Research Blog #5

http://www.webkinz.com/
The webkinz home page shows a colorful, fun and exciting place to play and shop. It has a lot of ways that attract children to its site. Its media at its best. By having all these exciting fun things for children to look at and want there parents to buy for them. There are games kids can play and when you purchase any webkinz you receive a code to punch into their page and then you get to play and take care of your animal on line. The webkinz website seems like a great place to allow your child play on, but all it is really doing is allowing your child to see many different webkinz that they want. They make it seem like it's supposed to be an educational type of site. I don't believe that it is really that kind of a website.

By giving the codes on every webkinz stuffed animal that you purchase is a easy way to get children acquainted with the website. The website is so easy punch in your code and you have an animal in a house that you have to take care of, dress, feed and many other things. There are so many different things to do on this website but if your not careful it may cost the parents money. It seems like a simple site for children to enjoy, but it seems to me that it is fun for kids and easy for them to operate. But what I really feel is that the colorful, exciting site is an easy way for children to make a want list for their parents. Its a target for children to have their parents spend more money on the website and in stores. So the colorful site for children is really a site to try and get people to spend more money. It's a huge trap to get people to spend more money.

Who I posted on for activity 3.2

I posted on Devins and Jakes pop culture blog

Activity 3.2

These shows are informative shows with an interesting twist. The show pulls in different kinds of viewers. It's not just another boring news cast full of disappointing information. It keeps you interested in it by adding laughter and making it funny. The show pulls in all kinds of different viewers and still gives you the important information thats going on in regular news casts. The similarities I see between shows like The Daily Show and a regular news broadcast is that these shows are still giving you informative information that is going on around the world. Plus the show is set up like a newcast. Both a newscast and The Daily Show is highliting important events around th world. The differences I see are that The Daily Show gets the important information you need but does it in a happier dialogue. Regular newcasts seem to get more depressing to watch by the day. Where this show is trying to bring in all different kinds of viewers to watch. Where most regular newscasts are generally set up for older viewers who are just looking for the regular boring information. I feel they're trying to instill a new way for young viewers to become interested in informative news.

Research Blog #3

I will be researching the teens and texting subculture.

Research Blog #2

I think I will be doing my research project on teens and texting. I chose this subculture because I find it extremely interesting how teenagers now a days text so much and rarely do they ever pick up the phone and make an actual telephone call. My teenage girl at home sends somewhere around 50,000 texts a month. It's crazy! And what is she texting that she couldn't just come out and say to someone?
I expect to find more information about why teenagers have this habit of texting. I do have some experience with this subjuct. I have a 14 year old girl in my house who I believe is addicting to texting. Also I am the one who pays the cell phone bill so I look every month and see the total amount of texts and minutes used on her phone. I'm not exactly sure what kinds of problems I may run into. I have a feelimg I may find out more information about what is bieng said on these so important text messages.

Reading blog #2 (2nd member response)

I posted on the other Sarah, Samantha Thompson and whoever's blog says whats new with pop culture

Whose blog I posted on for hegemony

Foe hegemony I posted on Devin's and Jlong's blogs.