1- http://technorati.com/blogs/perezhilton.com Celebrity gossip juicy celebrity rumors Hollywood gossip blog from Perez Hilton
2- The type of audience that this blog encompasses is that of a virtual fashion/entertainment/drama & gossip media hyped audience, in other words the audience is more concerned with what their favorite celebrity id doing and wearing.
3- The main focus of Perez Hilton ( a media/ fashion icon) is to inform the regular out of the mill 'joe' of whats going on in the world of celebritism ( if thats even a word ), but to basically let the "people" know what celebrities have been up to the good and the bad and of course the embarrasing, all the way to what they're wearing, sponsoring and basically whats new in the media/fashion/entertainment business.
4- I actually found this assignment to be very interesting because of the amount of comments and fans these bloggers attain with just by doing something they love or like to do as a hobby they have literally found themselves becoming fully dedicated to being a blogger and giving the people what they crave, informing them on these new ideas and information is actually incredibly time consuming and cool.
2.Audience: Anyone who is interested in the growth and competition of the computer/technology world.
3.Focus: Michael Mace, the blogger, focuses on major companies in the technology world. He makes a lot of arguments for or against certain companies, how new ideas or being presented, his opinions of certain companies, etc.
The URL for the blog I chose is: http://venturebeat.com/2009/09/14/tc50-with-penn-teller-your-iphone-does-card-tricks-too/ and the title is TC50: With Penn & Teller, your iPhone does card tricks too.
The audience for this blog is people who are interested in the iPhone, and most likely people who own iPhones. It gives them information on a new application available to them. The audience is also people who are into magic and maybe even fans of Penn and Teller.
The focus of this particular blog is to showcase a new application for the very popular iPhone, and to get people interested in this new application. Penn & Teller are trying to market themselves, and this is a good way to do that.
A Visual Way To Search Google News. They Called It Flipper. Now It’s Google Fast Flip.
The audience for this blog would be people that like to read the news and magazine articles. They would enjoy having these readings on google because its a fast way to look through the news.
The focus of this blog is to let everybody know about the new thing on google, 'flipper.' It's to inform people about flipper, let them know what its all about, and how it works. It talks about how fast it is to flip through the news on google. It talks about how you can email articles that you like to friends. Its a new way to look at the news.
1. http://technorati.com/posts/t7g3hAi%2B22MwxMy1bY7rAGeGyk_UXYgp1fGp3%2BFO_nQ%3D TomTom rolls out two new XXL GPS
2. The audience for this blog is people who can drive and travel a lot and need a GPS to get around.
3.The focus of this blog is about the new TomTom that is going to be coming out, and the user says don't call it s GPS. Unlike the 530S the 540S has Mexico mapped out along with The USA and Canada.
2. The audiuence that this blog attracts are people in the dance community who are interested in sharing and building their talent.
3. The focus of the blog seems to be to share dancers experiences and advertise workshops or performances, whether live or caught on video with the rest of the dance/arts world.
1.http://technorati.com/blogs/www.techgadgetsnews.com Give the latest updates on different electronics.
2.The audience this blog attracts is people who want to be up to date on the latest technology and want to be informed of new items coming to the market.
3.The focus of this blog is to keep people informed of new technology and the latest news on different gadgets, electronics and other advances.
This blog attracts an audience who likes to keep up with the latest breaking news in entertainment.
The best week ever blog main focus it to keep up to the minute celebrity news, gossip, and Mp3 roundups. The blog updates web videos and pictures of celebrities and entertainers. It also stores information from TV sitcom stars to the biggest Hollywood stars.
This blog attracts an audience who likes to keep up with the latest breaking news in entertainment.
The best week ever blog main focus it to keep up to the minute celebrity news, gossip, and Mp3 roundups. The blog updates web videos and pictures of celebrities and entertainers. It also stores information from TV sitcom stars to the biggest Hollywood stars.
1. http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/09/teaching-computers-to-read-google.html Teaching computers to read: Google acquires reCAPTCHA
2. The audience that this blog is trying to reach is a very broad one. It encompasses everyone who is using the internet, specifically those who use "Google" frequently.
3. The main focus that Luis Von Ahn, the co-founder of reCAPTCHA, and Will Cathcart, the Google Product Manager, are trying to inform to the world is that Google is acquiring reCAPTCHA in an effort to teach computers how to read scanned text so that everyone who uses Google will be protected from spam and fraud.
4. I really enjoyed this blog, because it was very informative and as a Google user I feel safe knowing that the people running things are taking care to keep their customers as safe as possible.
1. The URL and title for this blog is http://it-csu.blogspot.com/ and August U.S. Video Game Sales Slide 16%
2. This particular blog could be geared toward younger people but also older people too. Really to anyone who enjoys playing videogames such as myself. Another big part of the audience is the corporations that make the games because this is who the blog is really about. The main participants in the blog are as I said before gamers, because they like to know thing about the games they play and how well the games are doing in the stores. Also like stated before the companies participate in these blogs because they like to hear things from the consumer’s point of view and get their take on the games so they can know which area to improve in.
3. The main focus for this blog is to basically inform the gamers of the world about the recent sales of the games systems that they have grown to love over the years. Another focus for the blog is to just keep the companies aware, even though they probably already know, about the sales of the games so they can know how they can keep improving them so that the sales will steadily rise and not fall. So when other people comment on the blogs companies love to read them so that they kind of know where they stand in the gaming industry.
I’m sorry, but we have to ban music. That’s just the way it is.
2) The audience is just about anyone who likes music and has a witty sense of humor.
3) This blog is basically saying that it is ridiculous that the music industry is expecting us to pay for a 30 second preview of songs. Just like Phenry said, "You wouldn’t by a boxed product without at least looking at a picture, would you?"
- http://kotaku.com/5359038/toys-r-us-ad-points-to-199-wii-price-drop-this-month “Toys R Us Ad Points to $199 Wii Price Drop This Month.”
- Audience: Who participates in this blog would be Nintendo gamers, or anybody wanting to know about price cuts in a Wii.
- Focus: The focus of this blog is; they heard from Wal-Mart that there will be a price cut in the Wii systems, but Wal-Mart would not give them the price. They then found that Toys R Us have in their ads that the price is $199 USD instead of $249 USD. They asked Nintendo if it is true, and they got a response of "Nintendo does not comment on rumors and speculation.” The Wii price cut should be affective about the end of September, like around September 27th.
Seleeta Moore September 20, 2009 Blog Assignment Tues-Thurs 9:30-10:45
1)http://technorati.com/posts/t7g3hAi%2B22MwxMy1bY7rAGeGyk_UXYgp1fGp3%2BFO_nQ%3D?reactions http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/09/14/tomtom-rolls-out-two-new-xxl-gps-units/ “TomTom rolls out two new XXL GPS units”
2)The audiences for this blog are people who obviously travel or commute to different locations on a daily basis and would like to know their way around. This audience would also like to keep up with the latest gadgets so they’ll have the most recent and effective model. GPS gadgets are small devices that you mount in your car to direct you to the destination of your choice.
3)The focus of this blog is to improve routing technology. This new technology will be more effective in directing people where they need to go. The blog explains that TomTom is about to release two new GPS devices. The TomTom XXL 530S and XXL 540S. The XXL 540S even has a map of Mexico, but of course the price will be higher than the 530S they are also releasing with just the maps of the U.S and Canada.
The title of the blog is: GoGo Stand Actually Fits Inside Your Wallet.
2. The audience of this blog are people who own IPhones.
3. The focus of this blog was to promote and upsell an IPhone Stand that is small, thin, lightweight, and inexpensive. It describes it by saying that it can help hold and support your IPhone when you are using it, and when you are done using it, you can unfold it, and it fits inside your wallet, and is easily accessable.
URL - http://tmobileshadowfiles.blogspot.com/ Title - Shadow Files
The audience for such a blog would obviously be anyone that owns or has anything to do with the T-Mobile Shadow. It talks about battery life, etc. and what you can do about these things.
The main focus of this blog would be to aid people with questions on their Shadow. It talks about an update for your phone, how battery life isn't great if you utilize your phone to it's fullest extent, etc. Really, the main focus is just to help people understand and maybe answer some questions people were having.
1.http://technorati.com/posts/WA8RVtefrHXy5q1jJdmYm1lVDFNx0uAHDcqKzMNslNs= Nintendo Wii price is dropping.
2. The type of audience that this blog is for is for gamers, and for the parents of gamers. This blog is really for individuals who don't have a Nintendo Wii but are looking to purchase one
3. The main focus of this blog was to inform the public of the Nintendo wii price drop during the holiday season. Hopefully this will cause the Nintendo wii to be more competitive and cause them to improve their graphics.
4. I found this assignment to be very interesting because when I looked at other blogs, there was a lot of feedback. I didn't know that so many people participated in blogs. More importantly, many of the bloggers offered good insight from a consumer’s point of view.
1. http://nexus404.com/ Blog title: Dell ST2210 & ST2310 1080p Monitors Released [New Dell ST Series Full HD Widescreen Displays for the Budget Conscious]
2. This blog is for people looking for new computer monitors that are just as good as any thing else but a little more cheaper. It compares recent monitors from dell with the 2 new ones that they came out with. This blog is also for people who know a lot about new technology and can put their insights on what they think of it. Not only is this blog letting you know about the 2 new monitors dell just came out with, but it also shows you and gives you information on other items and accessories.
3. The focus of the blog is really kind of like an advertisment to inform and compare dells two new monitors with the recent ones. The difference is that the two new ones are more cheaper then other ones. Your still getting something just as good, but if your tight on money, then this gives you options. This blog even shows pictures of the new monitors. The main point is that the new, budget friendly ST2210 and ST2310 are available now directly from Dell.
4. I enjoyed this blog because I learned that not only can you find information on items in store or on the website but you can also find information on blogs.
1. The url is for the blog is http://www.nytimes.com/ref/technology/circuits/03basi.html The title of the blog is Fine-Tuning Your Filter for Online Information
2. This type of blog can attract an audience of several big time media organizations like CNN,and the New York Times, that have to rely on credible sources. Also large online distributors like amazon.com can make use of the information in this blog. Any media or advertising corporations. All of which rely on a special type of technology.
3. The main focus of the blog is a special type of technology called R.S.S. that filters information on the internet so only the information that is asked for is displayed instead of irrevelent things that have nothing to do with the subject.
1. http://miamiherald.com To succeed with social media, listen, talk, listen some more
2. The kind of audience this blog attracts is people who are looking for a way to better their businesses.
3. The point of this blog is to inform people that social media, such as twitter, is a wise way to advertise their businesses. Using social media spreads ideas quickly, and gets information out about their store to a huge amount of people. All they have to do is spend a little time getting to know people, and use that as a starting point to inform them about their businesses.
3. Targeted audience are the individuals who are interested in purchasing wii game system in the near future. Also individuals who are interested in the game retail competition.
4. Focus is to first make people aware of the competitive price drop. Some people may be contemplating purchasing a game system based solely on the prices of the different systems. Also indicates competition has gotten stronger and thats why wii feels the need to lower the prices by $50. The article does state that wii has not officially announced price drop, but the source is a sales flyer from Toys R Us slated to go public the week of September 27th. The ad lists the wii on sale for $199.
1. http://kotaku.com/5362640/and-heres-a-wii-football-accessory "And Here's a Wii football accesory"
2. The audience for this blog is people who really get into games (and wii). It would let them know about the latest accesory that would make their games times much more interesting and exciting.
3.The focus of the blog is to inform "wii people" about what is the newest accesory that is out in the market, and to let them know what it does, how does it work so they can decide whether they would like to purchase this or not.
Based on their thesis statement and the vision the founders had when creating this site, they wanted to appeal to savvy consumers within the technological industry. After reading through a lot of the posts, and a lot of the comments after each post, I feel that this site is doing exactly what it was intended to do. All of the responses are informed and passionate in ways that only people who are “in the know” can comment and react. These would be the people who stood in line to purchase one of the very first iPhones ever, and who are just as eager to add the latest gadget from other companies to their stock piles of new technology. I feel like my brother would like this blog very much actually ☺ As in any blog that allows people to comment how and whenever they want, not all of the responses are professional or appropriate, but for the most part, I recommend this blog as a way to stay up on all the current events in online companies and products.
