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From The Star paper, it indicated that at least 66 people were cheated around RM73,445.10 after purchased skincare products which include facial and eye masks. These products are come under names such as “My Beauty” and “My Sherman Beauty” being advertised on “Big Pussycat’s” website. They were attracted by cheaper price compared to those off the shelf.

A victim, Chong, had purchased this product for his girlfriend but the products never arrived. Another victim realized that she has been ripped off after her friends told her to check on the advertisement. She found out that the website warns people that the skincare is not genuine.

Datuk Michael Chong, head of MCA Public Services and Complaints Department advised public to be more aware of skincare sold on the Internet. Public must have to make sure that the site is and established or a known site before making purchase.

There are few tips to prevent fraud when purchasing online, which are:

1. Know who you are doing business with. Before making any purchase, be sure that the website that you are engaged in is reputable. Check out the website's feedback and responses.

2. If you worry about entering your bank details online, perhaps you may try Paypal, Verified by Visa and MasterCard SecureCode. They help you to shop on Internet without sharing your banking information and you may cover any fraud occurred.

3. Check with the websites. Web addresses which begin with "https" instead of "http" are protected by Secure Sockets Layer Security. It may help to encrypt the data.

For more information, please refer to

http://www.ip97.com/new_years_resolution_three_simple_ways_to_prevent_online_cdi.aspx

http://www.dna-web-design.com/dna/dna_tips/tips_to_prevent_online-fraud.html

http://www.fpaforfinancialplanning.org/ToolsResources/Articles/EightWaystoDetectandPreventIdentityTheft/

Corporate Blogging: A new marketing communication tool for companies

Corporate blog is a tool published and used by company for communication purposes with the internal and external users. Besides using traditional approaches, they able to achieve organizational goals by create blog.

(i) Internal blog: it is a web blog that enable employee access through the firm’s intranet to get information such as lieu of meetings. Due to this reason, this had increase employee participation to have discussion (e.g. email discussion) on any issues and direct communication with all layers of an organization.

(ii) External blog: it is a web blog that is publicly available among employees, suppliers and customers to share their views. Normally, company used this to publish information about new products and services, objectives and policies and others.

Advantages of corporate blogging:

• It can connect with all the users who are customers, shareholders, investors, suppliers, customers all over the world. They can share the latest news, opinions or anything else easily though blogs.

• Its cost less expensive compared to traditional method to make announcements such as printed memo for all employees.

• It serves as an effective marketing tool by advertise products with animated pictures and do more detailed explanation on each product.

• Blog can be used as recruitment tool that can save expenses from hiring consultants. Firm can advertise vacancies and inform the current employees about there is job opening and encourage them to apply if believe they posses required qualifications.

• Receive feedback from internal and external users by collecting different views and thinking about the products and services. For employer, blog is able to capture employees’ feeling about company’s policies and working culture.

As a conclusion, blogging had make a lot of changes especially in the business world and it had beneficial to corporation who apply it. It has become the most effective communication tool for companies to catch up with employees and the society.

references:
http://www.enterpriseblogs.info/corporate-blogging/advantages

E- Goverment in Malaysia: Implementation and Citizen's Adoption Strategies

E-government refers to the use of information and communication technology to provide and improve convenience, accessibility, and quality of government services and policies, etc. The implementation of e-government in Malaysia started since the establishment of Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC).http://www.mscmalaysia.my/

Seven projects have been carrying out to identify the heart of e-government applications, and there are all listed as follow.

1. Generic Office Environment (GOE)
Use of multimedia information technology to improve the communication between workers and departments and improve the efficiency of work within the government.

2. Electronic Procurement (EP) project
To cover central contract, tender and direct purchase, the use of this project will increase transparency, saving in time and money.

3. Human Resource Management Information System (HRMIS)
To manage human resource, this system will record all information about workers including other services like leave application, loan processing, selection etc.

4. Electronic Services Directory
To engage transactions with government and we are allowed to make payment such as electricity, telephone bill and even police summons.

5. Project Monitoring System
For project monitoring running by government, and citizen are allow to provide any ideas or comments.

6. Electronic Labor Exchange
To improve the mobilization of human resource and optimize workforce utilization through systematic matching of job seekers of job vacancies.

7. Internal Revenue Department (IRD)
By using My Key digital signature, companies are able to digitally sign and pay their tax by using this system.http://www.hasil.org.my/english/eng_NO5_1.asp

E-government adoption is heavily depending on the design of the website; it has been divided into different section to indicate the quality of the e-government.

1. Customer satisfaction
Customer satisfaction is the basis therefore most important; a higher level of the satisfaction will gradually increase the rate of e-government adoption.

2. Service Quality
Time taken to response to the citizens concern. Problem solving by government will directly impact on the service quality and satisfaction of the citizen.

3. Website Design
Personalization websites, customization of product offerings, and self-care are the three key features, these features give visitors a sense of control and participation and could potentially enhance their adoption

4. User Characteristic
User characteristics such as perceived risk, perceived control, and internet experience can have a direct impact on internet adoption. For example, perceived risk could leads to a security and privacy issues which could make users unwilling to use e-government.

A discussion on E-learning offered in Malaysian Universities: Pros and Cons from the students perspective

E-learning is where technology is used to support the learning process. It involves the use the use of digital technology such as computer to provide education or leaning material. Students access the learning materials through Learning Management System (LMS). They can access it any time and anywhere as long as they have a computer and internet access. Examples of e-learning universities include Multimedia University (MMU), University Tun Abdul Razak (UNITAR), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM).

Pros:

Time flexibility- students can access the learning material at any time they want and they can study at their own pace. The learning sessions are available 24/7.

Cost savings- students need not travel to college/university, they can just study at home. This can help them to save their travelling cost and time.

Effectiveness and efficiency in communication- students can share and manage knowledge and skills among each individual. This enables active participation. Students’ interactions will become much easier than face-to-face communication.

Cons:

Technological- students need necessary hardware such as desktop or laptop and printer and they need to be familiar with those hardware.

Design of the system- poor design of the system causes users to feel frustrated and they might stop learning. The design should be easy for students to use.

Connecivity- if the bandwidth is low, downloading the content will be slow because the content requires a rich combination of multimedia components. This can affect students’ patience.

References:

http://www.utem.edu.my/elearning/about.htm

http://asiapacific-odl2.oum.edu.my/C33/F80.pdf

http://www.elearning-avenue.com/pros-and-cons-pros-and-cons-of-e-learning/

http://www.ucsi.edu.my/jasa/2/papers/08H.pdf