Exegesis

For the web presence creation assignment, I have chosen blogger as my main platform for my blog rather than Wordpress and other blogging websites. This is because I feel that blogger is more user-friendly and fun as compared to the others and does not require a very steep learning curve in order to get used to it. The three contributing nodes which I have made use of in my blog are Facebook, Google and Twitter which are all Web 2.0 tools. The reason for the creation of this blog is to share what I have discovered and researched on the Internet with other people all around the world along with maintaining some form of a hobby. References for every post will be included regarding information obtained and pictures. Another reason for my creation of the blog is because I would like to have an online journal with which I can make posts from time to time (White and Biggs, 2011).

The main reason for selecting Food Science as my particular topic is because I enjoy a more creative form of cooking which not only includes the cooking part but also in preparing the dish and looking at other aspects like mixing drinks together. It serves as a fun way to delve into the culinary world with a mixture of science. Food Science has greatly made an impact on today’s world and have departments in plenty of countries which serve to try and produce healthier alternatives to the food served today along with enhancing the food served to us. Food Scientists serve in many ways to try and benefit our society as food is one of life’s necessities and as such, it needs to be carefully controlled and enhanced to include more nutrients or to find cheaper means of preparing it. Creativity also plays a very important role in food science in the aspect of cooking and mixing as this allows for the numerous unique dishes which are available in certain parts of the world or to put a spin on classic dishes which we have seen and eaten in our everyday lives.

People viewing my blog can expect to learn about how food science have started and how it has developed over time. In the blog, snippets of information regarding how food scientists make dishes and molecular gastronomy and molecular mixology prepare and use various techniques and gadgets in order to aid them in preparing the unique dishes.  

The first contributing node which I have chosen is Facebook. One of the main reasons why I chose Facebook as a contributing node is because I will be able to link the posts which I have made to my friends and family and also to expand the network because most people nowadays are on the social networking site for extended periods of time.

The second contributing node which I have selected is Twitter. Twitter is aimed at focusing on blogs and thus, helps me in maintaining my posts by keeping them alive. Once a post is finished, I am able to tweet it on my Twitter account which will then quickly notify my followers instantly and efficiently. These current posts will lead to a lightweight but meaningful connection called ambient intimacy between myself and my followers(O’ Reilly and Milstein, 2009).

The third contributing node which I have selected is Google. Google is one of the most vast and popular seach engines but it also has a networking system within it. Those who blog on Blogger make use of Google accounts as well as those who make use of YouTube. As such, with this extended network, I will be able to inform and notify as many people as possible by using this contributing node.

References:

O'Reilly, T., & Milstein, S. (2009). The Twitter book . Sebastopol, CA : O'Reilly Media, Inc.

White, C., & Biggs, J. (2011). Bloggers boot camp learning how to build, write, and run a successful blog. Waltham, MA: Focal Press.