Secondary research log

24.9.10

Assignment was set.

Topic decided on and discussed.

List of sub-questions created.

Initial web searches- secondary research – Wikipedia…etc

http://manuelmarino.com/how-has-the-internet-affected-the-music-industry/ 

Googled the topic –  found this article, had a lot of relevant information. Reliable source

29.9.10

Continued with secondary research, 

collecting different sources /  reading through articles. 

 

·         http://www.inspiredm.com/2010/09/27/how-the-web-has-changed-the-way-we-buy-music-infographic/

·         http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/techand

web/personaltech/article4144585.ece

Googled “how has itunes changed the way we buy music”

Yahoo searched “illegal downloading” Found an article from the Times media online about how teenagers download. “llegal copying in some form is undertaken by 96 per cent of 18 to 24-year-olds surveyed, falling to 89 per cent of those aged 14-17.” Very good reliable source, well established news paper



 1.10.10

Continued with secondary research, gathering

quotes and different sources 

·         http://www.tomsguide.com/us/mp3-downloads-music-piracy-ifpi,news-3315.html

·         http://www.intute.ac.uk/communications#

·         http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7945998.stm

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/

illegal-downloaders-spend-the-most-on-music-says-poll-1812776.html 

 

·         An article about illegal music downloads

·         Had a look at the intute site, couldn’t find anything relevant to my research

·         An article on live music vs record sales. – Independent article “illegal downloader’s spend most on music”

        (good source, again reliable online news paper, very current (2009)  

 6.10.10
 Continued with secondary research, gathering
quotes and different sources

·         http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_has_the_internet_changed_the_music_industry

·         http://www.atechnologysociety.co.uk/has-ipod-changed-music.html

·         http://www.metro.co.uk/news/817878-illegal-downloading-cost-1-4bn

·         Digital Cultures, Understanding new media

Publisher – Open University Press

First Published 2009

Edited by Glen Creeber and Royston

An article on how music has moved onine.

How the iPod has affected music downloading. 

A metro article on the cost of illegal downloading.- not the best source, 

fairly unreliable

 8.10.10

 Continued with secondary research, gathering 

quotes and different sources

·         http://drownedinsound.com/news/4136081

·         http://stuff.tv/news/Stephen-Fry-wows-Apple-iTunes-festival-with-controversial-copyright-talk/12749/

·         Stephen Fry’s Podcast for itunes festival – illegal downloading and the future of the music industry (2009).

·         http://www.liebertpub.com/prdetails.aspx?pr_id=561

·         http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7240234.stm

·         http://help.com/post/33562-why-do-people-download-music-illega

·         http://ezinearticles.com/?How-the-Internet-Has-Changed-the-Music-Industry&id=3753840

·         95% of music downloads in 2008 were illegal

·         An article reviewing Stephen Fry’s itunes festival talk on illegal downloading.

·         Found on itunes store

·         Not so useful – however comments on why people download illegally

·         BBC article on “banning” illegal downloading

·         Forum – not very useful, a few comments are good, un reliable, no evidence to back up opinions.

Reliable websites

Making sure a website is reliable is of up most importance. you need to make sure that the information your are reading and sourcing is legitimate. There are some easy ways to check if your website is reliable or not.

• WHO - who has writen the article or page? - ususaly there will be an 'about us' page where you can find out who runs and contributes to the website.
• WHAT - what website is it. is it a forum / blog / official site / fan site etc... Some websites such as forums can be quite unreliable as it is the general public uploading questions and answers, however you can always cross reference your information to check its lagitimacy
• WHY - Why has the aritcle been writen, to inform, to make a statement, some articles can be writen in a bias way, rather than a subjective way.
•  WHEN - when was the website created, how old are the articles? You should always check what date an article was writen as the information could no longer be relevant.