This video is basically a summary of what I learnt whilst doing a report on the group exercise.
Webinar: Information Architecture
This is a very interesting lecture by Gary Marchionini answering the questions who,why and where about information architecture with very informative examples.
E-COMMERCE BUSINESS MODELS
This brief video describes the different kinds of business models employed in an e-commerce business.They consist of the sites that sell advertising,the ones that sell for profit,customer support sites and sites that pass information about companies for future money generation.
The Contribution of the Information Architecture for the Definition of the IT Service Strategy
This journal discusses the importance of information architecture in the information technology services strategy and its contribution to this sector of IT.
SOURCE: JOURNAL
REFERENCE: Lyra ,R.M.,& Duque,G.C. (2012). The Contribution of the Information Architecture for the Definition of the IT Service Strategy. ARPN Journal of Systems and Software. 2 (2), pp51-56.
WHITE PAPER-FIVE DIMENSIONS OF USER EXPERIENCE
This whitepaper talks creating e-commerce websites for good user experience,the following dimensions usability,usefulness that is the content of the website,brand,effort and persuasion dimensions interaction between all of them is paramount for a good interactive e-commerce website.
SOURCE:five dimensions of user experience
REFERENCE: Human Factors International,2013
Top 10 Information Architecture Mistakes
The below articles itemizes the different errors that cause dissatisfaction in users of a website.The author divided the errors into structural and navigational.
TOP 10 INFORMATION ARCHITECTURE MISTAKES
REFERENCE: Nielsen,J. (2009). Top 10 Information Architecture (IA) Mistakes.Available: http://www.nngroup.com/articles/top-10-ia-mistakes/. Last accessed 5th Oct 2013.
The dark side of social media
The below blogpost enumerates the various negative sides of the social media that has swamped the news.It is isn’t all roses when it comes to social media this includes pornography,bulling,murder and also discusses the measures used to arrest the terrible incident.
REFERENCE:Yapp,C. (2013). Anti-social media. Available: http://www.bcs.org/content/conBlogPost/2231. Last accessed 3rd Oct 2013.
The Three Click Myth
This article on discusses the three click rule.This is an unofficial rule used by web designers for testing a website’s usability.the rule suggests that is a user doesn’t find the information sorted out for in three clicks he/she will get frustrated.this myth is elaborated in the article below.
REFERENCE:White,B. (n.d.). “Mouse Rage” And The Three-Click Rule. Available: http://www.insideindianabusiness.com/contributors.asp?id=961. Last accessed 4th Oct 2013.
E-COMMERCE EVOLUTION
The below video talks about how e-commerce has changed since the advent of the internet.e-commerce has made it possible for customers to purchase items in the privacy of their home.e-commerce also known as online shopping was created by Michael Aldrich in 1979,it further talks on the new trends of online shopping as the years progress.
GROUP WORK!!
Working in a group always feels good with valuable lessons to be learned,getting and sharing ideas today was no exception all group members that is SUBHAN,CHRIS,DIAT,MIA and MICHAEL were supportive and cooperative.Job well done everyone!
Asiya Hafiz 