"If you are given a chance to be a role model, I think you should always take it because you can influence a person's life in a positive light, and that's what I want to do. That's what it's all about." -Tiger Woods
If you have not heard, Tiger Woods has gained international attention this week for his off-course antics. Woods is not known for this sort of thing but here he is, in the international spotlight for allegedly cheating on his wife before getting in a car accident. Woods got into a single car accident in front of his estate in Windermere, Fla. The time of the crash was 2:25 a.m. when Tiger was leaving his house early Friday morning, the police reported.
In the following days, stories emerged about the not-so-faithful Woods. Three different women have come forward about being with Woods while he travels. This has led people to surmise that Woods and his wife, Elin Nordegren, were having a confrontation prior to the accident.
Allegedly the cause of the accident was not an animal or mechanical malfunction, but Woods' wife brandishing a golf club in her hand while chasing down her husband. Sources have also reported Woods' face damage had come from Nordegren, not the car accident like police reports have been saying.
Woods cheating, arguing and getting beaten up by his wife are all speculations and rumors. One thing is for certain in this incident: There was a car accident. That is the only certain thing.
People care way too much about celebrities' lives. The media hungers for celebrities to fall from their pedestal - to slip up or crash. It is their job, and they are well-paid to write and talk about celebrities. Plus, people pay to hear these stories, so why wouldn't they get reported? I do not really get riled up about events like Woods', but when the greatest golfer in the world is in the news for something other than golf it is going to be noteworthy.
Also, if you are Tiger Woods, the highest paid athlete ever, the greatest golfer ever and one of the most recognized people in the world, don't you think you would get caught cheating on your wife sooner rather than later? Even OSU athletes have to be very careful of what they do, where they go and who they are with every moment of their lives. They will be the first ones to tell you that. But even the Tim Tebows of the world are not Tiger Woods.
Tiger, your public image has not been completely ruined, but you definitely damaged it. Your golf game is amazing, and mentally, you are the strongest ever. I admire that. But you were talking about being a role model? That is obviously what you are not "all about."
Friday, December 4, 2009
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
The Class: It's Over:(
Today marks the end of NMC 301 for me, hopefully. John Carney, Makenzie Marineau, Mahria Zook, Mike Martin and I have finished our project. We think we have done a very good job with the editing, interviews and storyboard so overall, we are happy with what we have done so far. The project is not done, however, and we will hopefully continue to work with this idea, because we believe it is a good one.
A few things went really well in this project. One is that all of us had different skills to bring to the table and even if some of us wanted to write or interview something, we compromised and it went well. Another aspect of our project that went well was our editing. John did a great job doing that and we all thank him for it. He spent hours upon hours on his computer doing this so we greatly appreciate it. I even got a quick little tour of Final Cut Pro so that was nice to at least see what it is all about. Also, we started a website called wisenet.weebly.com. It is obviously in its very early stages but it has the potential to be a very good one. That website has a lot to do with Makenzie, who planned it all out and did all the work, with a little bit of input by us. Lastly, I thought the group meeting last night was our best one. Even though we were missing one, Mahria, due to work, I think it was very productive and we got done what was needed to be done.
The one thing that really "broke my heart" was that we did not get footage of a very old, new user using Facebook, Twitter, or Skype for the very first time and loving it. That was our plan all along but with the short period of time we had to make our idea to come life, it is difficult. However, I still love the video.
The main thing I learned from this project is how much someone can use technology to his or her advantage. Talking to John about Final Cut Pro and listening to Sherry talk about how she talks to everyone through AIM instant messaging because "it is the next best thing to actually being there," really made me realize how lucky we are to have all these technology at our fingertips. The quote that Sherry made really stuck in my head.
Also, I believe this project has made my enable my interviewing skills. At first I was a little nervous interviewing a man in his sixties about technology because I have never done it before and it was intimidating talking to an older man about technology. However, as the interview went on and when we went back to talk to him, it seemed easier and easier. So it was comforting to know that I can interview someone any age and talk to them about anything.
Honestly, I could have worked harder. I put the effort in but seeing Makenzie and John working their rear end off for the team was unbelievable. I think I did what I needed to but I regret not doing more for the team.
Working in the team was obviously a hassle because everyone is so busy. Making time for a project that needs a lot of time put into it can be tough but for the most part we fought through it with persistence!
