Walt Disney's internet group is preparing to launch family.com which geared mostly at moms but focuses on parenting. They are going to have parent themed blogs and information on education and family travel as well as parenting tips, and suggestions. Disney think that although there are lots of sites that have parenting information, they feel that their trusted name brand of serving families will attract parents to their new site. You can check out this article HeRe
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I think this is great that Disney is doing a parenting site. I agree that the Disney name will attract people, and that this website will give Disney even more money that they alredy have.... My only fear that the Disney name atracts lots of parents when it comes to travel and things of that nature but I don't think that if a mom did a google search for parenting advice they might not think that Disney might give advice that is a little immature. We'll see how it goes.........
Tuesday, March 13, 2007
Monday, February 26, 2007
a New Addiction!
In this article found HeRe it discusses how China has declared Internet Addiction an illness and actually has a clinic for it. The majority of the patients at this clinic are forced to go there by their parents who pay approximately $1,300 a month for treatment! Some patients only spend four to five hours a week but their guardians would like to minimize that usage to zero, as they feel it contributes to laziness, and effects studying school work. Through gradual weaning off of the internet time, medications to boost happiness during other activities, military advisement (like boot camp), and even electric shock are methods used to cure the epic of internet.
Ok I have to admit that I am addicted to Myspace.com. I love to decorate the webpage with all of the codes to make different moving objects, videos, music, quizes, on my page to entertain my visitors. I will admit that my boyfriend banned me from Myspace and I felt a kind of withdrawl, I just wanted to sign on and start playing with the codes, I have sat for 4 or 5 hours straight at one time.
Once I didn't do it for about a week I slowly started back up again, and I lost most of the interest, by no means did I need hospitalization ha ha ha ha!! I think this is insane! I mean in a few years people will be going to college to become an internet therapist ha ha ha! Not to mention that 1300 a month is alot of money for treating an addiction which only has the side effects of being a little more lazy, less motivated, and possibly putting on some weight.
I know that Chinese people are among the healthiest races in the world, with all the veggies and such that they eat. Maybe the felt the need to maintain that reputation and that's why they opened this clinic. Just like alot of the blogs I post I have to say this whole thing is a HUGE waste of money!! I know that this topic will start to get more popular in the coming news but please America....say it out loud to yourself "Hospitalized for internet addiction", or "Electric shock therapy for computer usage", I know I can't be the only one who thinks this is nuts!!!
Ok I have to admit that I am addicted to Myspace.com. I love to decorate the webpage with all of the codes to make different moving objects, videos, music, quizes, on my page to entertain my visitors. I will admit that my boyfriend banned me from Myspace and I felt a kind of withdrawl, I just wanted to sign on and start playing with the codes, I have sat for 4 or 5 hours straight at one time.
Once I didn't do it for about a week I slowly started back up again, and I lost most of the interest, by no means did I need hospitalization ha ha ha ha!! I think this is insane! I mean in a few years people will be going to college to become an internet therapist ha ha ha! Not to mention that 1300 a month is alot of money for treating an addiction which only has the side effects of being a little more lazy, less motivated, and possibly putting on some weight.
I know that Chinese people are among the healthiest races in the world, with all the veggies and such that they eat. Maybe the felt the need to maintain that reputation and that's why they opened this clinic. Just like alot of the blogs I post I have to say this whole thing is a HUGE waste of money!! I know that this topic will start to get more popular in the coming news but please America....say it out loud to yourself "Hospitalized for internet addiction", or "Electric shock therapy for computer usage", I know I can't be the only one who thinks this is nuts!!!
Tuesday, February 13, 2007
Boston Needs to Relax!
Cartoon Network airs "Adult Swim" also known as late night adult entertainment targeting an 18-40 year old crowd.
They have recently began nationally promoting a new show called "Aqua Teen Hunger Force" which revolves around giant milkshakes, super intelligent french fries and large chunks of meat.
With that in mind, massive panic and severe traffic congestion occurred in Boston because electronic signs of Mooninites (characters from the show) were thought to contain explosives!
Police arrested 2 performance artists/marketing agents from Turner Broadcasting (owner of Cartoon Network and Aqua Teen Hunger Force and parent company of CNN) allegedly connected with the electronic sign of a middle-finger waving moon man reported to have triggered numerous bomb scares around Boston. Turner Broadcasting tried explaining that it was only to promote the show but Boston officials felt that the bomb scares were inappropriate and should have been put to a stop sooner.
The 2 men are being charged with placing a hoax device in a way that results in panic as well as one count of disorderly conduct. The hoax charge is a felony! To read more see this site
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Okay, that's it, society has become far too sensitive! I agree that the middle finger guy was a little inappropriate, but these 2 men don't deserve a felony for trying to promote a TV show! I personally think a little martian man waving his middle finger on an electric sign is hilarious and if I saw that I would definitely tune in!
