Is Internet Explorer a monopoly?

There are various of enterprises that has developed different version of browsers to which letting people to use it as a more convenience resource to search for what they wished to know. The browser ecosystem has already including a few firms such as Internet Explorer, Firefox, Sleipnir, Safari, etc; whereas Internet Explorer is seemingly dominates the current browser market with the figure of 80%.

However, Google has recently comes up with an innovation called Chrome, which might be another invention that has the potential of being a dominant browser in the browser market; in addition that Google Chrome can become a strong competitor towards the IE. Throughout a list of their own benefits and drawbacks, e.g. IE is slow, cumbersome, shaky, poor at following standards and perceived by many to be a security vulnerability, therefore how users think about it can be the next essential step to help through with their work in the market.

"Mozilla's Firefox is very well respected and yet it commands less than 20% of the browser market which just shows how hard it is to overtake an incumbent although Google does have almost unparallelled ability to promote it to almost the entire online audience" According to the BBC news of Google launches Internet browser, Nate Elliot stated the truth of how Firefox is powerless in the browser market. Also those who are competing with other established browser names should be aware of the survival within the market.

As Google has already accomplished the reputation of a well-known website for everyone to browse/search, most people which represents the average users, Google, to their extent, is the Internet; thus for Google to compete with Internet Explorer, it has better potential comparing to others. They've got the idea of how to satisfy users' need and knowing how to make things even better.

In order to sums the whole thing up, I think Internet Explorer is not essentially a monopoly, especially it now has its new competitor, Google Chrome. They could both be improved in some ways to keep their competitions going; also for what could have been an influence towards the users, it is the choice have been made and the motivation being connected through the browsers.

Motivation and Behaviour

"Most modern psychologists agree, however, that motivation stems from a mix of inborn characteristics and external learning."

As you think about it more carefully with this statement, it's very logical as we all (at least most of us) live it this way!

What you have seen/known from childhood and what you have learnt from school/other people, it's always an influence which constantly shaping your characteristics. In this case, what you think can be affected straight away from your own characteristics, which means think in a preconscious way, that how are you going to get works done, for instance.

Motivations are variable as how people think what they are and how they really motivate them.

How to keep generation Y motivated?

Before reading through the passage and listening to the podcast, I wasnt sure what generation X and Y stand for; but now I have a clearer image as to how they differ from each other and Im quite impressed with the differences in motivation that X and Y have.

The generation Y, also called the New Millennials, were born in the 1980s and early 1990s who have become established members of the workforce; on the other side, generation X, those who borned in the 1960s and 1970s that are the predessor of those generation Y.

Is there any correlation between these 2 different generations? Also, how are these different age groups get on with each other?

In the podcast, Tammy Erickson the author of 'Plugged In' talks about the generation Y and how they behave within the work place. What makes generation Y distinctive is a quite interesting key point; they usually have a very interesting teenage hood which can dominates/shaped their characteristics during that certain period of time; where people give their thoughts of how the world works, for instance.

There are other things that are very interesting about Gen Y. When Adam Jones asks Tammy about how Gen Y uses technology whereas an increasingly growing has been happening among them and how does it affect them; She called them as the 'first generation of unconsciously competent technology users' which referring to a pre-conscious memory that they have. I think this is a quite impressive way of interpreting it.

Another interesting thing is that how different between Gen X and Y, when they are doing actually the same thing but in a totally diverse way. Gen X must have a schedule to plan what they want to do in a few weeks time; unlike Gen Y, they dont.

Gen Y likes to be challenged by many different things in any area, even if they havent had the experience before. They like to figure things out by themselves, in addition to test their ability of how far they can get on. But in the meantime, Gen X often dont truly understand how these undermanned learners, if they're suitable for the work they've been give. That somehow developed a gap between the 2 generation and would be misunderstood.

To keep a company happy, the relationiship betweent the managers and the employees must be improved from their actual position where there's a gap of the present and the traditional; furthermore, Gen X may need to explore how to keep Gen Y motivated and the way they act motivated; one thing is very important as a key feature, they love to be challenged.

Something.

• Oxford University Dance Society

• Contemporary: Monday - Main Hall, Oxford & Cherwell Valley College, Oxpens Rd (6.00-8.00pm) OYDC Performance company for 15-25 yrs. Directors, Cecilia Macfarlane, Joelle Pappas & Claire Thompson. Contact Cecilia on 01865 515576

Something REALLY funny!!!!!!!!!!

You will actually laugh until you die...(Haha, well not really but it's incredible)

Okay, now go and have a try :D

3 days left

After the 2-hour Business revision, I went to the library for an another hour to revise.

During this weekend, Ill go through the Business websites that are in Chris's blog, also practise some past papers again to check the particular parts that I need to be aware.

:)

Exams are coming

Honestly, I dont know what's really happening in the past few days, but the overall problem is that my DEAR host family :) ! Anyway, we'll sort it out sometimes.

First of all, I'd like to say I've been trying quite hard these days, although I know I might not reach the top or the best, but I will keep it this way as hard as I can...

I went to the Business revision class today and have been discussing some past papers, well it's not that hard and it's true, the possible reason may be that Im still not working hard enough. But Im really trying and still am.

Ok, the next thing is Ill try to prove what I have done and post on the blog as often as I can...

I really will TRY to update as often as I can.