Going to the Senior Center and getting to interview D Payne, as I like to call him behind his back, and Sherry was a bonus. I think John and I did a great job asking questions to them and when we thought we should leave them alone and talk, we did. So that went really well for us.
Even though this was John's idea and he was kind handling the operations, we all had input at some point or another. In anything that you do, great teams have everyone contributing and that is another thing I felt we did really well together.
Again, thanks to all my partners for the work they put into this project and the time we spent together. Special thanks to Makenzie and John for putting their extra work into this and thanks to Pam for letting us make this dream into more of a reality.
A few things went really well in this project. One is that all of us had different skills to bring to the table and even if some of us wanted to write or interview something, we compromised and it went well. Another aspect of our project that went well was our editing. John did a great job doing that and we all thank him for it. He spent hours upon hours on his computer doing this so we greatly appreciate it. I even got a quick little tour of Final Cut Pro so that was nice to at least see what it is all about. Also, we started a website called wisenet.weebly.com. It is obviously in its very early stages but it has the potential to be a very good one. That website has a lot to do with Makenzie, who planned it all out and did all the work, with a little bit of input by us. Lastly, I thought the group meeting last night was our best one. Even though we were missing one, Mahria, due to work, I think it was very productive and we got done what was needed to be done.
The one thing that really "broke my heart" was that we did not get footage of a very old, new user using Facebook, Twitter, or Skype for the very first time and loving it. That was our plan all along but with the short period of time we had to make our idea to come life, it is difficult. However, I still love the video.
The main thing I learned from this project is how much someone can use technology to his or her advantage. Talking to John about Final Cut Pro and listening to Sherry talk about how she talks to everyone through AIM instant messaging because "it is the next best thing to actually being there," really made me realize how lucky we are to have all these technology at our fingertips. The quote that Sherry made really stuck in my head.
Also, I believe this project has made my enable my interviewing skills. At first I was a little nervous interviewing a man in his sixties about technology because I have never done it before and it was intimidating talking to an older man about technology. However, as the interview went on and when we went back to talk to him, it seemed easier and easier. So it was comforting to know that I can interview someone any age and talk to them about anything.
Honestly, I could have worked harder. I put the effort in but seeing Makenzie and John working their rear end off for the team was unbelievable. I think I did what I needed to but I regret not doing more for the team.
Working in the team was obviously a hassle because everyone is so busy. Making time for a project that needs a lot of time put into it can be tough but for the most part we fought through it with persistence!
Going to the Senior Center and getting to interview D Payne, as I like to call him behind his back, and Sherry was a bonus. I think John and I did a great job asking questions to them and when we thought we should leave them alone and talk, we did. So that went really well for us.
Even though this was John's idea and he was kind handling the operations, we all had input at some point or another. In anything that you do, great teams have everyone contributing and that is another thing I felt we did really well together.
Again, thanks to all my partners for the work they put into this project and the time we spent together. Special thanks to Makenzie and John for putting their extra work into this and thanks to Pam for letting us make this dream into more of a reality.
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
The New Way to Tell a News Story
Twitter and Facebook are the new news sources, says Gwen Navarette of the Associated Content. And it is true, people now get their information through these social networking sites. We all know Facebook keeps people up to date with each other and it is a nice, free tool for all of us to use. We keep in touch with family, friends who maybe live far away and people who have not seen in 10, 20, 30 years!
But, more and more people have been using these sites for reporting news. You can find out what is happening in the world just by going to twitter.com. Facebook also can help you but only your friends can see and you can only see your friends. With Twitter, anyone can see it simply by searching for news or by actually news sources who you can follow.
Navarette uses Typhoon Ondoy as her example. She said she truly opened up to the relevance of the news and social networking sites after this natural disaster. She stated that she freaked out when she saw "Anyone with a JETSKI or BOAT? My friends... need rescuing. Water's reached the second floor of their house. They live on..." on a Facebook account. It is amazing how far the internet has come, isn't it?
Also, in Navarette's writing it said that the Philippines is the texting capital of the world so word gets out fast. Again, I am astonished by how these social networking sites are changing the world right in front of our eyes. I am even now hooked on Twitter and I thought it was the stupidest thing ever! So, if you want your news fix, go to Twitter and/or Facebook and watch the world evolve right under in front of your eyes.