I find it really ridiculous that Boston would take a small cartoon sign so literally and be seriously threatened. If it was a real bomb scare, they wouldn't openly display it around different cities. What kind of city closes down and goes into massive panic over a animated sign, come on!
I think disorderly conduct could be a relevant charge based on the middle finger martian dude, but other than this case when has there ever been a charge of placing a hoax device in a way that results in panic, I mean that sounds made up just to charge these 2 artists.
I talked to my cousin that works for an engineering consulting firm in downtown area of Boston immediately after reading this article and asked her what was the deal with this thing. She told me that the signs talked, and sounded like a computer voice (very choppy and monotoned) and said something along the lines of I'm the future, I'm in the computer, I could blow you, me, all of us up! She said it was creepy, but the public reacted way to seriously! I guess that 's what society is coming to, we cant even promote a TV show with adult comedy without everyone thinking it terrorism!
They have recently began nationally promoting a new show called "Aqua Teen Hunger Force" which revolves around giant milkshakes, super intelligent french fries and large chunks of meat.
With that in mind, massive panic and severe traffic congestion occurred in Boston because electronic signs of Mooninites (characters from the show) were thought to contain explosives!
Police arrested 2 performance artists/marketing agents from Turner Broadcasting (owner of Cartoon Network and Aqua Teen Hunger Force and parent company of CNN) allegedly connected with the electronic sign of a middle-finger waving moon man reported to have triggered numerous bomb scares around Boston. Turner Broadcasting tried explaining that it was only to promote the show but Boston officials felt that the bomb scares were inappropriate and should have been put to a stop sooner.
The 2 men are being charged with placing a hoax device in a way that results in panic as well as one count of disorderly conduct. The hoax charge is a felony! To read more see this site
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Okay, that's it, society has become far too sensitive! I agree that the middle finger guy was a little inappropriate, but these 2 men don't deserve a felony for trying to promote a TV show! I personally think a little martian man waving his middle finger on an electric sign is hilarious and if I saw that I would definitely tune in!
I find it really ridiculous that Boston would take a small cartoon sign so literally and be seriously threatened. If it was a real bomb scare, they wouldn't openly display it around different cities. What kind of city closes down and goes into massive panic over a animated sign, come on!
I think disorderly conduct could be a relevant charge based on the middle finger martian dude, but other than this case when has there ever been a charge of placing a hoax device in a way that results in panic, I mean that sounds made up just to charge these 2 artists.
I talked to my cousin that works for an engineering consulting firm in downtown area of Boston immediately after reading this article and asked her what was the deal with this thing. She told me that the signs talked, and sounded like a computer voice (very choppy and monotoned) and said something along the lines of I'm the future, I'm in the computer, I could blow you, me, all of us up! She said it was creepy, but the public reacted way to seriously! I guess that 's what society is coming to, we cant even promote a TV show with adult comedy without everyone thinking it terrorism!
Monday, February 5, 2007
Smart thinking Nintendo Wii ......
Ok, so...Nintendo recently came out with a new game console the Wii (pronounced wee), and already they are making improvements on it. The Wii is the smallest home unit up-to-date and is distinctively recognized by it's wireless controller which can be used as a hand-held pointing device, it also detects motion and rotation in 3 dimensions.
With that in mind, Nintendo has just announced that it will now have "Wii news", a news channel for the Wii game console. The channel will allow gamers to take a break and watch the news without turning off their game consoles.
This is a free feature, (as described on this website ) will list current top stories around the world. A virtual 3D globe will show where in the world the news is happening. Icons in 3D map will allow gamers to view local news by going to the icon of their city.
Nintendo expects this new technology to intrigue a crowd (gamers) who normally wouldn't turn on the news after gaming.-------
Gamers are not really news people! I think that's why they stick to the life of virtual reality and Role Playing Games. I think it's a good idea to try to target a new group of people but I also think it's a waste of money. They are going to make all headline news around the world accessible through the Wii? I don't know about this. I played three rounds of boxing when I was home for Christmas (my brother had one) and I was so tired I had to sit down. I just turned it off and got some water, I didn't want to leave it on, because I would've got "hooked" again and my muscles would've been sore (well more sore, than they already were) if there was a news channel on the Wii, when I played that would've been the last thing I would think of doing!
With that in mind, Nintendo has just announced that it will now have "Wii news", a news channel for the Wii game console. The channel will allow gamers to take a break and watch the news without turning off their game consoles.
