Week 5 - Purpose of Resources from Week 2

#1
Resource: M.A.C
Purpose of resource: Business / Marketing

This website promotes and provides information on their products, collections, about themselves. We can find a complete range of their products that are available for sale online too.

#2
Resource: musemedia
Purpose of resource: Personal

musemedia is a blog by a lady who gives reviews on new cosmetics that she buys and recommendations on her favourite cosmetic products.

#3
Resource: YouTube
Purpose of resource: Entertainment

YouTube has a collection of videos from different genres. The videos can range from entertainment type (eg. parodies) to informational type (tutorials).

#4
Resource: makeupbag
Purpose of resource: Information / personal

makeupbag contains press releases and coverages of events of many skincare and makeup brands. It also contains some personal posts from the writer and her family.

Reflection for Week 3

I feel that getting the correct keywords is very important.

With the correct keywords, I can find the needed resources easily. For example, drug abuse VS drug abuse youth.

I also learnt the differences between the three types of websites. Credible and related information and be found in organisation websites. Subject-based websites can provide me with specific and in-detail information. Personal websites have a wide range of topics and I can find people's thoughts on topics instead of hard facts.

The impact of drugs abuse on youths

Search facilities I used were google and wikipedia.

Keywords that aided my search were "drug abuse", "drug abuse youths" and "drug abuse teens". By adding the words "youths" and "teens", the search results are more specific.

Major differences amongst the three types of websites
Organisation-based websites are done by a group of people. They cover a wide area in a certain topic. For example, the National Council for Drug Abuse covers topics from the types of drugs to where parents can seek help. There is a specific section on drug abuse and youths.

Personal websites are done by one person only. They can cover more than one topic. For example, drugs to fashion.

Subject-based websites can be done by one or many people. They provide information specific to the topic only.

In my search:

Organisation websites
Central Narcotics Bureau
National Council for Drug Abuse

Personal websites
Editorial "Of Drugs and Youth"
NY Center's Blog Spot
Drug Abuse Awareness Blog

Subject-based websites
Teen Drug Abuse