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2235617/social_media_is_a_great_way_to_communicate_pg2_pg2.html?cat=15
But, more and more people have been using these sites for reporting news. You can find out what is happening in the world just by going to twitter.com. Facebook also can help you but only your friends can see and you can only see your friends. With Twitter, anyone can see it simply by searching for news or by actually news sources who you can follow.
Navarette uses Typhoon Ondoy as her example. She said she truly opened up to the relevance of the news and social networking sites after this natural disaster. She stated that she freaked out when she saw "Anyone with a JETSKI or BOAT? My friends... need rescuing. Water's reached the second floor of their house. They live on..." on a Facebook account. It is amazing how far the internet has come, isn't it?
Also, in Navarette's writing it said that the Philippines is the texting capital of the world so word gets out fast. Again, I am astonished by how these social networking sites are changing the world right in front of our eyes. I am even now hooked on Twitter and I thought it was the stupidest thing ever! So, if you want your news fix, go to Twitter and/or Facebook and watch the world evolve right under in front of your eyes.
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2235617/social_media_is_a_great_way_to_communicate_pg2_pg2.html?cat=15
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Twitter: Running the World
One word: Twitter. I can not believe how much I am using the stupid thing. Yeah, I called it stupid. Anyways, Twitter has been taking over my life and I do not know why. Is it the constant exclusive life into Terrell Owens and Alyssa Milano? Is it the sheer selfishness that I want everybody else to know what I am doing at every single moment of my life? I hope not.
I think it is because I realized how great of a social networking tool it is. Makenzie Marineau, newmediamak.wordpress.com, has taught me this. She is an NMC major and she has over 1,000 followers on Twitter. "Are you kidding me?" I asked myself when I saw this.
But then I asked her. She just told me straight up, "I don't know. I guess I am just networking." Then, I realized the true meaning of Twitter. It means different things to different people but to me, that is what it means and it has helped me appreciate the Twitter World that much more.
However, I want to talk about a blog post by Deborah Potter called "Twitter in the Newsroom." This is a perfect example of how Twitter can be used for so many different things. Twitter is being used in the newsroom to break news. That deserves another "are you kidding me?" There are now BreakingTweets, TwitterLocal and CityTweets to update to news stations of the news. Doesn't that sound funny.
To sum this all up, a quote from Patrick O'Brien, the digital development director at WUSA-TV in Washington, DC, says "For instance, if there’s a building collapse, you can search a 5-mile radius where the collapse took place to find anyone who may be twittering updates."
I think it is because I realized how great of a social networking tool it is. Makenzie Marineau, newmediamak.wordpress.com, has taught me this. She is an NMC major and she has over 1,000 followers on Twitter. "Are you kidding me?" I asked myself when I saw this.
But then I asked her. She just told me straight up, "I don't know. I guess I am just networking." Then, I realized the true meaning of Twitter. It means different things to different people but to me, that is what it means and it has helped me appreciate the Twitter World that much more.
However, I want to talk about a blog post by Deborah Potter called "Twitter in the Newsroom." This is a perfect example of how Twitter can be used for so many different things. Twitter is being used in the newsroom to break news. That deserves another "are you kidding me?" There are now BreakingTweets, TwitterLocal and CityTweets to update to news stations of the news. Doesn't that sound funny.
To sum this all up, a quote from Patrick O'Brien, the digital development director at WUSA-TV in Washington, DC, says "For instance, if there’s a building collapse, you can search a 5-mile radius where the collapse took place to find anyone who may be twittering updates."
Our Project is Coming Along!
John, Makenzie, Mahria, Mike and I are running with our project idea. Mike and I are interviewing our favorite man, Dwight Payne, and will be interviewing him again Wednesday. Mahria will be interviewing everybody's favorite professor, Bill Loges, along with other professors and important people we need to interview. Mike has helped the video aspect with Mahria and our logo. Makenzie has also been a huge help. She has interviewed people and helped all of us along the way, including helping me with TWITTER!
This week is going to be important to us. We need to get lots of work done and we will. So, group, let's jump on the train and go along for the ride!
This week is going to be important to us. We need to get lots of work done and we will. So, group, let's jump on the train and go along for the ride!
