LO3: self assesment

In todays lesson I have found several tutorials that could help me to embed a live facebook feed to my website.

Features for the website

Self assesmnent of LO2+LO1

LO2 - Legal and ethical

Since my website includes an online shop it is important to protect the data of those using the shop. Security is required to protect the data of those using the online shop something that could help to protect peoples information is SSL (Secure sockets layer) It is typically used for email clients to create a secure link between the server and the user so that no one else can access the information on the page. SSL allows information such as login details and credit card numbers to be transferred securely.

In terms of copyright, I don't think that anyhthing I have used on my website needs permission to use as the images I used on the site I took myself and the Small Machines logo was given to me by the owner.

In terms of revenue I think that the site could make more money if toy shops and places that might stock small machines products were allowed to advertise on the website, this would allow the website to make more money from those advertisments. Places like 'The Entrtainer' toy shop on the moor or even bigger places like 'Toys are us' could advertise on the site.

LO2 - Site Map

LO2 - Production plan

LO2: Codecademy progress

LO2 - Content

LO2 - Audience

The target audience of the small machines website would be mostly parents, as they would go to the website in order to buy toys for their children. However I think that children would also visit the website to look at toys that they want. They would be in ABC1 as they would need some disposable income to spend on toys.

LO2 - Wireframes

LO2 - Purpose

The purpose of a website for a toy shop seems to be, to advertise the products that are available from the shop. It also is so that the user can find a specific toy from the shop. I can see this from looking at Hasbro toys website. It can also let the user go through different types of toy, for example toys for boys or toys for girls. However this would most likely not apply to a small machines website. The website also allows the user to buy different poducts off of the website.

LO2 - Planning a multi-page website

LO2 - Starter

I have chosen to make a website for small machines so the website could include:

• Contact information
• A list of products you can buy
• Adress for the companies shop/Position on google maps
• Photos of products

LO1 - Feedback

LO1 - Analysis of Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/?_rdr=p
Purpose - The purpose of Facebook is to allow its users to share their thoughts and opinions with friends and families. The target audience of Facebook is anyone of the age 10+ as the way Facebook works means that anyone too young may misuse it. Facebook appeals to a mass audience because most people use it and it appeals to most people because it allows them to socialise with people they would otherwise be unable to.

Visitor Needs - Facebook serves the needs of its users by allowing them to leave likes and comments on their friends posts and photos.

User experience - Facebook lets its users look at recent stories on their news feed and also check friend requests and look at messages they have received. People can also check their notifications so they can see things that they have been tagged in by their friends.

Features - Facebook has a search bar to help find your friends and send them friend requests. In terms of social features Facebook has Facebook messenger that lets users send instant messages to each other and create group chats with multiple friends. Facebook has a text box that users type their statuses in and post them online. The only videos and photos that are on the site are the ones that users have posted themselves.

Benefits - The benefits for the producers of Facebook is that they include advertisements on the website that makes Facebook money. The benefits for the user of Facebook is that it reaches the whole world so people form the world over use it, so it allows people to socialise on a global scale.

Content -

LO1 - Analysis of Youtube

https://www.youtube.com/

Purpose - The purpose of YouTube is to allow its users to both watch and share videos that range from music to gaming to vlogs. The target audience of YouTube could be anyone because of the wide variety of content that is available on YouTube. YouTube' audience would be a mass audience because with the amount and variety of content available through it there will something that appeals to anyone.

Visitor Needs - YouTube is a Video on demand (V.O.D) site. It allows its users to like dislike and comment on videos that have been uploaded to the site. It also allows users to upload their own videos to the website.

User experience - YouTube does similar things to eBay in that it directs users through different categories of videos (Sport, Music, Gaming etc.)

Features - YouTube obviously includes videos as it is a Video on demand site, The videos are there to entertain users. It also has a search bar to find certain videos. It also has the option to filter specific kinds of videos such as sports, gaming, music etc.

Benefits - The benefits for the producers of YouTube are that YouTube plays advertisements before every video that gets YouTube money. The benefits for the user is that YouTube is entirely free.

Content - The content on the YouTube homepage has clearly changed a lot since 2005. As you can see YouTube was a dating site back in 2005 and changed into the V.O.D site that we know today later on. The only thing that does not appear to have changed is the logo. The large white space on the image above would be filled with profiles I assume. Whereas now the homepage is filled with recommended videos and different tabs that allow you to view different types of video (Sports, Music, Gaming etc.)

