The summer went by fast~ Working, relaxing- spending time with family and friends!
Monday, September 7, 2009
Fox Lake Summer 09
The summer went by fast~ Working, relaxing- spending time with family and friends!
Sunday, March 15, 2009
Today's Internet
I think that the future will keep moving forward with new technological advances which help benefit the new generations. The Internet enhances social relations, political parties, education and much more.
I believe that The Kindle, which is a new device used to read papers/ magazines/ books will also be required in schools for the use of school text books. This would not be good for the print industry.
Also the new generation will possibly even have online classes- instead of meeting in person. Kids will spend more time online than in front of a television or instead of reading a book.
Authors will be creating more interactive graphic novels which they sell online. New ways of marketing with have go into effect to promote their books.
Kids will spend more time at Cartoon Network and Radio Disney sites.
Just like the Obama election bloggers were very involved online with connecting to the campaign. The Internet is an out lite for people to express their political views.
The Internet will continue to develop
I believe that The Kindle, which is a new device used to read papers/ magazines/ books will also be required in schools for the use of school text books. This would not be good for the print industry.
Also the new generation will possibly even have online classes- instead of meeting in person. Kids will spend more time online than in front of a television or instead of reading a book.
Authors will be creating more interactive graphic novels which they sell online. New ways of marketing with have go into effect to promote their books.
Kids will spend more time at Cartoon Network and Radio Disney sites.
Just like the Obama election bloggers were very involved online with connecting to the campaign. The Internet is an out lite for people to express their political views.
The Internet will continue to develop
Monday, March 2, 2009
The day the music dies?
Do I think the music industry will die down?
No, I do not. I think that musicians will have to find more ways to market themselves. And they will have to have new products besides t shirts and cds to sell, to make a profit. Allot of musicians make more money off t shirts than they do by each individual record.
It does sound better when you purchase a cd then download music- and hopefully more people will recognize this.
Musicians will have to be talented in many ways besides being a guitarist/ vocalist. They will have to know how to market and design there web sites to cater to the fans who favor them.
The music industry will not die. It will go through changes though.
No, I do not. I think that musicians will have to find more ways to market themselves. And they will have to have new products besides t shirts and cds to sell, to make a profit. Allot of musicians make more money off t shirts than they do by each individual record.
It does sound better when you purchase a cd then download music- and hopefully more people will recognize this.
Musicians will have to be talented in many ways besides being a guitarist/ vocalist. They will have to know how to market and design there web sites to cater to the fans who favor them.
The music industry will not die. It will go through changes though.
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
LambdoMOO
My impressions were mixed feelings of the land of LamdoMOO. I thought that it was a cool experience to learn about and actually go to.
I do not think that I would go back there on my own free time. I would rather blog instead.
I did talk to people in LambdoMOO who were not my classmates- this made it interesting. We talked about coffee and concerts. I choose to discuss theses two topics- because they are topics which everyone could relate to.
Majority of people in LambdoMO (who I talked to) do not like country concerts and LOVE Starbucks, over Caribou coffee any day.
It was interesting!
I do not think that I would go back there on my own free time. I would rather blog instead.
I did talk to people in LambdoMOO who were not my classmates- this made it interesting. We talked about coffee and concerts. I choose to discuss theses two topics- because they are topics which everyone could relate to.
Majority of people in LambdoMO (who I talked to) do not like country concerts and LOVE Starbucks, over Caribou coffee any day.
It was interesting!
Sunday, February 15, 2009
Very E-xiting
It was very E-xiting to have a successful online ethnography homepage! I learned allot and am proud of my accomplishments.
While blogging on Wordpress and Graphic Design Community I learned how different people connect with each other through the internet.
I enjoyed researching both communities. It was interesting to see the different interactions between people within the community.
I learned that there are many types of communities like online communities, networking web sites, neighborhood communities, sports communities and friend communities.
Its a huge feeling of accomplishment creating your homepage for this project.
Between Wordpress and Graphic Design Community, if I were to continue connecting in one community I would continue blogging in the Graphic Design Community.
The people in this community I can relate to more than Wordpress.
It was VERY E- xting studying online communities!
While blogging on Wordpress and Graphic Design Community I learned how different people connect with each other through the internet.
I enjoyed researching both communities. It was interesting to see the different interactions between people within the community.
I learned that there are many types of communities like online communities, networking web sites, neighborhood communities, sports communities and friend communities.
Its a huge feeling of accomplishment creating your homepage for this project.
Between Wordpress and Graphic Design Community, if I were to continue connecting in one community I would continue blogging in the Graphic Design Community.
The people in this community I can relate to more than Wordpress.
