Today many TV shows and advertisements try to look amateurish or "homegrown" to emulate what is often seen on the Web. Do you think professional production values will continue to drop, or do you think amateur user-generated content will get better over time? WHY??
Today is all about creating your own media. With all the advancements in technology it is so much easier to create your own unique and personal media. Everybody nowadays wants to create their own music, their own beats, their own videos or shows. I think professional production will always have its claim to fame and its popularity because professionals are getting better with all these advances in media. Professional quality is something that is very admired and will never lose its artistic eye catching and desire. However, amateur production of media is on a rise and people are replacing some professional qualities of media witha homegrown sense of reality. This is also a very cool new way and can be considered an art. Anything people do with what they are given to create a media or something interesting is artistic and mangnificent and will always be admired by some. Amateur media production will get better over time and it will become a whole new piece to the life of entertainment for human beings all over the world.

What social media sites do you find yourself using the most, and why? In your opinion why is Facebook so much more successful than MySpace, and do you think Facebook is "here to stay" for the long term.Facebook had beocme the soical network of all social networks. In my opinion it is because of the photo and video options. Facebook makes possible the uploading of cherished memories in the click of a button. With it's easy to use programming and easy navigating to friends pages, it makes staiyng in touch and keeping current so easy and fun. Facebook will be around for a while but it will not be the last of social networks. Years ago I thought aim was as far as anything could go and low and behold I was wrong. There's no telling what will come out next in this crazy fast moving society of chaos and social networks.

Why is transparency such an important concept in the Social Media world? Is it MORE or LESS important in the offline world? Why?
Transparency is a great and new way for people to place their input on whatever they would like. It is a way for people to relate to other people instead of just taking in all the junk that people are spoon fed by large corporations on a daily basis. This allows people to really get other perspectives and almost team up with other similar people with similar interests. People helping people.


 

Mcluhan saw developing technology as more of a trend or pattern than actual progression and advancement. The message I am trying to portray is that people are too caught up in a constant state ever-changing “advance”. The arrows represent the never ending cycle that people follow blindly. (as represented by the faceless and eye-less figures). At the top of my project are video gaming systems and how they developed roughly through the years. As you can see and as it is known, video gaming has advanced to the point of 3 dimensional entertainments. The message I want understood is that people lose their identities and individuality with the constant flow of media and ever changing trends or patterns no matter what the technologies are. Even moreover life has become looking at a person and seeing their image rather than seeing who they are and how they mean.

Facebook

Facebook is a social network similar to networks such as aim, myspace, twitter, skype, et cetera. What makes Facebook the social network it is today is that it combines the many aspects of other social networks into this multi purposed social amalgam. Keep in touch with family, friends, reconvene with old friends, make new friends, all the while uploading pictures and keeping in tocuh with the world.

Apple iPad

The iPad blew up in sales everywhere the very second it was accessible to the public. Claiming to be the best for pictures, web surfiing, email, and even video, along with Apple's innovative notoriety the Apple iPad was sure to gain popularity. With every twist, turn, and touch of this large screened decpaitated laptop new possibilities await. With wireless capability along with an infinite amount of applications including itunes, maps, ibooks et cetera this iPad is clearly ahead of its time.

3-D entertainment

3D entertainment is the new hype across the nation. Three dimensional entertainment is now available and is commonly seen in video games, cinema, and television.