In their own words, Techcrunch was created “June 11, 2005, as a weblog dedicated to obsessively profiling and reviewing new Internet products and companies.” Through the years their vision has grown with the industry, allowing the founders to continue to claim that their blog is a helpful, up to date account of what is happening in the technological industry. It profiles companies and inter-company feuds, and while both sides are presented, as well as the information we receive from the press, the bloggers also have very definite opinions of their own which they present after presenting both sides. In essence, they are not touting their own opinions as the best opinion, they are simply stating the facts, stating what they think, then allowing the readers to agree or disagree depending on the reader.
1. The URL is: http://ggtennis.wordpress.com/2009/08/29/usta-warns-players-against-using-twitter-seriously/ “USTA warns players against using Twitter – Seriously?”
2. The audience for this blog is going to be any tennis fan, mainly those interested in the USTA, which is the United States Tennis Association. I’m more of a Rafa Nadal fan, myself, but the American players are good, too. This blog would mostly attract the fans that are following their favorite players on Twitter.
3. The focus of this blog is the USTA’s warning to the tennis players competing in the 2009 US Open to be careful about tweeting during the tournament. This blog doesn’t really state the real, fact bases reasons, but instead speculates with comical points. For example, the fifth argument by the blog jokes about how the globally renowned tennis star Maria Sharapova’s dog, Dolce, could get onto her Twitter account and litter it with his bad language. Then the eighth point states: “Serena’s tweets after a loss…HOLY CAMOLY! Makes Dolce’s tweets look like a fluffy puppy composed them.” (Dolce is a fluffy, white, pomeranian). All in all, I was quite amused with this blog even thought it wasn’t fact based, it did give me, and probably a lot of other tennis fans, a good laugh.
4. I was really happy to find a tennis blog that included technology for this assignment! I spent about half an hour trying to find the perfect one. This blog also makes me want to go back onto the Twitter account that I created for this class and follow my favorite tennis player, Rafael Nadal. Eh, I probably won’t though. =]
Title: Verizon says trackball issue is 'addressed' on Tour, no longer a problem
2) The type of audience that this blog attracts are those who are heavily into phone technology, especially smart phones such as the Verizon's Blackberry.
3)The main focus of this blog is to inform wireless users that the issue with Blackberrys concerning the trackball is no longer a problem. Verizon is informing that this smartphone.
4) overrall, i enjoyed this assignment. i have never before blogged, and this has shown me how to do so.
Type of Audience: Directed owards the video game/ gamer audience. This blog gives info about the PSP devices made by sony
The Focus of this Blog is about the in game saving or pausing of games when you need to stop playing due to various reasons. This new feature has pleased many PSP gamers world wide!
Sony Ericsson Xperia X2 to launch in France within two months?
2. The audience for this blog is mostly high tech cell phones users.
3. This article was about the new Sony Ericsson moble phone, the Xepria X2 debuts in stores in France within the next two months. It is equipted with a full sliding keyboard, a touch screen and windows mobile. The highly anticipated smart phone is said to be 600 euros which converts to 800 U.S. dollars. The subcriber's fees are not included in this price.
1. Title “The Simple Things Missing in Google Chrome”, URL - http://technorati.com/posts/WI8yFR1PMXRKveCYX7mGMT226SgrFIQmO7f9xnA6ams%3D
2. The audience for this blog is users or prospective users of Google Chrome.
3. This blog focuses on missing functionality within Google Chrome. It states aside from the visual aesthetics and innovation, Google Chrome was the most quickly released Google product, only being in the beta stage for a few short months before it’s final release. There are a total of ten items listed, some of which include: difficulty subscribing to a blog that you are in, not being able obtain a documents title page upon right clicking on the document in the browser, too many user tabs for accessed websites that are confusing, a download bar that doesn’t disappear after the download manager is finished, and the inability to determine image file sizes unless the user knows html, just to name a few.
1- http://technorati.com/blogs/www.intomobile.com Into Mobile!Cell Phone News, Information, and Analysis
2- this blog is targeted towards cell phone enthusiest who are looking to find out the latest news, and rumors, on a vast spectrum of cell phones, cell phone brands, and the companys that produce them.
3- the focus of Into Mobile is to keep the the average technology consumer informed about the latest news in the world of cell phones. From everything to the newest rumors about AT&T, to the latest theories about the new iPhone, this blog keeps everyone in the know on anything they need to know about their favortie brands.
4- This assignment was interesting because I found some insight into the technological world that I didn't know about before. When i found this blog, it caught my interest, and as I began to read about the latest news on the up and coming iPhone release and it's possible ties to the Verizon Wireless company. This blog provides alot of insight into the world of mobile phones and gives consumers an oppertunity to express their opinions and preferences on the products.
http://www.labnol.org/ Digital Inspiration- created by Amit Agarwal, a well known professional blogger and personal technology columnist for The Hindustan Times and Financial Express, both leading national newspapers in India. This blog attracts a very wide range of reader’s varying from aspiring blog creators and technology geeks to the average person in today’s society who uses any form of technology. I find this blog especially accessible to the average person who has a limited knowledge of technology because of its simplicity. Many topics are appealing to people like me who aren’t particularly interested in technology. Such topics consist of Facebook, Gmail Mailbox, Twitter and commonly used applications. Perhaps this is why this blog has reached such a high level of popularity reaching the 40th most-favored blog on the Internet, according to Technorati. As stated by Amit Agarwal, “The purpose of this site is to help you take maximum advantage of the software tools and web technologies at your disposal so that you spend more time doing things your really love.” This includes software reviews, how-to guides, video tutorials, technology news and productivity tips.
blog title More Evidence That Apple Really Did Reject Google Voice
2.The audience of this blog is someone who has a grievance with Apple for whatever reason. It seems the audience of this blog wants a place to vent their grievance and disappointment in the way Apple has handled a certain situation.
3. The focus of this blog is to provide proof that Apple did indeed lie about rejecting Google Voice as an app for the iphone. Apple stated in a letter to the FCC they were still pondering if they would accept the app. This blog shows that Apple did reject the sale of the app and then lied about it.
4. I found this blog interesting because of the number of people upset with Apple for rejecting the Gogle Voice app and then lying about the rejection. I guess I'm still not real sure if it was the rejection or the lying that has so many upset with Apple. I don't own an iphone nor have I ever used an iphone so I don't know all the ends and outs of buying apps and downloading them to the phone so I am sure I don't fully understand the issue here. What I do think from my limited knowledge is that Apple has the right to accept or reject an app to be sold on their site for what ever reason. I guess my question to all of you who have more understaning on this issue and on how iphones work is, why is this a big deal? Why does it matter if iphone rejected and/or lied about the rejection of Google Voice?
Title and URL: "Apple has Tablet, iPhone Lite in the Wings for Verizon?" http://technorati.com/posts/HpIUdjRgGRKb8wVS_tLcMp4Uab78eC2SW11SJ3JaK0A%3D
Audience: I think the targeted audience of this blog would be any person who is interested in the latest phones and/or iphones sensations. Anyone who enjoys keeping up with the latest technology trends would enjoy reading this.
Focus: The blogger was most likely focusing on informing others of what to expect and anticipate in regards to cell phones. I think this blog is meant to give the reader a shock and awe feeling, and encourage them to look up more information about the phones mentioned.
2. The main type of people who would use this blog are Mac enthusiasts who want to keep up on the latest happenings in apple news.
3.They write about leaks and rumors about new products as well as products released by competitors. They discuss new apps for the iphone, new software available to Macs, and the on going battle between Microsoft and Apple.
1.http://technorati.com/posts/O0WVRZ5EwXoDKEzVaOdCjjT6GhLUPxjy5108hqMZ3%2BM%3D Xbox 360 802.11n adapter spotted in Gears of War 2 box, longs for the comfort of your living room 2.The audience for this particular blog is going to be gamers and technology buffs. 3. The main focus of this blog is to inform members of the Xbox 360 word especially those who love GOW2 that there is an update coming soon. This blogger used this website to be informative to the gaming nation(those who like Xbox anyway).
This is a blog about fashion and technology. Its for people who are both fashion and technology lovers. who want to combine the two.
The main focus of this blog is to allow designers and their fans see how fashion and technology can be put together. It shows how technology can be worn on clothes. The link below is for a wearable technology fashion show on youtube.
1. I choose the blog 9 to 5 Mac – Apple Intelligence (http://technorati.com/blogs/9to5mac.com)
2. The audience that is involved in the 9 to 5 Mac – Apple Intelligence blog are people who are interested in the Apple Inc. and all the diverse applications being offered and learning about different traits in the Apple industry.
3. The 9 to 5 Mac blog features daily information on what is happening in the Apple Incorporation. It informs their customers and supporters of the Apple Company on the latest applications that are being released. The blog also gives an inside look into all the different personalities that run the worldwide company.
4. I choose the 9 to 5 Mac – Apple Intelligence blog because I want to learn more about the Apple Incorporation and all of the different applications it offers. I was also interested in how the blog informed the readers of the different things that occur to be able to run the universal company.
1. http://www.kotaku.com.au Gaming technology blog site. All the latest release dates and new video game gadgets.
2. The audience for this blog is gamers (people who seriously enjoy video games), probably between the ages of 13 to 35, who enjoy the challenge of kill or be killed.
3. The main focus of this particular blog was to announce the release date of Zombie Apocalypse for xbox 360 users on Sept.23, 2009. For PS3 users the following day. And to let us know it's only $9.99 US.
4. As a video game player (novice) I found the information to be interesting and relevent to those who anticipate the arrival of new video games. Apparently. killing zombies is the thing to do if your on the gaming fast track. This is not to be the only zombie game released this year. By following this blog, one can certainly understand the devotion many bloggers have pertaining to the excitement generated by the annoucement of this new game.
1. http://technorati.com/blogs/www.boygeniusreport.com The Boy Genius Report features the latest in technology news.
2. The type of audience for this blog is anyone interested in upgrading their phone or wait for a new device for their phone to come out in stores.
3.The main focus for the blog is showing all types of upgrades from cell phones, to mobile devices, to laptops, and even an occasional celebrity interview, they've got your tech fix!
1. http://www.engadget.com/ 2009/ 09/ 19/ haier-steps-out... http://technorati.com/posts/aADSqwqcpwtNdgM531L9o6epG7JF_Utw5vogYZoHTR4%3D. Haier steps out of character, builds ultra-desirable Jian i7 ultra-thin laptop
2. They type of audience for this blog would be anyone in the computer market wanting an ultra thin laptop. 3. The focus of this blog is to inform people of this new ultra thin laptop from Haier, like how much it weighs and all the applications that will come with this laptop. 4. This assignment was interesting because I got a chance to look into the computer world and how much audience it actually gets. Also how many comments and fans there are for each blog.
1-http://technabob.com/blog/2009/07/16/project-natal-windows/comment-page-1/#comment-29055 flailing around with project natal not limited to Xbox: it’s coming to window 2-The type of audience targeted from this blog are gamers, fans of Minority Report and tech freaks. 3-The main focus is to make people be aware of the new and improved Xbox 360 that is planned to be better than the Nintendo wii and every other gaming system.
3. title: art academy: learn to paint on your nintendo dsi
4. The audience of this blog would be people who would like to learn how to paint without using money and messy art supplies.
5. This blog is promoting an art academy which is available on nintendo dsi. It encourages gamers to also acquire different skills from a gaming system, such as blending colors and using pencils and paint.
2. Audience of the Blog: The type of audience consists of people interested in different gadgets that makes their lives easier. This audience also shows an avid interest in the newer technology regarding phones and computers.
3. The Focus of the Blog: The focus of the blog is to communicate and review new technology in our world today. Most bloggers give their opinion on a certain items and tell how or why the product is effective or not.
4. This assignment was very interesting. I learned a plethora amount of information regarding newer gadgets in technology. Also, I found it interesting that each person did not blog about the same topic. Instead, each person reviewed a different product that was innovative, effective and fun!
The type of audience that this blog attracts are the type of people who love to search the web. As well as like to search with a sense of speed, wanting to find things very accuratley and fastly.
The focus of this blog is to give knowledge to people of the newest search engine out and why you should check it out. Giving basica information on why it is better than google particularly.
Me personally i dont find blogging interesting. Only because im not too into going online and searching the web and dicussing different things on the web. Im more of face to face information and knowledge type of individual.
2. The type of audience that this blog attracts are people interested in the technologies of today and the future. Technabob features fun and unusual gadgets that attact many tech bloggers.
3. The main focus of this particular blog is to introduce a new addition from apple called the itablet/macbooktouch/ipad. This technology has not been made official,yet, but uses could include just for consumer fun and/or education purposes. It kind of mimicks microsoft surface. The advantage, however, is that it could be portable which is a definite plus and could enhance our use of technology.
