Media Log

April 29, 2016
Media Images: Fact Or Fiction
Looking at today's up to date teen magazines I personally think that they create a negative impression on teen's. Sure, some stories and articles in the magazine may relate to a teenager, but do they have a positive effect? Just by looking at the magazines website for 5 minutes I have noticed that a majority of the magazine is advertisements, or articles about how you should look or eat a certain way. Is this really the type of media we want to portray our teen's with? Just by reading these articles for a short period of time, it shows how manipulated our teen race is. These magazine are filled with nothing but garbage. Advertisements, gossip, diet ideas, and lame articles that don't mean a thing anyways. Nothing but garbage to fill our minds with. Teen's are so mushy brained that we would probably believe whatever we are told. Media fills our minds with nothing but stereotypes, and an inaccurate image of teens.


May 4, 2016
Viral Videos and Memes
Viral Video - a clip of animation or film that is spread rapidly through online sharing
Internet Meme - a concept or idea that spreads rapidly through online sharing. A meme could be an image, e-mail, or video file. But the most common meme is usually just a picture with a witty or funny caption attached to it.
Why Videos Go Viral - Kevin Allocca (TedTalks)

1. How many hours of video is uploaded to YouTube every minute?
   There are about 48 hours of video uploaded to YouTube per minute.
2. What three criteria does Kevin Allocca set for viral videos?
   The 3 criteria that Kevin Allocca sets for viral videos are tastemakers, participation, 
3. What is the role of a "tastemaker." Who does Allocca use as an example?
   The role of a tastemaker is to introduce people to new and interesting things and expand it to a larger audience, Allocca had used Jimmy Kimmel as an example of a tastemaker.
4. With this form of media, who defines the popularity?
   Using this form of media it's the people defining the popularity, it's us as a society. Also tastemakers help define the popularity.
5. How are viral videos and internet memes different from other forms of media? (think about who is consuming vs who is creating)
6. Include two of your favorite viral videos that we did not watch in class.