Monday, February 26, 2007
Dena analysis
Last fall, I watched October Sky Movie in my English class. This movie talks about teenagers’ life in a poor small town called Coalwood in West Virginia. Homer Hickam was the hero of October Sky movie who is a student in high school. He tries to invent a rocket with his friends’ help, but his father is not helpful and always discourages him. Homer’s mother, on the other hand, is very helpful. For example, when her husband had an accident at work, Homer took his father’s place at work to support his poor family. The father wants his son to leave school even after his health improved, but the mother wants her son to continue his education and keep his job. One time, she threatend to leave her husband if he does not support their son. By the end of the movie, he supported his son with his invention and he was proud of him. The parents should always encourage and enhance their children’s ambitions even if it is not the parents ambitions. In this story, Homer’s father is against his son’s goal because he is uneducated person and does not appreciate science. Once he saw his son making tools with his friends for his invention, he got upset and he broke the equipment because he believes his son is wasting time and he should be working instead of going to school. Homer’s mother is more understandable than his father, she was very supportive for her son’s invention and finally she convinced her husband to support their son’s invention and to finish his school. In our time, most teenagers decide their own future because the parents does not pressure their children like old generation. Parents should be supportive for their children’s education future, and do not destroy their ambitions.
MySpace Crit
Myspace.com
This is not the easiest site to navigate, much patients is required. Many icons require to be clicked twice. Membership to the site is not required to view most profiles, but to view pictures and videos, membership is required. Teenager looking to use the site for social purposes use this site however the more serious users are musicians who want to showcase their work. The Slowhand band is local Allentown band that has a myspace page. The page includes songs that can be played, photos of the band and a list of upcoming gigs.
Particle has a page on myspace. They are a national touring band. Their page includes songs and videos as well as photos. There is an area that set lists (very useful) of past show can be viewed. There is also an area for fans to post their comments.
The Starland Ballroom’s myspace page is for a music venue. They have lists of upcoming events and information on booking acts.
Huffington Post
Large high quality photos with headlines, each can be clicked to link user to the respective story. Membership is required only to post.
This is not the easiest site to navigate, much patients is required. Many icons require to be clicked twice. Membership to the site is not required to view most profiles, but to view pictures and videos, membership is required. Teenager looking to use the site for social purposes use this site however the more serious users are musicians who want to showcase their work. The Slowhand band is local Allentown band that has a myspace page. The page includes songs that can be played, photos of the band and a list of upcoming gigs.
Particle has a page on myspace. They are a national touring band. Their page includes songs and videos as well as photos. There is an area that set lists (very useful) of past show can be viewed. There is also an area for fans to post their comments.
The Starland Ballroom’s myspace page is for a music venue. They have lists of upcoming events and information on booking acts.
Huffington Post
Large high quality photos with headlines, each can be clicked to link user to the respective story. Membership is required only to post.
Blog Paper
www.Aviationblog. com is a site where pilots can communicate their latest information and concerns from their varying perspectives on the field fo aviation. Some sites you don’t have to join to comment like the one I picked. It is navigated by category.
I went into Funny Aviation Stories, the posts on this page were of funny stories, pictures and cartoons. The pictures on the page are of a halloween airplane crash site, love clouds a cloud swirling in the shape of a heart, elephant towing a plane, a nudist flight, plane with no wings, low flying sign, plane with lions. The cartoons are dilbert on overlooking and the other one is about dangerous cabin air. The funny stories from the week of posts on the blog were of blind pilots flying (two of them)?, a joke about easy jets. Another one is about funny things that flight attendants and pilots have said, story on maintenance problems. The best two are 13 rules of the air and 33 greatest lies of aviation.
I went into Funny Aviation Stories, the posts on this page were of funny stories, pictures and cartoons. The pictures on the page are of a halloween airplane crash site, love clouds a cloud swirling in the shape of a heart, elephant towing a plane, a nudist flight, plane with no wings, low flying sign, plane with lions. The cartoons are dilbert on overlooking and the other one is about dangerous cabin air. The funny stories from the week of posts on the blog were of blind pilots flying (two of them)?, a joke about easy jets. Another one is about funny things that flight attendants and pilots have said, story on maintenance problems. The best two are 13 rules of the air and 33 greatest lies of aviation.
