The excerpt from the article " The Long Trail" is about a speaker comparing his limited media experiences as an adolescence in the seventies and eighties to unlimited options of the common day adolescence of the twentieth century. He sums up both experiences in two words, niches and hits. Meaning, in the seventies and eighties technology wasn't as advance as it was today and there was very limited options for mass communication. Therefore, in order to reach the big screen or any screen for that matter, what you did had to be major or in others words, a hit. But now that the things like the internet, cellphones, and game system have allowed the media to become more accessible reaching the big screen is at the click of a button. Now a days one doesn't have to be very talented in order to get screen time, anyone can do.And instant fame is not the only thing offer, the twentieth century technology as offered unlimited options of music, shopping, and entertainment. The people have fallen in love with the idea of having the world at their finger tips.
Rick Rolling was a huge thing back in the days and is still an occasional office prank so when my professor gave us the opportunity to do one of my own I knew the perfect candidate. My coach, Corey Fox, wasn't very talkative and had a dry sense of humor but very sweet. In other words, an extremely qualified victim. I immediately knew I wanted to do it through email because I wanted the suspense to start off with an insane subject that made opening it irresistible but what should it be? It could say " I'm leaving" or "I got something to get off my chest" but that just wasn't doing it for me. I needed something that would knock him off his feet, something that he just wouldn't expect from me. Then it came to me, I pulled out my laptop and logged into my email. I rummaged through my email contacts for Corey Fox then opened up a new email, I let the cursor blink over the subject line as I thought of all consequences that could come after this then came
I agree with this article when it talks about how in this day and age anyone can become famous over the internet. I think it is interesting seeing the point of view from someone who has been through different times of technologies growth, and hearing what they have to say. I bet the author has seen a lot of growth over the years and is continuing to see it. Are you completely "in love" with technology? Or do you still have doubts?
ReplyDeleteI think this article has s0me good points. I think people would not be to happy if we took away these items of technology. Since we rely on technology for everyday entertainment do you think with the rise of these videos becoming so easily accessible, that it will cause sites like Youtube will become our go to movie theater? Do you think that we will not have to leave our house for any entertainment?
ReplyDeleteI agree that anyone can get screen time. No matter if you have experience or not. It just depends on the people you know. But its better to be more experienced.
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