Nannan+Wan's+Media+Log

= = = = = **My Experiences With Media** = ==== In the morning I wake up to the sound of my alarm clock coming out of my iPod. Then I turn on my television to channel CP24 to check the weather and listen to the current news broadcasts while I eat. There are many advertisements and new reports on television. During commercial break there are of ads of different products, fads and indirect advertising. In my room I have posters of celebrities I admire in my room so I walk by media every day. Celebrities sometimes influence how people act and the media portrays their image by them showing up on commercials, different events, and things that are mentioned about them in the news. I personally take the subway to school and their are tons of billboards, media, and ads in the subway. As I go through the day I am constantly texting my friends on my phone. Days when I get ride to school I my radio is automatically turned on to 92.5 Kiss FM. Tons of popular songs are played on that channel as well as news about events going on and celebrity gossip. When I went shopping over the weekend tons of media is around. Ads of celebrities and models wearing their products and people on the street using their smart phones. I also encounter media when I use my computer and laptop. I use programs such as Facebook and online advertisements, new trends and fads always show up. I also get mail from magazines telling me to subscribe to their issues. When I'm reading my fashion magazines it is filled with celebrities, advertisements, the latest trends and much more.My typical day consists of media almost every single moment of my life. ====

= **"Peep Culture"** =

There are so many people putting their private and intimate things online and sharing it with the world. Everything is recorded and then shared with the internet and consumed for entertainment. This is a little something people nicknamed as "peep culture". "Peep culture" includes the usage of social networking sites suck as blogs, Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, and YouTube as well. It is a growing culture online where people connect and hope to find popularity. Do people change when they are constantly being watched and forced to be more entertaining? From watching the short film "Peep Culture" I think people online are desperately trying to be noticed and by doing so they have to be entertaining. Reality shows are a example of real life people being filmed and how they exaggerate their actions to entertain viewers, therefore it is not actually reflecting how they really behave off camera. People who are online profiling or livecaming their life feel like they need to exaggerate and be more entertaining in order to receive more viewers and fame. "Peep culture" is very popular these days because people believe it is possible to become famous online using Justin Beiber as an example for success.

= Pop Culture =

An aspect of pop culture that has captured my attention this year is the growing number of people, mostly teenagers who are purchasing BlackBerries. People are now no longer ask for one anothers number and are now always asked the question, "Do you have BBM?" the free chat for BlackBerry users. The pressure of getting a BlackBerry is increasing because everyone wants a part in this new technology and feel included and socially connected with their friends. It is mostly popular among Canadians and advertisements even have the bar-code for BlackBerries to scan and receive all their information because the market realizes BlackBerries are the most popular phone other then IPhones. BlackBerrys are imaged as the ideal phone and the most useful phone to connect you with online media and keep in touch with your social circle.

= Celebrity Influence =

A celebrity is someone who has stardom and greatly appealing figure recognized by the general public. Snookie and cast members from the popular reality TV show Jersey Shore are currently very popular among teenagers and their thousands of fans. What they do affect a lot of people's decisions and actions. They act as a role model for the people who admire them. All the Jersey Shore characters are very big on being tan, partying and working out and that has influenced many people to want to be tan, outgoing and muscular or busty. The show itself has set its own pop culture of being a stereotypical tan Guido or Guidette. The show even has their own Halloween costumes for each character as well as ad campaigns being sponsored by Jersey Shore characters. There celebrity status is huge at the moment supported by all their fans. These celebrities are know for their outrageous ways and people love watching their show for the drama and entertainment.

= **Aspects of Media** =

Other aspects of media I found interesting was when Steve Jobs, creator of Apple products passed away, the media and tabloids wrote tons and tons of articles about him as well as news broadcasts. Almost everyone knew about the tragic news due to how information is passed on through media almost instantly. The news would broadcast the occurring, then maybe someone would tweet the event on twitter and then someone would text their friend bout the news. After two days there were over hundreds of Facebook statuses on peoples homepage stating R.I.P Steve Jobs. The event would also be broadcasting on television and newspapers.