2. The type ofaudience that this blog would interest includes people that are interested in health, lifestyle, food, fashion, etc. but are also concerned about the enviroment.
3. The focus of the blog is to give the readers the latest trends and tips for day to day living but in ways that are healthy and improve the enviroment or keep the world in mind. For example ways to renew your skin but by using organic and natural scrubs. Another example is giving names of companies that sell items for your home but are also eco-friendly.
4. I did find this assignment interesting because before the assignment I never took the time to even look at a blog. I figured they would not interest me at all. Since the assignment, however, I see that there are so many different types of blogs for all different types of interests.
2-The type of audience this this blog is reaching out to is primarily fans of technology and the evolution and the consumer market.
3-Focus- is to keep an updated review of the latest tech equipment and provide pros and cons of these devices.
4-I found this to be very interesting because there's quite a few gadgets that most would consider useless but i view all technology relevant, especially when it comes down to configuring the programing of it all.
3. The audience for this blog is for those who use the social network “facebook” for business or advertising uses.
4. This blogs title explains it all, “Facebook hits 300million users”, which rings success to any advertising or business companies with so many users. This blog explains that facebook is not only great in the sense of the social networking between friends, but how effective facebook has become for advertising. Facebook’s homepage offers newsfeed of what the users friends are doing. Advertising is extremely effective in applications offered by facebook. They explained if one person tries an application, all of their friends receive a newsfeed showing the application, out of curiosity or interest they too try this application and then their friends receive a newsfeed. It is mind boggling when trying to comprehend how easily company’s information can be clicked around!
2.The type of audience this blog atracts is the technology world that just wants to know what else is going on in the world beside the same old stuff.
3. The world is coming to an end!!! I mean,why would you want a robot to take your blood. It only takes one time for it to malfunction and to endanger someone's health. I don't know about you but I think I'm going to stay with the old fashion way. The name "Bloodbot" doesn't even sound attractive.
2. Firedoglake is written for anyone interested in liberal politics. The blog features opinions and commentary particularly on actions in the federal government in America. I'm sure nationals from non american countries read firedoglake, but the target audience are liberal Americans.
3. The focus of the blog is to commentate on happenings in the federal government. The blog does little outside of political commentary; as I said ealriar the blog keeps out of celebrity news and gossip or other stories wrapped in sensationalism. The overall general focus of the blog is to reveal injusices done by both the Democrats and Republicans from a progressive perspective.
1. http://netlingo.blogspot.com/2009/02/would-you-kiss-robot-your-grandkids.html Would you kiss a robot? Your grandkids might!
2. The audience for this blog varies. I would say those who are into robots and sci-fi mostly, but also the lonely, and those who are just plain curious.
3. The focus of the blog is based on the book and the work of David Levy. The book is called Love and Sex with Robots. The author of the blog explains Mr.Levys thought that within 5 to 10 years people will be having emotional and sexual relationships with robots.
2. The type of audience was anyone that has an iphone or looking into getting one.
3. The focus of this blog was to inform someone about the iphone. It went to the detail and specifications of it. It is like a manual without all the boring stuff.
2. The audience of this blog is mainly comprised of a type of crowd I like to refer to as 'Apple Fan Boys.' These are people who love everything there is to love about about anything Apple. They typcally own several different types of Apple products and are quick to tell you why Apple products are better than any other product out there.
3. The focus of this blog is to provide the audience with the latest, coolest, most up-to-date news about Apple. They provide reviews of new Apps released from the AppStore. They provide reviews of virtually every Apple product that is available to the public. This is very useful blog for anyone who is interested in Apple products.
1)http://lifehacker.com/5356438/turn-your-camera-phone-into-a-police+style-dash-cam Turn Your Camera Phone into a Police-Style Dash Cam
2)The type of audience that this blog appeals to are people who want further action while driving. These people like memories or are action freaks and want to look back on the footage that their phones can capture.
3)This blog focuses on how easy it is to have a police style camera without spending all that money. It describes to the audience how to rig up a simple, yet reliable camera on ur window that can record footage around town or anywhere you may possibly be at the time.
4) This blog was pretty cool to me, because one guy pointed out that you could set up the camera and if you possibly had a crash it could record the footage and then the police could be able to tell who was at fault for the crash.
2. the audience for this blog are those interested in the latest in technology and gadgetry.
3. The main focus of this particular blog is to provide information about the latest in high-tech products such as an all weather trekker pen: a pen that can write on wet paper, upside down, and even in temperatures below freezing.
4. this site is pretty interesting. there are items being invented that i have never really considered possible until now. it's actually amazing that people are still finding ways to further technology and push towards the future.
1. “To succeed with social media, listen, talk, listen some more”- http://technorati.com/articles/yfFItNXvu1J_w6nsxWQVyv_9RJbVRygld5pll7Rz%2BHQ%3D
2. This blog is geared towards a business audience who seeks to use social media as a successful way to promote their business.
3. The focus of this blog leads to an article that attempts to educate business people on how to be successful in social media. Shankman, a New York advertising and marketing executive encourages people to interact in order to be successful in getting the message about your business out. He uses the social media outlet, Twitter, and suggest to be successful people should take the takes the listen, talk, listen some more. He advise people to follow others, engage in meaningful conversations and offer valuable commentary to showcase expertise and use it as a platform.
1. http://gizmodo.com/5363273/how-to-rip-your-music-like-a-pro?skyline=true&s=x [How To: Rip Your Music Like a Pro]
2. Any person who rips music from their cds to their computer would probably be interested in this blog. The blog gizmodo is aimed towards those who are familiar with and interested in new technology
3.This particular blog describes how one can most efficiently rip music from his cd collection to his computer using software made specially for encoding the music, resulting in better quality. It also covers how to best put music with its correct album art
Bridget Mainor Blog Assignment: http://technorati.com/posts/ufqUjri%2BgftHzm2OywfWFVEEHx_JLEar8ZIcL1L_3oY%3D
case-mate I.D. iPhone Case
The audience for this blog would be anyone who is interested in high-performing digital accessories and who owns an iPhone.
The focus of this blog is to describe this new id case for the iPhone. It’s a small impact-resistant protective case that can also securely hold two credit-card sized items. It’s about the size of a wallet and is very convenient for any iPhone users who want to keep their phone protected.
2. The audience for this blog is probably people who like to see where technology is taking us. Or because of how this blog is written, people who enjoy reading blogs with sarcastic authors.
3. The focus of this blog is to inform the reader of a certain study that researchers at NASA are working on: trying to levitate living organisms. So far, researchers have been able to levitate water and baby mice. A magnet is used to levitate the water inside the living being.
If scientists were able to advance this machine, there could be so many possibilities to come out of it. If nothing more than great effects for movies.
Edwin Wallace 1- http://www.livbit.com/article/2009/09/14/zune-hd-vs-ipod-touch-comparison-table/ Website about Gadgets, Design, Hardware,Software, Science, Environment, and Life! Zune HD vs. iPod Touch Comparison Table 2- The type of audience that this blog has is a technology/shopper/latest gadgets loving audience who are looking to figure out what they want in a device 3- The focus of this blog was to compare the Zune HD and the iPod Touch on hardware level. 4- I found this assignment interesting because I am a bit of a gadget lover myself. I don't have the money to go and get whatever gadget I want at any given time, but this lets me go through and compare what's out there.
1. http://www.9to5mac.com/microsoft-sharp-danger-pink-sidekick-turtle-pure Off Topic: Microsoft will reveal two iphone competitors in 2010.
2. The type of audience this blog attracted was iphone users and some blackberry storm users.
3. The focus of the blog is advertisement for Microsoft two smart phones, the Pink Sidekick turtle and Pure. This blog also describes the two smart phones. And yes Microsoft gave a tip on their new product on an Apple Blog
4. I was very interested and im anxious to see what Microsoft has up their sleeve.
1.The Offical Google Blog (http://technorati.com/blogs/googleblog.blogspot.com)
2. Everyone. Google is a huge part of our modern Internet life. Business people, young professionals, students, kids.. Virtually anyone that as a computer.
3. This blog is everything Google. From reading the most recent posts, it describes features and how-tos for Google and Google products, as well as telling about new products or features.
1-http://www.ubergizmo.com/15/archives/2009/09/hide_microsd_in_a_nickle.html?src=rss 2- The type of audience that this blog encompasses is that of TECHONOLOGY SPY JUNKIES, and regular consumers. 3- The real focus is that people will invent in anything if they believe its going to make a profit. 4- I found that in the blog it in bodies the right of freedom of speech, that’s a part of the American Dream.
1-http://www.ubergizmo.com/15/archives/2009/09/hide_microsd_in_a_nickle.html?src=rss 2- The type of audience that this blog encompasses is that of TECHONOLOGY SPY JUNKIES, and regular consumers. 3- The real focus is that people will invent in anything if they believe its going to make a profit. 4- I found that in the blog it in bodies the right of freedom of speech, that’s a part of the American Dream.
1-http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/09/19/hide-a-microsd-card-inside-a-nickle-spy-coins/ Hide a MicroSD in a nickel
2- The Blog I selected is promoting a hollowed out coin specialized to hide a Micro SD card. The coin was made indistinguishable from the others to give it a blending effect. The gadget also has a special ring that can be worn as a remote control to allow you to open access the coin and retrieve the Micro SD card.
3- The intended audience for this blog is those of who are interested in top secret spy gadgets, and enjoy hidden treasures as well a ‘rip- off’… ha-ha the gadget is selling at $30 per coin.. That seems a little pricey for a nickel worth five cents. Best of luck to Dereu and Sons Mfg. Co. with their innovative “hide a MicroSD card in a nickel” invention!
2.The type of audience this was intended for was people interested in the "music" world. It gives updated information on artists and what they are doing in the music industry
3.The main focus was of Beyonce and her decision to go to the Malayasia and perform for the indonesians dressed as she always dresses despite the fact that their culture consists of having the women fully dressed from head to toe.
1. http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/09/teaching-computers-to-read-google.html Teaching Computers to read: Goggle acquires reCAPCHA
2.The targeted audience is those who are unaware of the word verifications used in order to keep computers "out".
3. This log describes a way for humans to recognize a piece of text, while the computer is incapable of decoding a phrase or word due to the word(s) being squiggly. These words have come from newspaper archives in which the text has deteriorated over time. Goggle has acquired reCAPCHA to protect thousands of websites from fraud and spam.
4. I’ve always wondered why my computer tested me in order to load information or send a message to another computer! I find this decoder very useful to users like myself, who are unaware of the damage that could occur if my information had been hacked. This new piece of technology is somewhat frightening! The article explains that, normally, humans test the computer’s knowledge, but here the human is tested taking 10 seconds out of the day to ensure that the user is, in fact, human. I do find this information innovative and quite interesting!
Sunday, September 20, 2009 The apple and its followers The title and name of my blog is http://www.theimportanceoftechnologyinschool.blogspot.com/
The blog site i looked at was The Unofficial Weblog @ http://tuaw.com/
The general audience and blog responses are people who are interested in the apple and its products because they all comply with each other. Probably folks who feel the way I do. All I own is apple products, and at school all my classes require the use of Microsoft products. This hurts me because i cant log on to myitlab so im forced to go to school or work at a friends house. I will never buy a macintosh product becuase they have updates which arent free frequenty, and Macs dont. Just watch the commercials and youll understand it all.
The focus of the blog i looked at was describing pricing and easy use of all apple products.
I want to know from my other class mates or just any blogger how you feel. Should the mac be incorporated in the same since that Microsoft office, word, works, and the other progams are used?
2. The audience this blog attracts are people in the dance community who are wanted to share and build there passion for dance as well as keeping the community aware of choreographers, shows, ect.
3. The focus of the blog seems to be to share dancers experiences and advertise dance workshops and/or performances.
GoGo Stand Actually Fits Inside Your Wallet. [Accessory]
2. iPhone users are this blog's audience.
3. The basis of this blog is to advertise and sell a certain iPhone stand that is lightweight, thin, and inexpensive. We learn that the stand can help support the iPhone while you're using it. When you've finished using your iPhone you can fold the stand up and put it in your purse or wallet, which makes it portable and super convenient.
1.http://www.ubergizmo.com/15/archives/2009/09/hide_microsd_in_a_nickle.html?src=rss "Hide MicroSD In A Nickle"
2. The type of audience memeber that would like this blog is one that is entertained by nifty items that serve no real purpose. For people that like spy movies and for those who dont want people in their business.
