Showing posts with label Sangh Sandesh Interactive (SSi). Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sangh Sandesh Interactive (SSi). Show all posts

Monday, 20 July 2009

Progress and Problems?

Whilst researching for different ways of taking the Sangh Sandesh Interactive I have compiled a short questionnaire to aid in my research which can be found here:

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=tJuAfY3FSD4xt2sJjfiRZg_3d_3d

The questionnaire and its answers shall enable me to hone the wants and needs of swaysevaks and sevikas in relation to the Sangh Sandesh. The main problem shall be the time limit in which responses can be taken as if responses are taken too late I shall not have enough time to research the feasibility and act upon such points.

With regards to the Nutritional content of SSV the main problem I have faced so far is assessing the calorific content of such foods since there are many websites and walkthroughs on how to calculate the calorie intake of most ingredients yet when it comes down to Indian dishes this task is much more difficult. Especially since with Indian dishes there are generally no set ingredients with most participants that I have asked on how they create the same food giving varied answers. This is another obstacle which has to be overcome in some manner.

Tuesday, 7 July 2009

My SIP Project

Namaste,
One of the projects I have taken on for SIP is to take the Sangh Sandesh interactive, i.e to use the technology available to make it leap of the screen or paper and thus easier to engage than just a standalone piece of literature.

I have talked to many people so far including friends and family and even those who you may not even think to ask such as the shop assistant at your local corner shop and even your driving instructor. These individuals are still a part of our community and thus still have valuable experience and knowledge that may help in such projects. As expected there were the myriad of usual answers such as using facebook and twitter to expand readership yet from the unusual sources such as through the simplicity of children I have found various other methods including the use of sms text, humour and even quizzes.

Furthermore I have uploaded the Sangh Sandesh through a simpler pdf web viewer to encapsulate the magazine feel with a simple turning of a page. Have a look for yourself here with the latest issue.

http://issuu.com/sanghsandesh/docs/ss_apr_jun09_web