Thursday, 18 November 2010

12B Homework Due: Wed Nov 17th by 5pm (VAN)

Bebo's new soap is all product placement, no plot
This article is about a TV soap program called 'The Secret World of Sam King ,' which is being released on the internet through a site called Bebo. it is said to be just like the Disney soaps. It tells about how the lead character Same who is just 12 and pals just keep on bumping into famous musicians as part of their job. The target audience of the TV program is mentioned  as the “ S club 7” and "the Bebo generation".

The Critics Need a Reboot. The Internet Hasn't Led Us Into a New Dark Age.

the second article is by David Wolman, it is about how the new technology has developed over a period of time have an impact, on the contemporary media landscape. people have described it to be " a dark age". it also tells how the internet is beginning to make people less smarter by allowing them to access lies and read them believing they are true and that the Web provides remarkably easy access to such bogus ideas. It then goes on to say how the internet can be a good thing and mention Wiki, and says that there is alot of collected brain power with in these sites, the wrtier also says schools need to be smarter and distinguish knowledge from garbage. 

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