Wednesday 31 January 2018
Pop Culture Reflection
The majority of people today use the Internet and its social media (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube etc.) Also today through their following in these social media i.e likes in Facebook, subscriptions on YouTube, re tweets on Twitter and many more. But for the average user that does not now how these concepts work like the programming of these websites and just cares about increasing the amount of the people that see him and "like" his pictures or "follow" his Twitter account. Also through the following of these internet stars companies can use them in order to advertise their products to their own audience and attract more people to buy their product. Also there are a lot of companies with the goal of expanding your social media following through various ways. Furthermore these producers make their products with the goal of making money and not making something creative that the public will enjoy much more. This concept is called 'synth culture' and basically pop culture is like fast food for the soul. This means that Pop culture is very addictive and people can't get enough of it. Also examples of popular culture that are very addictive are reality TV shows that show us a bit of background in the lives of these celebrities.
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You have mentioned the four concepts of media analysis, and explained some of the forms of media, and what they are used for. You have also mentioned how companies use these platforms to advertise their products. I feel a more detailed description of how these concepts interact and how you can link advertising into each of them is required to make this blog post better.
ReplyDeleteYou've explained a lot of the information, but I believe you could've gone into much more depth to allow for some fresh perspectives and analysis. I feel as if you are stating the facts more than discussing them.
ReplyDeleteOtherwise, I liked that you were very straightforward with your post, this makes it much easier to read for the audience. There was no fluff, so I knew exactly what you were talking about.
I liked how you used the terminology learned in class and related it to the four concepts of media, explaining the affect it has on society by giving us an insight into how corporations curate their "products".
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