3. The focus on the blog was centered around a hollowed out coin that can hold a MicroSD card in it. The coin is said to look just like a real coin when closed making it near impossible to tell the difference between your regular change and your memory stick.
1. http://zoknowsgaming.com/2009/09/14/can-sony-afford-to-end-the-gow-franchise/ Can Sony Afford To End The GOW Franchise?
2. The audience for this blog would be mostly Playstation Gamers, who are fans of the "God of War" game series. These gamers are interested in the future developments of the franchise.
3. The focus of this blog is whether or not the latest installment of the franchise, due out in 2010, will be the final installment of the "God of War" franchise. God of War 3 which is one of the most highly anticipated Playstation 3 games of 2010 is said to be the final game in the "God of War" series. The blog questions Sony's decision to let such a high-grossing game series come to an end.
1. http://technorati.com/posts/6_br3Hm2cn3sioAY5wxsTUAVOhJc%2B76g5rNJomiCZCo%3D?reactions Off Topic: Microsoft will reveal two iPhone competitors in 2010
2. The audience for this blog seem to be people that is really into the latest technology. They also seem to be fans of Microsoft. They always want to know Microsoft next big move. I believe a lot of computer and technology expert participates in this blog.
3. The blog is focusing on Microsoft coming out with two new smart phones in January 2010. These iphones are develop under project “Pink”. One device is going to have a “squircle” shape, and the code name is “Turtle.” The other device is going to have a candybar slider shape, and the code name is “Pure.“
2. The audience this blog is focused on is those who are young enough to still desire the newest cutting edge technology, yet old enough to afford it. I'd say those in their early to mid twenties, those in the business world who need gadgetry like this as well
3. The focus of this blog is to inform people of the Microsoft corporation putting out it's very own smart phone. The whole blog is a run down of those things the phone is going to be capable of doing, and how it is going to look.
1)http://www.joystiq.com/2009/09/20/review-halo-3-odst/3#comments and the title is Review: Halo 3: ODST.
2)The audience for this blog are people who are interesed in seeing if halo odst is worth purchasing depending on the review.
3)The main focus of the blog was disscuing the ups and downs of getting Halo ODST amoung other various topics. Such as debating wheather Halo 3 is better than Modern Warfare in gameplay and online or if its better to get the game new, preodered or used.
In my personal opinion I would not purchase it knowing that better titles such as Modern Warfare 2 and Dragon Age are comming.
1. http://technorati.com/posts/WA8RVtefrHXy5q1jJdmYm1lVDFNx0uAHDcqKzMNslNs%3D Toys R Us Ad Points To $199 Wii Price Drop This Month [Rumor] 2. Gamer console savvy consumers 3. Add in a newspaper boasting that the Wii will be on sale from $249 to $199 around the week of the 27th. 4. This assignment was very interesting to complete. I know have another way of obtaining information about everyday life and even have a way to find out what people have to say about it. I can't imagine myself becoming an avid blogger but I will be looking online at conversations on current events more often.
1. Digital Photography School http://technorati.com/blogs/digital-photography-school. 2. People who want tips on how to improve thier photography whether concerning the background, how to capture a great picture, and also to post assignments for feedback. 3. Photography: giving advise to everyday camera owners about surroundings, lightings, etc.
1. http://technorati.com/posts/WA8RVtefrHXy5q1jJdmYm1lVDFNx0uAHDcqKzMNslNs%3D Toys R Us Ad Points To $199 Wii Price Drop This Month [Rumor] 2. Gamer console savvy consumers 3. Add in a newspaper boasting that the Wii will be on sale from $249 to $199 around the week of the 27th. 4. This assignment was very interesting to complete. I know have another way of obtaining information about everyday life and even have a way to find out what people have to say about it. I can't imagine myself becoming an avid blogger but I will be looking online at conversations on current events more often.
1. Digital Photography School http://technorati.com/blogs/digital-photography-school.com 2. People wanting to learn about taking pictures or learning about all the different settings on their camera. 3. Photography: giving advise to everyday camera owners on surroundings, lighting, etc.
1. URL http://blogs.intel.com/technology Title: Internet TV Applications will Change our Relationship with Television
2. I feel the audience for this blog would be your everyday Television Buyer/Wathcher of all ages. To own a TV today u want it to be up to date with all the latest features.
3. The focus of this Blog posted by Mary Ragland, was to inform the public of present and future upgrades of the Television we all love. She feels that the TV is lacking interaction. In the sense of the matter studies show consumers use other devices like laptops and other internet capable devices while watching TV.
A new TV software application framework called Widget Channel soon to be available. Will blend together community and content aspects of the Internet. While enhancing the use of the TV. Making it more entertaining for the consumers. Consumers will be able to acces the Internet while watching their favorite programs on the same screen.
The URL for the blog i read is: http://www.labnol.org/software/google-chrome-problems/9881/.....the title of it is: The Simple Things Missing in Google Chrome.
The crowd this blog is reaching out to/ trying to reach out to is definite users of google chrome. and frequent users of google and its features.
The blog`s center of focus is on the missing features of Google Chrome. Some of the features missing include: using email to mail a page or a link to a website, your web browsing history, and leaving bookmarks to go back to continue at the point where you stopped working etc..The blog also states how Google Chrome was the quickest to leave the beta status.
http://adrienneddavis.blogspot.com/. The title of the blog is called Why Verizon Wireless??? I actually found this assignment to be very interesting and very inform I found out information I didn't even have a clue about
http://adrienneddavis.blogspot.com/ The Title: Why Verizon Wireless?? The audience I was targeting was verizon Wireless customer on of the Biggest cell phone companies in the country to inform the vzw customer that they are being screwed by their phone company paying for charges that they are unaware of.
1 http://blogs.consumerreports.org/ New iPod Nano: Video, radio, and features galore
2 The type of audience this blog is for are teens to young adults. People that love to listen to music.
3 The main focus of this blog is to talk about the new Ipod Nano. The new Ipod nano has a FM radio and is now able to record videos. It can hold up to 24 hours of music. The screen is slightly bigger now. The 8GB nano will cost $149.
2. The audience for this blog is dental hygenist, pediatricians, and concerned parents.
3. As a mother, I can understand the importance of dental hygine for children. Fortunately, my son loves to brush his teeth. However, it is very important to make brushing teeth fun for children. The use of pets and familiar surroundings is a great idea to encourage children to brush their teeth. I would reccomend this blog/website for any parent struggling with their children and dental hygine.
2. The type of audience would like to have maybe younger generation that is still news savvy. This audience wants the latest news around the world in a more personal mode.
3. The topics vary. This blog has a news theme so whatever is hot is listed. It even has holiday recognition such as pirates day. A lot of people posted thoughts, news and events to this blog regarding the pirate day quite interesting.
1-http://www.totalprosports.com/blogs/index.php/2009/09.com chad ochocinco's lambeau leap comes with expletive hand gesture
2-the type of audience that this blog is talking to is die hard football fans or chad ochocinco fans or just everyone who likes football or sports. People who are in to the publicity in the NFL.
3-the main focus of this game is how chad scored a touchdown at lambeau field witch is home of the green bay packers and jumped into the crowd like he was t his home field and they didn’t like that.
4- i never even knew about this website technorati.com I like it because u can comment on the thing that u like about sports and I’m a big football fan. I thought that chad ochocinco leap was kind of funny.
1-http://www.totalprosports.com/blogs/index.php/2009/09.com chad ochocinco's lambeau leap comes with expletive hand gesture
2-the type of audience that this blog is talking to is die hard football fans or chad ochocinco fans or just everyone who likes football or sports. People who are in to the publicity in the NFL.
3-the main focus of this game is how chad scored a touchdown at lambeau field witch is home of the green bay packers and jumped into the crowd like he was t his home field and they didn’t like that.
4- i never even knew about this website technorati.com I like it because u can comment on the thing that u like about sports and I’m a big football fan. I thought that chad ochocinco leap was kind of funny.
The people that will go to this blog are the ones that are just fed up with the stupid hackers and spammers and phishers that we have to deal with online.
The person who wrote this blog was focusing on the guy that was caught and sent to prison because he stole $700,000 from people like you and me.
I think that blogging is pretty cool. There are lots of issues and conversations going on out there about many things that concern us, and that we can participate in to get clarity on the issue, or just have a good time.
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Jacklyn LaMont
1- http://technorati.com/blogs/perezhilton.com
Celebrity gossip juicy celebrity rumors Hollywood gossip blog from Perez Hilton
2- The type of audience that this blog encompasses is that of a virtual fashion/entertainment/drama & gossip media hyped audience, in other words the audience is more concerned with what their favorite celebrity id doing and wearing.
3- The main focus of Perez Hilton ( a media/ fashion icon) is to inform the regular out of the mill 'joe' of whats going on in the world of celebritism ( if thats even a word ), but to basically let the "people" know what celebrities have been up to the good and the bad and of course the embarrasing, all the way to what they're wearing, sponsoring and basically whats new in the media/fashion/entertainment business.
4- I actually found this assignment to be very interesting because of the amount of comments and fans these bloggers attain with just by doing something they love or like to do as a hobby they have literally found themselves becoming fully dedicated to being a blogger and giving the people what they crave, informing them on these new ideas and information is actually incredibly time consuming and cool.
1 Mobile Opportunity
.Address:http://mobileopportunity.blogspot.com/2009_07_01_archive.html
2.Audience: Anyone who is interested in the growth and competition of the computer/technology world.
3.Focus: Michael Mace, the blogger, focuses on major companies in the technology world. He makes a lot of arguments for or against certain companies, how new ideas or being presented, his opinions of certain companies, etc.
I, Amy Landeg, posted the comment from "Faith". I forgot to put my name on the post
Jaye Haynes
The URL for the blog I chose is: http://venturebeat.com/2009/09/14/tc50-with-penn-teller-your-iphone-does-card-tricks-too/ and the title is TC50: With Penn & Teller, your iPhone does card tricks too.
The audience for this blog is people who are interested in the iPhone, and most likely people who own iPhones. It gives them information on a new application available to them. The audience is also people who are into magic and maybe even fans of Penn and Teller.
The focus of this particular blog is to showcase a new application for the very popular iPhone, and to get people interested in this new application. Penn & Teller are trying to market themselves, and this is a good way to do that.
http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/09/14/a-new-way-to-visually-search-google-news-they-call-it-flipper/
A Visual Way To Search Google News. They Called It Flipper. Now It’s Google Fast Flip.
The audience for this blog would be people that like to read the news and magazine articles. They would enjoy having these readings on google because its a fast way to look through the news.
The focus of this blog is to let everybody know about the new thing on google, 'flipper.' It's to inform people about flipper, let them know what its all about, and how it works. It talks about how fast it is to flip through the news on google. It talks about how you can email articles that you like to friends. Its a new way to look at the news.
1. http://technorati.com/posts/t7g3hAi%2B22MwxMy1bY7rAGeGyk_UXYgp1fGp3%2BFO_nQ%3D
TomTom rolls out two new XXL GPS
2. The audience for this blog is people who can drive and travel a lot and need a GPS to get around.
3.The focus of this blog is about the new TomTom that is going to be coming out, and the user says don't call it s GPS. Unlike the 530S the 540S has Mexico mapped out along with The USA and Canada.
Kimberly Creech-Griffin
1. http://technorati.com/blogs/www.dancetheaterworkshop.org/blog
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The audiuence that this blog attracts are people in the dance community who are interested in sharing and building their talent.
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The focus of the blog seems to be to share dancers experiences and advertise workshops or performances, whether live or caught on video with the rest of the dance/arts world.
1.http://technorati.com/blogs/www.techgadgetsnews.com
Give the latest updates on different electronics.
2.The audience this blog attracts is people who want to be up to date on the latest technology and want to be informed of new items coming to the market.
3.The focus of this blog is to keep people informed of new technology and the latest news on different gadgets, electronics and other advances.
Desmond Graham
http://technorati.com/blogs/www.bestweekever.tv
This blog attracts an audience who likes to keep up with the latest breaking news in entertainment.
The best week ever blog main focus it to keep up to the minute celebrity news, gossip, and Mp3 roundups. The blog updates web videos and pictures of celebrities and entertainers. It also stores information from TV sitcom stars to the biggest Hollywood stars.
Desmond Graham
BEST WEEK EVER
http://technorati.com/blogs/www.bestweekever.tv
This blog attracts an audience who likes to keep up with the latest breaking news in entertainment.
