Rachael's Media Example

False Beauty-
I have seen this video before and it's very interesting. I'm a big supporter of the Dove Campaign for Real Beauty and applaud what they are doing. This clip is one of the only examples out there that is proof of the Photoshop phenomenon of making people look nothing like their true physical selves. Similar to the first one we watched in class about photoshop, these videos call out companies and basically blame them for all the image problems people of all ages have today. The media oftentimes doesn't provide accurate images and information to the public. It's a powerful ad but really just illustrates what we already know.

Christian's Media Example

Wow.. I have never seen this ad before and I am a little shocked! Comparing eating this "super seven incher" to to a performing a sexual favor... and comparing the pleasure of them both as well. As professor said in class, "do we agree that all press is good press?" I think this ad is completely off base and I don't understand how it would make males or females more inclined to buy this. Whatever attention they are catching, I don't think it serves the purpose of getting people to actually by it due to the commercial. Quite an advertisement.

A Fashion Blog I Enjoy

Two of my many interests are fashion and beauty. I have a tumblr account where I don't really write posts, I just reblog other peoples' pictures I like, usually having to do with entertainment, fashion, or beauty.
I found this blog that compiles other people's fashion blogs into a page titled, a "look book." From the main page I can click on any of the "look-books," links to other fashion blogs, and see even more fashion.

www.polyvore.com/style_inspiration_lookbook_part/collection?id=834144/

This picture is the title picture for one of the blogs. I liked the background and her style and picked this photo.  I'd love to be able to start a fashion blog someday, blogging about the fashion I'm discovering alongside the places I'm traveling. That'd be a dream come true!
If you like fashion, check out all these style inspirations and look-books for yourself :)

Elle's video

In class today for the media example, Ellie showed a video of a mash-up of scenes from movies where characters are being active. The video is for Nike's Fuel campaign. It's a cool video with a good message. Short and simple, words flash across the video clips for the audience to make life count and be active. Throughout the video I didn't know it was advertising for Nike with all the movie clips. It is a good marketing technique and a good way to get people's attention. Everyone would be familiar with at least a few of the movies, so the ad was a good way to connect with everyone. I think it's a smart way for Nike to advertise this particular product.

New semester, new class

Last semester I created this blog because I was required to for a Computer Science class. Lo and behold, I'm required to create a blog for a class this semester, too! I think I will like the class this semester a lot better. Writing for the Mass Media, Comm 230 is the class. I have a tumblr, which I really just reblog pictures I like. I don't really write posts. Maybeeeee I'll eventually get to blogging posts on a regular basis. I used to keep journals all the time when I was younger, so it might be nice to have another outlet like that. I want to go into Journalism for a career, but I'm still not sure exactly what direction I'm going in.