Sunday, November 15, 2009
The Worldwide Leader in Sports, and Using Technology to its Advantage
ESPN has made a breakthrough with technology and introduced something extraordinary. They have combined the video game, Madden 09 by EA Sports, with real game footage to create real situations. To break it down, they can now show what might have happened if Tom Brady threw to Wes Welker instead of Randy Moss on a given play. Amazing, eh? (So Canadian).
The writer, Brooks Barnes, is showing us that even a sports television station is dipping into other parts of media to interest their audience, including video game users. To keep the audience interested every week, and every year for that matter, companies need to keep changing aspects every so often. This is what Barnes is showing.
I also want to talk about another blog that no one else knows of. The writer is a former teammate of mine, Alex Williams. He is a great golfer but even a better guy to hang around and be friends with. Alex has a great personality and is incredibly smart. He definitely shows this in his blog.
Alex went to Spain to start a new life. He was kind of sick of practicing golf everyday, to my understanding, and he wanted to do something new and exciting. This is what he chose. His blog is really interesting to read and his brilliance shows in his writing. He is funny, smart, and has a great heart. So you should check out Alex's blog, mrwilliamsgoestospain.blogspot.com, and learn something from his writing. Even if you do not learn anything from it, you will enjoy his fabulous writing. Plus, he is a huge Blazers fan, so of course you should visit his blog! In his profile picture, he is wearing a I love Rudy shirt in Spain.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/05/business/media/05espn.html
The writer, Brooks Barnes, is showing us that even a sports television station is dipping into other parts of media to interest their audience, including video game users. To keep the audience interested every week, and every year for that matter, companies need to keep changing aspects every so often. This is what Barnes is showing.
I also want to talk about another blog that no one else knows of. The writer is a former teammate of mine, Alex Williams. He is a great golfer but even a better guy to hang around and be friends with. Alex has a great personality and is incredibly smart. He definitely shows this in his blog.
Alex went to Spain to start a new life. He was kind of sick of practicing golf everyday, to my understanding, and he wanted to do something new and exciting. This is what he chose. His blog is really interesting to read and his brilliance shows in his writing. He is funny, smart, and has a great heart. So you should check out Alex's blog, mrwilliamsgoestospain.blogspot.com, and learn something from his writing. Even if you do not learn anything from it, you will enjoy his fabulous writing. Plus, he is a huge Blazers fan, so of course you should visit his blog! In his profile picture, he is wearing a I love Rudy shirt in Spain.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/05/business/media/05espn.html
Thursday, November 5, 2009
New Media Article Response
This week I am going to respond to the blog post called "Copy and Paste: Enemy of the Web?" It was written on the 10,000 Words site and it a quick and short one to read. For how short it is, it is a very good blog and it is to the point, which is a good thing to do in a blog. The readers do not have that much time on their hands.
This blog blends right into what Pam talks about and New Media in general. The writer mentions Twitter as one of the great social networks to get answers right away. The writer states: "[The] [tweeps] immediate help speaks to the power of crowdsourcing and social networks like Twitter."
In addition, the writer talks about a huge problem in schools everywhere and supposedly now on different blogs: copy and pasting work that is not theirs! The writer does a really good job on telling us what we should do if somebody rips your work off of you. Pam also said to keep our blogs between four and six paragraphs and that is what this writer did.
So props to the person who wrote this blog. He/she told us about their story and the person who accused the act of copy and pasting knows who they are, which makes it that much better. The writer kept it short, to the point and knew what point he was trying to do with it. Props my writer. Props.
http://www.10000words.net/2008/12/copy-and-paste-enemy-of-web.html
This blog blends right into what Pam talks about and New Media in general. The writer mentions Twitter as one of the great social networks to get answers right away. The writer states: "[The] [tweeps] immediate help speaks to the power of crowdsourcing and social networks like Twitter."
In addition, the writer talks about a huge problem in schools everywhere and supposedly now on different blogs: copy and pasting work that is not theirs! The writer does a really good job on telling us what we should do if somebody rips your work off of you. Pam also said to keep our blogs between four and six paragraphs and that is what this writer did.
So props to the person who wrote this blog. He/she told us about their story and the person who accused the act of copy and pasting knows who they are, which makes it that much better. The writer kept it short, to the point and knew what point he was trying to do with it. Props my writer. Props.
http://www.10000words.net/2008/12/copy-and-paste-enemy-of-web.html
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