Good points
1.the organization of the interview is quite clear to read.
2.some questions are good to guide interviewee to answer questions.
3.the transition is clear.
Bad points
1.some questions of some interviews are too long to understand
2.some journalists asked one more questions once, so that it is hard to interviewee to remember and answer.
3.the evidences of the interviews are not so strong
Questions for instructables participants
General
Demographics? (age, sex, location)
How often do you visit the website?
How long have you been using the site?
How did you first come across instructables?
Use questions
Do you use instructables to find solutions to current problems?
Do you use instructables to view as a leisure activity?
Creation
What motivates you to share your creations?
What got you started in posting on instructables?
Is there a particular category you create for or use more than others? (eg sicence, tech, craft, home?)
Have you ever tried to follow another users instructable?
What problems have you found when following an instructables project?
Have you worked collaboratively with another user to create and instructable?
Is there any particular experiences you have had when creating instruictables or following another users instructable?
Forum
Do you participate in the forums?
Do you feel comfortable giving advice to new users on the forums?
Have you had any bad advice from the forums?
Debrief
Would you suggest instructables to other users?
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Post something on an online community you are involved in (not a social networking site - something that is publically accessible that does not involve logging in)
Question:
Are computer games good or bad on earth?
Nowadays, with the development of the society, computers and computer games are more and more popular among children, teenagers, and even adults. Someone said that some computer games involve violent will have been shown to fuel aggression in some people (Organise Internet 11 March 2008). But computer games now can be used to treat the psychological block in the medical field. Mainly, it use the virtual reality to treat this disease such as fear of high, fear of flying, fear of cars, speech disorders, mental illness and so on. Computer games bring new opportunities to the treatment of the disease without doubt.
With the more and more controversies appear, are computer games good or bad on earth?
According to some surveys, Exciting games make your body produce adrenalin which in turn makes the heart beat faster and sends more blood to your muscles. Computer games are not good for your body to be in this state for long time. And it can be very addictive to some people. Playing games for long periods means less exercise and often results in obesity. However, it can help children with attention deficit disorders gain social skills, help improve concentration skills, make you think about what you are going to do next and can help your problem-solving skills, and it help with spatial awareness(Organise Internet 11 March 2008).
The first example is EA. In the article “King of the nerds”(1990), it said that EA(Electronic Arts) as one of the world’s leading computer-games companies, EA accounts for around a quarter of the $300 million-worth of computer games sold each year in America. EA founded in 1982, The company treats every new game as a mogul might handle a film, assigning a producer to each program. Many of EA’s original games were commissioned from outside computer “nerds” (or software artists). Now over half its proceeds are dreamt up in-house. Many games usually involving famous names — for example General Chuck Yeager’s “Advanced Flight Trainer”. The average age of buyers is 27 .
December 2002, EA released a game which is named The Sim Online. After one month, there were already tens of thousands of people are hanging out in a simulated world that allows them to chat, eat and fall in love with other “Sims.” It was a massive hit: 17 million people bought it, making it the most popular computer game ever. When you play this game, you’re more on interacting with characters created and directed by real people. In this game, you can train yourself to make a fortune by learning skills and starting a business. Or you can treat it as a socializing tool for the stay-at-home crowd. Calling itself the “first on-line getaway that gives you the freedom to play and talk naturally while having fun and making friends,” it gets rid of all the extraneous money-making, goal-oriented stuff that laces The Sims Online in favour of a sporty, outdoor virtual setting perfect for meeting the avatar of your dreams(Wagstaff J, 2003, pg.34). You can experience the virtual life by palying games without going outside what you maybe you too early to experience.
Infogrames which is the second example, in the article “Brave and Adventurous Mouse Despereaux Embarks on Videogame Quest”(2008) said the company is a global producer, publisher, and distributor of interactive entertainment software for every market segment and all interactive game platforms including the consoles from Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony Computer Entertainment, advanced smart-phones, Personal Computers, web, and online.
Infogrames release a game which is named The Tale of Despereaux. The Game lets children of all ages play as most courageous mouse in the world as he sets out on his heroic exploration to save Princess Pea and the kingdom of Dor. The game allows kids to interact with a cast of familiar characters on their ways to a magical world which is filled with exciting combats, fun-filled adventures, and unique puzzles. The console game has fifteen unique levels, upgradeable skills and tools, and also has multiple difficulty settings, so every child and abilities can have a rewarding experience. The game is good at action-packed grappling, swinging, and scurrying, and clever puzzles(2008). It can inspire children’s spirit of adventure and heroism. At the same time, children play game use their brain.
