mzhong1 Assignment1

I like how you have questions about things that we normally don't pay attention to, such as the 'Share this on facebook/twitter/google+/etc' buttons and the suggested videos on websites as your Detective Conan one.

I also enjoy how you added 'Do advertisers even design the ads with the idea in mind that most people will probably overlook them?' because that is a great question to bring up and now that you mention it, I really want to know the answer to this.

When I first saw the shelf with the glass on it, I initially wondered why you pictured this in this journal because I wouldn't think of that as media in the slightest, however after reading the passage along with it ('Sometimes, media is a means of refining skill to create more media.') it made me rethink my initial feelings. The fact that this happened indicates what we discussed in class, that we all have different opinions of what media is and your journal brought out that discussion within me.

With that, I really like the message that your journal was displaying and the fact that you did what I didn't do, and included media that's not on a screen.

I would advise however to read through your post before posting it a bit to catch some potential grammatical and punctuational errors such as typing 'of' instead of 'or' or 'he' instead of 'the' just to be a bit more clear like was discussed today.

I really liked how you focused on a lot of media that doesn't immediately jump to mind as media. One source of media that you identified, the sidebar of other animes that the site think would appeal to you, definitely would not have immediately struck me as an advertisement. This is probably due to the fact that I don't see it as the shows advertising to me, but instead as a third party which makes it feel less like the show is throwing itself at me and more like a kind suggestion from a friend. I also like how you identified Facebook sharing as a kind of media. For a similar reason as to what I said before, this had never struck me as media advertisement. You also did a great job in pointing out the media that doesn't seem like media that we discussed in class, like the glass bowls and the jewelry art piece.

My only small suggestion would be to have a little transition in between your points. The main idea of unconventional media is a great topic but the examples are in three separate categories which means it doesn't flow very well with no transitions.

Overall it really touched on a lot of the key points we discussed in class and helped me get a better idea about what media is and how different people look at media with different points of view.