Guess Media Research (and more...)

{ Learn | Study | Reference }

Learn with us! While the most beneficial area to our studio may be research (and the following development that occurs), we are also sharing the entire learning process here, start-to-finish. That means study and reference resources, too.

Research vs. Learning vs. Studying vs. Reference vs...

We have several categories on our site that may be confusing if not sorted out well. Research, Development, Learning, Exploring, Referencing, Studying... These are all terms with similar or related meanings. The following notes will help you understand how we categorize each one:

Practical: R&D Grouping/DRE	Academic: Education Grouping/TRSL
Development Development is the process of creating something new, even if you choose to do it in a way that has been done before. Proof-of-Concept's are the glue that connect Research and Development. Research (this page) Research is a combination of exploration and development, and functions as the bridge between them. It is the process of discovery and/or invention that, when successful, hopefully leads to a good method of development. Explore Exploring is fun! It involves trying something new, often simply to gain the perspective found in thinking or observing different things than "the old way", "the other way", or "the way we do it now".	Reference Even once you know a topic, its good to refer back to something once in a while. Study Application of knowledge, repitition, and memorization are all methods of making sure the things you've "discovered" while learning have a chance to sink in and become useful to you. Learn To learn is to answer the age-old question: "¡¿huh?!"

Practical: R&D Grouping/DRE

Academic: Education Grouping/TRSL

Development
- Development is the process of creating something new, even if you choose to do it in a way that has been done before.
- Proof-of-Concept's are the glue that connect Research and Development.
Research (this page)
- Research is a combination of exploration and development, and functions as the bridge between them. It is the process of discovery and/or invention that, when successful, hopefully leads to a good method of development.
Explore
- Exploring is fun! It involves trying something new, often simply to gain the perspective found in thinking or observing different things than "the old way", "the other way", or "the way we do it now".

Reference
- Even once you know a topic, its good to refer back to something once in a while.
Study
- Application of knowledge, repitition, and memorization are all methods of making sure the things you've "discovered" while learning have a chance to sink in and become useful to you.
Learn
- To learn is to answer the age-old question: "¡¿huh?!"

As an analogy, think of the automotive industry. You might start out by learning about cars: what they are, how they work, how to drive one... Next you're likely to study - i.e. go over the knowledge you've aquired to ensure its consistent availability to your mind. Even after you pass your driving test, you may pull out the manual for the car once in a while as a reference. Or you may explore other similar means of transportation, such as trucks or vans (likely by test-driving them) - perhaps even deciding to invent a new one. Once you've decided to invent a new vehicle, your research will produce prototypes and notes to yourself on the success or failure of various approaches to your problem. Assembling this research into a manufacturing process will require a series of smaller, proven processes working together to make up the whole. Your concept for a steering system needs to work with your concept for a power system, etc. Proving these concepts gives you access to a set of known working systems that can be assembled into a whole as you develop your new product.

By the way, the "T" in TRSL is for Teaching. And yes, there will be a section for that on our site in the future. ;] (DRE = Development, Research, Exploration; TRSL = Teaching, Reference, Study, Learning).

Current Research

We are currently researching Google Sitemap generation. Here's where we're looking for info:

http://www.google.com/webmasters/
https://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/docs/en/sitemap-generator.html
https://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/docs/en/protocol.html
https://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/docs/en/about.html
...

Check back as we progress in our understanding. We're planning to create a Sitemap generation system of our own, and possibly release it as one of our Guess Media Services in the future.

Standards

Learn about the standards that our studio conforms to and creates.

Guess Media: Internet & Web — Media & Development Studio

Wednesday August 20th, 2008

Guess Media Research (and more...)