Slideshow Pics

Crowdsourcing 101 [Web Photo]. (2009). Retrieved March 27, 2012 from: http://www.cooltownstudios.com/images/crowdsourcing-cartoon.jpg

This photo shows the crowd of people helps the one man achieve his idea, which is the basic concept of crowdsourcing.  I could use this when describing the concept of outsourcing.

Tsevis, C. (Photographer). (2008). Crowdsourcing coversourcing. [Web Photo]. Retrieved March 27, 2012 from: http://www.flickr.com/photos/tsevis/2253528945/

I like this picture because the man is made up of a bunch of different people and I think the words on the picture are appropriate too.  It sums up crowdsourcing in a nutshell.  This is actually a crowdsourced picture, where the artist designed this cover for a book by Jeff Howe on Crowdsourcing.  I could use this while I continue to describe crowdsourcing or maybe mention the book by Jeff Howe which made people more aware of crowdsourcing (or for further reading).

Free Political World Map [Web Image]. Retrieved March 27, 2012 from: http://www.freeworldmaps.net/download/maps/political.gif

I could use this picture to show that people from around the world can engage in crowdsourcing.  They can help a company market their product, give feedback on a company’s product, donate/invest money to an entrepreneur, etc. 

saikofish. (Photographer). (2006). All sizes. [Web Photo]. Retrieved March 27, 2012 from: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lou/138926410/

I will talk about how crowdsourcing is done more and more because of the internet and computers which makes it easier for people around the world to contribute to.

noviceromano. (Photographer). (2008). Crowd at the french open. [Web Photo]. Retrieved March 27, 2012 from: http://www.flickr.com/photos/noviceromano/2548697541/

This is a crowd of people showing some diversity of people.  In crowdsourcing, anyone can contribute to a business idea.  I might use this while describing what crowdsourcing is.

thelampnyc. (Photographer). (2006). Diversity_hands. [Web Photo]. Retrieved March 27, 2012 from: http://www.flickr.com/photos/thelampnyc/5885934765/sizes/o/in/photostream/

This photo shows the diversity of people working together for a common cause.  This relates to crowdsourcing where diverse people can contribute to a business idea or concept.  This again could go pretty much anywhere in my slideshow.

401K. (Photographer). (2012). Money. [Web Photo]. Retrieved March 27, 2012 from: http://www.flickr.com/photos/68751915@N05/6848823919/

This photo helps show the concept of crowdfunding, where people all over the world can donate money or invest in new business ventures.  I will use this when I talk about crowdfunding.

Standpipes installed in dr congo. [Web Photo]. (2006). Retrieved March 27, 2012 from: http://www.soil-net.com/album/Water/Drinking_Water/slides/Standpipes%20installed%20in%20DR%20Congo.jpg

I found an article about how crowdsourcing is helping the developing nations of the world.  A project called NextDrop uses crowdsourcing through mobile technology.  Utility workers notify NextDrop when the water supply will be turned on, and Next Drop in turn sends text messages to those who have the service in Africa.  It’s a simple concept, but was just recently done. 

Sources to use for script of slideshow (need annotated bib and APA citation yet)

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/46810745

www.crowdsourcing.org

http://www.businessweek.com/innovate/content/jun2009/id20090615_946326.htm

http://www.forbes.com/sites/benkerschberg/2012/03/21/how-crowdsourcing-is-tackling-poverty-in-the-developing-world/

Slideshow Info

I think for my slideshow I will look at different companies like Coca Cola and see what they outsource. I have googled a lot of the main companies but I think they really censor what news it put on the internet about outsourcing, because it’s been very tough to find anything about these companies. I will definitely need to keep researching because I don’t think I have even 3 minutes worth of material to talk about, but at least I can have pictures of company names and pictures of jobs they outsource. I don’t know if I should just focus on one main company or what, but like I said it’s been tough to come up with information on this.

Annotated Bibliography

Collier, J. G. (2009, October 01). Coke outsourcing data center to hp. Atlanta Journal Constitution. Retrieved from http://www.ajc.com/business/coke-outsourcing-data-center-151851.html

Summary

This is a short newspaper article found in the Atlanta Business News. It basically talks about how Coca Cola outsourced its data center to HP, and 90 people were affected by it. These 90 people will either be offered jobs at HP or will get severance. Coca Cola wanted more productivity so that’s why they outsourced.

Assessment

I think this source is useful if I talk about what Coca Cola outsources, but it concerns me that it is pretty short. I think the information is reliable because Coca Cola is Atlanta based and the news article is from the Atlanta Business News. The author seems credible because he is a business writer who went to business school.

Reflection

If I talk about what Coca Cola outsources I think I could use this source, but again it is very short. It was helpful in letting me know that Coca Cola has outsourced its data center to gain more productivity.


Annotated Bibliography

Carlson, C. (2010, October 06). Simposium: Outsourcing strategies at home depot and coca-cola. Retrieved from http://www.fiercecio.com/story/outsourcing-strategies-home-depot-and-coca-cola/2010-10-06

Summary

This article found on FierceCio talks about the different outsourcing strategies that Home Depot and Coca Cola have. Since I probably won’t be talking about Home Depot, I will just talk about Coca Cola’s strategies. Coca Cola says that individual relationships are key when it comes to outsourcing. There needs to be trust between you and your vendors. They also say that when they plan to outsource something, they get perspectives from people in each department. If something goes wrong, get the executives together and do something about it. Another good thing to have is multiple vendors to ensure flexibility incase something goes wrong.

Assessment

I believe this is a very useful and reliable article. The author has worked over 15 years in information technology and telecommunications and writes for other papers as well. She seems credible too because she talked to the director of G&A and IT sourcing from Coca Cola so she’s not just making this stuff up.

