newspaper industry "Sunset industry " which means it is nearing the end of its life. This creates big impact to not only newspaper industry but also others such as advertising. 

New form of media creates new type of advertising. In traditional media,we always talk about attention capturing. Since most of the media do not require interaction and feedback form audience, their mission is to capture the eyes or ears of audience and draw their attention. We talk about colour, front size, short but meaningful sentence, visual impact. These are all required to raise the interest of audience. On the other hand,   in new media writing, people focus on discussion and interaction. We are more likely to look forward for  feedback and response. It is common to see that most printed advertisements contain a QR code , or you can see many pop-out ads while you are browsing the net. Even on TV, you can see that they will invite you to join their lucky draw and activities by using your phone. You can observe the changes bring from new media writing. 

By the way, do you know what QR stand for? 

My Digital Life 2

YouTube is a very good website for us to share clips.

It just like a online television that broadcast everyday events. 

 We can be our own director, we can film down funny daily events, we can also record behaviors and speech of others. 

On YouTube, we can know events happened on the other side of world. As a fans of soccer, I always watch reply and highlight of football matches on it. Also, it ca locate you country and search  the popular video in your community. Some popular clips can be spread out as fast as you cannot image. Some of them even can spread over seas and lands.  

However, one thing is important, because we can easily film down others by or smart phone and share it to the world instantly, our public behaviors may easily record down by others. So, be-careful of the things you did and the word you said.. One day you may find yourself on YouTube!!

My digital life

Just like many teens in Hong Kong, Facebook has already occupied my life. 

I would not say I am a frequent user but at least when I am free, the thing to do is to press the icon of Facebook.

Most of time I was browsing. I do not really like uploading photos or updating status. Maybe because I am still not trusting technology. Things are not tangible seem unreal and unsafe to me. That's why my page does not have much news and photos~~

It is undoubted Facebook has connected the world  and linked people more closely. We can quickly know friend's updated news, creating groups for function  However, is it the truth that people are more familiar with their friends or is it really easier for us to make friends?

I got the answer form this ironic cartoon. What we are doing on Facebook is "ADDING" new friends but not "MAKING". It is quiet a big problem since we "adding" people is as simple as pressing a button, but "making" friends is about communication, building relation, verbal and non-verbal speech and such kind of things. 

Thus, if you new are still "adding" friends in front of computer, please step out your room and "make" some friends.

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Hihi, this is Hin. This is my first time to use a blog and be a blogger. Hope would have fun!!