Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Discussion Questions

Today many TV shows and advertisements try to look amateurish or "homegrown" to emulate what is often seen on the Web. Do you think professional production values will continue to drop, or do you think amateur user-generated content will get better over time? WHY??

I think it's possible that amateur user-generated content might become the new professional standard.  It is obviously already becoming popular in television and advertising, and we have to remember that technology gets better and better every year.  Soon, it's probable that miniature versions of professional production equipment will be available for relatively cheap prices in any Best Buy you walk into.  

If the technology and equipment becomes available everywhere, amateur video content will get better over time.


What social media sites do you find yourself using the most, and why? In your opinion why is Facebook so much more successful than MySpace, and do you think Facebook is "here to stay" for the long term.

Like millions of other people in the world, I find myself using Facebook more than any other social networking site.  I think the reason for this is, quite simply, that it's the most popular one.  People use social networking sites in order to connect with most amount of people they possibly can.  Why would they choose a website that didn't have as many options?  It wouldn't make any sense.


That said, I do think Facebook is "here to stay" for a while.  I think it's too late in the game for anybody to come up with a new idea that can grow as fast as Facebook did.  So as long as social networking websites remain a vital part of our technological society, Facebook will live on.

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