I did two reviews for Amherst restaurants:
Antonio's Pizza
and
Regatta Deli
This website is definitely very cool and helpful. It is nice to get reviews from a lot of different people who are just writing them to write them. It is not the restaurant writing a good review for their success. It is real, and that's what I like about it. You can get reviews for places all over too. It will be a great help when I am on vacation somewhere and am looking for a place to get a drink or a bite to eat.
I can see myself in the future writing a review for a restaurant or place that I had a bad experience at. I wouldn't want someone to have the same bad experience, and it would almost be a revenge thing. Like "Your service sucked. OK I'm gonna tell everyone about it."
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Project 3----Part II
I am creating a little video of the semesters shenanigans for my friends eyes only, and for my project I decided to give them a little preview of just a few funny clips. It was not necessarily a YouTube hit, but it was definitely a hit with my friends. As of this post I have over 150 views, which is not bad I guess because I definitely don't have 150 friends. I was a little disappointed on the commenting aspect though, none of my friends have a YouTube account and no one from the class commented on the video so there wasn't really a conversation going on. I left a comment: "no comments?" so I'll have to wait and see if anyone responds to that.
My plan going in was to put together some funny clips and hopefully people would like it and show their friends and it would be seen that way. One way I definitely could have got more hits was by changing the name to something to do with Umass partying or something. Under the tags for people's searches I did put a lot of different things in including Umass, but that didn't seem to help because of the title. It was a trailer for a movie, and I didn't want to mislead people by putting up a different title. So basically only people who know me knew what the video was about.
The comment aspect of it was tough for this kind of video because I posted the link on my Facebook wall and a lot of my friends Facebook walls. That is where I got all the comments. Some of the comments were: "hahahahaahhahh," "I just laughed out loud in du bois," "That's awesome," and some repeated quotes from the trailer. Other people asked me when the video was going to be done. I attribute the lack of comments on YouTube to the fact that the video was aimed at a circle of friends and they can more easily talk to each other on Facebook.
There are other videos that have to do with Umass partying on YouTube and the ones that have the most hits were all sent to Barstool. Maybe I should have tried to send my video to other blog websites for more exposure.
My plan going in was to put together some funny clips and hopefully people would like it and show their friends and it would be seen that way. One way I definitely could have got more hits was by changing the name to something to do with Umass partying or something. Under the tags for people's searches I did put a lot of different things in including Umass, but that didn't seem to help because of the title. It was a trailer for a movie, and I didn't want to mislead people by putting up a different title. So basically only people who know me knew what the video was about.
The comment aspect of it was tough for this kind of video because I posted the link on my Facebook wall and a lot of my friends Facebook walls. That is where I got all the comments. Some of the comments were: "hahahahaahhahh," "I just laughed out loud in du bois," "That's awesome," and some repeated quotes from the trailer. Other people asked me when the video was going to be done. I attribute the lack of comments on YouTube to the fact that the video was aimed at a circle of friends and they can more easily talk to each other on Facebook.
There are other videos that have to do with Umass partying on YouTube and the ones that have the most hits were all sent to Barstool. Maybe I should have tried to send my video to other blog websites for more exposure.
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Favorite Youtube Clips: Unforgivable
Seriously, is this guy not a legend? The Unforgivable series was the greatest thing to YouTube watching stoners of all time, and in my opinion put YouTube on the map for those stoners. "Bitch that's just my B.O."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dJu1Jj7VTw Unforgivable #1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mz1nQEQ6UAQ&feature=channel Unforgivable #2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ll5Pp41PRAw&feature=channel Unforgivable #3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Prn_WVYC7vs&feature=channel Unforgivable #4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dJu1Jj7VTw Unforgivable #1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mz1nQEQ6UAQ&feature=channel Unforgivable #2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ll5Pp41PRAw&feature=channel Unforgivable #3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Prn_WVYC7vs&feature=channel Unforgivable #4
WIKI--Credible?
Wiki is an interesting technology. The quality of the Wiki depends on how powerful the Wiki is, and the power comes from the contributors and the credibility of those contributors. For example 'Wikipedia' is probably the most powerful Wiki on the internet. An online encyclopedia constructed by anyone who posts truthful information. Some (mostly teachers) say that Wikipedia is not a credible source, but after editing and adding on it, it is clear that is is a credible source. In most cases, if you add something that is not true it is almost immediately taken down. The falsities that survive are on pages that do not get a lot of hits.
Other Wikis' are different. If they are not strong most of the information posted stays up there. Like the Umass Wiki. In this class some people posted things and everyone stayed up, and it wasn't edited. It turned into a blog of different people's ideas. That is why I don't understand why teachers do not think Wikipedia is a credible source. I honestly believe it is the easiest and best way to find out about anything or anyone you want to know about. Because it's so easy teachers might see it as cheating or something, but it's not cheating it's just technology.
Other Wikis' are different. If they are not strong most of the information posted stays up there. Like the Umass Wiki. In this class some people posted things and everyone stayed up, and it wasn't edited. It turned into a blog of different people's ideas. That is why I don't understand why teachers do not think Wikipedia is a credible source. I honestly believe it is the easiest and best way to find out about anything or anyone you want to know about. Because it's so easy teachers might see it as cheating or something, but it's not cheating it's just technology.
