December 2011
13 posts
How to Use Tumblr to Inspire Yourself and the...
Although this post probably would have been more relevant to us in the beginning of the semester, I still thought it was an interesting article. It talks about how we can use Tumblr to keep ourselves inspired amidst our busy lives. It also explains how to use tagging on Tumblr as a way to find blogs that we would be interested in. I actually think tagging would have been kind of useful to learn...
5 Examples of 'Like-Gating' to Generate Facebook...
As we’ve talked about in class, Facebook somehow tracks what we like and pay attention to, in order to refine what types of advertisements appear on our page and whatnot. This article kind of reminds me of that conversation. The article is about the techniques and motives behind fan pages on Facebook. It is pretty interesting to see the “before a like” and “after a...
The Office Fan Blogs: It Is Okay to Turn to Online...
A numerous amount of social network sites are dedicated to all types of hobbies and topics from cruise tips to baseball card collecting. There are even many sites focusing on the NBC television show “The Office”. Fan blogs about “The Office” are popular and offer many different uses. They give major fans a space to discuss everything about the show. Some people frown upon these sites, arguing that...
The Big Bang Theory
malloryfyw:
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I think it’s funny - but cool - that several fans mostly appreciate the science jokes on the show....
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ltulgren:
Storify Presentation-DIS Boards
It’s very interesting that people will ask for advice from complete strangers - and advice about very random things too! Such as hairstyles. I liked how you included quotes from the site in your presentation. Has your family ever turned to these boards for advice?
The Office Storify
dkirkhoff:
I thought it was interesting how you compared The Office community to “community requirements”. It’s also kind of funny that people can buy Dunder Mifflin paper! The end video was funny! In your research, did you find many conversations between fans?
NYC Police Officers and the Internet...
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/06/nyregion/on-facebook-nypd-officers-malign-west-indian-paradegoers.html?ref=nyregion
I saw this article on NY Times online and it is fairly relevant to our class. NYC police officers were assigned to an event- the West Indian American Day Parade in Brooklyn - that is known to break out in violence. There was a Facebook group about the parade where people were...
Sabermetrics Storify
lampert19:
I have never heard of Sabermetrics before and I liked learning about it! It’s interesting how there are different Sabermetric formulas and that people create them in hopes of gaining recognition. The video you showed was pretty funny, I’m glad you added that in the presentation. Have you ever tried creating a Sabermetric?
Etsy Storify
erinnk:
I had only visited Etsy a few times prior to your presentation, so it was neat to kind of get a quick ‘tour’ of the site. It’s great that artists are able to connect and form such a community through online sources such as Etsy! I found it interesting that Etsy holds “real life” events. I’m curious, do people who don’t necessarily have an...
The Sing Off →
andersdh88:
I found it pretty interesting that a majority of advertising for ‘The Sing Off’ takes place on Twitter. I think it’s cool that judges on the show as well as contestants, have Twitter accounts. The videos you showed the class really added to your presentation! I really enjoyed them and I will probably be looking up some more videos from the show later. I know you...
The Office storify
magichodge:
anniehass: This was hilarious! I was wondering… Are you interested in any other shows, and have you found other forums or those similar to ones for The Office?
Yeah! I also really like the show, How I Met Your Mother! I was actually considering choosing that show instead of The Office. When I had been checking out fan blogs for both shows, from what I could see, forums did...
The Office storify
fywcoyne:
anniehass:
· Great presentation! I had no idea how involved fans have become with the show! Do you think these websites where fans write as characters help the shows ratings? Does the online community help to stir up enthusiasm for the show?
Thanks! That’s a good question - I think that the websites where fans pretend to be the characters help the show’s...