Social Networking Sites
Myspace website is user friendly all you have to do is type in the name and their webpage comes up. You don’t need to join to view any webpages, but if you wish to comment or become someone’s friend you must join. The general make up of this site is broken down into categories, like music, videos, and groups etc... You must pick the space that interests you and click on the page to view.
The typical users are mostly teens, young adults and people trying to become discovered like models and musical groups. Some use the site to promote themselves or products. While others just use it to make friends and stay in touch.
The three webpages that I picked are from the music industry. The fray is a rock group, they post their up coming shows, general information about the members and you can listen to some of their music. Incubus is the second site I went too. Their also rock and basically their site is the same as the frays. The third site is from Drowning Pool their also a rock group but not as famous. Their page is a little different in the fact that you have to click on the Icons to get there information.
The typical users are mostly teens, young adults and people trying to become discovered like models and musical groups. Some use the site to promote themselves or products. While others just use it to make friends and stay in touch.
The three webpages that I picked are from the music industry. The fray is a rock group, they post their up coming shows, general information about the members and you can listen to some of their music. Incubus is the second site I went too. Their also rock and basically their site is the same as the frays. The third site is from Drowning Pool their also a rock group but not as famous. Their page is a little different in the fact that you have to click on the Icons to get there information.
Sunday, February 25, 2007
Social Network Summary and Critique
Myspace seems to be a gigantic social and entertainment search engine. It covers music, video, film, blogs, events and much more. After a little practice, I was able to navigate through the site quite easily and did a Myspace Google search in order to find the corresponding topics I was interested in. Although, to attain full access to the sites, I had to login as a member. I spent the majority of my time looking through the people section of the site. I typed in the names of some random people as well as some that I knew and thought might have a site. After spending an hour or two on Myspace, I soon realized that the majority of the profiles were young people looking for friends or relationships. I also discovered that many people I knew lied about themselves on a regular basis.
First I looked up my friend Keith, he has been divorced for about six years. He had a younger picture of himself on his in-laws deck, a place he hasn’t been for many years. He seemed to have forgotten about his two children and had few pictures of some sexy women on his page, that I am sure he has never met. He will have a lot of explaining to do if someone decides to check him out.
Next I thought it would be fun to check my name out. I found a 34 year old Brian Moser from Florida, whom had 34 friends listed. They were mostly women and into the whole deep dark gothic seen. He only had a few friends that kept in contact with him, but they were very interesting characters.
Lastly, I found another Brian Moser whom lived in Florida as well, but was 37 years old. This guy was quite different. He had no friends and claimed to be a serial killer. His blog described how he killed and cut up hookers. He also talked of finding his long lost brother Dexter Morgan. I can’t figure out why no one wanted to contact him. He sort of looks like the other Brian Moser, so I’m guessing this is a hoax. Although you can never tell, those Brian Mosers can be a pretty unpredictable bunch.
First I looked up my friend Keith, he has been divorced for about six years. He had a younger picture of himself on his in-laws deck, a place he hasn’t been for many years. He seemed to have forgotten about his two children and had few pictures of some sexy women on his page, that I am sure he has never met. He will have a lot of explaining to do if someone decides to check him out.
Next I thought it would be fun to check my name out. I found a 34 year old Brian Moser from Florida, whom had 34 friends listed. They were mostly women and into the whole deep dark gothic seen. He only had a few friends that kept in contact with him, but they were very interesting characters.
Lastly, I found another Brian Moser whom lived in Florida as well, but was 37 years old. This guy was quite different. He had no friends and claimed to be a serial killer. His blog described how he killed and cut up hookers. He also talked of finding his long lost brother Dexter Morgan. I can’t figure out why no one wanted to contact him. He sort of looks like the other Brian Moser, so I’m guessing this is a hoax. Although you can never tell, those Brian Mosers can be a pretty unpredictable bunch.
My Take On Social Networking Sites
My Space - A Typical Site
The My Space site is made up of people, businesses, and advertising. The navigation is point and click mouse navigation, or text search navigation. Visitors do not have to join to visit most pages, but some are locked and can only be viewed if invited by that pages author. If a viewer wants to see the postings or the author’s pictures or videos, they must join My Space to do so.