This is a free feature, (as described on this website ) will list current top stories around the world. A virtual 3D globe will show where in the world the news is happening. Icons in 3D map will allow gamers to view local news by going to the icon of their city.
Nintendo expects this new technology to intrigue a crowd (gamers) who normally wouldn't turn on the news after gaming.-------
Gamers are not really news people! I think that's why they stick to the life of virtual reality and Role Playing Games. I think it's a good idea to try to target a new group of people but I also think it's a waste of money. They are going to make all headline news around the world accessible through the Wii? I don't know about this. I played three rounds of boxing when I was home for Christmas (my brother had one) and I was so tired I had to sit down. I just turned it off and got some water, I didn't want to leave it on, because I would've got "hooked" again and my muscles would've been sore (well more sore, than they already were) if there was a news channel on the Wii, when I played that would've been the last thing I would think of doing!
Tuesday, January 30, 2007
A Smelly Idea for the Wallstreet Journal
In an article in Advertising Age there is talk about the Wallstreet Journal putting "rub and sniff" ads in their paper. Opposed to current magazines that have sample perfumes and colognes on a peel back panel Wallstreet Journal wants to take scratch and sniff to an easier level. New deas are springing up for new scents to be put into the readers nose. It is predicted that the idea of "rub and sniff" will take off in the advertising industry. You can view this entire article HeRe
Rub and Sniff sounds like a great idea to me. I think this is just to boost sales for the Wallstreet Journal because everyone knows that unless you are into buisness stuff the paper is boring!!! Like magazines with peel back panel for sampling perfumes, I feel this idea will take off! In the article it mentioned that they would have different scents for different ads for example an Ocean Breeze smell for a ad for traveling to the Carribian and a chocolate smell for candy bars and such. I think the whole idea is very unique and it should be supported.
Rub and Sniff sounds like a great idea to me. I think this is just to boost sales for the Wallstreet Journal because everyone knows that unless you are into buisness stuff the paper is boring!!! Like magazines with peel back panel for sampling perfumes, I feel this idea will take off! In the article it mentioned that they would have different scents for different ads for example an Ocean Breeze smell for a ad for traveling to the Carribian and a chocolate smell for candy bars and such. I think the whole idea is very unique and it should be supported.
Monday, January 22, 2007
The Future of News...a little spacey?
In an article writen by the editor of local news for The Spokesman Review it explains that the future of available news is currently in the process of undergoing some serious changes. Many print newspapers are planning to do away with their costly publishing and considering putting all breaking news on the internet, which allows readers to interactively respond to stories via blogging. "Newspapers will survive, but they'll look much different than they do today....containing mostly context and analysis," says Carla Savalli, the senior editor of local news for The Spokesman Review. News will be viewed much like it is on websites like YouTube (a video sharing website.) Several print news companines are considering this alternative because it enavitably saves moeny for the cost of paper and ink, and researchers feel it interacts with readers on a more personal level. Drastic changes are expected in the next ten years. You can view the article"The Future of the Newsroom" : here
Personally, I feel that news via the internet is a great idea. I think it will save money and it better organizes current events. I have heard many people say that they no longer watch the news because it's depressing or they're tired of hearing the same old things. Well, if news is put on the internet all one would have to do is search a topic and view a broadcast or report. I also feel that breaking news would reach the public alot faster, and punctual news is better news. People wouldn't have to wait until the next mornings paper or the eleven o'clock news to hear about a recent accident. On the other hand, personally coming from a family with limited means, my step-father reads the paper everyday, and my mom doesn't own a computer. While I feel it is a good idea as far as organizing, I dont feel that my step-father or anyone who enjoys reading should not have that oppertunity because they do not own a computer. If they were planning to recycle old computers and make them cheaper for the public and make paying for the internet cheaper....well....that's a whole other story. In conclusion, news via the internet is great, but lets not forget about the people who dont own computers.
Personally, I feel that news via the internet is a great idea. I think it will save money and it better organizes current events. I have heard many people say that they no longer watch the news because it's depressing or they're tired of hearing the same old things. Well, if news is put on the internet all one would have to do is search a topic and view a broadcast or report. I also feel that breaking news would reach the public alot faster, and punctual news is better news. People wouldn't have to wait until the next mornings paper or the eleven o'clock news to hear about a recent accident. On the other hand, personally coming from a family with limited means, my step-father reads the paper everyday, and my mom doesn't own a computer. While I feel it is a good idea as far as organizing, I dont feel that my step-father or anyone who enjoys reading should not have that oppertunity because they do not own a computer. If they were planning to recycle old computers and make them cheaper for the public and make paying for the internet cheaper....well....that's a whole other story. In conclusion, news via the internet is great, but lets not forget about the people who dont own computers.
Tuesday, January 16, 2007
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