and the story goes...

me...? sad...

2005-11-17T01:07:00.000Z

L'amour est la plus noble faiblesse de l'esprit.

Nous sommes là, tous les deux,

dans les rumeurs de la foule...

heureux d'être ensemble, parlant...

peu ou peut-être sans dire un mot.

Week 6 - SEMINAR

2005-11-15T04:54:00.000Z

CHoSen SiTe: www.sonyericsson.com

...Question 1...

PR: We can see the PR feature from the links such as: newsletter, support, phone setup and professional solutions links. On the support link, we can find user guides to operate our mobiles, search the knowledge base, contact us, download software and more. There are also an announcement about Sony Ericsson as the best manufacturer of the year and best phone of the year. In my opinion, it can considered as an online PR activity.

ADVERTISING: Basically, Sony Ericsson advertise all of their products and we can see all the range product available through products and Eshop section. However, we can found an advertisement of one specific product (Sony Ericsson W800) and Accessories available for your mobile on their home page

DIRECT MARKETING: There is no 'direct marketing' approach available on this website.

SALES PROMOTION: Promotion available is 'Special Offers'.

...Question 2...

PR and advertising are working considerably different compared to how they are working in traditional media. Through online media, as consumers, we can respond directly and make it a two ways communication. These two communication tools are merging online, for example, on this website we can found a link that functions as PR as well as advertising feature like newsletter. By registering as a member, we will be updated for the latest information, application, etc but also exposed ourselves as an object for advertisements of new products and promotion.

...Question 3...

Practitioners should consider 'combination' when designing or executing an online communication strategy. Online communication tools are different from what they used to be (offline), as cited earlier that online communication make it possible for PR and advertising to merge. To get the most of it, practitioners should consider to combine different tools and make it more interactive, therefore it can be effective in terms of reaching the consumers as well as gathering information from them.

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2005-11-11T01:59:00.000Z

can be a comma...

a question mark...

or an exclamation point...

quote of the day!

2005-11-10T07:53:00.000Z

Hidden creatures good and bad always touch the heart.

The touch of the angel is inspiration.

Satanic touches temptations untold.

Tarry with patience until your confusion is resolved...

and you know whom you rejected...

and who became the leader of your heart.

-Rumi-

Trying to be... me...

2005-11-09T00:11:00.000Z

I was lost and I'm still lost...

but I feel so much better...

You could travel the world

but you can't runaway from the person you are in your heart

You could be who you want to be make us believe in you

keep all your light in the dark

If you're searching for truth...

you must look in the mirror and make sense of what you can see

Just be... just be...

They say learning to love yourself

is the first step that you take when you want to be real

Flying on planes to exotic locations won't teach you how beauty feels

Face up to the fact that you are who you are

and nothing can change that belief

Just be... just be...

Cause now I know, it's not so far

to where I go...

that I respond....

it's inside me...

I need...

to just be... just be...

[taken from "just be" by Tiesto featuring Kirsty Hawkshaw]

only for u...

2005-11-03T23:36:00.000Z

we're too in love to let it go, aren't we...?

me.you.about us.

2005-11-03T23:11:00.000Z

High up above or down below

When you too in love to let it go

If you never try you'll never know

Just watch and learn

Lights will guide you home

And ignite your bones

And I will try to fix you...

[a song from Coldplay... just remind me of u in some way....

I miss u so much, luv.... really need u right now....]

Stage 3 - tHe nAtuRe oF CmC...

2005-11-02T15:43:00.000Z

I thought CMC was considerably different from other way of communication. People tend to be themselves and brave enough to show what they were truly feel. On the other hand, CMC could be considered as escapism, where people could be whoever or whatever they wanted without noticed by others. It is one contradictive world out there… no border… no limit… I could be a man if I want to, approaching a girl from the other side of the world, exchanging pictures, giving promises, with no possibilities getting known.

Credit card fraud. Long distance relationship. Emotional trade. Foolish shopping. Data finding. Endless chatting. Being her. Being him. Or just being me…. And so forth…CMC made it all possible.