The third example, Eidos, as the top echelon of computer game firms at a critical time for the gaming industry, its Tomb Raider series of computer games is very popular among people in the world, so that this games accounts for more than half of this company’s profit. This computer game has taken the world by storm. In this game, the heroine Lara Croft is a hero, and this game involves some puzzles, its fast-paced action and puzzles appealed to fans who are fed up with the mindless violence of some other computer game(Gwin P, 2000, pg.14). It also can inspire people’s risk-taking and heroism, and make people make use of their thoughts to get over the difficulties.
Overall, play computer games appropriately, try to avoid the violent, bloody games, make good use of the games, enjoy the relaxation and fun of the computer games but do not make the computer games control you and be addictive to you.
Reference
“Are computer games good or bad for you?”, 2008, Organise Internet, 11/03/2008, accessed Sep 12, Google.
“Brave and Adventurous Mouse Despereaux Embarks on Videogame Quest”, 2008, PR Newswire, Dec 11, 2008, accessed Sep 12, ProQuest database.
Gwin P, 2000, “The world’s first e-darling”, Europe, Iss. 397, pg. 14, accessed Sep 12, ProQuest database.
“King of the nerds”, 1990, Economist, Vol. 316, Issue 7665, pg. 58, accessed Sep 12, Business Source Premier database.
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Wagstaff J, 2003, “Get a life, virtually”, Far Eastern Economic Review, Vol. 166, Iss. 4; pg. 34, 2 pgs, accessed Sep 12, ProQuest database.
company information
Company name:KFC
Website URL:http://www.kfc.com/
Headquarters physical location:Louisville, Kentucky
Subsidiaries:KFC operates more than 5,200 restaurants in the United States and more than 15,000 units around the world.
What industry is the company part of:chicken restaurant chain
The finance information:KFC is part of Yum! Brands, Inc., the world’s largest restaurant company in terms of system restaurants, with more than 36,000 locations around the world. The company is ranked #239 on the Fortune 500 List, with revenues in excess of $11 billion in 2008.
History :
1952
The Colonel begins actively franchising his chicken business by traveling from town to town and cooking batches of chicken for restaurant owners and employees.
The Colonel awards Pete Harman of Salt Lake City with the first KFC franchise. A handshake agreement stipulates a payment of a nickel to Sanders for each chicken sold.
1955
An interstate highway is built to bypass Corbin, Kentucky. Sanders sells the service station on the same day that he receives his first social security check for $105. After paying debts owed, he is virtually broke. He decides to go on the road to sell his Secret Recipe to restaurants.
1957
Kentucky Fried Chicken first sold in buckets
1960
The Colonel’s hard work on the road begins to pay off and there are 190 KFC franchisees and 400 franchise units in the U.S. and Canada.
1964
Kentucky Fried Chicken has more than 600 franchised outlets in the United States, Canada and the first overseas outlet, in England.
Sanders sells his interest in the U.S. company for $2 million to a group of investors headed by John Y. Brown Jr., future governor of Kentucky. The Colonel remains a public spokesman for the company.
1965
Colonel Sanders receives the Horatio Alger Award from the American Schools and Colleges Association.
1966
The Kentucky Fried Chicken Corporation goes public.
1969
The Kentucky Fried Chicken Corporation is listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
1971
More than 3,500 franchised and company-owned restaurants are in worldwide operation when Heublein Inc. acquires KFC Corporation.
1976
An independent survey ranks the Colonel as the world’s second most recognizable celebrity.
1977
Colonel Sanders speaks before a U.S. Congressional Committee on Aging.
1979
KFC cooks up 2.7 billion pieces of chicken. There are approximately 6,000 KFC restaurants worldwide with sales of more than $2 billion.
12/16/1980
Colonel Harland Sanders, who came to symbolize quality in the food industry, dies after being stricken with leukemia. Flags on all Kentucky state buildings fly at half-staff for four days.
1982
Kentucky Fried Chicken becomes a subsidiary of R.J. Reynolds Industries, Inc. (now RJR Nabisco, Inc.) when Heublein, Inc. is acquired by Reynolds.
1986
PepsiCo, Inc. acquires KFC from RJR Nabisco, Inc.
1997
PepsiCo, Inc. announces the spin-off of its quick service restaurants - KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut - into Tricon Global Restaurants, Inc.
2002
Tricon Global Restaurants, Inc., the world’s largest restaurant company, changes its corporate name to YUM! Brands, Inc. In addition to KFC, the company owns A&W?All-American Food?Restaurants, Long John Silvers? Pizza Hut?and Taco Bell?restaurants.
2006
More than a billion of the Colonel’s “finger lickin’ good” chicken dinners are served annually in more than 80 countries and territories around the world.
2007
KFC proudly introduces a new recipe that keeps the Colonel’s 11 herbs and spices and finger-lickin’ flavor, but contains Zero Grams of Trans Fat per serving thanks to new cooking oil.
Who are the board of directors/chairman/CEO etc:David Novak
Reference:Google(2009), “KFC’, http://www.kfc.com/
