Reliable Real Time Information? Friday 21st September 2012

According to the BBC, today, the highest temperature will be 12 degrees and the lowest will be 6 degrees. The average wind speed will be 7 mph and it is predicted to be light showers throughout most of the day.

Reliable Real Time Information? Thursday 20th September 2012

Today, for the second consecutive day, the BBC weather page has been accurate. It has been lightly showering/raining throughout the day as predicted and at predicted times was quite warm. This weather information seems to be rather reliable however, we will see over the next few days as this is a five day investigation into real time information websites.

E-Commerce, Online Banking

I have re-searched into HSBC (HSBC Website) and Halifax (Halifax Website)online banking websites. Their purposes are to provide a service to the public to make banking easier. For example, they do not have to go into town just to get a statement just to make sure their wages have been paid in or rent has been taken out. Meaning online banking makes it more convenient for us all to check our finances. Also people might not have the time to go to the bank as they may be working when the bank are open.

Its intended for people 16 and over and for people who do not have the time to visit the bank because of work or family commitments. Also for people who like to keep track of their finances to make sure their instalments have been paid out on time.

They do fulfil their purposes as it provides the service you expect. You can check your finances and transfer money from the comfort of your own living room.

Advantages it's easier to do then paying for bus fare or petrol and parking costs to go into town to check your finances. Therefore it is very convenient as you transfer money easily. However there is a disadvantage. We can not always be sure that we are transferring money safely and securely. Many people have been hacked into and had money spent on items at their expense. There is not an easy way to get this money back as the banking company may not believe you have been hacked. Although, to try and prevent this there have been measures taken for example HSBC, send a security key through the post to you that you have to use when logging in online to make sure it is you.

Reliable Real Time Information? Thursday 20th September 2012

According to the BBC weather page the average highest temperature for today will be 15 degrees, and the lowest will be 11 degrees. Average wind speed for the day is 8 mph and it will be showering throughout most of the day.

Reliable Real Time Information? Wednesday 19th September 2012

Today the weather has been accurate to the Real Time Information page of the BBC for DN3 (Doncaster) postcode. It has been very cloudy with one or two showers, as the BBC predicted and at the time the BBC predicted. The temperature has also been to predictions, meaning we can rely on the BBC's weather page as it is reliable and accurate. 

E-Commerce, eBay.

eBay has one main purpose, which is to sell items online to anyone who wishes to purchase them. A lot of these items are quite obscure items from years ago that someone used to have in their childhood and wish to purchase again as a reminder of their childhood. It lets people, of any age, sell and buy items online. Its target audience is people of all ages as there is something for everyone on the website.

The auction process does work well in some aspects of the website. From a sellers point of view it is good because the more interest they get the more money they will make as more people will keep placing bids if they desperately want that item. However from a buyers point of view, it is not always good as the seller can get friends, or a fake account, to help push up the bidding price of the item. This is morally wrong and unfortunately for us, not illegal.

eBay fulfils its purposes quite well as it provides its service rather well. However some people use it as a way to scam people, or to try and hack into their computer once that person purchases their item.

eBay can benefit many people, in that you don't even have to move from the comfort of your own home to buy something. You simply sit in your living room search for your item, purchase the item then sit and wait for it to arrive at your doorstep! However, like with everything in life there are certain limitations, one limitation is that sometimes the item you purchase could actually be a scam for example, a man bought gig tickets on eBay and contacted the seller. The seller of these tickets said that he would meet the buyer outside the venue of the gig to hand over the tickets. The buyer had already paid online on eBay and the seller never turned up.

Reliable Real Time Information? Wednesday 19th September 2012

Today, according to the BBC Weather page, it will be, on average, sunny, with maximum temperature of 14 degrees, minimum 10 degrees and average 13 mph winds. Later I will post a comment to see if this was correct or not.