Introductory Task

1. In English what is social software about?

Working with other people who share your interests.

Using software to allow you to communicate with others.

Using the Internet for all these activities

 2. What is the web technology that allows us to do this?

Web 2.0

3. What was the first computer game?

Pong developed by Atari in 1972 was the first commercial game

4. What sport did it resemble?

Table Tennis

5. What social factor did we see emerging with computer games? What caused this to end?

At first it was rather isolating, but recent online games have created social communities of players

 

Start of 2013

Weather today is not very good for what is supposed to be the first day of spring.  It's very cold and snow is on it's way.  Today's weather forecast.

It's finally stopped raining

Does weather affect emotional mood?  Does emotional mood affect buyer behaviour?

YES!!!!  If you can make people smile - then you have connected and interacted with them - this is true of all kinds of communication - including Digital Marketing communications.

As the rain pours down.....

Well, I do live in Scotland so shouldn't be too surprised....... but I do feel that the weather this year is unusually......well, WET! 

 

 

Education Scotland reports that.......

Rainfall totals vary enormously across Scotland with the western highlands being one of the wettest places in Europe with an average annual rainfall of 4577mm. The east coast tends to be much drier with some parts receiving only 550mm of rain - putting it on a par with Morocco, Sydney and Barcelona.


Does that make me feel better?  I believe that weather influences mood - not that I have any specific evidence - but I feel less motivated when the skies are grey and ominous.  And sometimes I feel as if I have my own personal rain-cloud following me around.

With Thanks to jeannifer.deviantart.com