Really Funny Cell Phone Commercial!

In this commercial, almost every person shown is distracted by their cell phone. They are paying more attention to their phone than what is going on around them, causing them to have accidents. This commercial seems to be showing how distracting cell phones really are in one's every day life, which is true. However, they advertise for a phone that they believe will cut back one's time spent on their cell phone. We notice that people that have iPhones are usually seen using them a lot more than people that don't have smartphones. The reason for this is because they have so many applications and implications. Therefore, if this company is claiming that this new phone will make people spend less time on their phone, it is highly unbelievable since people tend to spend more time on a technologically advanced phone than an older model. What these phones are doing though, is distracting people from reality, the natural world, and processes around them.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHlN21ebeak

Bailey Denzy

Alex McGee

Brianna Lockridge

Os'Sad Shaheer

Emily McGuire

Iphone 4 connecting the world

Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Iphone 4 technology

Since 2007, the iphone has been leading the smartphone technologies. Now three generations later, the iphone 4 is focusing on the connectibility on people. Phones have been gradually advancing altogether. From calling, to texting, to sending pictures, then facebook and twitter, and now the ability to see people face to face in the palm of your hand. Sure you have always been able to talk face-to-face, but now I can see my baby cousin who lives across the country for my first time- anytime I want to. They have seen the problems with previous phones, smart or not, and adjusted to fit the new desires of the population. The iphone is trying to become a new, long lasting, vitually indestructable, social media tool.  Replacing the typical glass screen with a crystal glass 30 times harder than plastic along with the stainless steel frame holding it all together.  The connection idea, bringing people together all across the world, with facetime.  Now people do not even have to go outside socialize. The iphone 4 makes the world smaller. We are all just a video call away, and to the phone we are just a phone number.

Matt Noonan, Larry Ross, Alex Elchert, Kevin Duke

Franz v. Anti-Franz

Franz Ferdinand- Take Me Out

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ijk4j-r7qPA&ob=av2e

In this video Franz Ferdinand appears to be in contrast throughout this video. Conflicting styles of art (classical and steampunk), color, and physical conflict used throughout the song. These conflicting styles mixed with some good old bareknuckle boxing are used to create a world of Franz v. Anti-Franz. All of this is done while singing a song with a double meaning. While images show a message of a crosshairs ready to "take me out" another message is being conveyed. Images show men and women together implying a romantic tension that brings a whole new meaning to "take me out." In a genius use of a metaphor, Franz Ferdinand creates two different worlds with 3 words.


Jon Burgbacher, Austin Davis, Devin Trainer, Max McConaughy, and Parker Jones

Future of Screen Technology in 2014

The Future of Screen Technology in 2014 is a description of what devices are headed our way in the near future. The repeating scenarios in this video include the stretching of the screens, the simplicity of using a flick of your hand to scroll through various pages of information. The device recognizes who is using it at all times by greeting them or saying goodbye. The world cup reoccurs throughout the commercial as well. All of the different devices have the same format and are all capable of working together which could be a possible strand. Other strands include the transferring of information instantly and with more convenience. In the beginning there is a standard alarm clock next to the high tech phone with an alarm clock. This shows the difference between the new and the old. There is still simple technology such as a bike and pencils shown in the video which shows that they're used more for a visual effect than an actual purpose. All of these objects do not fit in with the theme of the video's purpose. Technology is rapidly growing and new ideas are being thought of everyday.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dd4NCxoT6Vw

Connor Geraghty
Morgan Hisey
Christina Patterson
Carlos Lugo
Megan Johnson

Sci-Fi Airforce Commercials: Video Games and real life

My brother is at Westpoint training to be an officer in the US Army. He tells me that some of the video games on the market--Call of Duty--are said to be so good that they're used in more relaxed tactical strategies classes. He also mentions that everyone seems to play the same game, that they launch massive lan parties throughout their dorms, and that a person's skill at the game has a huge influence on their status within their Westpoint communities. He also says that the Iraq veterans he knows are blown away by how accurate the gameplay is. What do we do with this?

That seemed all fine and good to me. But then I saw an advertisement for the US Airforce: "This is not Science Fiction. This is what we do everyday." Check out the website: www.airforce.com. Their site looks like a PC game menu. And if you look at some of the videos on the site, there are some very interesting ones--ones that present the Airforce's day-to-day actions in videogame/or Sci-fi movie format. Check out this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_2OgcbYAYY

Granted, this does seem to make sense: war has been infinitely more technological in the past fifty years. Robots fly planes and drop bombs without needing human input--you just press "Go" (and hopefully "Stop"). But what is the Airforce trying to get at with these ads? Who are they catering to? What types of young 18 year olds? Is this a fair depiction of war?
The airforce videos all seem to depict a rescue mission or some other non-violent action the airforce is involved in. Yet the videogames have none of that. What's going on here?

Blogging 101

Here's a corny video about blogging if you're unfamiliar. Click here.

And here are some things to think about while watching it: The faults of blogdom are apparent--bad information, bad analysis, and a tendency to jump quickly to hostile discussion. Consider, however, what the benefits are of news being user-generated. If YouTube freed us from the narrow selection of TV shows chosen by big shot programming executives, how have blogs freed us (at least slightly) from what Fox and CNN value as important news?