Project 2
Project two was a bit of a disappointment. I went for the big hit with WEEI's "Big Show." The topic was a pre-season discussion about the Red Sox lineup. Some people wanted to move Big Papi further down the lineup than he ended up hitting, others wanted him out of the lineup altogether to be replaced by Mike Lowell. I was going to talk about how they just need to give Papi a chance to see what he can do, and if he doesn't produce they should then replace him with Lowell. Ultimately I was going to end my point with the fact that the Red Sox need to move away from Papi and Lowell because they are getting too old and can't produce like they used to; and that we should go after Adrian Gonzales of the Padres with everything that we have, I'm talking Teixeira money.
BUT. I was on hold and ended up getting cut off because the caller period ended. So, I don't really know how I feel about calling into the Radio. The Letter to the editor was a truthfully awesome experience. Even though my letters did not get published I liked writing them because I could take time to write about my point; and if they did get published it would have been satisfying in the sense that so many more people would have seen my opinion and been able to construct their opinion off of mine. With calling into the radio you don't get anything out of it. It is like a dog going around the dinner table trying to get some attention and clean up the scraps.
The thing about Talk Radio is that there is only so much to talk about. With sports an avid sports fan might know a ton of stuff about the topics, but there is only so much you can know. The hosts know everything, and you might be able to put in a good point when you call in but the host will always dominate your point. It is just not satisfying.
BUT. I was on hold and ended up getting cut off because the caller period ended. So, I don't really know how I feel about calling into the Radio. The Letter to the editor was a truthfully awesome experience. Even though my letters did not get published I liked writing them because I could take time to write about my point; and if they did get published it would have been satisfying in the sense that so many more people would have seen my opinion and been able to construct their opinion off of mine. With calling into the radio you don't get anything out of it. It is like a dog going around the dinner table trying to get some attention and clean up the scraps.
The thing about Talk Radio is that there is only so much to talk about. With sports an avid sports fan might know a ton of stuff about the topics, but there is only so much you can know. The hosts know everything, and you might be able to put in a good point when you call in but the host will always dominate your point. It is just not satisfying.
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
YouTubes Popularity
"YouTube proves that in practice the economic and cultural rearrangements that “participatory culture” stands for are as disruptive and uncomfortable as they might be potentially liberating. The debates and struggles around YouTube as a site of participatory culture…are less about technology and more about cultural and political questions: who gets to speak, and who gets the attention; what compensations or rewards there are for creativity and work; and the uncertainties around various forms of expertise and authority."
Everyone gets to speak. That's why YouTube is so popular; anyone can post anything. Who gets the attention is the most interesting part. The things that are entertaining to people are usually things that you wouldn't think would get the attention. People doing dumb stunts, drunken things; ugly little girls who are atrocious at singing. Why do people give this stuff attention? Don't they have better stuff to do than watch a 50 year old father visiting his son on parent weekend do a running belly flop on a"Beirut" table in his underwear? Obviously not, that's absolutely awesome, who wouldn't want to see that? Things that people want to see are things they can laugh at whether that laughter comes from making fun of somebody else or seeing something that without any other explanation is just hilarious.
I would like to see what kind of rewards or compensations people get on YouTube because if anything on that list is worthwhile I might have to start uploading my weekends. I can't imagine anyone is getting any actual money. Just like in the south park episode that my blog wouldn't let me post...at the end of the normal YouTube url put this: watch?v=sjtCN4aNLMc
Everyone gets to speak. That's why YouTube is so popular; anyone can post anything. Who gets the attention is the most interesting part. The things that are entertaining to people are usually things that you wouldn't think would get the attention. People doing dumb stunts, drunken things; ugly little girls who are atrocious at singing. Why do people give this stuff attention? Don't they have better stuff to do than watch a 50 year old father visiting his son on parent weekend do a running belly flop on a"Beirut" table in his underwear? Obviously not, that's absolutely awesome, who wouldn't want to see that? Things that people want to see are things they can laugh at whether that laughter comes from making fun of somebody else or seeing something that without any other explanation is just hilarious.
I would like to see what kind of rewards or compensations people get on YouTube because if anything on that list is worthwhile I might have to start uploading my weekends. I can't imagine anyone is getting any actual money. Just like in the south park episode that my blog wouldn't let me post...at the end of the normal YouTube url put this: watch?v=sjtCN4aNLMc
Radio Callers Bring Listeners and a Voice
Radio callers bring listeners and a voice to the table. Because anyone can call, it makes the radio hosts seem more personable. With more personable hosts comes more listeners because it makes us feel like the host is a "normal" guy like you and me. Having an outside voice on the show makes even a listener who isn't calling in feel like they are part of the show.
A unique example of this is WEEI's "Whiner Line." It gives the listeners a chance to publicly vent or make fun of the hosts of the show, the athletes of Boston, or sports news around the world. It gives all the power to the audience, and the hosts of the show have to sit there and take everything that is said. Not only is it a way for the listeners to vent, but it is one of the more entertaining segments on Sports Radio. Some of the stuff is literally laugh out loud rude, crude, and over the line comedy.
A unique example of this is WEEI's "Whiner Line." It gives the listeners a chance to publicly vent or make fun of the hosts of the show, the athletes of Boston, or sports news around the world. It gives all the power to the audience, and the hosts of the show have to sit there and take everything that is said. Not only is it a way for the listeners to vent, but it is one of the more entertaining segments on Sports Radio. Some of the stuff is literally laugh out loud rude, crude, and over the line comedy.
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