Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Salespeak
Its true, advertisement is everywhere. Roy F. Fox explains how we become a targeted audience as soon as we become aware of the world. Fox goes on to say that we can hear, see, smell, taste, touch, dream, and become Salespeak. To me, that means the media and all stores or items we praise. Sometimes, I don't even realize that advertisements are out there. I shop, and if I see something I like, I pick it up. Advertising almost doesn't phase me, unless it involves comedy. New technology advances, such as TiVo, allow myself and many other users, to breeze right through the commercial breaks. Between the television, magazines, billboards, bus stations, and more, advertisement is all over and there is no way to avoid it. Fox stated, “We're a society based on materialism.” So why do we want to avoid what is providing us with the information to new products anyway?
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Meet My 5,000 New Best Pals
In this article by Janet Kornblum, teen Brittnie Sarnes has over 5,000 friends on her MySpace account. While majority of the people on her friend list are strangers, it doesn't bother her. She believes that she is “cool” if so many people want to be her friend.
Personally, I have a Facebook. And although it is nice to see a new notification or friend request pop up when I sign on, it is mostly for entertainment – not an obsession. I got into Facebook the summer before my freshman year of college. I used it to search for my roommate, in hopes of making the initial conversations less awkward. Now, it is another way to stay in contact with friends from home, which is extremely important to me.
A section of the article was about how lists can be faked. Weird. Is having a ton of friends really that important? MySpace and Facebook users who have thousands of friends are obviously accepting every friend request, or requesting friends themselves. To me, that is dangerous. That is why I enjoy the privacy controls, which allow people to select what kind of information they want broadcasted.
I say, have fun using MySpace and Facebook. Just be smart about it.
Personally, I have a Facebook. And although it is nice to see a new notification or friend request pop up when I sign on, it is mostly for entertainment – not an obsession. I got into Facebook the summer before my freshman year of college. I used it to search for my roommate, in hopes of making the initial conversations less awkward. Now, it is another way to stay in contact with friends from home, which is extremely important to me.
A section of the article was about how lists can be faked. Weird. Is having a ton of friends really that important? MySpace and Facebook users who have thousands of friends are obviously accepting every friend request, or requesting friends themselves. To me, that is dangerous. That is why I enjoy the privacy controls, which allow people to select what kind of information they want broadcasted.
I say, have fun using MySpace and Facebook. Just be smart about it.
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