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Monday, 4 April 2016
Blog Post Six: Get Off Your Phone!
In today’s world electronics are a
large part of our daily lives, especially different type’s social media and
communication devices. Due to the amount of technology that we use in a daily
basis our relationships with those in our lives have changed as well.
Comparing todays relationships with other to about 25 years ago (1990’s), the way people communicate with one another has altered quite drastically. Even going back to 2006, the way I communicate with my friends and people close to me has changed. When I was younger I memorized everybody’s phone number, because if I forgot I have to find them in my contact book. No, it was not an app, it was a real book where you had to write down all of your friends, family, and doctors. Contact information. Also, when I was 6, I remember that there were still many flip phones around, so texting was less common, and phone calls were more frequent.
Today the most common way I contact my friends is through text messages, this might vary depending on the person, but for me I hardly call anybody anymore, I text them instead. In addition to that, I do not remember the majority of my friend’s phone numbers. I only know the ones I memorized when I was younger. This is because I have become accustomed to simply typing in their name to be able to contact them.
Like any thing these changes have their good and bad points. Some of the good point of the advancement and increased use of social media is a cheaper way to stay in contact with you family. There are many apps and programs that will allow you to stay in touch with friends for free. These electronic devices also make staying up to date with friends who live far away easier.
I am still in touch with friends who don’t even live in the same time zone as me through social media networks. Some of the negative point of the amount of social media we use are: the possibility of decreasing, or possibly losing, that genuine connection you have with a person. What I mean to say is that if your conversations begin to feel repetitive and short, small talk, then your relationship with that person is on a loop.
When I only talk to my friends over social media, then one day we will finally video chat the conversation has a degree of awkwardness. I think this is because we are used to talking behind a screen, with spell check and emojis rather than real facial expressions, but that’s just my opinion. Electronics are a large part of our daily lives, especially different type’s social media and communication devices, and as a result the way we interact with one another has changed.
Comparing todays relationships with other to about 25 years ago (1990’s), the way people communicate with one another has altered quite drastically. Even going back to 2006, the way I communicate with my friends and people close to me has changed. When I was younger I memorized everybody’s phone number, because if I forgot I have to find them in my contact book. No, it was not an app, it was a real book where you had to write down all of your friends, family, and doctors. Contact information. Also, when I was 6, I remember that there were still many flip phones around, so texting was less common, and phone calls were more frequent.
Today the most common way I contact my friends is through text messages, this might vary depending on the person, but for me I hardly call anybody anymore, I text them instead. In addition to that, I do not remember the majority of my friend’s phone numbers. I only know the ones I memorized when I was younger. This is because I have become accustomed to simply typing in their name to be able to contact them.
Like any thing these changes have their good and bad points. Some of the good point of the advancement and increased use of social media is a cheaper way to stay in contact with you family. There are many apps and programs that will allow you to stay in touch with friends for free. These electronic devices also make staying up to date with friends who live far away easier.
I am still in touch with friends who don’t even live in the same time zone as me through social media networks. Some of the negative point of the amount of social media we use are: the possibility of decreasing, or possibly losing, that genuine connection you have with a person. What I mean to say is that if your conversations begin to feel repetitive and short, small talk, then your relationship with that person is on a loop.
When I only talk to my friends over social media, then one day we will finally video chat the conversation has a degree of awkwardness. I think this is because we are used to talking behind a screen, with spell check and emojis rather than real facial expressions, but that’s just my opinion. Electronics are a large part of our daily lives, especially different type’s social media and communication devices, and as a result the way we interact with one another has changed.
Blog Post Five: Celebrites Behaving Badly
Demonstrating unpleasant, unpredictable, and simply
bad behaviours is not uncommon in the world of celebrities. There is no denying
that there are celebrities who carry themselves in a professional manner, and
are well respected. However, the list of celebrities who have done things that
most people find shocking is quite lengthy.
The press goes nuts anytime a celebrity does something outrageous, so here’s the question: are the celebrities acting out like this to get attention or are they just behaving badly just for the sake of behaving badly? I think it’s a bit of both, but that’s just my opinion.