The average user of MySpace Pages is about the same as the average citizen of the planet Earth. I saw pages from all around the world, detailing the interests and longings of those average people. There were a lot of sex related pages both commercial and personal. I would expect this in any community, since sex is an integral part of who we are as a species. There were a lot of commercial pages as well; the site is a global community.
I found three pages that I feel are typical. The first one is by Bon Jovi. This page demonstrates the commercial value of sites like My Space, not only for established musicians, but also for undiscovered artists to have a forum to present themselves to the world. The next one is by a young college man in Oklahoma. This I feel is a typical example of the average person using the site to provide a broader social arena for them to enjoy. He has 38 friends and a very funny CGI cartoon set to MC Hammer’s “Can’t touch this”. The last one is by a quirky, 22 year old woman from Uzbekistan. Her page is fun and funky and shows a good, if bizarre sense of humor. Her page shows that people around the world are not so very different from those in America. This page gave me a feeling of membership in the human race.
Check out these links
Funny CGI frog adventure set to MC Hammer.
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=30244923
Is this lady from Uzbekistan?
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=160474559
Blogger.com - Electric Guitar Review
The weblog Electric Guitar Review is just that, a review of all makes and models of guitars. The information is extensive and I would recommend it for anyone interested in buying a guitar, from the professional musician to the guy looking to buy his first guitar. The site is well formatted and uses point and click, as well as text navigation. All of the postings for the last week are guitar related. From recommendations or critiques of specific brands, to tips and tricks on playing and learning methods. If you are into guitar, this site is for you!
Here is a link to the blog
http://www.electric-guitar-review.com/
Cool "Flea" - slap bass video.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7341019153303843895
The My Space site is made up of people, businesses, and advertising. The navigation is point and click mouse navigation, or text search navigation. Visitors do not have to join to visit most pages, but some are locked and can only be viewed if invited by that pages author. If a viewer wants to see the postings or the author’s pictures or videos, they must join My Space to do so.
The average user of MySpace Pages is about the same as the average citizen of the planet Earth. I saw pages from all around the world, detailing the interests and longings of those average people. There were a lot of sex related pages both commercial and personal. I would expect this in any community, since sex is an integral part of who we are as a species. There were a lot of commercial pages as well; the site is a global community.
I found three pages that I feel are typical. The first one is by Bon Jovi. This page demonstrates the commercial value of sites like My Space, not only for established musicians, but also for undiscovered artists to have a forum to present themselves to the world. The next one is by a young college man in Oklahoma. This I feel is a typical example of the average person using the site to provide a broader social arena for them to enjoy. He has 38 friends and a very funny CGI cartoon set to MC Hammer’s “Can’t touch this”. The last one is by a quirky, 22 year old woman from Uzbekistan. Her page is fun and funky and shows a good, if bizarre sense of humor. Her page shows that people around the world are not so very different from those in America. This page gave me a feeling of membership in the human race.
Check out these links
Funny CGI frog adventure set to MC Hammer.
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=30244923
Is this lady from Uzbekistan?
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=160474559
Blogger.com - Electric Guitar Review
The weblog Electric Guitar Review is just that, a review of all makes and models of guitars. The information is extensive and I would recommend it for anyone interested in buying a guitar, from the professional musician to the guy looking to buy his first guitar. The site is well formatted and uses point and click, as well as text navigation. All of the postings for the last week are guitar related. From recommendations or critiques of specific brands, to tips and tricks on playing and learning methods. If you are into guitar, this site is for you!
Here is a link to the blog
http://www.electric-guitar-review.com/
Cool "Flea" - slap bass video.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7341019153303843895
Blog Summary and Critique
I visited The Huffington Post website after conducting a Blogger.com search for Bill O’Reilly. It took me to the Steven Young section of the Huffington Blog page. In addition to the Blog page, the site had a link to a Home, News, Eat the Press, and Fearless Voices page. The site can be navigated by clicking on a link of interest or by looking up a topic in the search box feature. I spent the majority of my time on the Blog page reading the opinions of Steven Young. In order to respond to his blog, I had to register my name and email address with the Huffington Post Website. I also discovered a countless number of bloggers which are linked to this website. I will stick to the postings of Steven Young for my summary/critique.
