News websites, such as CNN.com have many different forms and genres. It shows all the articles in a written format for those of us who want to read about the news, and yet it is still very interactive. There are videos, as well as places for customer comments and responses. Somethimes there are even contests of some sort, or polls, or any other media/advertising tool that they can come up with. They use annimation, sound, and colors to grab the reader's attention and keep them interested enough to not only get the news, but to come back to their site time and time again.
CNN.com enhances a news readers experience. Television broadcasts of news, newspapers, magazines, etc. all provide the news but the are severely limited in their scope and abilities. CNN.com provides podcasts, videos, pictures, blogs, reader comments in addition to the standard text articles. One interesting part of the website is iReport. This feature, "invites you to take part in the news with CNN. Your voice, together with other iReporters, can help shape what CNN covers and how. " (from cnn.com) This gets individuals more involved with the news and by allowing them to write their own articles, they are able to enhance their writing skills.
One of the first things that I thought of was Facebook. There are so many points of new media that it hits on. First of all it is of course incredibly interactive and combines the role of the audience and author through comments, etc. In this way it is also about open access and collaboration. Many people are creating groups and trying to work together to fight different causes. Also it certainly mixes different media, tools, and genres. There are tons of different applications, games, quizzes, and other things for people to interact in. Facebook is always changing and offering new things to its members. Last of all it could definitely be considered a popularity contest!
Well Wikipedia first off is one of my most favorite inventions ever!!! haha But its different and very unique from most other informational sites because its opens knowledge of the human race to everyone, because thats who gives the information on it... the audience. It uses pictures and text which really help those trying to learn more about something able to understand it more while having a nice and more formal format than You Tube. I think also what makes it so nice is the user friendliness of it!
My sister's blog is a very unique forum. She is a news writer for an ABC affiliate in Eugene, Oregon. As a news writer, and a writer in general, she has some very creative ways of expressing her thoughts, ideas, emotions, and critiques. Her blog, in my opinion, blends photographs, text, online images, websites and videos all into one great forum of new media. Her writing is very unique and she is rather comical, making her audience laugh at her witticisms and cry at her sad statements. My sister also tends to write in all lower-case font because of her job. This--again, maybe it's just me that finds it funny--makes me laugh because in her job she is required to write in all upper-case. I love my sister, and I especially love reading her blog.
I chose to analyze the Church's YouTube channel, MormonMessages. A few months ago, the Church decided to use a popular form of new media, online videos. These videos made it possible for the Church's message to reach a greater audience. MormonMessages are simple videos that share some aspect of the gospel, without being too pushy about joining the Church. I think this is a great idea because it presents videos that are appealing to anyone of any religion, and are made available to the general public.
I chose Youtube, but more specifically the Fred channel. It uses video and a voice box to give it a different edge. A young boy, who is obviously more like 15 than the 6 year old he tries to portray, sings, cries and dances to a different beat. It adds to the Youtube genre of videos that may or may not actually have a point. The young boy who is Fred is actually a funny little kid with girl trouble, bully troubles and a mom who is never there. It is very funny to watch this boy with his voice sped up almost to a high pitch chipmonk voice. He uses mostly pathos as he tries to portray himself the victim of all situations. He also tries to use ethos, but because he looks too old he doesn't really have a lot of credibility as a 6 year old. It seems to be the purpose of the videos though. He seems to be trying to convince everyone that he is 6 years old.
Facebook. The great world of Facebook. We all know what it is and I am sure most of us own our own profile. Facebook was originally made for college students to keep in touch with each other for study groups and group assignments. Now it has exploded into a place for people of all ages to keep in touch with each other. There is a chat function for instant messaging, another messaging system that acts similar email, and there is of course the wall posts. The format of Facebook is constantly in flux. The creators every couple years change everything around and force its users to relearn how to work the system. As of right now the format places all the “new” for the day right up in your face; it is the first thing that you see when you log in. Then once you get bored of looking at what your friends have been up to while you had been away, you will notice on the sides who is currently online and who wants to be your friend; because we all know, you can’t officially be friends until you are friends on Facebook. Then there is the signature blue that signifies “Hey! You are on Facebook!... Again!” This is what you can call an icon. In the end Facebook is always trying to rearrange its layout so it can remain “unique” in the formatting world. But yet it can’t help but retain some of its roots; that beautiful blue.