Even though what these celebrities do does not exhibit good behavior, some of the charges that they face might different to what an average citizen would have. I find this very unfair. The celebrity in question has made a choice to be reckless, like any other person, and should have consequences like any other person would. I believe just because a person has a high status they are not above anybody else, they made their own choices and should have penalties, or else they would be completely out of control.
If the status of being a celebrity means that they are above the law these celebrities would not know when they have gone too far. However, some celebrities have gotten out of tight spots, but whether it’s because they have an excellent lawyer or something else, I have no clue.
It boggles many peoples minds how celebrities who have bad manners still have fans screaming after them. I think one reason their fans are still around is because of the person’s talent. A celebrities actions do not change the fact that they have talent. There are people who admire the amount of talent a person has, but has no judgement on the person’s self.
Another reason I think celebrities continues to have a large fan base despite their behavior is because of the bandwagon effect. If there are a great amount of people who like this certain celebrity, and someone wants to “fit in” or seem “cool” then they will become a fan; even if they do not particularly like the celebrity. This could be seen in the younger children, little kids have a tendency to look up to celebrities who they see in their movies or T.V. shows, and who their friends like. However, the celebrities they look up to are much older than these kids, so the celebrities who are role models for kids are getting in trouble and being wild. This sets a bad example for the kids, because if they see this or even hear about it they might think that type of behavior is okay. The behaviors celebrities practice is not a good example for people who look up to them, and they should be held responsible for any trouble they cause.
The press goes nuts anytime a celebrity does something outrageous, so here’s the question: are the celebrities acting out like this to get attention or are they just behaving badly just for the sake of behaving badly? I think it’s a bit of both, but that’s just my opinion.
Even though what these celebrities do does not exhibit good behavior, some of the charges that they face might different to what an average citizen would have. I find this very unfair. The celebrity in question has made a choice to be reckless, like any other person, and should have consequences like any other person would. I believe just because a person has a high status they are not above anybody else, they made their own choices and should have penalties, or else they would be completely out of control.
If the status of being a celebrity means that they are above the law these celebrities would not know when they have gone too far. However, some celebrities have gotten out of tight spots, but whether it’s because they have an excellent lawyer or something else, I have no clue.
It boggles many peoples minds how celebrities who have bad manners still have fans screaming after them. I think one reason their fans are still around is because of the person’s talent. A celebrities actions do not change the fact that they have talent. There are people who admire the amount of talent a person has, but has no judgement on the person’s self.
Another reason I think celebrities continues to have a large fan base despite their behavior is because of the bandwagon effect. If there are a great amount of people who like this certain celebrity, and someone wants to “fit in” or seem “cool” then they will become a fan; even if they do not particularly like the celebrity. This could be seen in the younger children, little kids have a tendency to look up to celebrities who they see in their movies or T.V. shows, and who their friends like. However, the celebrities they look up to are much older than these kids, so the celebrities who are role models for kids are getting in trouble and being wild. This sets a bad example for the kids, because if they see this or even hear about it they might think that type of behavior is okay. The behaviors celebrities practice is not a good example for people who look up to them, and they should be held responsible for any trouble they cause.
Blog Post Four: Safe Schools?
Bullying has always been an issue
in schools, and I doubt that will ever vanish completely. However, there are
measures that can be taken within schools to prevent an issue with a bully.
Even the obvious solution to tell the victim of the bulling talk to an adult
they trust would be an enormous step towards ending the bullying. In schools
there usually is a teacher who the student is fond of and trusts. It would be
ideal for the student to go to that teacher, because the student trusts that
teacher. However, there are other adults whom the student could inform of the
problem such as: your counsellor, principal, and even the secretary, as long as
the student informs an adult.
A possible new service that schools could offer is an anonymous letter service to your teacher. This service could help those students who are afraid of speaking up in person, and give them a way to get help stop the bullying. Once the bully is confronted by the teacher, the teacher could still be in contact with the victim of the bullying, checking on how they are doing, and when they are ready the student would schedule a face to face meeting with the teacher.