The best week ever blog main focus it to keep up to the minute celebrity news, gossip, and Mp3 roundups. The blog updates web videos and pictures of celebrities and entertainers. It also stores information from TV sitcom stars to the biggest Hollywood stars.
Quinley Sneddon
1. http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/09/teaching-computers-to-read-google.html Teaching computers to read: Google acquires reCAPTCHA
2. The audience that this blog is trying to reach is a very broad one. It encompasses everyone who is using the internet, specifically those who use "Google" frequently.
3. The main focus that Luis Von Ahn, the co-founder of reCAPTCHA, and Will Cathcart, the Google Product Manager, are trying to inform to the world is that Google is acquiring reCAPTCHA in an effort to teach computers how to read scanned text so that everyone who uses Google will be protected from spam and fraud.
4. I really enjoyed this blog, because it was very informative and as a Google user I feel safe knowing that the people running things are taking care to keep their customers as safe as possible.
Gary Whitfield
1. The URL and title for this blog is http://it-csu.blogspot.com/ and August U.S. Video Game Sales Slide 16%
2. This particular blog could be geared toward younger people but also older people too. Really to anyone who enjoys playing videogames such as myself. Another big part of the audience is the corporations that make the games because this is who the blog is really about. The main participants in the blog are as I said before gamers, because they like to know thing about the games they play and how well the games are doing in the stores. Also like stated before the companies participate in these blogs because they like to hear things from the consumer’s point of view and get their take on the games so they can know which area to improve in.
3. The main focus for this blog is to basically inform the gamers of the world about the recent sales of the games systems that they have grown to love over the years. Another focus for the blog is to just keep the companies aware, even though they probably already know, about the sales of the games so they can know how they can keep improving them so that the sales will steadily rise and not fall. So when other people comment on the blogs companies love to read them so that they kind of know where they stand in the gaming industry.
1) http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/09/17/im-sorry-but-we-have-to-ban-music-thats-just-the-way-it-is/
I’m sorry, but we have to ban music. That’s just the way it is.
2) The audience is just about anyone who likes music and has a witty sense of humor.
3) This blog is basically saying that it is ridiculous that the music industry is expecting us to pay for a 30 second preview of songs. Just like Phenry said, "You wouldn’t by a boxed product without at least looking at a picture, would you?"
- http://kotaku.com/5359038/toys-r-us-ad-points-to-199-wii-price-drop-this-month
“Toys R Us Ad Points to $199 Wii Price Drop This Month.”
- Audience: Who participates in this blog would be Nintendo gamers, or anybody wanting to know about price cuts in a Wii.
- Focus: The focus of this blog is; they heard from Wal-Mart that there will be a price cut in the Wii systems, but Wal-Mart would not give them the price. They then found that Toys R Us have in their ads that the price is $199 USD instead of $249 USD. They asked Nintendo if it is true, and they got a response of "Nintendo does not comment on rumors and speculation.” The Wii price cut should be affective about the end of September, like around September 27th.
Seleeta Moore
September 20, 2009
Blog Assignment
Tues-Thurs 9:30-10:45
1)http://technorati.com/posts/t7g3hAi%2B22MwxMy1bY7rAGeGyk_UXYgp1fGp3%2BFO_nQ%3D?reactions
http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/09/14/tomtom-rolls-out-two-new-xxl-gps-units/
“TomTom rolls out two new XXL GPS units”
2)The audiences for this blog are people who obviously travel or commute to different locations on a daily basis and would like to know their way around. This audience would also like to keep up with the latest gadgets so they’ll have the most recent and effective model. GPS gadgets are small devices that you mount in your car to direct you to the destination of your choice.
3)The focus of this blog is to improve routing technology. This new technology will be more effective in directing people where they need to go. The blog explains that TomTom is about to release two new GPS devices. The TomTom XXL 530S and XXL 540S. The XXL 540S even has a map of Mexico, but of course the price will be higher than the 530S they are also releasing with just the maps of the U.S and Canada.
Kylie Schantz
http://technabob.com/blog/2009/09/17/little-robot-clocks-brando/
little robot clock tells time, holds on to your stuff
Anyone could find this interesting
whether its adults that like gadgets or kids that just thing it looks cool.
Technabob is a blog site about gadgets. They are putting out information about these gadgets and technologies.
I never really knew that there were so many blogs. There seem to be blogs about everything.
Kelly Moulin:
1.http://technorati.com/posts/VDki26%2BBlHvsrMuUN9Hyv7FFvm15jX4YfpCvhVDquZY%3D
The title of the blog is: GoGo Stand Actually Fits Inside Your Wallet.
2. The audience of this blog are people who own IPhones.
3. The focus of this blog was to promote and upsell an IPhone Stand that is small, thin, lightweight, and inexpensive. It describes it by saying that it can help hold and support your IPhone when you are using it, and when you are done using it, you can unfold it, and it fits inside your wallet, and is easily accessable.
Hudson Thompson
URL - http://tmobileshadowfiles.blogspot.com/
Title - Shadow Files
The audience for such a blog would obviously be anyone that owns or has anything to do with the T-Mobile Shadow. It talks about battery life, etc. and what you can do about these things.
The main focus of this blog would be to aid people with questions on their Shadow. It talks about an update for your phone, how battery life isn't great if you utilize your phone to it's fullest extent, etc. Really, the main focus is just to help people understand and maybe answer some questions people were having.
Willie Jones
1.http://technorati.com/posts/WA8RVtefrHXy5q1jJdmYm1lVDFNx0uAHDcqKzMNslNs= Nintendo Wii price is dropping.
2. The type of audience that this blog is for is for gamers, and for the parents of gamers. This blog is really for individuals who don't have a Nintendo Wii but are looking to purchase one
3. The main focus of this blog was to inform the public of the Nintendo wii price drop during the holiday season. Hopefully this will cause the Nintendo wii to be more competitive and cause them to improve their graphics.
4. I found this assignment to be very interesting because when I looked at other blogs, there was a lot of feedback. I didn't know that so many people participated in blogs. More importantly, many of the bloggers offered good insight from a consumer’s point of view.
Rebecca Revock
1. http://nexus404.com/ Blog
title: Dell ST2210 & ST2310 1080p Monitors Released [New Dell ST Series Full HD Widescreen Displays for the Budget Conscious]
2. This blog is for people looking for new computer monitors that are just as good as any thing else but a little more cheaper. It compares recent monitors from dell with the 2 new ones that they came out with. This blog is also for people who know a lot about new technology and can put their insights on what they think of it. Not only is this blog letting you know about the 2 new monitors dell just came out with, but it also shows you and gives you information on other items and accessories.
3. The focus of the blog is really kind of like an advertisment to inform and compare dells two new monitors with the recent ones. The difference is that the two new ones are more cheaper then other ones. Your still getting something just as good, but if your tight on money, then this gives you options. This blog even shows pictures of the new monitors. The main point is that the new, budget friendly ST2210 and ST2310 are available now directly from Dell.
4. I enjoyed this blog because I learned that not only can you find information on items in store or on the website but you can also find information on blogs.
Cassie Pruett
http://technorati.com/posts/JR4P2on5V8PPfE7sQ5hO6p5Czi7A%2BUOGuKOCJyDMkVc%3D
Nintendo DS mini USB plug
This blog is just talking about how someone modifidy a usb plug so that you can use it to charge your Nintendo DS.
People who participate in this blog are gamers who have a DS.
Patience Brooks
1. The url is for the blog is http://www.nytimes.com/ref/technology/circuits/03basi.html
The title of the blog is Fine-Tuning Your Filter for Online Information
2. This type of blog can attract an audience of several big time media organizations like CNN,and the New York Times, that have to rely on credible sources. Also large online distributors like amazon.com can make use of the information in this blog. Any media or advertising corporations. All of which rely on a special type of technology.
3. The main focus of the blog is a special type of technology called R.S.S. that filters information on the internet so only the information that is asked for is displayed instead of irrevelent things that have nothing to do with the subject.
Bethanie Dozier
1. http://miamiherald.com
To succeed with social media, listen, talk, listen some more
2. The kind of audience this blog attracts is people who are looking for a way to better their businesses.
3. The point of this blog is to inform people that social media, such as twitter, is a wise way to advertise their businesses. Using social media spreads ideas quickly, and gets information out about their store to a huge amount of people. All they have to do is spend a little time getting to know people, and use that as a starting point to inform them about their businesses.
Alana Grant
1.
percent Price Cut Rumored for Wii----by Jlister
2.
geeksaresexy.net/2009/06/15/20-per-cent-price-cut-rumored-for-wii/
3.
Targeted audience are the individuals who are interested in purchasing wii game system in the near future. Also individuals who are interested in the game retail competition.
4.
Focus is to first make people aware of the competitive price drop. Some people may be contemplating purchasing a game system based solely on the prices of the different systems. Also indicates competition has gotten stronger and thats why wii feels the need to lower the prices by $50. The article does state that wii has not officially announced price drop, but the source is a sales flyer from Toys R Us slated to go public the week of September 27th. The ad lists the wii on sale for $199.
1. http://kotaku.com/5362640/and-heres-a-wii-football-accessory "And Here's a Wii football accesory"
2. The audience for this blog is people who really get into games (and wii). It would let them know about the latest accesory that would make their games times much more interesting and exciting.
3.The focus of the blog is to inform "wii people" about what is the newest accesory that is out in the market, and to let them know what it does, how does it work so they can decide whether they would like to purchase this or not.
Sarah Vinson
http://www.techcrunch.com/about-techcrunch/
Techcrunch
Based on their thesis statement and the vision the founders had when creating this site, they wanted to appeal to savvy consumers within the technological industry. After reading through a lot of the posts, and a lot of the comments after each post, I feel that this site is doing exactly what it was intended to do. All of the responses are informed and passionate in ways that only people who are “in the know” can comment and react. These would be the people who stood in line to purchase one of the very first iPhones ever, and who are just as eager to add the latest gadget from other companies to their stock piles of new technology. I feel like my brother would like this blog very much actually ☺ As in any blog that allows people to comment how and whenever they want, not all of the responses are professional or appropriate, but for the most part, I recommend this blog as a way to stay up on all the current events in online companies and products.
In their own words, Techcrunch was created “June 11, 2005, as a weblog dedicated to obsessively profiling and reviewing new Internet products and companies.” Through the years their vision has grown with the industry, allowing the founders to continue to claim that their blog is a helpful, up to date account of what is happening in the technological industry. It profiles companies and inter-company feuds, and while both sides are presented, as well as the information we receive from the press, the bloggers also have very definite opinions of their own which they present after presenting both sides. In essence, they are not touting their own opinions as the best opinion, they are simply stating the facts, stating what they think, then allowing the readers to agree or disagree depending on the reader.
Amanda Ramsay
1. The URL is:
http://ggtennis.wordpress.com/2009/08/29/usta-warns-players-against-using-twitter-seriously/
“USTA warns players against using Twitter – Seriously?”
2. The audience for this blog is going to be any tennis fan, mainly those interested in the USTA, which is the United States Tennis Association. I’m more of a Rafa Nadal fan, myself, but the American players are good, too. This blog would mostly attract the fans that are following their favorite players on Twitter.
3. The focus of this blog is the USTA’s warning to the tennis players competing in the 2009 US Open to be careful about tweeting during the tournament. This blog doesn’t really state the real, fact bases reasons, but instead speculates with comical points. For example, the fifth argument by the blog jokes about how the globally renowned tennis star Maria Sharapova’s dog, Dolce, could get onto her Twitter account and litter it with his bad language. Then the eighth point states: “Serena’s tweets after a loss…HOLY CAMOLY! Makes Dolce’s tweets look like a fluffy puppy composed them.” (Dolce is a fluffy, white, pomeranian). All in all, I was quite amused with this blog even thought it wasn’t fact based, it did give me, and probably a lot of other tennis fans, a good laugh.
4. I was really happy to find a tennis blog that included technology for this assignment! I spent about half an hour trying to find the perfect one. This blog also makes me want to go back onto the Twitter account that I created for this class and follow my favorite tennis player, Rafael Nadal. Eh, I probably won’t though. =]
Yasha Blount
1)http://technorati.com/posts/JPBnumW%2Btoa2Ix0bIrrgNSU23UqMndjMTVDXw1TzqZQ%3D
Title: Verizon says trackball issue is 'addressed' on Tour, no longer a problem
2) The type of audience that this blog attracts are those who are heavily into phone technology, especially smart phones such as the Verizon's Blackberry.
3)The main focus of this blog is to inform wireless users that the issue with Blackberrys concerning the trackball is no longer a problem. Verizon is informing that this smartphone.
