Practical 1&2 Reflection

It's aiman here again! Well, there were two e-shopping task that we were supposed to do. The first one was that, we were given $500 to go an online shopping spree. Well of course it wasn't a real one. The second task, was doing e-shopping on second life. I have posted pictures on both task that i have done earlier, so feel free to take a look at my e-shopping experience!

Why do you think there is a need for researchers to know the different purposes of websites?

It is important for researchers to know the different purposes as different websites could give different type of information that the researcher is searching for. For example, if the researcher was to look for a website that offers latest news or information, the researcher would have to know that he/she is finding for a news website, and not advocacy or business or entertainment.

An advocacy website that i found was http://www.greenpeace.org/international/ . Three main differences between this site and www.amazon.com , is that firstly, greenpeace website aims to change peoples mindset into helping save the earth while amazon offers products online. Secondly, greenpeace is set up to give information on the latest update of campaigns and causes, while amazon allows users to browse for products they are looking for. Lastly, amazon allows users to make purchases while greenpeace offers users to get involve with the events.

I have learnt that there are many different types of websites in the internet, and one has to know how to differentiate it in order to do their research effectively.

Thanks for reading! (:

E-Shopping on Second Life

The following pictures are the items that i have purchased from my e-shopping on second life.




The items that i have purchased are, a shirt, black pants and an outer layer shirt. The reason i bought the items is because i think that it suits my character.
The experience of the e-shopping on second life is quite similar to the e-shopping on the internet. Both of the task, i was able to find and purchase the items that i am interested in. The only difference is that, in second life, i was able to purchase and use it on my character while in real life, i'm the one wearing the items.

EIR Practical_1&2 , Activity 3

Hello readers! We were given a task, where we have to imagine ourselves doing our own online shopping and purchase items that i have always wanted to get for myself or my loved ones.


The first item that I've picked was the Olympus Stylus Tough 6020.

This is a 14MP Digital Camera, equip with 5x wide angle zoom and 2.7 inch LCD. I was planning to get this for my dad as he loves to take photos and keep them as memories. Another reason i chose this was that it was green, which is my dad's favourite colour. A simple camera would do, for my dad.
This camera costs $179.95 . It may be costly, but it definitely has great functions for a simple camera.


The next item i wish to get is the Logic3 i-Station RTV Speaker Dock for iPhone and iPod.
This is a useful item for me as I've always wanted to have my very own portable speaker so that i can blast my music whenever i want to. In my opinion, the volume from the iPhone itself is not very loud. It costs $89.99, and i think it is worth the money as i would need it for louder music and it has a stylish design, which i am interested in.


The final product i chose was an Acoustic Guitar.


This is an Washburn Black Knight Series WD5S12B Acoustic Guitar. I was intending to purchase this for my brother as he loves to play the guitar. Although he already owns a guitar, i feel that he needs a new one as the other one has already been used for a few years. A new guitar would definitely make his day. The design and colour of the guitar also suits my brother's style. This guitar costs $199.00 .

My First Post

Hi ! My name is Muhd Nuraiman. People call me Aiman, for short. I'm from IIT school, Financial Business Informatics year 2. My favourite hobby is to play my guitar and keyboard whenever i'm bored. This hobby of mine was influenced by my close friends in secondary school. I listen to any type of genre of music, except for screamo or techno songs. My favourite band is All Time Low. The reason why i like this band is because of their great music, both studio and acoustics. I don't really have a hangout place, but usually i'll head over to my grandparents house to relax my mind whenever i'm stress. My favourite internet sites are obviously facebook, twitter, youtube, tumblr and now, blogger.

I've already told my hobby, which is to play guitar and keyboard. It is not tough to learn how to play guitar or keyboard, or any musical instrument. All you need is passion and patience to learn. It took me a year to really master playing guitar on my own, but i cant really say im good at playing guitar. One tip that i can share is basically, you don't really need to have lessons to learn how to play any musical instruments. Thanks to new technologies nowadays, there's youtube, and people can surf the videos on their own to learn how to play guitar or keyboard. For example, in this link - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fF8LobWBfg , a person is able to learn how to play the song Fireflies - Owl City , just by watching the video. It takes time and patience to learn a song on their own.

So, that's it. This is an introduction of me and my hobby. Thanks for reading !