Bullying sometimes leads to violence, either by the bully or the victim, so talking to an adult would prevent the situation from becoming physically dangerous, and preventing harm to other students. Violence in schools is an extremely terrifying image to have. Student are intended attend school with the feeling of being safe. Staff members are supposed attend school with the feeling of being safe at their work. These feelings of safety are what people wish to feel somewhere where they stay for the majority of the day. Thus, when violent acts happen it brings pure chaos to that certain school, and schools nearby are also have a certain sense of fear. To avoid these acts of violence in the future if the student, or whomever is having a problem, confides in a person who can help them then hopefully they would not feel the need to act out in a violent manner. Bullying has always been an issue in schools, and there are solutions to help the people involved.
A possible new service that schools could offer is an anonymous letter service to your teacher. This service could help those students who are afraid of speaking up in person, and give them a way to get help stop the bullying. Once the bully is confronted by the teacher, the teacher could still be in contact with the victim of the bullying, checking on how they are doing, and when they are ready the student would schedule a face to face meeting with the teacher.
Bullying sometimes leads to violence, either by the bully or the victim, so talking to an adult would prevent the situation from becoming physically dangerous, and preventing harm to other students. Violence in schools is an extremely terrifying image to have. Student are intended attend school with the feeling of being safe. Staff members are supposed attend school with the feeling of being safe at their work. These feelings of safety are what people wish to feel somewhere where they stay for the majority of the day. Thus, when violent acts happen it brings pure chaos to that certain school, and schools nearby are also have a certain sense of fear. To avoid these acts of violence in the future if the student, or whomever is having a problem, confides in a person who can help them then hopefully they would not feel the need to act out in a violent manner. Bullying has always been an issue in schools, and there are solutions to help the people involved.
Blog Post Three: Of Course The Internet Is Telling The Truth!
The amount of trust people put into the internet is
shocking. Many people take the word of what they see on the internet as fact,
no questions asked. They might forget that anyone can post on the internet,
and not have all the facts. This could cause a bit of a problem,
because how will you know what is fact and what is fake?
I do not pay much attention to memes that cross my path, due to the impreciseness of what they might claim to be fact. However, when I do go on the computer to search up statistics or other a facts, the memes can be slightly annoying to sort through.
To avoid the imprecise information I have tried to make it a habit to look at multiple websites that are known to have the facts and be a reliable source. For example websites run by news station, newspapers, or web sites supported by scientific evidence are a few of the sources from the internet that are dependable.
Due to the amount of people who use the internet seeing multiple false facts can become very frustrating. For example an inaccurate meme can get many “likes” and “shares” on various social media, which will appear on you news feed. Even if people think the meme is not accurate they would still “like”, “share”, and/ or “comment” on the post. Although many memes are quite humorous I don’t sit in front of my computer to search them up for information. I prefer to sit down, and maybe read a good book, instead of searching the internet without a purpose, but that’s just me.
I think the use of memes as information outlets have become a large part of the internet, because of a bandwagon affect for social media, I think once a certain number of people “like”, “share”, or “comment” many people think it must be true if it can receive that much attention. The internet is not always accurate, and people should stop trusting everything they see as fact, because of the amount of “shares” it gets.
I do not pay much attention to memes that cross my path, due to the impreciseness of what they might claim to be fact. However, when I do go on the computer to search up statistics or other a facts, the memes can be slightly annoying to sort through.
To avoid the imprecise information I have tried to make it a habit to look at multiple websites that are known to have the facts and be a reliable source. For example websites run by news station, newspapers, or web sites supported by scientific evidence are a few of the sources from the internet that are dependable.
Due to the amount of people who use the internet seeing multiple false facts can become very frustrating. For example an inaccurate meme can get many “likes” and “shares” on various social media, which will appear on you news feed. Even if people think the meme is not accurate they would still “like”, “share”, and/ or “comment” on the post. Although many memes are quite humorous I don’t sit in front of my computer to search them up for information. I prefer to sit down, and maybe read a good book, instead of searching the internet without a purpose, but that’s just me.
