My Mother is on Facebook

How does the younger generation feel about their parents being more "hip" and up to date. Being able to operate sites such as Facebook, Twitter, and Myspace is becoming important. Now a days children who are underage are still making Facebook accounts and are in danger of becoming victims of crimes because of interacting with predators. Just like parents needed to learn more about the locks on the televisions they have to do the same for facebook. Or because a site like facebook can be accessed through the cell phones that parents give to their 7 year old child, they may need to take an alternative route. In addition to having a the "talk" about the birds and the bees, there needs to be a talk about the dangers of the web. Parents should seriously think about what their child needs to know about the dangers of the internet.

Getting Personal

Its so funny how personal some companies are trying to get to their consumers. It amazes me how they are connecting and informing through social networking sites now. It almost seems as if they should not have such access to the personal lives of their consumers. I see how so many companies and businesses are offering consumers more discounts and incentives to visit their webpages or their social networking sites. And if you are the rebel of the group and refuse to let these companies intrude on your personal time and space you end up missing out on valuable information and great deals-WACK!

Getting Employed Through Twitter!! :D

So I recently heard a lecture about how a young lady used Twitter to her advantage while on  her job search. The girl was very interested in a job at the Red Cross and she had a Facebook friend that was actually one of her followers on Twitter also. After she applied to the job she tweeted a sentence that got her an interview with the employer. She said something like I hope that friends name can tell me more about the available position @ the Red Cross, I'm very excited to see if I get the job. She not only tagged her friend in the post, but she also tagged the organizations page also. The person who was in charge of keeping up with social media sites at the Red Cross actually saw the post and notified the hiring manager at the Red Cross. Turns out that the girls name was in the pile that the company would reject, and after seeing her tweet they actually invited her to an interview. I am not sure if she actually got the job, but the point is that she got noticed. This was a great way to use social networking sites to your advantage instead of the usually disadvantage. Just thought I'd share ;)

FaNs

So after having so much discussion about consumers involvement the production of music and films I have really learned a lot. I really did not realize how much consumers play a role in what is created and how they influence the creators. I thought that is was really interesting that people make mini films of their own. I thought a lot about what Professor Macek said about Avatar and how it would be horrible if it were not for the special effects of the movie. But honestly I loved Avatar, and I won't deny that it might have been because of all the special effects, but my response to that is that I really don't care how or why I like it as long as I enjoy it. I think that, that is exactly what happens with other fans that get so involved in things such as the Matrix. you have to have a personal connection to the movies that you watch to even be able to enjoy it.

I also wanted to respond the question about whether or not film critics had the right to be annoyed with how some films are made today where you have to actively search for other parts of the story. I really feel like they have the right to be annoyed if they want to but in all actuality it does not make a difference because the exact movies that annoy them are the ones that people are interested in. Whether you have to actively seek more info, or if they have poor dialogue. Now a days people are only looking at the surface of things anyway, and the job of the producers and creators of films is to please the audience. Not to say that people won't enjoy something that has a little bit more depth to it, but what is wrong with change?

Blog Prompt 4-The Future of the Music Industry

The music industry has been faced with some issues over the past and the present when dealing with individuals downloading and file sharing copyright music. Does this mean that the music industry is in trouble. I do not believe so. There are so many other ways that the music industry can make money. So why does the music industry continue to hire armies of lawyers to fight this battle for so long. Two things come to mind. Maybe they are doing so to maintain the amount of people who are not downloading and sharing or who minimally download and share. Or maybe they continue to do it on principle. Either way we all know that they spend so much money on doing this. What would happen if they decided that it was not worth it anymore. There are some possible things that I have explored. Possibly people would feel more free to download and share music and will be introduced to other types of music that they may have never considered before. I personally believe that even after this people will maintain how much they value having an actual album on hand of the particular artist that they enjoy listening to. Having these albums on hand will be something of value because of how often and how easy it is to share music. The music industry can also save a heck of a lot more money on lawyers and such, and invest that money into other things that may help to increase revenue in the industry. WHAT DO YA THINK!?!?

TECHNOLOGY IN THE WORKPLACE

So in one of my other speech classes we have been discusses whether or not the use of multiple technologies in the workplace are beneficial to workplace productivity and communication. In some aspects I believe that IMing, using company telephones, and relying on webcamera interaction can be a huge benefit to the company. It allows for instant communication between the employee and the employer. But where do we draw the line to working and free time. And can introducing these things cause employees to become less productive if the right rules and regulations have not been put into place? Tell me what you think?

Media=Distraction

I have found that media is really a huge distraction when you are trying to get somethings done. All types of media are everywhere. If I am trying to do my homework there is always some way that I end up checking my Facebook. If I go to the library I always end up listening to a song or too on my ipod. If I am trying to have a conversation there seems to always be a television somewhere (in restaurants, lounges, etc).

Why is using the media so tempting? :/

Blog Prompt 3: Youth and New Media

I totally believe that parents should be worried. The media is now taking over how younger people tend to enjoy learning. Which is scary, because like the article that we read in class, it seems that reading via the web has caused some negative effects on how we retain information.

Also, I can see myself that new media is changing the way young people learn. It seems like some students do not really know when to disconnect from the virtual and digital world when they enter the classroom. They include things such as "@" in papers and so on.

I really feel like if the younger people in this generation can not take hold of the effects that the media can have learning ability then there is something to worry about.

On the other hand, if someone does have a good grip on these two differences then the changes in technology can be a very positive thing, and assist our youth in learning instead of hindering them.