It was VERY E- xting studying online communities!
Friday, February 13, 2009
YOU BETCHIA
During class today the discussion on politics and how media has impacted the presidential campaign for our President Obama.I found this very the conversation very interesting and very realistic.
I was not too into politics before the campaign and media definitely impacted my interest in staying involved in today's politics.
It grew to be tuns of fun to watch Saturday Night Live on a weekly basis and see Sarah Palin get acted out by Tina Fey. It was quite amusing to see Sarah Palin get made fun of. This also, did really impacted allot of people opinions on Sarah Palin (like mine). This made Sarah loose allot of votes.....
And I guess all what Sarah Palin would say is "You Betchia!"
I am happy Obama won!
I was not too into politics before the campaign and media definitely impacted my interest in staying involved in today's politics.
It grew to be tuns of fun to watch Saturday Night Live on a weekly basis and see Sarah Palin get acted out by Tina Fey. It was quite amusing to see Sarah Palin get made fun of. This also, did really impacted allot of people opinions on Sarah Palin (like mine). This made Sarah loose allot of votes.....
And I guess all what Sarah Palin would say is "You Betchia!"
I am happy Obama won!
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
megs web page success
Tonight I have been working on my web page for my online ethnography for graphic design communities. I have created a really neat interface design, which I am proud of.
From being in a web design class today I learned how to create hyper links in Dreamweaver. I did attempt to use this technique for my home page for media class.
And I am so happy that the 3 links I created so far in Dreamweaver worked. Its cool how about classes are going together so I can use my new Dreamweaver skills.
The online ethnography is going well. I have found many interesting things on researching online communities.
I am apart of two online graphic design communities. I find myself favoring one over the other though.
-Meg
From being in a web design class today I learned how to create hyper links in Dreamweaver. I did attempt to use this technique for my home page for media class.
And I am so happy that the 3 links I created so far in Dreamweaver worked. Its cool how about classes are going together so I can use my new Dreamweaver skills.
The online ethnography is going well. I have found many interesting things on researching online communities.
I am apart of two online graphic design communities. I find myself favoring one over the other though.
-Meg
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Blog choices
I was researching different blogs which I wanted to join which have an interest to me. I came up with a list of different blogs which I could research for the ethnography paper, which are:
A.) flickr (photography site)
B.) deviantart (illustrations, photography and graphic arts)
C.) abstract city blog/ nytimes (interesting illustrator artists)
D.) wordpress.com (photography, graphic arts, illustrations and more)
E.) illustrationfriday.com/blog (illustrator artists)
I enjoyed researching several different blogs which I could join. Out of all five blogs, I narrowed it down to two(which was a very hard decision.)
The one blog which I did join tonight was wordpress.com. I joined the blog because I thought it had the most to offer. Also, I feel that I could interact with allot of what the people in the community were blogging about; illustrations, art, photography, design and much more.
A.) flickr (photography site)
B.) deviantart (illustrations, photography and graphic arts)
C.) abstract city blog/ nytimes (interesting illustrator artists)
D.) wordpress.com (photography, graphic arts, illustrations and more)
E.) illustrationfriday.com/blog (illustrator artists)
I enjoyed researching several different blogs which I could join. Out of all five blogs, I narrowed it down to two(which was a very hard decision.)
The one blog which I did join tonight was wordpress.com. I joined the blog because I thought it had the most to offer. Also, I feel that I could interact with allot of what the people in the community were blogging about; illustrations, art, photography, design and much more.
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Hannah Montana: blog prompt #3
Today's media television, magazines and movies all influence and impact teens. When stars become famous and have fans who look up to them they also have a job of being a good role model.
For example Miley Cyrus or "Hannah Montana" is always in the spot light. Whether Miley is on camera or off camera she is influencing her viewers (children and teens) in a positive or negative manor. When Miley appeared on the cover of the magazine nude, this was not a good way to be a role model at all. For Miley to appear on the magazine nude this gave her attention, but was it really the attention she wanted?
I am an aunt of four and all my nieces and nephews love Hannah Montana. They also all knew that Miss Miley/ or Hannah Montana made a mistake by appearing on the magazine. I do not think its right for stars to set bad role- model examples for their fans.
For example Miley Cyrus or "Hannah Montana" is always in the spot light. Whether Miley is on camera or off camera she is influencing her viewers (children and teens) in a positive or negative manor. When Miley appeared on the cover of the magazine nude, this was not a good way to be a role model at all. For Miley to appear on the magazine nude this gave her attention, but was it really the attention she wanted?
I am an aunt of four and all my nieces and nephews love Hannah Montana. They also all knew that Miss Miley/ or Hannah Montana made a mistake by appearing on the magazine. I do not think its right for stars to set bad role- model examples for their fans.