Reflection

I will definitely use this source in my slideshow because it shows how Coca Cola decides what to outsource and how they deal with their vendors. It seems credible as well.

3/18 - podcast/printed essay

A Podcast Text has headings like Intro, Opening, Content, and Conclusion.  This is so that if the reader just wants to look at the intro for a basic rundown, they can.  People don’t usually read all the text on a webpage.  The first line of text in each paragraph is not indented, and the paragraphs are single spaced.  This is how text on websites is laid out.  Also, the sentences in a podcast text are relatively short in order to keep the listener’s attention.  If the sentences are really long and wordy, then it’s hard for the listener to follow along.

A printed essay has an intro, body, and conclusion as well, but headings are not included.  The first lines of text in each paragraph are indented, and the paragraphs are usually double-spaced.  The sentences vary in length.  A printed essay is different in these ways because the audience is going to read straight through the whole essay.  So they don’t need headings because they aren’t going to skip anything.  Sentences vary in length so that the paper flows smoothly and the reader doesn’t get bored.  The text is double spaced because it’s a little bit easier to read that way. 

The text in a podcast and a printed essay both have an intro, body, and conclusion.  The text in essence is the same, like using the same arguments and content, it’s just the layout that’s different like mentioned above.

Notes on articles 2/28

Primary Field Research
-helps gather info or new breakthrough ideas for you research
-1st hand observations are key - take notes, follow-up visit
-interview - take notes, get permission to quote them, set-up appt in advance, have questions ready
-survey - figure out purpose of survey, make it simple with some open ended questions
-some other field research includes TV, radio, film, lectures, conferences, online discussions

Accompanying Protocol
-must write 250 word protocol/procedure for research - who/where/why/how interviewing, what you want to learn from interview

Webzine Prompt
-webzine is variety of webtexts in one website under a common banner

Truth A/b Girl Scouts and the Need for Digital Literacy
-Republican State Rep. Bob Morris wouldn't sign resolution that recognized the 100th anniversary of Girl Scouts
-he concluded Girls Scouts were closely connected w/ Planned Parenthood
-didn't get info from Planned Parenthood or Girl Scouts websites
-didn't see if the sites he got info from had their own agenda to promote which could make them less accurate
-never assume only your intended audience will read your stuff

Podcast problem/solution

Problem

-entrepreneurs and small business owners have a lot of costs associated with starting and maintaining a business

-small businesses just don’t have all the resources that big businesses do (Desouza, 2007)

Who Cares

-business owners, small business owners, entrepreneurs

Effects of problem/how effects affect audience

-starting up a business is very tough for an entrepreneur, and many times they think they can run every aspect of their business but this is not very feasible; it is very costly as well and overwhelming

Causes of problem

-entrepreneurs, because they are risk takers, think they can control everything in their business; and they think outsourcing is just for big global companies

Practical solutions to problem

-outsource some jobs like bookkeeping, web design, graphic design, etc in order to focus on the main jobs or activities of the business that entrepreneurs need to engage in personally in order to set their business apart from the rest; this frees up some time for the entrepreneur and saves money (Jackson, 2010)

-“The goal for an entrepreneur is to identify value-added tasks critical to business success and non-value-added tasks that steal time” (Desouza, 2007)

-the best outsourced jobs are “highly skilled”, “highly repetitive” or require “specialized knowledge” (Jackson, 2010)

-take time to find good contactor/vendor, and take time making a contract (Jackson, 2010)

Working main point sentence

-Outsourcing can be very useful for small business owners and entrepreneurs who don’t have as many resources as big businesses do.

Main point

-outsourcing can be smart for even entrepreneurs who are starting up their own small business; not only used in big business

2 sources

http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/204652#

http://www.entrepreneurship.org/en/resource-center/outsourcing-and-opportunity.aspx

Why suited for oral presentation

-many entrepreneurs are into technology these days and listen to podcasts, so a podcast is a great way to reach my audience

How it will complement webtext

-in my webtext, I don’t talk about how outsourcing can be used in small businesses, I focus more on global companies; so it still relates to my topic but it’s not the same as my webtext

Podcast Notes

Indiana Jones: Saving History or Stealing it?

-there’s a male and female speaker in this podcast

-Some think Indiana Jones is an archaeologist, some think he’s a professional looter because he only dug where the treasure was

-some movie clips are played in the podcast

-at first Indiana Jones took some treasure because he thought museums should have it but in later movies he kind of wanted some fame

-Students think archaeology is going to be sweet because you just find treasures, but then when they find out it’s mostly dating trees and such, some are turned off

-Indiana Jones is about adventure, not science, even though he has a Ph. D.

Belief in Climate Change Hinges on Worldview

-A lot of scientists report that the planet is becoming very warm, but many Americans are calling this a hoax, based on their worldview

-2 opposing sides (hoax vs. non-hoax) are cited

-many experiments show that people believe the facts that are consistent with their worldview

-messenger effect – people believe facts that came from people like them

Conference

During my conference, Miss Dieterle asked me why I chose the colors I did for my webtext.  I responded that I was trying to make it professional-looking with the creamish background, and dark gray and orange accents.  I decided to make my sources orange to tie in with the orange bar at the top.  I chose black text Verdana because it's easy to read, and professional.  We discussed how I was doing in the class, and Miss Dieterle helped me with my image text boxes.  I believe she said my draft for my webtext was very good so far.  My peer also liked my webtext.  The one thing she suggested changing was to cite my images at the end of my webtext so that the images fit in the webtext.  Am I allowed to do that?  And if I did that, how would readers know which picture went with which citation?  Also, I was wondering if you gave us feedback for our webtexts yet?  If so, where do I find this feedback?