"Autotune the News" is a Youtube series which feeds cable news through an autotune filter, accompanied by a generic pop melody and occasional interjections by the show's creators. The series serves as a general satire of pop culture; particularly superficial tabloid journalism and uninspired, sanitized pop music.
By presenting the "news" (or at least a summary parody of it) in a musical format, the series presents a memorable, entertaining, and original brand of topical humor.
For those of you with gmail accounts, you will notice the addition of Buzz: a twitter style status updater. It's basically a public bulletin board for what-'er-tha'please you and any person or website that you happen to be following.
What is it with the internet's infatuation with status messages? Why would I want/need to exacrtly what my friends are doing. Facebook, chat and twitter entries have evolved from mere "status" messages to a dynamic form communication, elaboration and exploration. They've become a game of trying to say something profound with limited space; a condensing of your thoughts, philosophies and discoveris into a bite size packaged to be glanced over and admired by all of your friends. Rarely do I tell people what I'm doing, but I say what I'm thinking. Others have an opportunity to rebutt or expand on your thoughts.
Google explains that whenever you find something interesting on the internet, the first thing you want to do is share it. Having a public sector for you input relieves the dreary process of selecting contacts and spending all of 9 seconds to press the send button. Now it only takes 5 seconds. I'm interested to see how this form of communication will expand in the future.
i am analyzing an online game called notpron. it is basically a series of really intuitive puzzles. these include anything from trying to interpret weird sound files to looking for codes in the webs build logs. it is really cool because it is a totally untraditional type of media. it could be considered a game but it is really more like a discovery. in order to go on to the next puzzle you have to get the clue from the current one. the games are not really puzzles as much as code breakers that incorporate the entire web. there guides on how to figure out the different levels but each new one they come out with has no guide and there fore requires intuition. it is advertised as the hardest riddle on the internet.
News websites, such as CNN.com have many different forms and genres. It shows all the articles in a written format for those of us who want to read about the news, and yet it is still very interactive. There are videos, as well as places for customer comments and responses. Somethimes there are even contests of some sort, or polls, or any other media/advertising tool that they can come up with. They use annimation, sound, and colors to grab the reader's attention and keep them interested enough to not only get the news, but to come back to their site time and time again.
ReplyDeleteCNN.com enhances a news readers experience. Television broadcasts of news, newspapers, magazines, etc. all provide the news but the are severely limited in their scope and abilities. CNN.com provides podcasts, videos, pictures, blogs, reader comments in addition to the standard text articles. One interesting part of the website is iReport. This feature, "invites you to take part in the news with CNN. Your voice, together with other iReporters, can help shape what CNN covers and how. " (from cnn.com) This gets individuals more involved with the news and by allowing them to write their own articles, they are able to enhance their writing skills.
ReplyDeleteOne of the first things that I thought of was Facebook. There are so many points of new media that it hits on. First of all it is of course incredibly interactive and combines the role of the audience and author through comments, etc. In this way it is also about open access and collaboration. Many people are creating groups and trying to work together to fight different causes. Also it certainly mixes different media, tools, and genres. There are tons of different applications, games, quizzes, and other things for people to interact in. Facebook is always changing and offering new things to its members. Last of all it could definitely be considered a popularity contest!
ReplyDeleteWell Wikipedia first off is one of my most favorite inventions ever!!! haha But its different and very unique from most other informational sites because its opens knowledge of the human race to everyone, because thats who gives the information on it... the audience. It uses pictures and text which really help those trying to learn more about something able to understand it more while having a nice and more formal format than You Tube. I think also what makes it so nice is the user friendliness of it!
ReplyDeleteMy sister's blog is a very unique forum. She is a news writer for an ABC affiliate in Eugene, Oregon. As a news writer, and a writer in general, she has some very creative ways of expressing her thoughts, ideas, emotions, and critiques. Her blog, in my opinion, blends photographs, text, online images, websites and videos all into one great forum of new media. Her writing is very unique and she is rather comical, making her audience laugh at her witticisms and cry at her sad statements. My sister also tends to write in all lower-case font because of her job. This--again, maybe it's just me that finds it funny--makes me laugh because in her job she is required to write in all upper-case. I love my sister, and I especially love reading her blog.
