Search Engines

The main way that search engines rank the pages are by the location/frequency method. The search engines will rank the pages depending on where and how frequent the words are on each page. The highest ranking pages are usually ones with the search term in the HTML title tag. Then they will put the ones that have the search terms in the first couple of lines on that page and in the headline. This is better explained at this site http://searchenginewatch.com/2167961. I am not very good at explaining things. I think this has basically answered the second question or maybe I just don't understand it! If the question is about who can make your web page rank higher when searched then there are programs that you can buy that will do this for you. This website has one of these products you can buy http://www.seoelite.com/index2.htm.

My favourite search engine is definitely GOOGLE! Its just so much easier to use. I usually only search for general things that aren't really important so google finds me what I want. Maybe it would be wiser to use different search engines for searching different things but I tend to stick to Google.

I googled my name in images!

Okay I google image searched my first name and what came up is probably not suitable for my blog! The majority of photos were very raunchy and I didn't want to put something like that on my blog. Apparently the photos are of a swimsuit model. What followed was more pictures of different 'Faren's' a couple more being models as well. One from the Superbowl, One from catwalk. Quite interesting. Then there are the photos of some dogs, normal people and bands or band members. When I google my full name, which is a bit of a tongue twister, the usual Maori stuff comes up. Newspaper articles, Marae's and once again band members.

These searches didn't come up with any pictures of myself or my family which is a good thing. I would have been really shocked if I typed my name in and a photo of me popped up! In one way I guess the privacy is good because usually there is no privacy online! I find the image searches really good. They usually always come up with what I want. Very useful tool.

Internet related crime on 4corners

http://www.abc.net.au/4corners/default.htm



The silly man who thinks that the Internet may or should be cut off is, well, silly! The Internet is taking over many things that people do in their everyday life. Sometimes making normal tasks easier or harder. But there is no way that the Internet will be 'cut-off.' If anything, it is going to get more and more faster and useful. There is no way that the Internet will die. With technology getting more advanced the Internet is only going to do more!

One site I found talked about reasons for the Internet being used by more people. It is now more cost effective with pre-paid plans and cap plans that tie in with home phones and foxtel etc. It seems to be getting cheaper and cheaper as well. It is a very competitive business and many flock to special deals to save all the money they can. But depending on connection speed and the amount of G you get a month people are also willing to pay more for their Internet. As it is becoming a necessity. So cutting off the use of internet would be stupid!

The last couple of years has seen the use of wireless internet. Both at home and on the go. At home there are wireless modems that can keep many different laptops, computers and ps3's etc connected at the same time! Which is getting more popular now as many households have more then one of these things.

Scavenger Hunt

1. What did Alan Turing wear while riding his bicycle around Bletchley Park?
Answer:Alan wore a gas mask while cycling around Bletchley Park to prevent a hay fever attack.
Search Engine: Yahoo
Source: bletchleypark.com


2. On what date did two computers first communicate with each other? Where were they?
Answer: October 29, 1969. Can't find where they were.
Search Engine: Bing
Source: computerhistory.org



3. What is Bill Gates’ birthday and what age was he when he sold his first software?
Answer: Bill Gates was born on October 28th in 1955. The first software he sold was 'Traf-o-Data' at the age of 15. (Not sure if this is right!)
Search Engine: alltheweb.com
Source: Biography.com


4. Where was the World Wide Web invented?
Answer: At CERN, Switzerland
Search Engine: Ask.com
Source: boutell.com

5. How does the power of the computer you are working on now compare with the power of a personal computer from 30 years ago? Answer: Well.. Computers these days are a lot faster! They are a lot more compact in size. They have way more memory! They do nearly everything compared to before they did nothing really. LoL.
Source: Just off the top of my head.

6. What is the weight of the largest parsnip ever grown? Answer: One site said that the largest parsnip ever grown was eaten! Thanks for the good info!



7. When did Queensland become a state and why is the Tweed River in New South Wales? Answer: On the 6th of June, 1859. As for the second part a bit more challenging to find!Search Engine: Ask.com Source: http://www.answerbag.com/

8. What was the weather like in south-east Queensland on 17 November 1954? Answer: I don't think this is the exact weather for that date as it was based on the whole month. But this is the closest I could find. The heavy October rains over the Darling Downs followed by thunderstorm rains in November maintained fairly high levels in the Condamine and Macintyre rivers , particularly during the first half of the month. The peak height at Surat on 1st was the result of heavy run-off from the October rains. This crest moved slowly downstream and peaked at St George on 4th. Heavy 25 to 75mm rains on the southern Downs during the 3rd and 4th renewed the flooding in the Macintyre River which was still carrying considerable run-off from the October rains. The resultant sharp rises on 4th , 5th and 6th gave the third flood for that stream in 5 weeks. A peak at Goondiwindi on 6th resulted in moderate flooding and temporary dislocation of traffic.
Local flooding due to thunderstorms occurred at isolated places throughout Queensland during the month. The following are examples :- Some 30mm at Dayboro on 5th caused a temporary rise in the Pine River . Approximately 100mm in an hour near Surat caused freshes and another peak in the Condamine River on 9th. A severe storm brought 40mm in 15 minutes to Ingham on 10th , flooding shops and business premises. Up to 50mm of rain fell in 90 minutes at Caloundra , flooding a number of houses on 10th. Source: bom.gov.au

9. Why is is Lord Byron still remembered in Venice? Answer: I think he is still remembered as a good poet as he wrote a lot of poetry there. He also lived in Venice and he became attached to a married Countess. Who left her husband for him.
Search Engine: Hotbot.com
Source: british-poetry.suite101.com

10. What band did Sirhan Chapman play in and what is his real name? Answer: The Black Assassins. His real name? All I keep getting is stuff about 'real' Assassins.
Source: My Space

Lecture 4

Lecture 4 was short lived. A short run through on the history of moving images and films and we were onto watching some funny videos.

The first, 'Troops,' was hilarious! A very smart idea to merge 2 really famous viewing titles! It was funny to watch the way they made Stormtroopers act like the cops from Cops. A certain moment I remember is when one of the Stormtroopers/Cops is being is explaining why he does this job and if he likes it etc. It is really funny to see a Stormtrooper talking like one of the cops off Cops. I would rather watch this Parody then watch Cops any day and I find it quite hilarious that someone else finds Cops a tad bit ??? silly. I even watched the 'Troops' video in full when I got home. Was a pity that we had seen the best during the lecture.

The Awesometown video of the introduction was quite funny as well. I found it especially funny when the group , who I found out to be Lonely Island, are introducing themselves. The one who refers to himself as ' the sensitive one,' Jorma, has the funniest introduction. He tries to look like a 'gangster' in his introduction. After his intro his friends look at him in a funny way but then they all return to singing the them again. These videos are both good examples of entertaining communication and they should help us with the films we have to make.