LO1 - Analysis of Ebay

 http://www.ebay.com/
Purpose - The purpose of ebay is to allow users to buy and sell various items to other users. The target audience of ebay are people 18+, it is largely a mass audience as most people have used ebay to buy or sell something at some point in their lives.

Visitor needs - eBay allows its users to both buy from, and sell to other users on the website.

User experience: eBay directs its users through different categories of item depending on what the user is looking to buy.

Features: eBay includes photos of products that people can buy to help sell the product. The homepage also has a search bar to help find specific items. eBay also lets people write reviews on certain products and users who sell products. the homepage also advertises certain products that are available on the website.

Benefits: The benefits for the producer are that eBay takes a cut of all sales made on the site so that makes them money. The benefit for the users are that eBay cna be used all over the world so people cna buy things that could be on the other side of the world to them.

Content - eBay in 1999 has noticeable differences in how it looks. It is a lot less sleek, and there are a lot less hyperlinks and more buttons and tabs on the more modern website. There are also more images on the modern website. on 1999 website there is also the option to 'Get News'. This option is not there on the modern website.    

LO1 - Analysis of Savewalterwhite.com

http://www.savewalterwhite.com/

Purpose: The purpose of savewalterwhite.com is to advertise the T.V show Breaking Bad as the link at the bottom takes the user to the AMC website. The target audience of savewalterwhite.com is 18+ and people who have watched Breaking Bad are obviously being targeted as the website is made in the show by one of the characters.

Visitor Needs: Savewalterwhite.com serves its users needs by letting them visit the website that is featured in the show. As this website serves only as an advert for the T.V show Breaking Bad there is not much to comment on.

User experience: Savewalterwhite.com only works to advertise Breaking Bad, as such there is not much in terms of user experience.

Features: The only feature that savewalterwhite.com has is photos and they are photos of characters from the T.V show Breaking Bad so they are there to advertise the show.

Benefits: The benefits to the producer is that the website redirects the user to the AMC website so that will no doubt hep advertise AMC and its shows. The benefit to the user is that they can see the website featured in the T.V Show Breaking Bad.

Content: This website has always looked and included what is seen above as it is never changed or updated. it only includes images from Breaking Bad and a link to the AMC website.

LO1 - Analysis of BBC News

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news

Purpose: The purpose of the BBC news website is to inform its audience of top news stories from around the globe. The BBC News website has a mass audience as it is aimed at everybody and anybody as the content on BBC News' website is relevant to everyone. However Children are unlikely to use BBC News' website.

Visitor needs: BBC News allows its users to comment on the news stories that appear on the page and share their opinion.

User experience: BBC News website lets users filter the kind of news story that they see by pressing one of the buttons at the top. (Politics, World, Business, Science etc.)

Features: BBC News usually has videos accompanying its news stories in order to include more details about that specific news story. It also has photos accompanying most news stories, these serve the same purpose as the videos. The home page also has a search bar so that people can find specif news stories. It also has a feature that lets people find news stories from their local area by having the user select an area that they live in. 

Benefits: The benefits for the producer are that people will come to the site to view big news stories, this furthers the reach of the BBC. The benefits for the users are that BBC News is available everywhere and includes global news stories, so they can keep up to date on international news.

Content: The content on the BBC News website in 1999 is a lot more cramped than it is now with a lot of the stories positioned closer to each other and the navigation bar that helps people find different kinds of stories was on the left in 1999, this is now on the top of the site in the modern website. The list of stories looks different in that on the 99 site it is a column and on the present day site it has big news stories as a row along the top with smaller stories going in columns down to the bottom of the page. It also has video stories in a column down the right side of the page.

LO1-Understand a range of contrasting commercial websites

 LO1 has 6 componants (A-F)
'Learners analyse a range of contrasting commercial websites, evaluating:'

A.) Purpose
B.)Visitor needs
C.)Information flow
D.)Features
E.)Benefits
F.)Content

A.)Purpose-

INFORMATION - (Public service, education)
ADVERTISING - (a product, film, programme)
E-COMMERCE - (Shops, online banking)
DOWNLOADS + ENTERTAINMENT - (Music, Films, resources)
SOCIAL MEDIA - (Networking sites, Citizen Journalism)