ReplyDeleteI chose to analyze the Church's YouTube channel, MormonMessages. A few months ago, the Church decided to use a popular form of new media, online videos. These videos made it possible for the Church's message to reach a greater audience. MormonMessages are simple videos that share some aspect of the gospel, without being too pushy about joining the Church. I think this is a great idea because it presents videos that are appealing to anyone of any religion, and are made available to the general public.
ReplyDeleteI chose Youtube, but more specifically the Fred channel. It uses video and a voice box to give it a different edge. A young boy, who is obviously more like 15 than the 6 year old he tries to portray, sings, cries and dances to a different beat. It adds to the Youtube genre of videos that may or may not actually have a point. The young boy who is Fred is actually a funny little kid with girl trouble, bully troubles and a mom who is never there. It is very funny to watch this boy with his voice sped up almost to a high pitch chipmonk voice. He uses mostly pathos as he tries to portray himself the victim of all situations. He also tries to use ethos, but because he looks too old he doesn't really have a lot of credibility as a 6 year old. It seems to be the purpose of the videos though. He seems to be trying to convince everyone that he is 6 years old.
ReplyDeleteFacebook. The great world of Facebook. We all know what it is and I am sure most of us own our own profile. Facebook was originally made for college students to keep in touch with each other for study groups and group assignments. Now it has exploded into a place for people of all ages to keep in touch with each other. There is a chat function for instant messaging, another messaging system that acts similar email, and there is of course the wall posts. The format of Facebook is constantly in flux. The creators every couple years change everything around and force its users to relearn how to work the system. As of right now the format places all the “new” for the day right up in your face; it is the first thing that you see when you log in. Then once you get bored of looking at what your friends have been up to while you had been away, you will notice on the sides who is currently online and who wants to be your friend; because we all know, you can’t officially be friends until you are friends on Facebook. Then there is the signature blue that signifies “Hey! You are on Facebook!... Again!” This is what you can call an icon. In the end Facebook is always trying to rearrange its layout so it can remain “unique” in the formatting world. But yet it can’t help but retain some of its roots; that beautiful blue.
ReplyDelete"Autotune the News" is a Youtube series which feeds cable news through an autotune filter, accompanied by a generic pop melody and occasional interjections by the show's creators. The series serves as a general satire of pop culture; particularly superficial tabloid journalism and uninspired, sanitized pop music.
ReplyDeleteBy presenting the "news" (or at least a summary parody of it) in a musical format, the series presents a memorable, entertaining, and original brand of topical humor.
For those of you with gmail accounts, you will notice the addition of Buzz: a twitter style status updater. It's basically a public bulletin board for what-'er-tha'please you and any person or website that you happen to be following.
ReplyDeleteWhat is it with the internet's infatuation with status messages? Why would I want/need to exacrtly what my friends are doing. Facebook, chat and twitter entries have evolved from mere "status" messages to a dynamic form communication, elaboration and exploration. They've become a game of trying to say something profound with limited space; a condensing of your thoughts, philosophies and discoveris into a bite size packaged to be glanced over and admired by all of your friends. Rarely do I tell people what I'm doing, but I say what I'm thinking. Others have an opportunity to rebutt or expand on your thoughts.
Google explains that whenever you find something interesting on the internet, the first thing you want to do is share it. Having a public sector for you input relieves the dreary process of selecting contacts and spending all of 9 seconds to press the send button. Now it only takes 5 seconds. I'm interested to see how this form of communication will expand in the future.
i am analyzing an online game called notpron. it is basically a series of really intuitive puzzles. these include anything from trying to interpret weird sound files to looking for codes in the webs build logs. it is really cool because it is a totally untraditional type of media. it could be considered a game but it is really more like a discovery.
ReplyDeletein order to go on to the next puzzle you have to get the clue from the current one. the games are not really puzzles as much as code breakers that incorporate the entire web. there guides on how to figure out the different levels but each new one they come out with has no guide and there fore requires intuition. it is advertised as the hardest riddle on the internet.