Homework 3-15-2008

Web Service System Design Homework 03-15-2008

Q1: Read Paper 1 & Paper 2. Provide a summary for each of the paper.
A1:

a) Reading............
b) Social Network Analysis to Blog-based Online Community.

Q2: Read Chap. 4 of the textbook. What is the Business-to-business model?
A2: Businesses with online catalogs selling products to other businesses. The fcus on MRO (maintenance, repair, and operations) goods rather than COGS (cost of goods and services) ordering. COGS generally implies large production orders for manufacturing, and although online systems and technologies such as EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) are used for this category of Commerce, by the time a product is in production, catalogs of components are not the issue. The specifically include the use of online catalogs for designers wanting to select components for later use in products.

Q3: Digital goods can be distributed over the Internet but physical goods have to be delivered logistically. What are digital goods? What are the differences between the two?
A3: Digital goods refers to the goods of any all right digital. For example:
a) Surf the internet and download relevant games through PS3
b) Channel of paying of DVB-T
c) Watch the digital movie through the mobile phone
Digital goods and physical goods main difference is as follows:
a) Essence difference of tangible material and invisible material
b) The saving of operating cost
c) Digital goods is convenient and easy to keep

Q4: Using RSS to track many blogs at one time.
A4: Done. As below are RSS feeds list:
a) The New York News.
b) Raymond's Blog.