4) overrall, i enjoyed this assignment. i have never before blogged, and this has shown me how to do so.
Andrew Caraway
PSP Blog
http://technorati.com/posts/XspC_qtTVD9ouaCJyrWpfpx5M88ly%2BZKsfpuPyZHjVU%3D
Type of Audience: Directed owards the video game/ gamer audience. This blog gives info about the PSP devices made by sony
The Focus of this Blog is about the in game saving or pausing of games when you need to stop playing due to various reasons. This new feature has pleased many PSP gamers world wide!
1. http://technorati.com/posts/UlGyfOlEhHldCIDgJLY0BvmfelRATVgeWUrTWDC_CAg%3D
Sony Ericsson Xperia X2 to launch in France within two months?
2. The audience for this blog is mostly high tech cell phones users.
3. This article was about the new Sony Ericsson moble phone, the Xepria X2 debuts in stores in France within the next two months.
It is equipted with a full sliding keyboard, a touch screen and windows mobile. The highly anticipated smart phone is said to be 600 euros which converts to 800 U.S. dollars. The subcriber's fees are not included in this price.
Rebecca Richardson
1. Title “The Simple Things Missing in Google Chrome”, URL - http://technorati.com/posts/WI8yFR1PMXRKveCYX7mGMT226SgrFIQmO7f9xnA6ams%3D
2. The audience for this blog is users or prospective users of Google Chrome.
3. This blog focuses on missing functionality within Google Chrome. It states aside from the visual aesthetics and innovation, Google Chrome was the most quickly released Google product, only being in the beta stage for a few short months before it’s final release. There are a total of ten items listed, some of which include: difficulty subscribing to a blog that you are in, not being able obtain a documents title page upon right clicking on the document in the browser, too many user tabs for accessed websites that are confusing, a download bar that doesn’t disappear after the download manager is finished, and the inability to determine image file sizes unless the user knows html, just to name a few.
Dana Cadres
1- http://technorati.com/blogs/www.intomobile.com
Into Mobile!Cell Phone News, Information, and Analysis
2- this blog is targeted towards cell phone enthusiest who are looking to find out the latest news, and rumors, on a vast spectrum of cell phones, cell phone brands, and the companys that produce them.
3- the focus of Into Mobile is to keep the the average technology consumer informed about the latest news in the world of cell phones. From everything to the newest rumors about AT&T, to the latest theories about the new iPhone, this blog keeps everyone in the know on anything they need to know about their favortie brands.
4- This assignment was interesting because I found some insight into the technological world that I didn't know about before. When i found this blog, it caught my interest, and as I began to read about the latest news on the up and coming iPhone release and it's possible ties to the Verizon Wireless company. This blog provides alot of insight into the world of mobile phones and gives consumers an oppertunity to express their opinions and preferences on the products.
1) http://www.techcrunch.com "Techcrunch"
2)The type of audience that this blog focuses on is an audience who is interested in technology.
3) The main focus of this blog is to review and profile new Internet companies and products. Also, it focuses all the latest trends on the Internet.
-Megan Roberts
Elizabeth MacCorquodale
http://www.labnol.org/
Digital Inspiration- created by Amit Agarwal, a well known professional blogger and personal technology columnist for The Hindustan Times and Financial Express, both leading national newspapers in India. This blog attracts a very wide range of reader’s varying from aspiring blog creators and technology geeks to the average person in today’s society who uses any form of technology. I find this blog especially accessible to the average person who has a limited knowledge of technology because of its simplicity. Many topics are appealing to people like me who aren’t particularly interested in technology. Such topics consist of Facebook, Gmail Mailbox, Twitter and commonly used applications. Perhaps this is why this blog has reached such a high level of popularity reaching the 40th most-favored blog on the Internet, according to Technorati. As stated by Amit Agarwal, “The purpose of this site is to help you take maximum advantage of the software tools and web technologies at your disposal so that you spend more time doing things your really love.” This includes software reviews, how-to guides, video tutorials, technology news and productivity tips.
1.http://www.xbox.com/en-US/community/voices
2.The target audience are users of xbox 360 console.
3.This blog talks about upcoming games and updates on xbox live. You can sign up for giveways and meet another gamers.
1. http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/09/19/more-evidence-that-apple-really-did-reject-google-voice/
blog title More Evidence That Apple Really Did Reject Google Voice
2.The audience of this blog is someone who has a grievance with Apple for whatever reason. It seems the audience of this blog wants a place to vent their grievance and disappointment in the way Apple has handled a certain situation.
3. The focus of this blog is to provide proof that Apple did indeed lie about rejecting Google Voice as an app for the iphone. Apple stated in a letter to the FCC they were still pondering if they would accept the app. This blog shows that Apple did reject the sale of the app and then lied about it.
4. I found this blog interesting because of the number of people upset with Apple for rejecting the Gogle Voice app and then lying about the rejection. I guess I'm still not real sure if it was the rejection or the lying that has so many upset with Apple. I don't own an iphone nor have I ever used an iphone so I don't know all the ends and outs of buying apps and downloading them to the phone so I am sure I don't fully understand the issue here. What I do think from my limited knowledge is that Apple has the right to accept or reject an app to be sold on their site for what ever reason. I guess my question to all of you who have more understaning on this issue and on how iphones work is, why is this a big deal? Why does it matter if iphone rejected and/or lied about the rejection of Google Voice?
Title and URL:
"Apple has Tablet, iPhone Lite in the Wings for Verizon?" http://technorati.com/posts/HpIUdjRgGRKb8wVS_tLcMp4Uab78eC2SW11SJ3JaK0A%3D
Audience:
I think the targeted audience of this blog would be any person who is interested in the latest phones and/or iphones sensations. Anyone who enjoys keeping up with the latest technology trends would enjoy reading this.
Focus:
The blogger was most likely focusing on informing others of what to expect and anticipate in regards to cell phones. I think this blog is meant to give the reader a shock and awe feeling, and encourage them to look up more information about the phones mentioned.
KayLeigh Carnes
1."9 to 5 Mac" http://9to5mac.com/
2. The main type of people who would use this blog are Mac enthusiasts who want to keep up on the latest happenings in apple news.
3.They write about leaks and rumors about new products as well as products released by competitors. They discuss new apps for the iphone, new software available to Macs, and the on going battle between Microsoft and Apple.
1.http://technorati.com/posts/O0WVRZ5EwXoDKEzVaOdCjjT6GhLUPxjy5108hqMZ3%2BM%3D
Xbox 360 802.11n adapter spotted in Gears of War 2 box, longs for the comfort of your living room
2.The audience for this particular blog is going to be gamers and technology buffs.
3. The main focus of this blog is to inform members of the Xbox 360 word especially those who love GOW2 that there is an update coming soon. This blogger used this website to be informative to the gaming nation(those who like Xbox anyway).
Josh B. is Joshua Burston
Latia Gibson
http://technorati.com/search/fashion+and+technology?language=n
This is a blog about fashion and technology. Its for people who are both fashion and technology lovers. who want to combine the two.
The main focus of this blog is to allow designers and their fans see how fashion and technology can be put together. It shows how technology can be worn on clothes. The link below is for a wearable technology fashion show on youtube.
http://technorati.com/videos/youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DLoyNqCsksdg
1. I choose the blog 9 to 5 Mac – Apple Intelligence (http://technorati.com/blogs/9to5mac.com)
2. The audience that is involved in the 9 to 5 Mac – Apple Intelligence blog are people who are interested in the Apple Inc. and all the diverse applications being offered and learning about different traits in the Apple industry.
3. The 9 to 5 Mac blog features daily information on what is happening in the Apple Incorporation. It informs their customers and supporters of the Apple Company on the latest applications that are being released. The blog also gives an inside look into all the different personalities that run the worldwide company.
4. I choose the 9 to 5 Mac – Apple Intelligence blog because I want to learn more about the Apple Incorporation and all of the different applications it offers. I was also interested in how the blog informed the readers of the different things that occur to be able to run the universal company.
Kotaku said...
Greg Hashimoto
1. http://www.kotaku.com.au Gaming technology blog site. All the latest release dates and new video game gadgets.
2. The audience for this blog is gamers (people who seriously enjoy video games), probably between the ages of 13 to 35, who enjoy the challenge of kill or be killed.
3. The main focus of this particular blog was to announce the release date of Zombie Apocalypse for xbox 360 users on Sept.23, 2009. For PS3 users the following day. And to let us know it's only $9.99 US.
4. As a video game player (novice) I found the information to be interesting and relevent to those who anticipate the arrival of new video games. Apparently. killing zombies is the thing to do if your on the gaming fast track. This is not to be the only zombie game released this year. By following this blog, one can certainly understand the devotion many bloggers have pertaining to the excitement generated by the annoucement of this new game.
Sarah Marino
1.
http://technorati.com/blogs/www.boygeniusreport.com
The Boy Genius Report features the latest in technology news.
2. The type of audience for this blog is anyone interested in upgrading their phone or wait for a new device for their phone to come out in stores.
3.The main focus for the blog is showing all types of upgrades from cell phones, to mobile devices, to laptops, and even an occasional celebrity interview, they've got your tech fix!
Branigan Wix
1. http://www.engadget.com/ 2009/ 09/ 19/ haier-steps-out...
http://technorati.com/posts/aADSqwqcpwtNdgM531L9o6epG7JF_Utw5vogYZoHTR4%3D.
Haier steps out of character, builds ultra-desirable Jian i7 ultra-thin laptop
2. They type of audience for this blog would be anyone in the computer market wanting an ultra thin laptop.
3. The focus of this blog is to inform people of this new ultra thin laptop from Haier, like how much it weighs and all the applications that will come with this laptop.
4. This assignment was interesting because I got a chance to look into the computer world and how much audience it actually gets. Also how many comments and fans there are for each blog.
Dawn Harless
1.) Neednewcomputer http://myopera.com/sphuyal/blog/2009/08/19/bloging-new-computer/
2.) The audience for this blog was those who were looking for information on what type of computers and programs would be best for what they needed.
3.) This blog was for those who do not know a lot about computers and it informed what types of computers and programs would best fit your need.
Whitney Denton
1-http://technabob.com/blog/2009/07/16/project-natal-windows/comment-page-1/#comment-29055 flailing around with project natal not limited to Xbox: it’s coming to window
2-The type of audience targeted from this blog are gamers, fans of Minority Report and tech freaks.
3-The main focus is to make people be aware of the new and improved Xbox 360 that is planned to be better than the Nintendo wii and every other gaming system.
1. Seanna Usher
2. http://technorati.com/posts/MdHlKilOddt%2BsaT4iqSmQOSUtEmzMF%2B6aW5RFkJysCE%3D
3. title: art academy: learn to paint on your nintendo dsi
4. The audience of this blog would be people who would like to learn how to paint without using money and messy art supplies.
5. This blog is promoting an art academy which is available on nintendo dsi. It encourages gamers to also acquire different skills from a gaming system, such as blending colors and using pencils and paint.
1. Title/ URL : http://technorati.com/blogs/www.ohgizmo.com; OhGizmo!
2. Audience of the Blog: The type of audience consists of people interested in different gadgets that makes their lives easier. This audience also shows an avid interest in the newer technology regarding phones and computers.
3. The Focus of the Blog: The focus of the blog is to communicate and review new technology in our world today. Most bloggers give their opinion on a certain items and tell how or why the product is effective or not.
4. This assignment was very interesting. I learned a plethora amount of information regarding newer gadgets in technology. Also, I found it interesting that each person did not blog about the same topic. Instead, each person reviewed a different product that was innovative, effective and fun!
http://technorati.com/posts/hnJqN_MU%2BxWoDjMS7Gx6U7Wm8IJmHH1M5khwLFyw2ZQ%3D
Google This: 5 Reasons to Switch to Bing
The type of audience that this blog attracts are the type of people who love to search the web. As well as like to search with a sense of speed, wanting to find things very accuratley and fastly.
The focus of this blog is to give knowledge to people of the newest search engine out and why you should check it out. Giving basica information on why it is better than google particularly.
Me personally i dont find blogging interesting. Only because im not too into going online and searching the web and dicussing different things on the web. Im more of face to face information and knowledge type of individual.
Kelsey Floyd
1. http://technabob.com/blog/2009/08/15/apple-tablet-pc-pics-specs-price-release-date/
2. The type of audience that this blog attracts are people interested in the technologies of today and the future. Technabob features fun and unusual gadgets that attact many tech bloggers.
