Saturday 12 November 2011

UNIT 2: VIKING: international offices supplies company

Web Page




  • Headquarters?
  • Exports to?
  • Catalogue?
  • Free delivery?
  • Return Products?
  • International deliveries?
  • Delivery Times?

Wednesday 19 October 2011

UNIT 2: Commercials











UNIT 2: International companies

  • What nationality are these companies: Lufthansa, Sony, Coca-Cola?
  • What do these companies produce: Philips, Bayer,  Microsoft?
  •  What do these companies provide: Banco do Brasil, Allians Worlwide Care, CNN?







Tuesday 13 September 2011

UNIT 1: Facebook




  • Facebook is the second largest social network on the web, behind only MySpace in terms of traffic.
  • Facebook isn’t available to everyone . Currently, users must have a valid e-mail.
  • Facebook is in a good position financially.
  • For users, Facebook’s service is completely free and ad-supported.
  • A typical Facebook profile consists of a number of different sections, including Information, Status, Friends, Friends in Other Networks, Photos, Notes, Groups, and The Wall. Most of the sections are self-explanatory but some are specific to Facebook.
  • The process of uploading photos is very simple. Users create albums which they can assign limitations to (e.g. visible to my friends only) and upload photos within them. The album is then put into their profile, and other users with right credentials have the ability to see and comment on them.
  • Facebook has something called ‘groups.’ Users can create new ones or join and participate in existing ones. This is also displayed in their profile and is a good indication of hobbies and interests a person might have. There are two kind of groups, a normal group and a secret group, which isn’t shown on the profile. A normal group is just like any other, but users can also create and invite others into secret groups.
  • Another Facebook success is their ‘events’ feature, which provides the ability to organize, be part of, and plan for events. This feature has been extremely successful when it comes to organizing parties.
  • Facebook’s most recent addition launched in late August. The service is called Facebook Notes, and allows users to write a Facebook blog. All notes are displayed in the user’s profile, and other members can add comments.
  • Facebook is a massively successful social networking service that grew to prominence in virtually no time. It’s not hard to see why: its features and tools are highly appealing, and Facebook users are extremely well networked in real life. Rumors of an acquisition continue to circulate, with some estimates putting the price in the billions of dollars. In the short term, however, Facebook plans to go it alone, continuing to build out one of the world’s most successful social networks.