Social Politics, People Propaganda

I also realized that I never moved my post from drafts to the blog for Chapter 12, here it is..

It is evident the strong role social media plays in politics these days. It is undeniable that social media permeates through every aspect of politics. I think it is good because it is increasing the amount of people that are informed about things. I think it is bad because I believe now that opinions are swayed too easily. It is easy to change your feelings about a candidate when the second they do something, there are 17 new posts, 15 new tweets and 6 new emails popping up on your screen, virtually screaming opinions in your face. It is now hard to discern whether your opinions are really your opinions. People blow things out of proportion a lot in social media and their personal bias' are far from hidden. You thought all you had to worry about was government propaganda, people propaganda can be very dangerous as well!

Barack and His Blackberry

I recently realized that I never posted my blog for Chapter 12 so I figured I would put it up here......

The section about Obama and his blackberry was very interesting to me. While the world is progressing and taking part in new, new media, it feels almost unfair to prevent the president from having access to these new advances. They keep people connected and up to date with what is going on in the world, but the controversy does make me think.
On the other hand, I think it is important for the president to be securely protected at all costs. His information and messages should be protected at all cost. Social media constructs this certain open forum to everyone and even when something seems private, people on the internet can usually access it at some degree. This makes me think that Obama should not take part in these forums and understand why he perhaps should not have his blackberry. For maximum security, to himself, and our country, his messages should not be shared. Overall, I think it is smart that he have his blackberry but be protected with the nation in mind.

Social Media Musical?

The people of Improv Everywhere are at it again! They continue their spontaneous musical series by performing at a GEL conference in NYC all about social media.
Watch this video to see more.

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The picture gets a little messed up towards the middle of it and I'm not sure why but here it is! (P.S. if the video doesn't work this is a link to the video on youtube.com.) Also please check out and follow and/or contribute to my new blog Tribute to American Sacrifice. I hope everyone had a great semester and thank you to Prof. Strate for bringing in all the guest lecturers and making this such a fun course!

Social Media vlog

I tried using imovie, it's a bit choppy, but here ya go!

Mobile Device Vlog

Smartphones: Blessing or Repressing?

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