Blogs are a medium for persons or organizations to relay their thoughts, interests and opinions. They are mostly informal and they are usually updated frequently.
Non Profit Organizations (NGOs) can use blogs for external communication and for strengthening relationships with potential donors.
An NGO that has a blog would definately have an advantage over other NGOs since it would be relaying information to the potential donors by showing what the donations they received have done and what projects are in store for the future.
Since blogs can allow for readers to post comments then it is possible that potential donors would be able to provide feedback to the NGO with regard to the projects they deem important, appropriate and even ones which ought to be changed.
All this could potentially lead to higher donations from the potential donors.
Just like every coin has two sides, blogging has some disadvantages as well. Blogging would require maintenance and this would mean an addition in costs to the NGO. The time put in blog management is also a factor to be reckoned with.
The information provided on the blog could be acquired by any other organizations and used in forms not intended by the NGO.
Therefore even though using blogs is advantageous in alot of ways, one would be advised to navigate blog use cautiously. The same could be a said about the Internet!
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Disadvantages of the e-paper technology
Although an e-paper is a great product, everything has advantages and disadvantages.
However the disadvantages are not so many.
The e-ink used in the manufacture of e-paper makes it slow to use as it has a low refresh rate especially when there is a need for videos on the e-paper.
The e-paper can only display in black and white for the meantime.
In applying the e-paper to different organizations, there will be maintenance and repairing costs. Also mass production is still unavailable because the technology is still relatively new and so it is too expensive to produce in certain parts of the world and thus cannot be used there.
All things considered, the e-paper is still a technology in progress thus we can expect these disadvantages to be addressed with time.
References:
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/320085/The_Future_of_E_paper
http://www.biztechmagazine.com/article.asp?item_id=329
However the disadvantages are not so many.
The e-ink used in the manufacture of e-paper makes it slow to use as it has a low refresh rate especially when there is a need for videos on the e-paper.
The e-paper can only display in black and white for the meantime.
In applying the e-paper to different organizations, there will be maintenance and repairing costs. Also mass production is still unavailable because the technology is still relatively new and so it is too expensive to produce in certain parts of the world and thus cannot be used there.
All things considered, the e-paper is still a technology in progress thus we can expect these disadvantages to be addressed with time.
References:
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/320085/The_Future_of_E_paper
http://www.biztechmagazine.com/article.asp?item_id=329
Advantages of the e-paper technology
E-papers have the potential to be used in many organizational fields seeing as they have the ability to eventually replace paper.
Since the e-paper can be used in place of books and newspapers they can be very advantageous to schools and universities in general. Currently, e-books sell for almost half the price that regular books sell for. This would mean lower prices for students using the books and also the libraries.
For advertising agencies that deal with billboards, the e-paper would help because they would save time in setting up the advertisements since everything would be done electronically.
E-papers have the potential to be used in packaging industries whereby they could be used for updating prices and also for providing the dynamics on expiration dates.
Other advantages include that they are easy to carry, portable, flexible, robust, durable they also use low energy and even better they are easy to use.
Moreover, in banks and hospitals, e-papers can be used as a better means of filing and thus eliminate such things as filing rooms. This would provide better use of space.
With organizations striving for products that are environmentally friendly the e-paper is exactly what they are looking for since it is reusable because it can be written over so many times and also as it takes over from regular papers it minimizes the amount of trees that have to be cut in the production of regular paper.
References:
http://www.brighthub.com/environment/green-computing/articles/13174.aspx
http://www.biztechmagazine.com/article.asp?item_id=329
http://magazinema.blogspot.com/2007/04/what-is-e-paper.html
Since the e-paper can be used in place of books and newspapers they can be very advantageous to schools and universities in general. Currently, e-books sell for almost half the price that regular books sell for. This would mean lower prices for students using the books and also the libraries.
For advertising agencies that deal with billboards, the e-paper would help because they would save time in setting up the advertisements since everything would be done electronically.
E-papers have the potential to be used in packaging industries whereby they could be used for updating prices and also for providing the dynamics on expiration dates.
Other advantages include that they are easy to carry, portable, flexible, robust, durable they also use low energy and even better they are easy to use.
Moreover, in banks and hospitals, e-papers can be used as a better means of filing and thus eliminate such things as filing rooms. This would provide better use of space.
With organizations striving for products that are environmentally friendly the e-paper is exactly what they are looking for since it is reusable because it can be written over so many times and also as it takes over from regular papers it minimizes the amount of trees that have to be cut in the production of regular paper.
References:
http://www.brighthub.com/environment/green-computing/articles/13174.aspx
http://www.biztechmagazine.com/article.asp?item_id=329
http://magazinema.blogspot.com/2007/04/what-is-e-paper.html
The threat caused by e-paper
An e-paper will eventually be used instead of the normal day to day paper that we use.
It is projected to take over regular paper and probably dominate more than the regular paper ever did.
It has the potential to be used instead of some kind of books an example is the Sony e-reader or the kindle.
Also libraries have the potential to be made different with the development of the e-paper technology and the same could be said for billboards as well.
The e-paper can also be used to label anything from foods and drugs to shelves and even office binders.
It is projected to take over regular paper and probably dominate more than the regular paper ever did.
It has the potential to be used instead of some kind of books an example is the Sony e-reader or the kindle.
Also libraries have the potential to be made different with the development of the e-paper technology and the same could be said for billboards as well.
The e-paper can also be used to label anything from foods and drugs to shelves and even office binders.
Bus and train timetables could also be replaced by e-papers.
The e-paper technology can also be used to manufacture watches. Although they are still expensive they are very good to look at.
The e-paper technology can also be used to manufacture watches. Although they are still expensive they are very good to look at.
The image above shows an e-paper Seiko watch which was produced in limited edition.
References:
E-paper
E-paper is also known as electronic paper, electronic ink display or radio paper.
An e-paper is a portable technology which is designed to appear like ordinary ink on paper. It is capable of holding text and images indefinitely (just like ordinary paper) without electricity while allowing for the image to be changed later indeterminately.
An e-paper display can be read in direct sunlight without the image seeming like it is fading away.
However an e-paper should not be confused with a digital paper which is a pad that creates handwritten digital documents with a digital pen.
An e-paper is a portable technology which is designed to appear like ordinary ink on paper. It is capable of holding text and images indefinitely (just like ordinary paper) without electricity while allowing for the image to be changed later indeterminately.
An e-paper display can be read in direct sunlight without the image seeming like it is fading away.
However an e-paper should not be confused with a digital paper which is a pad that creates handwritten digital documents with a digital pen.
The image above shows a form of e-paper developed by Toppan forms and SiPix imaging which is flexible and ultra thin.
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