I think the use of memes as information outlets have become a large part of the internet, because of a bandwagon affect for social media, I think once a certain number of people “like”, “share”, or “comment” many people think it must be true if it can receive that much attention. The internet is not always accurate, and people should stop trusting everything they see as fact, because of the amount of “shares” it gets.
Thursday, 19 November 2015
Blog Post Two: Would You Pay???
Advertisements can be such a menace, when you watch a video on
YouTube and some ad that is not relevant to what you are watching pops up can
be such a pain. You might be aware that there is software to help reduce the
amount of ads that bother your web surfing when you are “in the zone”. However
these programs might not always consistently work, and your money would go
right down the drain.
To solve this small dilemma, YouTube is going to be realising their very own subscription to get rid of those ads for you. The catch to this little feature is price $9.00, which in my opinion this price is far too much. I think subscription is overpriced, because this subscription is only for YouTube and other programs are free. Also YouTube does offer the “skip ad” button which is free during the longer advertisements. The only drawback, which really isn't a big deal is you have to wait three seconds to be able to click skip the ad button. Despite the free “skip ad” I think people will buy this subscription. I think that people will buy this subscription, because we are human and therefore impatient.
This new ad blocker on YouTube might affect the people who advertise on their website. The companies, services, and websites that are advertise on YouTube will have less of an audience to advertise to. This decrease in people watching the commercials might leave the companies, services, and websites overlooked and ignored. The smaller companies will most vulnerable to being over looked. The smaller companies might not be a popular company that most people heard of, but a company that is just getting started. These companies usually do not large profits, therefore they have to inform the public about the product, website, or service in a cheap and efficient way. The new ad blocker by YouTube will be used by many (which is the point of creating the subscription) and other would wait for the free skip ad button (which is a good choice as well).
To solve this small dilemma, YouTube is going to be realising their very own subscription to get rid of those ads for you. The catch to this little feature is price $9.00, which in my opinion this price is far too much. I think subscription is overpriced, because this subscription is only for YouTube and other programs are free. Also YouTube does offer the “skip ad” button which is free during the longer advertisements. The only drawback, which really isn't a big deal is you have to wait three seconds to be able to click skip the ad button. Despite the free “skip ad” I think people will buy this subscription. I think that people will buy this subscription, because we are human and therefore impatient.
This new ad blocker on YouTube might affect the people who advertise on their website. The companies, services, and websites that are advertise on YouTube will have less of an audience to advertise to. This decrease in people watching the commercials might leave the companies, services, and websites overlooked and ignored. The smaller companies will most vulnerable to being over looked. The smaller companies might not be a popular company that most people heard of, but a company that is just getting started. These companies usually do not large profits, therefore they have to inform the public about the product, website, or service in a cheap and efficient way. The new ad blocker by YouTube will be used by many (which is the point of creating the subscription) and other would wait for the free skip ad button (which is a good choice as well).
Blog Post One: TV is DYING! ... or is it?
Cable Television is one of the few things, like movie theatres, that I hope will never go out of style. Most of the people today have some type account on Netflix, Apple TV, Shomi, Crave TV, or YouTube. These websites are a spectacular invention, and can save you some time; No advertisement.
Other than no advertisements, there are the undeniable advantages about these alternate ways of watching television; getting to watch the shows you want, when you want. However, there is no way of replacing the excitement you feel when the premier of new season on your favorite show. Sometimes, I still find myself making popcorn, and waiting in anticipation and eagerness for my favorite shows to come on. This might just be my point of view, but being able to watch an episode the first time it airs (with no spoilers) not knowing what’s going to happen is one of the best parts of the television watching experience.
The newer ways to watch television are not uploaded the same time it premiers. By the time you get around to watching the show online, you might have already run in to mega spoilers. Don’t get me wrong, I love these alternative ways to watch television, but the waiting for the show can feel like an eternity. The point of a television show is to be entertained and surprised, even if the surprise is really small. For someone to wait so that they can watch the show, and they see some “spoiler alerts” it takes away half of the point of the show. Spoilers and the timing of the show being uploaded is what will hopefully keep cable television up and running. Today cable television is still used quite a bit, I don’t think cable television will ever truly go out of style, because of the excitement of anticipation that comes with it.
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