5 sources

http://www.msimail.net/why-is-facebook-so-popular/

 

http://www.lifestoryandme.com/2011/06/why-facebook-is-so-popular-psychology.html

http://mashable.com/2006/08/25/facebook-profile/

http://socialnetworking.lovetoknow.com/How_Did_Facebook_Originate

 

http://blog.thoughtpick.com/2009/10/the-addicitve-psychology-behind-facebooks-use-popularity.html

Huxley vs. Orwell

I read the web-comic a few times and noticed that Huxley's disscussions reates to what we have been talking about in class. We will be ruined by the things that we love. Orwell feels that we will be hated by the things that we love. This comic talks about the society that we live in. We are obsessed with the things we love and it is making us apathetic. When we were talking about realty tv and why we watch it. We live in a world where we rather watch people make fools out of themselves rather than watch something that is going to educate us. We would waste time watching unnecessary things than do things that are more important.
I like the way McMillen used the comic strip. I think it was a good idea because it is appealing and makes it more interesting than reading an article. It is easy to understand and gets his point across rather than reading a long article that most of us wouldn't have read anyway.

Honey Boo Boo Child

Watching the video about honey boo boo and the video about the sucide for the first time, I find it very disturbing. After reading Albom's article, I feel that we had similar feelings about these videos. I think that he linked these two to show how shocking they are. A little girl acting the way she does and someone recorded a guy commited sucide and doing nothing about it are things that make your jaw drop as you watch these in shock. Watching the sucide will make some people feel some type of saddness because it is horrifying. That's not anything that is entertaining to watch. Honey boo on the other hand is entertaining to a lot of people because of how outrageous she is. We are so drawn to reality tv because of shows like honey boo boo which are amusing even though they can be disturbing. We are drawn to these shows because the people are different from what we are use to seeing in everyday life. Also, seeing someone else and their familes act so outrageous can be entertaing. I don't think reality tv is making us apathetic. I don't think watching these shows makes us apathetic we just enjoy watching a family that's different from us that brings humor.

Identity Topic

My social media topic is going to be facebook.

Reality TV

I believe that reality TV has had an impact on society in both negative and positive ways. Reality TV is mostly enjoyed by young audiences. Most people in reality shows are not celebrities. The audience may feel the emotions in these shows are very real because they are normal people who face real life situations. Reality TV shows like Teen Mom and 16 & Pregnant show how these people face these hard situations and how they deal with them in their everyday life. Some of these shows you can actually learn from them. Some of the viewers can relate to the situations these people go through. Also, they can be influential. The audience may feel a connection to the people on these shows. They can relate to the hardships they may have experienced.

In other reality shows, they show a negative impact on society. Some shows like Bad Girls Club view others drinking, partying, and fighting. People feed into these kinds of shows. The viewers of these shows enjoy watching this because of the entertainment. I feel that things people see and gain on reality TV is not always real. Some people may not realize the impact these Reality shows have on society.

A lot of these shows show grown people acting immature or like teenagers. I don’t think people’s lives are that interesting but Reality TV makes it more dramatic so it brings entertainment.

I would say that Reality TV has had an impact on my life. Most of the shows I watch now are reality shows. I am a big fan of Reality TV. I’m one of those people who keep up with shows like Bad Girls Club, Love and Hip Hop, Basketball Wives, Jersey Shore, and Teen Mom. I am one of those people who can’t wait to see the next episode. Most of these shows are the same and very childish. The people on here make complete fools of themselves for attention. I watch this because it is very entertaining to me.

I think that the only things that make Reality TV REAL are that there are real people with real emotions and real situations. But to make it entertaining for the cameras they make it a lot more dramatic than it should be.