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The Dominance of the Internet in News Spreading

Behind the Citizen Journalism Revolution

The recent disasters that devastated some Indian Ocean countries, the Philippines, Vietnam, China and some others have demonstrated absolutely what the Internet can achieve in making the world tell of similar events. Even if there are television stations and channels associated worldwide that convey news to the many homes of the world, on the more personal level the Internet is more efficient and comprehensive. It can reveal the panorama of damage, the heartrending stories and the courage of some in manners that ordinary news structures are helpless of, or at least are not set to.

Take for example the deluge that filled the cities and nearby communities of Manila, Philippines. Through the Internet, involved Internet-familiar persons sent out emergency information of any locations including pictures and short videotapes, pleas for quick and more extended help, and the things people invent to handle or respond to the emergency they must cope with. Lots of these video vignettes or digital snapshots were transmitted electronically —read via the Internet— to news and television channels coordinating rescue or aid undertakings. The sent petitions were in turn forwarded to those heading the operations resulting in many people being retrieved just in the nick of time.

In making use of the Internet, the people applied the more popular social media sites, uploading the pictures and videos in their own places and those of the TV networks. Thus the electronic videos were at once received by many of those concerned, and, in the instance of the networks, broadcast at once. The public was apprised of the occurrences simply a little time after these developments occurred and thus many were aware how large the calamity was. Hence the effects were tremendous responses from other people and even those who were distressed, if just slightly, by the floods. Overseas Filipinos from all places also helped, often unnamed.

This event and related ones that happened recently are simply illustrations on the manner the Internet news varieties and arrangements revolutionized and are changing the world and societies in general. Its penetration of the long ago ‘Bamboo Curtain’ —or Communist China— made possible for the populace of that country to behold what is taking place in the everywhere else so that, experts say, it pressured the leadership to create some controlled capitalism there, besides Hong Kong. Nowadays millions of mainland Chinese (as recognized apart from overseas Chinese), particularly the youth, are using the Internet and very much onto the events in the world.

The creation of the Internet can be considered one of the best and basic occurrences that concerned the world, same with the creation of the wheel, numbers and maybe the telephone. This is because the Internet permitted instant world communications for everyone without very big spending and trouble. The spreading of personal knowledge is these days more rapid and more comprehensive via the social sites –Web2.0— in addition to the prior electronic mail technologies or Web 1.0. The same can be judged about sales, called Internet promotion, done by Internet entrepreneurs.

At any rate, the Internet has amended the manner people interact with others in society. It has brought people closer, if not physically at least virtually, setting off with news about each other.


Why would you find a dead Scuba Diver on top of a tree?

Let me ask you a question, how powerful do you think the government is? Do you believe that they could edit some of the biggest events in the world to match what they wanted them to? Of course they can, which is why over the past years why does everybody think that the story of the Scuba Diver found in a tree is a hoax?

A lot of people won’t know about this story, so for those that don’t here are the basics. There have been several occasions where this story has arisen but the most commonly known one is this. A while a go, there was a forest fire in Canada, the exact location is hard to place. After the blaze had been settled and the fire extinguished, there were some charred remains of a Scuba Diver was found at the top of one of the burnt trees. Now things will become confusing and interesting. It was completely inconceivable as to why there was a person stuck in a tree dressed all in scuba diving gear, during a forest fire. When it was established he didn’t die of burns but instead of internal injuries, enquiries were made.

Much investigation went underway to establish how this had happened. You wont believe what they found. Basically the Scuba Diver had been diving off the coast about 20km away from the forest fire. What had happened is one of the helicopters that scoops water into their massive 10,000 gallons scoops had engulfed the unfortunate diver as well. Unbelievably he was then dropped out of the sky with the water into the fire and hit one of the trees.

This story has come up several times, yet nothing has ever come of it, surely the government would like to cover this up to avoid huge embarrassment and possibly massive spending fees to fix this scoop system?

Next time you think about diving holidays, maybe you should consider combining them with Caribbean holidays.

 


An Aroma to make you want a holiday!

This is what happens when the recession comes in, companies need to find a different way to pull in potential customers and then convert. Travel agents have been using some exotic smells in their offices to help remind customers of what they are missing out on. We just need these aroma’s to temporarily jolt our memories, reminding us of a good holiday.

 

Encouraging people to book holidays can be a quite a task unless they have already made up their minds. But these new aromas in the office, although subtle may be enough to push someone over the line and into a holiday deal. These travel agents are using the smell of; oranges, and coconuts to create a different smelling experience for different places, oranges work well with the Mediterranean. Barbados holidays have benefited from all kinds of sales techniques; they seem to be one of the most popular holidays this year.

 

Thompson has claimed that Coconut is the best choice and used frequently throughout their shops. The smell reminds people of the Caribbean mainly because of the sun lotion that it reminds them of. First Choice has been using a smell similar to that of an ice cream to appeal more to families. Caribbean holidays sales recently have been doing very well.

 

However it has not been the Travel Agent who has first come up with this idea to play with our noses to increase sales. Travelodge used smells to keep memories of the place stored in people’s minds. They used the smell of freshly cut grass and apple pies to keep people memorable.

 

So how does this actually help them to boost sales? Obviously some stimuli will cause you to remember somethings, so why should smell be any different. It will be possible for us to notice this smell, and although we wont be able to place it, it will be running through the back of our minds. You will experience something that causes a subconscious memory to re-appear and remind you of a specific holiday. So try St Lucia holidays for that relaxing experience, and a relaxing new aroma!