Steve Young has had a variety of articles posted on his blog page over the past week. The topics covered Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, Fox News, Scooter Libby, the Iraq War, Bill O’Reilly and Oprah Winfrey. I focused on his story about Oprah inviting O’Reilly on to her show to discuss sexual predators and how we can protect our children from them. Young wrote that Oprah was being played by one of the most manipulative predators, Bill O’Reilly. He said that O’Reilly was just using her show to cover up negative comments he had previously made about the Kidnapping victim, Shawn Hornbeck. He thinks that Oprah gave him a pass on his past behavior and needs to confront him on these issues. Although Mr. Young’s opinions may have some truth to them, I think he missed the greater point of the liberal minded Oprah and the conservative O’Reilly, coming together to fight against child sexual predators.
Steve Young has had a variety of articles posted on his blog page over the past week. The topics covered Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, Fox News, Scooter Libby, the Iraq War, Bill O’Reilly and Oprah Winfrey. I focused on his story about Oprah inviting O’Reilly on to her show to discuss sexual predators and how we can protect our children from them. Young wrote that Oprah was being played by one of the most manipulative predators, Bill O’Reilly. He said that O’Reilly was just using her show to cover up negative comments he had previously made about the Kidnapping victim, Shawn Hornbeck. He thinks that Oprah gave him a pass on his past behavior and needs to confront him on these issues. Although Mr. Young’s opinions may have some truth to them, I think he missed the greater point of the liberal minded Oprah and the conservative O’Reilly, coming together to fight against child sexual predators.
Myspace this site is very user friendly because all the user has to do is type a name and the person’s webpage pops up, also, making it very navigable to everyone. If a person wants to view a webpage that person has to join my space to view it. Most of the people on myspace are on because they want other people to ask them to be their friend. Also, people that are not notice in the music industry or in business at all can use a place like myspace to give the world their product or their music.
Cubanmami is my friend on my space. Her name is keila. Her page represents what she is she is very kind, playful, and very girlish. She states in her page her patriotism for Cuba by using a Cuban flag as her cursor. Also, she is very friendly to everyone on myspace. Personally I like her page and it is one of the cleanest pages on my space.
The second profile I chose to critique and summarize is my other friend bboy halo. His page basically, is just his friends leaving comments. The only critique that I have against this page is that he does not have any images or representation of his name, Bboy. Bboy stands for breakdancer. I would have put pictures of people breakdancing so I can be identified as one.
The final page that I chose to comment on is my friend sweet simplicity. Her name is Jessica. She is an all time friend from a long time ago. Her page is very girl centered and very God centered too. She is about to get married next year so in her page she is showing it by putting a picture of a wedding band. This also is one of the cleanest pages on the web and she is also very humble and I like that about her.
Cubanmami is my friend on my space. Her name is keila. Her page represents what she is she is very kind, playful, and very girlish. She states in her page her patriotism for Cuba by using a Cuban flag as her cursor. Also, she is very friendly to everyone on myspace. Personally I like her page and it is one of the cleanest pages on my space.
The second profile I chose to critique and summarize is my other friend bboy halo. His page basically, is just his friends leaving comments. The only critique that I have against this page is that he does not have any images or representation of his name, Bboy. Bboy stands for breakdancer. I would have put pictures of people breakdancing so I can be identified as one.
The final page that I chose to comment on is my friend sweet simplicity. Her name is Jessica. She is an all time friend from a long time ago. Her page is very girl centered and very God centered too. She is about to get married next year so in her page she is showing it by putting a picture of a wedding band. This also is one of the cleanest pages on the web and she is also very humble and I like that about her.
Monday, February 19, 2007
Sunday, February 18, 2007
Marc's Summary and Critiques
This is how you would cut and paste your summary/critique of a social networking site as well as a blog.
WELCOME!
Welcome to Technical Writing, Section H5 at Lehigh Carbon Community College. Please read what the students have been observing as they search websites.
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