3. The main focus of this particular blog is to introduce a new addition from apple called the itablet/macbooktouch/ipad. This technology has not been made official,yet, but uses could include just for consumer fun and/or education purposes. It kind of mimicks microsoft surface. The advantage, however, is that it could be portable which is a definite plus and could enhance our use of technology.
Rachael Rozier
1.http://technorati.com/bogs/www.ecosalon.com
EcoSalon
2. The type ofaudience that this blog would interest includes people that are interested in health, lifestyle, food, fashion, etc. but are also concerned about the enviroment.
3. The focus of the blog is to give the readers the latest trends and tips for day to day living but in ways that are healthy and improve the enviroment or keep the world in mind. For example ways to renew your skin but by using organic and natural scrubs. Another example is giving names of companies that sell items for your home but are also eco-friendly.
Rachael Rozier
...continued blog assignment
4. I did find this assignment interesting because before the assignment I never took the time to even look at a blog. I figured they would not interest me at all. Since the assignment, however, I see that there are so many different types of blogs for all different types of interests.
Dishon Clark
1-http://technorati.com/blogs/www.geeky-gadgets.com
2-The type of audience this this blog is reaching out to is primarily fans of technology and the evolution and the consumer market.
3-Focus- is to keep an updated review of the latest tech equipment and provide pros and cons of these devices.
4-I found this to be very interesting because there's quite a few gadgets that most would consider useless but i view all technology relevant, especially when it comes down to configuring the programing of it all.
1. Alysa Huddleston
2. http://www.jrlau.com/marketing/facebook-hits-300million-users/
3. The audience for this blog is for those who use the social network “facebook” for business or advertising uses.
4. This blogs title explains it all, “Facebook hits 300million users”, which rings success to any advertising or business companies with so many users. This blog explains that facebook is not only great in the sense of the social networking between friends, but how effective facebook has become for advertising. Facebook’s homepage offers newsfeed of what the users friends are doing. Advertising is extremely effective in applications offered by facebook. They explained if one person tries an application, all of their friends receive a newsfeed showing the application, out of curiosity or interest they too try this application and then their friends receive a newsfeed. It is mind boggling when trying to comprehend how easily company’s information can be clicked around!
1.http://technabob.com/blog/?s=bloodbot Bloodbot Blood Sampling Robot
2.The type of audience this blog atracts is the technology world that just wants to know what else is going on in the world beside the same old stuff.
3. The world is coming to an end!!! I mean,why would you want a robot to take your blood. It only takes one time for it to malfunction and to endanger someone's health. I don't know about you but I think I'm going to stay with the old fashion way. The name "Bloodbot" doesn't even sound attractive.
John Bowden
1-http://www.9to5mac.com/microsoft-sharp-danger-pink-sidekick-turtle-pure
Off Topic: Microsoft will reveal two iPhone competitors in 2010
2-Audience: People who like smart phones like the iPhone.
3-The focus of this blog is speculation about two new phone Microsoft may come out with to compete with the iPhone next year.
Jared Long
1. http://technorati.com/blogs/firedoglake.com Firedoglake
2. Firedoglake is written for anyone interested in liberal politics. The blog features opinions and commentary particularly on actions in the federal government in America. I'm sure nationals from non american countries read firedoglake, but the target audience are liberal Americans.
3. The focus of the blog is to commentate on happenings in the federal government. The blog does little outside of political commentary; as I said ealriar the blog keeps out of celebrity news and gossip or other stories wrapped in sensationalism. The overall general focus of the blog is to reveal injusices done by both the Democrats and Republicans from a progressive perspective.
Anna Marie Pearson
1. http://netlingo.blogspot.com/2009/02/would-you-kiss-robot-your-grandkids.html
Would you kiss a robot? Your grandkids might!
2. The audience for this blog varies. I would say those who are into robots and sci-fi mostly, but also the lonely, and those who are just plain curious.
3. The focus of the blog is based on the book and the work of David Levy. The book is called Love and Sex with Robots. The author of the blog explains Mr.Levys thought that within 5 to 10 years people will be having emotional and sexual relationships with robots.
Kimberly Mitchell
1. http://www.ubergizmo.com/15/archives/2009/08/iphone-3gs-review.html
2. The type of audience was anyone that has an iphone or looking into getting one.
3. The focus of this blog was to inform someone about the iphone. It went to the detail and specifications of it. It is like a manual without all the boring stuff.
Mat Graham
1. http://www.tuaw.com/ The Unofficial Weblog
2. The audience of this blog is mainly comprised of a type of crowd I like to refer to as 'Apple Fan Boys.' These are people who love everything there is to love about about anything Apple. They typcally own several different types of Apple products and are quick to tell you why Apple products are better than any other product out there.
3. The focus of this blog is to provide the audience with the latest, coolest, most up-to-date news about Apple. They provide reviews of new Apps released from the AppStore. They provide reviews of virtually every Apple product that is available to the public. This is very useful blog for anyone who is interested in Apple products.
Cole Sheheane
1)http://lifehacker.com/5356438/turn-your-camera-phone-into-a-police+style-dash-cam
Turn Your Camera Phone into a Police-Style Dash Cam
2)The type of audience that this blog appeals to are people who want further action while driving. These people like memories or are action freaks and want to look back on the footage that their phones can capture.
3)This blog focuses on how easy it is to have a police style camera without spending all that money. It describes to the audience how to rig up a simple, yet reliable camera on ur window that can record footage around town or anywhere you may possibly be at the time.
4) This blog was pretty cool to me, because one guy pointed out that you could set up the camera and if you possibly had a crash it could record the footage and then the police could be able to tell who was at fault for the crash.
1. http://technorati.com/posts/t7g3hAi%2B22MwxMy1bY7rAGeGyk_UXYgp1fGp3%2BFO_nQ%3D
Tom Tom rolls out two new XXL GPS
2. The audience for this blog is for people who need directions to get around.
3. The focus for this blog to adverstise the new and improved Tom Tom. The new Tom Toms have Mexico and Canada mapped instead of just the USA.
1. http://www.ubergizmo.com/15/archives/2009/09/all-weather_trekker_pen.html?src=rss
2. the audience for this blog are those interested in the latest in technology and gadgetry.
3. The main focus of this particular blog is to provide information about the latest in high-tech products such as an all weather trekker pen: a pen that can write on wet paper, upside down, and even in temperatures below freezing.
4. this site is pretty interesting. there are items being invented that i have never really considered possible until now. it's actually amazing that people are still finding ways to further technology and push towards the future.
Whitney Davis
1. “To succeed with social media, listen, talk, listen some more”- http://technorati.com/articles/yfFItNXvu1J_w6nsxWQVyv_9RJbVRygld5pll7Rz%2BHQ%3D
2. This blog is geared towards a business audience who seeks to use social media as a successful way to promote their business.
3. The focus of this blog leads to an article that attempts to educate business people on how to be successful in social media. Shankman, a New York advertising and marketing executive encourages people to interact in order to be successful in getting the message about your business out. He uses the social media outlet, Twitter, and suggest to be successful people should take the takes the listen, talk, listen some more. He advise people to follow others, engage in meaningful conversations and offer valuable commentary to showcase expertise and use it as a platform.
Steven Goyne
1. http://gizmodo.com/5363273/how-to-rip-your-music-like-a-pro?skyline=true&s=x [How To: Rip Your Music Like a Pro]
2. Any person who rips music from their cds to their computer would probably be interested in this blog. The blog gizmodo is aimed towards those who are familiar with and interested in new technology
3.This particular blog describes how one can most efficiently rip music from his cd collection to his computer using software made specially for encoding the music, resulting in better quality. It also covers how to best put music with its correct album art
Bridget Mainor
Blog Assignment:
http://technorati.com/posts/ufqUjri%2BgftHzm2OywfWFVEEHx_JLEar8ZIcL1L_3oY%3D
case-mate I.D. iPhone Case
The audience for this blog would be anyone who is interested in high-performing digital accessories and who owns an iPhone.
The focus of this blog is to describe this new id case for the iPhone. It’s a small impact-resistant protective case that can also securely hold two credit-card sized items. It’s about the size of a wallet and is very convenient for any iPhone users who want to keep their phone protected.
Jessica Butler
1. http://technabob.com/blog/2009/09/11/mouse-levitated-b-gravity-simulator/
Mouseneto: Variable Gravity Simulator Successfully Gravitates Mice
2. The audience for this blog is probably people who like to see where technology is taking us. Or because of how this blog is written, people who enjoy reading blogs with sarcastic authors.
3. The focus of this blog is to inform the reader of a certain study that researchers at NASA are working on: trying to levitate living organisms. So far, researchers have been able to levitate water and baby mice. A magnet is used to levitate the water inside the living being.
If scientists were able to advance this machine, there could be so many possibilities to come out of it. If nothing more than great effects for movies.
Edwin Wallace
1- http://www.livbit.com/article/2009/09/14/zune-hd-vs-ipod-touch-comparison-table/
Website about Gadgets, Design, Hardware,Software, Science, Environment, and Life!
Zune HD vs. iPod Touch Comparison Table
2- The type of audience that this blog has is a technology/shopper/latest gadgets loving audience who are looking to figure out what they want in a device
3- The focus of this blog was to compare the Zune HD and the iPod Touch on hardware level.
4- I found this assignment interesting because I am a bit of a gadget lover myself. I don't have the money to go and get whatever gadget I want at any given time, but this lets me go through and compare what's out there.
Erica Jones
1. http://www.9to5mac.com/microsoft-sharp-danger-pink-sidekick-turtle-pure
Off Topic: Microsoft will reveal two iphone competitors in 2010.
2. The type of audience this blog attracted was iphone users and some blackberry storm users.
3. The focus of the blog is advertisement for Microsoft two smart phones, the Pink Sidekick turtle and Pure. This blog also describes the two smart phones. And yes Microsoft gave a tip on their new product on an Apple Blog
4. I was very interested and im anxious to see what Microsoft has up their sleeve.
Leah Arnold
1.The Offical Google Blog (http://technorati.com/blogs/googleblog.blogspot.com)
2. Everyone. Google is a huge part of our modern Internet life. Business people, young professionals, students, kids.. Virtually anyone that as a computer.
3. This blog is everything Google. From reading the most recent posts, it describes features and how-tos for Google and Google products, as well as telling about new products or features.
Bianca McBride
http//:technorati.com/posts/nOHMkakDOQNJZhcOxpPZDKN5EJfzO Turn Your Camera Phone Into A Police-Style Dash Cam
The type of audience that this blog serve is for people who wants to use a different way to use their carmera phone.
Tim Cox uses an inovative way to turn his iphone into a dash cam. He has a video where he shows the footage of the camera.
1-http://www.ubergizmo.com/15/archives/2009/09/hide_microsd_in_a_nickle.html?src=rss
2- The type of audience that this blog encompasses is that of TECHONOLOGY SPY JUNKIES, and regular consumers.
3- The real focus is that people will invent in anything if they believe its going to make a profit.
4- I found that in the blog it in bodies the right of freedom of speech, that’s a part of the American Dream.
1-http://www.ubergizmo.com/15/archives/2009/09/hide_microsd_in_a_nickle.html?src=rss
2- The type of audience that this blog encompasses is that of TECHONOLOGY SPY JUNKIES, and regular consumers.
3- The real focus is that people will invent in anything if they believe its going to make a profit.
4- I found that in the blog it in bodies the right of freedom of speech, that’s a part of the American Dream.
Linda Miller
1-http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/09/19/hide-a-microsd-card-inside-a-nickle-spy-coins/
Hide a MicroSD in a nickel
2- The Blog I selected is promoting a hollowed out coin specialized to hide a Micro SD card. The coin was made indistinguishable from the others to give it a blending effect. The gadget also has a special ring that can be worn as a remote control to allow you to open access the coin and retrieve the Micro SD card.
3- The intended audience for this blog is those of who are interested in top secret spy gadgets, and enjoy hidden treasures as well a ‘rip- off’… ha-ha the gadget is selling at $30 per coin.. That seems a little pricey for a nickel worth five cents. Best of luck to Dereu and Sons Mfg. Co. with their innovative “hide a MicroSD card in a nickel” invention!
1.http://www.starpulse.com/sp_comments/viewcomments.php?object_id=138107
2.The type of audience this was intended for was people interested in the "music" world. It gives updated information on artists and what they are doing in the music industry
3.The main focus was of Beyonce and her decision to go to the Malayasia and perform for the indonesians dressed as she always dresses despite the fact that their culture consists of having the women fully dressed from head to toe.