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Spoiling Survivor
It was interesting to read the first chapter in Convergence Culture and think about how spoilers can impact television media. Different spoiling communities formed from watching Survivor.
Viewers in the East Coast saw a TV series three hours earlier that the people on the West Coast. Since the people on the East Coast would see the TV show first, they would spoil it for all the other viewers. Survivor spoilers made blog posts and posters on the Internet about the TV.
News media caught Las Vegas gambling operation that was dis continued, because of the betting that took place over Survivor.
Spoilers even figured out the URL for the directory tree on the official CBS website. Spoilers watched Survivor episodes closer than everyone else and definitely knew how to spoil the fun!
Viewers in the East Coast saw a TV series three hours earlier that the people on the West Coast. Since the people on the East Coast would see the TV show first, they would spoil it for all the other viewers. Survivor spoilers made blog posts and posters on the Internet about the TV.
News media caught Las Vegas gambling operation that was dis continued, because of the betting that took place over Survivor.
Spoilers even figured out the URL for the directory tree on the official CBS website. Spoilers watched Survivor episodes closer than everyone else and definitely knew how to spoil the fun!
Monday, January 19, 2009
America’s DTV Transition January 19, 2009
Starting in February all televisions across the United States will only be broadcasting in digital format. People will have to subscribe to satellite or cable or buy a converter box. Right now there is a shortage of converter boxes for people to buy. The people, who would purchase the converter boxes, may not even know how to set them up for the converter boxes to function properly.
I do not think that people should have to buy converter boxes if they are unable to purchase cable or satellite television. There are not even enough converter boxes available for all the people who would need to by a converter box. Not everyone can afford cable or satellite television.
My families have a satellite system and are fortunate to have the latest television technology. I think that the administration should re- think when the digital television movement should go into effect. I do not think it should go into effect in February. As the article “America’s DTV Transition Beset with Problems” said 230,000 households are unready for the conversion.
Prompt #2 on 1/19/09
In the introduction in Jenkins book Convergence Culture Jenkins first discusses the Photoshop collage “Bert Is Evil.” This poster was posted on the web and distributed later all across the Middle East. This caught my attention and made me want to read more. The “Bert Is Evil” poster shows how fast a situation can progress in a short amount of time.
Jenkins makes it clear in the introduction what three concepts he will cover in the book:
1. Media convergence
2. Participatory culture
3. Collective intelligence
Jenkins makes us think “how existing media industries (radio, TV, newspapers, advertisers) are changing in order to cater to the desires of audiences to become creators and not merely consumers of content? Listed below are related ideas:
• Must be able to create web advertisements and news articles for the web, because this is where our society goes for information right now
• On NBC5 News viewers can submit their nature pictures through email to appear on the 10pm news
• People are down loading music and movies for free online and not purchasing cds, videos, etc.. at stores as often
• The best web sites such as Google, Yahoo and You Tube get the most “hits” and are the most successful obtaining web advertisements
• You can even have you personal/ work email sent directly to your phone (Blackberry or iphone)
• Consumers now go online to shop, instead of going to retail stores to shop. When a shopper goes to the store, they are more apt to buy more than they want/ need.
• Companies now need to have a web site to market their product.
• Some companies even have their employee training sites accessible online, so the employees can work on work related training at home as well as in the office
Jenkins makes it clear in the introduction what three concepts he will cover in the book:
1. Media convergence
2. Participatory culture
3. Collective intelligence
Jenkins makes us think “how existing media industries (radio, TV, newspapers, advertisers) are changing in order to cater to the desires of audiences to become creators and not merely consumers of content? Listed below are related ideas:
• Must be able to create web advertisements and news articles for the web, because this is where our society goes for information right now
• On NBC5 News viewers can submit their nature pictures through email to appear on the 10pm news
• People are down loading music and movies for free online and not purchasing cds, videos, etc.. at stores as often
• The best web sites such as Google, Yahoo and You Tube get the most “hits” and are the most successful obtaining web advertisements
• You can even have you personal/ work email sent directly to your phone (Blackberry or iphone)
• Consumers now go online to shop, instead of going to retail stores to shop. When a shopper goes to the store, they are more apt to buy more than they want/ need.
• Companies now need to have a web site to market their product.
• Some companies even have their employee training sites accessible online, so the employees can work on work related training at home as well as in the office
Friday, January 9, 2009
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Week 1: Reaction to interview's conducted by Rebecca Blood
Week One: January 5th, 2009
By: Meagan Moore
After reading through the interviews conducted by Rebecca Blood, I made a list of each of the bloggers and listed them from the first to the (being who I can relate to the most) and last (being who I can relate to the least).
