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This week’s topic focuses around the perks and costs having your content made available for free online. I will be primarily using online gaming as an example by shedding light on the concept of Free-to-Play. Free-to-Play (F2P) is a relatively new model adopted by the gaming industry where basically gamers are allowed to play the game without having to pay. How do the game creators make money? Through purchasable in-game perks. Continue reading →

In 2013, at the age of 26, Aaron Swartz took his life whilst battling a two year legal nightmare between himself and US prosecutors. His crime? Swartz had accessed MIT’s computer network, downloading a large number of publicly accessible research documents from a non-profit database that hosts academic journal articles, called JSTOR. If charged, Swartzs’ crimes would be punishable by up to 50+ years in prison and fines of almost $4 million. Continue reading →

Here’s a link to the Prezi I’ve made for this week’s post. (It has sound!) References Beall, Jeffrey, 2012. Predatory publishers are corrupting open access. Nature, 489, (179) doi:10.1038/489179a Beall, Jeffrey, 2014. Bogus Journal Accepts Profanity-Laced Anti-Spam Paper. Scholarly Open Access at WordPress. Directory of Open Access Journals, search engine feature, accessed 07/12/2014. Mazières, David & Kohler, Eddie, 2004. Get Me Off Your F***ing Mailing List. Continue reading →

photo credit: Chris JL via photopin cc Times have changed. Most music producers choose to upload their latest tracks to SoundCloud and Youtube instead of music web stores, such as iTunes and Beatport. Often musicians will enable these tracks to be freely downloaded off SoundCloud aswell. Continue reading →

It’s undeniable how free , easy accessed online material can be so beneficial to user and even non-user of it. For example, if first-aid instructions (for multiple types of injury) were published, not only the reader, but also those who do not know about it are positively affected. Unfortunately most people pay attention only on the effects to consumers and society, forgetting how free material can influence the content producers. Continue reading →

For this week’s blog post, I have decided to try something a little different and create a Prezi for the first time, in an attempt to respond to the topic in question. Here’s hoping it loads successfully… http://prezi.com/gvwefbxr8ppf/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy In the meantime, here is a great visual from the Australian Open Access Group on the benefits of Open Access: Image sourced from: http://aoasg.org. Continue reading →

With my dissertation project underway, I am constantly having to look up and research scientific to further my knowledge of the topic. I think that one of the biggest issues that students face in this area is of not having access to certain papers or journals. Trawling the net for useful information becomes much harder when access is denied, and is not beneficial for either the student or the author of the article. Continue reading →

I have never bought a movie or album online, ever but I listen to music online everyday and I’m a massive film buff. This is a blog that is publicly available and no doubt an employer will peruse one day so I’m going to self censor myself now. Is it wrong to share what you own with whoever you want to?  Billion $ conglomerates will tell you with a straight face that sharing what you own is wrong . Continue reading →

via photo pin This week I have decided to do something very different, by creating my very own WiX web page! You can visit the page here. Photo credit: <a href=”https://www.flickr.com/photos/wakingtiger/3157622608/”>Gideon Burton</a> via <a href=”http://photopin.com”>photopin</a&gt; <a href=”http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2. Continue reading →

UoSM2033 Topic 5: Explain the advantages and disadvantages to a content producer of making their materials freely available online This week’s blog post comes to you in the form of a vlog! Enjoy! References & Bibliography “Alex” (2010), Interview – Cloudkicker, The Inevitable Nose. “Benanne” (2010), Exclusive: Interview with Cloudkicker, got-djent.com. Byrne, D. Continue reading →

This week I have created a PowToon check it out below. To view on PowToon:  http://www.powtoon.com/embed/cWHUTfjPJFg/ References As i discovered so many great and interesting resources this week, check them all out on my scoopit. I have added my thoughts to each of my references for the week: http://www.scoop. Continue reading →

To recap… Advantages: OpenContent License – This specifically protects your academic software allowing you to experience the benefits of exposure whilst knowing your software is safe from misrepresentation. Free Journal Articles – This will allow you to publish your academic research without engaging in the controversial activities that journals and researchers can sometimes do (charging multiple times for taxpayer research). Continue reading →

Attempting my first ever prezi to showcase my final topic of the innovative curriculum module #UOSM2033 What a great LEARNING experience! — Catherine Hunt (@CatherineHunt94) December 2, 2014 Well. . . . . .here goes: Generation Open References: Aston Open Access (20013) ‘Benefits of Open Access: publishing infographic’ Online. Available at: https://twitter. Continue reading →

This week’s post is in the form of a video! :) A map of where the people on my Digital Marketing MOOC come from just to put it into perspective! Source: Futurelearn.com References: Future Learn, University of Southampton Digital Marketing MOOC: https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/digital-marketing/steps/20080/progress#fl-comments Hall, M., 2014. Why open access should be a key issue for university leaders. Available at: http://www.theguardian. Continue reading →

The motivations for my final topic of the module come from an internship I had in the summer, where I was working at Taylor & Francis analysing data that was part of a survey on Open Access in article publishing. My aim for this blog is to expand this knowledge and analyse its benefits and drawbacks. The short 2 minutes video below from T&F provides a concise description of what Open Access is, useful in gaining a basic knowledge. Continue reading →