internet protocols

some information i found while researching protocols

Internet Protocol
first thing about internet protocols is that a web protocol and an internet protocol are not the same thing although most people mistaken it as being the same instead of realising that the world wide web is a service provided by the internet along with other services such as email and instant messaging.
however there are many different kinds of protocols within the internet and web protocols within the Internet Protocol Suite that each perform different rolls within the internet.

The Internet Protocol IP is the principal communications protocol used for relaying datagrams packets across an internetwork using the Internet Protocol Suite. Responsible for routing packets across network boundaries, it is the primary protocol that establishes the Internet.
The Internet Protocol is responsible for addressing hosts and routing datagrams (packets) from a source host to the destination host across one or more IP networks. For this purpose the Internet Protocol defines an addressing system that has two functions. Addresses identify hosts and provide a logical location service. Each packet is tagged with a header that contains the meta-data for the purpose of delivery. This process of tagging is also called encapsulation.
IP is a connectionless protocol and does not need circuit setup prior to transmission.

The Transmission Control Protocol provides reliable, ordered delivery of a stream of bytes from a program on one computer to another program on another computer. TCP is the protocol that major Internet applications rely on, applications such as the World Wide Web, e-mail, and file transfer. Other applications, which do not require reliable data stream service, may use the User Datagram Protocol  which provides a datagram service that emphasizes reduced latency over reliability. TCP provides a point-to-point channel for applications that require reliable communications. The File Transfer Protocol  and Telnet are all examples of applications that require a reliable communication channel. TCP provides a communication service at an intermediate level between an application program and the Internet Protocol. That is, when an application program desires to send a large chunk of data across the Internet using IP, instead of breaking the data into IP-sized pieces and issuing a series of IP requests, the software can issue a single request to TCP and let TCP handle the IP details. which is why the internet protocol suite is commonly referred to as TCP/IP.

new gadget - fish

i added an extra gadget to my blog purely for entertainment purposes, if you scroll down you'll find some fish that you can interact with and feed. the reason behind this was because i was scanning through the gadget to see what types of gadgets were so far avaliable and which were popular

rebranding Assassin Creed; Brotherhood

for ross's assignment im going to rebrand ACB to make it looked more action packed and exicting so that it appeals more to its target audience

movie website

i completed it got everything working except one glitch where if you go onto the photo gallery page and returned to the homepage it duplicated the mouse i tried fixing but so far no success.

another problem ive encountered is when i put my project onto the disc, the trailer wasnt working, i tried re-converting the video in flash and reburning the C-D but the trailer still fails :(.

reasons why pokemon is so sucessful

1. it has a friendly feel to it
2. it can be addictive espically with the challange posed by its slogan 'gotta catch 'em a'
3. the pokemon games are on hand held based consoles so can be taken and played anywhere.
4. it appeals to girls because the pokemon are cute and friendly.
5. it appeals to boys as alot of pokemon look big, strong and evil looking.
6. the cartoon series is written to always end on a cliff hanger so people want to see the next episode.
7. the trading card game have made it even more popular
8. the spin off products such as lunchboxes and pokemon dolls have enlargend and furthered the franchiese sucess.

website assignment

so far on julians assignment which is due in on monday ive created my website, handed in my scope of work and am now working on other paper work for it.

market research draft

Market Research

Before companies release any products they perform market research to get feedback from their target audiences there are many different types of market research each costing different amounts and being more or less reliable as valid research.

Market research is carried out in many forms such as surveys, with which you can ask your target audience straight forward questions you can get good feedback on your product. However getting people to respond to surveys has been increasingly difficult for companies over the years with roughly only 3-15 % responding to mail surveys and 50-60 % to telephone surveys although 1 to 1 interviews in places where your target audience is mostly like to be yield a 90% return rate, however it can cost up to £70 to the company per an interview. Online interviews are relatively cheap and responses from them come through quite often for companies.

Another technique used is focus groups where a moderator has a scripted set of questions to get discussion going in the group to see what they like and dislike about the product or packaging as well as ways to improve on the product.

Companies sometimes hold personal interviews which are similar to focus groups and include unstructured, open end questions.

Field trials are also a good way for companies, by placing the product in one store and observing how it sells can give them insight into what to improve on or if prices need adjusting.