I found that I favored Megan and Trine Maria’s blog style over the others, because they had similar craft interests as me. People read blogs which are most fascinating to them.
The bloggers who blogged on politics and sciences were not in my top choices for blogs to read. These blogs seem to be more technical and wordy, and are harder to read. Once a blog looses the reader’s interest, it’s not fun to read any more.
Listed below are the order of bloggers which I can relate to, with one being the blogger I can relate to the most:
1. Megan Reardon
2. Trine- Maria Kristenseen
3. Jason Kottke
4. Fred First
5. Bruce Schneier
6. Tiffany B. Brown
7. Scott Rosenberg
One of my friends, Megan Gensler, is a blogger. Megan blogs on LiveJournal and is a Google Blogger. Megan has been blogging on the Blogger, her ‘professional’ blog for a year. On Megan’s personal blog, the LiveJournal, she has been blogging for four years. Megan blogs to write about her experience as a writer and to share her knowledge with others.
Listed below is a table of my likes vs. dislikes of blogs:
Things I like
Designed/ organized blogs
Interesting typography
Pictures and graphics on blogs
Simple and sweet blog entries
Sophisticated design for blog
Good use of color on blog background
Favorite fonts include: French
Quotes on blogs
Media on blogs such as: videos, sounds and animation
I like these things because fun blogs to read use different types of media, such as: sound, animation and video to appeal to the reader. A blog which would first catch my eye has interesting typography and is easy to read. Also, the use of color on the background of blog should have good use of colors, which match and fit well with the font color used for the type. The layout of the blog should have a nice flow and be well balanced on the page.
Things I don’t like
Wordy
Lengthy and boring
Technical words used
Cluttered blogs
Bad layout of text for blogs
Too much information on blogs
Neon/ ugly backgrounds
Too much gossip in blogs
I don’t like these things because…
Blog entries should be sweet and simple. It’s best not to have blogs which are cluttered and use too many technical words. Too much information on a blog entry could draw the reader’s attention away.
Week 1: Reaction of interviews conducted by Rebecca Blood
Week One: January 5th, 2009
By: Meagan Moore
After reading through the interviews conducted by Rebecca Blood, I made a list of each of the bloggers and listed them from the first to the (being who I can relate to the most) and last (being who I can relate to the least).
Below is a link to Rebecca Blood's book
http://www.livingroom.org.au/blog/archives/073820756X.01
I found that I favored Megan and Trine Maria’s blog style over the others, because they had similar craft interests as me. People read blogs which are most fascinating to them.
The bloggers who blogged on politics and sciences were not in my top choices for blogs to read. These blogs seem to be more technical and wordy, and are harder to read. Once a blog looses the reader’s interest, it’s not fun to read any more.
Listed below are the order of bloggers which I can relate to, with one being the blogger I can relate to the most:
1. Megan Reardon
2. Trine- Maria Kristenseen
3. Jason Kottke
4. Fred First
5. Bruce Schneier
6. Tiffany B. Brown
7. Scott Rosenberg
One of my friends, Megan Gensler, is a blogger. Megan blogs on LiveJournal and is a Google Blogger. Megan has been blogging on the Blogger, her ‘professional’ blog for a year. On Megan’s personal blog, the LiveJournal, she has been blogging for four years. Megan blogs to write about her experience as a writer and to share her knowledge with others.
Listed below is a table of my likes vs. dislikes of blogs:
Things I like
Designed/ organized blogs
Interesting typography
Pictures and graphics on blogs
Simple and sweet blog entries
Sophisticated design for blog
Good use of color on blog background
Favorite fonts include: French
Quotes on blogs
Media on blogs such as: videos, sounds and animation
I like these things because fun blogs to read use different types of media, such as: sound, animation and video to appeal to the reader. A blog which would first catch my eye has interesting typography and is easy to read. Also, the use of color on the background of blog should have good use of colors, which match and fit well with the font color used for the type. The layout of the blog should have a nice flow and be well balanced on the page.
Things I don’t like
Wordy
Lengthy and boring
Technical words used
Cluttered blogs
Bad layout of text for blogs
Too much information on blogs
Neon/ ugly backgrounds
Too much gossip in blogs
I don’t like these things because…
Blog entries should be sweet and simple. It’s best not to have blogs which are cluttered and use too many technical words. Too much information on a blog entry could draw the reader’s attention away.
Each blogger has a different writing style and design style, which makes each blogger unique. Blogs are best when the writer stays with one subject to get his/ or her point across. Blogging is a way of communication through online communities.
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