Shamonique Hassell
1. http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/09/teaching-computers-to-read-google.html
Teaching Computers to read: Goggle acquires reCAPCHA
2.The targeted audience is those who are unaware of the word verifications used in order to keep computers "out".
3. This log describes a way for humans to recognize a piece of text, while the computer is incapable of decoding a phrase or word due to the word(s) being squiggly. These words have come from newspaper archives in which the text has deteriorated over time. Goggle has acquired reCAPCHA to protect thousands of websites from fraud and spam.
4. I’ve always wondered why my computer tested me in order to load information or send a message to another computer! I find this decoder very useful to users like myself, who are unaware of the damage that could occur if my information had been hacked. This new piece of technology is somewhat frightening! The article explains that, normally, humans test the computer’s knowledge, but here the human is tested taking 10 seconds out of the day to ensure that the user is, in fact, human. I do find this information innovative and quite interesting!
Sunday, September 20, 2009
The apple and its followers
The title and name of my blog is http://www.theimportanceoftechnologyinschool.blogspot.com/
The blog site i looked at was The Unofficial Weblog @ http://tuaw.com/
The general audience and blog responses are people who are interested in the apple and its products because they all comply with each other. Probably folks who feel the way I do. All I own is apple products, and at school all my classes require the use of Microsoft products. This hurts me because i cant log on to myitlab so im forced to go to school or work at a friends house. I will never buy a macintosh product becuase they have updates which arent free frequenty, and Macs dont. Just watch the commercials and youll understand it all.
The focus of the blog i looked at was describing pricing and easy use of all apple products.
I want to know from my other class mates or just any blogger how you feel. Should the mac be incorporated in the same since that Microsoft office, word, works, and the other progams are used?
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http://technorati.com/blogs/www.dancetheaterworkshop.org/blog
2.
The audience this blog attracts are people in the dance community who are wanted to share and build there passion for dance as well as keeping the community aware of choreographers, shows, ect.
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The focus of the blog seems to be to share dancers experiences and advertise dance workshops and/or performances.
Jonathan Dorrill
1.http://technorati.com/posts/VDki26%2BBlHvsrMuUN9Hyv7FFvm15jX4YfpCvhVDquZY%3D
GoGo Stand Actually Fits Inside Your Wallet. [Accessory]
2. iPhone users are this blog's audience.
3. The basis of this blog is to advertise and sell a certain iPhone stand that is lightweight, thin, and inexpensive. We learn that the stand can help support the iPhone while you're using it. When you've finished using your iPhone you can fold the stand up and put it in your purse or wallet, which makes it portable and super convenient.
Devin Lawson
1.http://www.ubergizmo.com/15/archives/2009/09/hide_microsd_in_a_nickle.html?src=rss
"Hide MicroSD In A Nickle"
2. The type of audience memeber that would like this blog is one that is entertained by nifty items that serve no real purpose. For people that like spy movies and for those who dont want people in their business.
3. The focus on the blog was centered around a hollowed out coin that can hold a MicroSD card in it. The coin is said to look just like a real coin when closed making it near impossible to tell the difference between your regular change and your memory stick.
Adriana Gutierrez
1. http://zoknowsgaming.com/2009/09/14/can-sony-afford-to-end-the-gow-franchise/
Can Sony Afford To End The GOW Franchise?
2. The audience for this blog would be mostly Playstation Gamers, who are fans of the "God of War" game series. These gamers are interested in the future developments of the franchise.
3. The focus of this blog is whether or not the latest installment of the franchise, due out in 2010, will be the final installment of the "God of War" franchise. God of War 3 which is one of the most highly anticipated Playstation 3 games of 2010 is said to be the final game in the "God of War" series. The blog questions Sony's decision to let such a high-grossing game series come to an end.
LaCharra Bennett
1. http://technorati.com/posts/6_br3Hm2cn3sioAY5wxsTUAVOhJc%2B76g5rNJomiCZCo%3D?reactions
Off Topic: Microsoft will reveal two iPhone competitors in 2010
2. The audience for this blog seem to be people that is really into the latest technology. They also seem to be fans of Microsoft. They always want to know Microsoft next big move. I believe a lot of computer and technology expert participates in this blog.
3. The blog is focusing on Microsoft coming out with two new smart phones in January 2010. These iphones are develop under project “Pink”. One device is going to have a “squircle” shape, and the code name is “Turtle.” The other device is going to have a candybar slider shape, and the code name is “Pure.“
1.http://technorati.com/posts/6_br3Hm2cn3sioAY5wxsTUAVOhJc%2B76g5rNJomiCZCo%3D
2. The audience this blog is focused on is those who are young enough to still desire the newest cutting edge technology, yet old enough to afford it. I'd say those in their early to mid twenties, those in the business world who need gadgetry like this as well
3. The focus of this blog is to inform people of the Microsoft corporation putting out it's very own smart phone. The whole blog is a run down of those things the phone is going to be capable of doing, and how it is going to look.
Shane Meshes
1)http://www.joystiq.com/2009/09/20/review-halo-3-odst/3#comments and the title is Review: Halo 3: ODST.
2)The audience for this blog are people who are interesed in seeing if halo odst is worth purchasing depending on the review.
3)The main focus of the blog was disscuing the ups and downs of getting Halo ODST amoung other various topics. Such as debating wheather Halo 3 is better than Modern Warfare in gameplay and online or if its better to get the game new, preodered or used.
In my personal opinion I would not purchase it knowing that better titles such as Modern Warfare 2 and Dragon Age are comming.
1.http://lifehacker.com/5356438/turn-your-camera-phone-into-a-police+style-dash-cam
2. The type of audience for this blog would primarily be young adults who drive.
3.The focus of the blog is to inform people of other uses of a camera phone.
1.http://lifehacker.com/5356438/turn-your-camera-phone-into-a-police+style-dash-cam
2. The type of audience for this blog would primarily be young adults who drive.
3.The focus of the blog is to inform people of other uses of a camera phone.
1. http://technorati.com/posts/WA8RVtefrHXy5q1jJdmYm1lVDFNx0uAHDcqKzMNslNs%3D Toys R Us Ad Points To $199 Wii Price Drop This Month [Rumor]
2. Gamer console savvy consumers
3. Add in a newspaper boasting that the Wii will be on sale from $249 to $199 around the week of the 27th.
4. This assignment was very interesting to complete. I know have another way of obtaining information about everyday life and even have a way to find out what people have to say about it. I can't imagine myself becoming an avid blogger but I will be looking online at conversations on current events more often.
1.http://lifehacker.com/5356438/turn-your-camera-phone-into-a-police+style-dash-cam
2. The type of audience for this blog would primarily be young adults who drive.
3.The focus of the blog is to inform people of other uses of a camera phone.
1. Digital Photography School http://technorati.com/blogs/digital-photography-school.
2. People who want tips on how to improve thier photography whether concerning the background, how to capture a great picture, and also to post assignments for feedback.
3. Photography: giving advise to everyday camera owners about surroundings, lightings, etc.
1. http://technorati.com/posts/WA8RVtefrHXy5q1jJdmYm1lVDFNx0uAHDcqKzMNslNs%3D Toys R Us Ad Points To $199 Wii Price Drop This Month [Rumor]
2. Gamer console savvy consumers
3. Add in a newspaper boasting that the Wii will be on sale from $249 to $199 around the week of the 27th.
4. This assignment was very interesting to complete. I know have another way of obtaining information about everyday life and even have a way to find out what people have to say about it. I can't imagine myself becoming an avid blogger but I will be looking online at conversations on current events more often.
1. Digital Photography School http://technorati.com/blogs/digital-photography-school.com
2. People wanting to learn about taking pictures or learning about all the different settings on their camera.
3. Photography: giving advise to everyday camera owners on surroundings, lighting, etc.
SIDNEY WALKER
SEPTEMBER 20,2009
1. URL http://blogs.intel.com/technology
Title: Internet TV Applications will Change our Relationship with Television
2. I feel the audience for this blog would be your everyday Television Buyer/Wathcher of all ages. To own a TV today u want it to be up to date with all the latest features.
3. The focus of this Blog posted by Mary Ragland, was to inform the public of present and future upgrades of the Television we all love. She feels that the TV is lacking interaction. In the sense of the matter studies show consumers use other devices like laptops and other internet capable devices while watching TV.
A new TV software application framework called Widget Channel soon to be available. Will blend together community and content aspects of the Internet. While enhancing the use of the TV. Making it more entertaining for the consumers. Consumers will be able to acces the Internet while watching their favorite programs on the same screen.
Quieon Williams
The URL for the blog i read is: http://www.labnol.org/software/google-chrome-problems/9881/.....the title of it is: The Simple Things Missing in Google Chrome.
The crowd this blog is reaching out to/ trying to reach out to is definite users of google chrome.
and frequent users of google and its features.
The blog`s center of focus is on the missing features of Google Chrome. Some of the features missing include: using email to mail a page or a link to a website, your web browsing history, and leaving bookmarks to go back to continue at the point where you stopped working etc..The blog also states how Google Chrome was the quickest to leave the beta status.
I actually found this assignment to be very interesting and very inform I found out information I didn't even have a clue about
http://adrienneddavis.blogspot.com/.
The title of the blog is called Why Verizon Wireless???
I actually found this assignment to be very interesting and very inform I found out information I didn't even have a clue about
http://adrienneddavis.blogspot.com/
The Title: Why Verizon Wireless??
The audience I was targeting was verizon Wireless customer on of the Biggest cell phone companies in the country to inform the vzw customer that they are being screwed by their phone company paying for charges that they are unaware of.
1 http://blogs.consumerreports.org/
New iPod Nano: Video, radio, and features galore
2 The type of audience this blog is for are teens to young adults. People that love to listen to music.
3 The main focus of this blog is to talk about the new Ipod Nano. The new Ipod nano has a FM radio and is now able to record videos. It can hold up to 24 hours of music. The screen is slightly bigger now. The 8GB nano will cost $149.
1. http://crookedbrains.net
Titled: "Toothpaste Caps"
2. The audience for this blog is dental hygenist, pediatricians, and concerned parents.
3. As a mother, I can understand the importance of dental hygine for children. Fortunately, my son loves to brush his teeth. However, it is very important to make brushing teeth fun for children. The use of pets and familiar surroundings is a great idea to encourage children to brush their teeth. I would reccomend this blog/website for any parent struggling with their children and dental hygine.
1.http://technorati.com/blogs/torrentfreak.com
2. The type of audience would like to have maybe younger generation that is still news savvy. This audience wants the latest news around the world in a more personal mode.
3. The topics vary. This blog has a news theme so whatever is hot is listed. It even has holiday recognition such as pirates day. A lot of people posted thoughts, news and events to this blog regarding the pirate day quite interesting.
1-http://www.totalprosports.com/blogs/index.php/2009/09.com
chad ochocinco's lambeau leap comes with expletive hand gesture
2-the type of audience that this blog is talking to is die hard football fans or chad ochocinco fans or just everyone who likes football or sports. People who are in to the publicity in the NFL.
3-the main focus of this game is how chad scored a touchdown at lambeau field witch is home of the green bay packers and jumped into the crowd like he was t his home field and they didn’t like that.
4- i never even knew about this website technorati.com I like it because u can comment on the thing that u like about sports and I’m a big football fan. I thought that chad ochocinco leap was kind of funny.
1-http://www.totalprosports.com/blogs/index.php/2009/09.com
chad ochocinco's lambeau leap comes with expletive hand gesture
2-the type of audience that this blog is talking to is die hard football fans or chad ochocinco fans or just everyone who likes football or sports. People who are in to the publicity in the NFL.
3-the main focus of this game is how chad scored a touchdown at lambeau field witch is home of the green bay packers and jumped into the crowd like he was t his home field and they didn’t like that.
4- i never even knew about this website technorati.com I like it because u can comment on the thing that u like about sports and I’m a big football fan. I thought that chad ochocinco leap was kind of funny.
http://technorati.com/posts/OMJaaaB3tKDnKlZsng7MUDl22zgRTTv4sQpaJstfj7o%3D
The people that will go to this blog are the ones that are just fed up with the stupid hackers and spammers and phishers that we have to deal with online.
The person who wrote this blog was focusing on the guy that was caught and sent to prison because he stole $700,000 from people like you and me.
I think that blogging is pretty cool. There are lots of issues and conversations going on out there about many things that concern us, and that we can participate in to get clarity on the issue, or just have a good time.
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