We can not deny that CMC eliminates all the barrier of different time zones and distance. In addition, for marketers, CMC make it easier to offer this and that by pop up ad, advertisement in our favourite sites, emails, and also websites. How many online offers did you receive today by emails? Ten? Or more?

To conclude, CMC has different nature in communication because it has different characteristic from other way of communicating. We could be truly ourselves or being others by simply typing different messages in our keyboards. Additionally, by being a part of online community, we also made ourselves exposed by commercials contents of the CMC.

Stage 2 – Between me and my computer…

2005-11-02T15:36:00.000Z

I countered to computer mediated communication better than the face to face or telephone communication. Maybe it was for the reason that I did not have to see or hear and react directly at the same time to my communicant. In addition, I felt more confident in written language, I did not have to see how people responded to what I was communicating. Anxious, that was I felt while I was in face to face communication sometimes. I communicated with people by online chat, emails, and shout box. The content was slightly different from face to face communication seeing as I was frequently using nicknames, pictures, smileys or avatar to personalise myself. People usually did the same things, moreover some of my friends using signatures at the bottom of their emails. My TOP 5 sites are: Google (to find data, images, almost anything) – Amazon.Co.Uk (the best sites to find used books & it’s a lot cheaper sometimes) – Friendster (communicate with my friends, send messages, checking out others) – Ebay.Co.Uk (mmm….have I told u that I was a bit consumptive…?) – The Crims.Com (deep down inside… there’s a dark side of me…. Hahahaha… [devilish laugh]… one good online game though…)

my online activities for these two days.....

2005-11-02T00:08:00.000Z

Day 1: - checking my emails at yahoo & hotmail - writing emails for my loved one & some friends - updating my blog(start to enjoy it very much)- checking media2 for updates - browsing [mmm...new wireless speaker, NEXT boots, new fragrance, or new FCUK jeans.... sooo tempting :( ] - looking for data @ mintel - chatting with friends at Yahoo & MSN messenger - looking for data in some Indonesian journals for my 'consumer behaviour' assignment - Day 2: - checking my emails at yahoo & hotmail - updating my blog (agaiiin??? as I said before I start to enjoy it very much... maybe too much) - checking my emails in bournemouth uni - downloading lectures & seminars - downloading updater for my adware - checking my friendster account - NO BROWSING FOR TODAY SHOPAHOLIC!!!

insomnia.....

2005-11-02T00:05:00.000Z

(soundtrack of the month!!!)

huhuhuuuu..... assignment.......

here I come.....

2005-11-01T23:29:00.000Z

too much drinking after the halloween party...

Autumn..

2005-11-01T01:55:00.000Z

The autumn leaves are falling
Falling down on me
And there's nothing I can do
And there's nothing I can say
That's gonna change the way I feel
Keep my hands off the wheel'
Cause there's nowhere else to go
Take some time
Just hang around awhile
Like to sit this silent moment out
I don't want to lose or let you down
Time's just gonna change itself around

Huuaaaa......!!!!

2005-10-31T04:33:00.000Z

TODAY: 5th week already!! assignment. assignment. assignment. (when coffee becomes my best friend.... *phhhuuuuwww*)

destiny.

2005-10-31T03:46:00.000Z

The journey's long -And it feels so bad -I'm thinking back to the last day we had -Old moon fades into the new -Soon I know I'll be back with you -I'm nearly with you -I'm nearly with you -When I'm weak I draw strength from you -And when you're lost I know how to change your mood -And when I'm down you breathe life over me -Even though we're miles apart we are each other's destiny -On a clear dayI'll fly home to you -I'm bending time getting back to you -Old moon fades into the new -Soon I know I'll be back with you -I'm nearly with you I-'m nearly with you... -taken from Destiny - Zero 7... desribe exactly what I feel right now... miss u, dear... :(

About me.....

2005-10-27T02:10:00.000Z

About Me......... Call me... Nad..... 23 years old.... Still dont know what I am right now.... N what I'm gonna do with my life..... Left my home, my loved one to study... Mmmm.... Is it right... or is it wrong? Sometimes I think.... for what and why I am doing this.... but maybe it is the way how life teach me its lessons....