I have recently acquired a new online addiction - pinterest.com. It is my favvvvooorrriiitteeeee!!!
Pinterest is like a social networking site but instead of showing you other people's profiles, you get to see their "style" so to speak. It consists of all these "pins" which are things that people have found that they like or have done or want to try and then they "pin" them to a "board" on Pinterest. There are tons of different categories from Food, Jokes, Fitness, Fashion, and even Wedding/Party Planning ideas. You can scroll through other people's pins and when you find something you like you can "re-pin" it to one of your boards. For example, I have a food board, a fitness board, a fashion board, and a board where I put things that I like. Say you find a recipe that you can't wait to try? Re-pin it onto one of your boards and months from now when you have time & remember it, you can go to pinterest, find it on your board, and click on the picture and it will take you to the site where it was originally found. Its AWESOME!
I use this site mostly for procrastination but there are some really cool things on there. I love to cook so I am constantly re-pinning food. I also love the Fitness pinner because it has tons of great workouts, nutrition facts, recipes, and motivational stuff. Pinterest makes me unproductive, however I feel like I am being productive because I actually use a lot of the stuff that I pin. It's Awesome!
The best part: you have to be invited to register, therefore it isn't full of the clutter of other social networking sites and it only shows you the things that you are interested in. If you want an invite: hit me up!
www.pinterest.com
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Are You Ready for Some......Star Spangled Banner?
http://espn.go.com/chicago/nfl/story/_/id/7066449/espn-hank-williams-jr-theme-song-return-monday-night-football
ESPN's broadcast of Outside the Lines might have ended up "Outside the Studio" if the contributors were actually present at the ESPN recording studios for this airing. The discussion was heated and no actual un-opinionated conclusion was ever made. I am torn on this issue. Being an avid sports enthusiast and one that is pursuing a career in the Sports industry, I can see where ESPN was justified in their reasoning, however I feel like they are taking the audience's feelings into too much consideration.
Like any industry, ESPN is trying to earn viewers, keep viewers, and essentially make a profit from their viewers. The NFL like every other professional league is multiracial and attracts a diverse group of viewers. If Hank Williams Jr.'s comment is seen as offensive by their viewing base and affects their numbers, ESPN should definitely pull the intro. However, isn't confederate to Hank Williams Jr. as activist is to Lady GaGa?
Hank Williams Jr. released the song "If the South Woulda Won" in 1988, which is the basis for Dave Zirin's argument on the ESPN broadcast. Subsequently, the country music star was hired to the do the Intro for Monday Night Football in 1991. Therefore, we can gather that ABC and ESPN could have already known that Hank Williams Jr. was capable of such comments like he made on October 3rd. Not to judge a book by its cover, but a viewer should be able to look at the guy & realize he isn't your average everyday American supporter.
Based on our knowledge of Hank Williams Jr., prior to the recent slurs he made at members of the American government, why does this change how we view the opening to Monday Night Football? I mean, I'm not a Dick Vitale fan because I don't like hearing about dOOK basketball every time I watch a game in which he commentates, but that's not going to keep me from watching College basketball. I do not think keeping the theme song for MNF will have a substantial effect on the viewership of the show. Sure, there will be that select few that would find it beneficial (or fun or occupying) to protest against ESPN if they had kept the song so therefore, I do find it logical that ESPN felt the need to do what they felt was best for their business.
So next Monday night, when you tune in to watch your favorite teams go head to head, sing the national anthem & pay your respects to the American democracy but don't invite all your rowdy friends.
And on a side note, Dave Zirin made himself look like an idiot on Outside the Lines. First of all, refer to my former statement about the song he CONSTANTLY refers to for his basis of argument. 1988 comes before 1991. If that song is that big of an issue, why did ESPN/ABC hire him in the first place?? Secondly, the Civil War was not essentially a war on slavery but a war for state's rights if you will so kindly refer to UNC History Professor William Barney. Bomani Jones was a BLACK MAN and his inital comment had absolutely no negative connotation towards the South or Hank Jr unlike those of Mr. Zirin. While I respect his work as a journalist, the man needs to keep his thoughts on paper and his mouth shut on the air.
ESPN's broadcast of Outside the Lines might have ended up "Outside the Studio" if the contributors were actually present at the ESPN recording studios for this airing. The discussion was heated and no actual un-opinionated conclusion was ever made. I am torn on this issue. Being an avid sports enthusiast and one that is pursuing a career in the Sports industry, I can see where ESPN was justified in their reasoning, however I feel like they are taking the audience's feelings into too much consideration.
Like any industry, ESPN is trying to earn viewers, keep viewers, and essentially make a profit from their viewers. The NFL like every other professional league is multiracial and attracts a diverse group of viewers. If Hank Williams Jr.'s comment is seen as offensive by their viewing base and affects their numbers, ESPN should definitely pull the intro. However, isn't confederate to Hank Williams Jr. as activist is to Lady GaGa?
Hank Williams Jr. released the song "If the South Woulda Won" in 1988, which is the basis for Dave Zirin's argument on the ESPN broadcast. Subsequently, the country music star was hired to the do the Intro for Monday Night Football in 1991. Therefore, we can gather that ABC and ESPN could have already known that Hank Williams Jr. was capable of such comments like he made on October 3rd. Not to judge a book by its cover, but a viewer should be able to look at the guy & realize he isn't your average everyday American supporter.
Based on our knowledge of Hank Williams Jr., prior to the recent slurs he made at members of the American government, why does this change how we view the opening to Monday Night Football? I mean, I'm not a Dick Vitale fan because I don't like hearing about dOOK basketball every time I watch a game in which he commentates, but that's not going to keep me from watching College basketball. I do not think keeping the theme song for MNF will have a substantial effect on the viewership of the show. Sure, there will be that select few that would find it beneficial (or fun or occupying) to protest against ESPN if they had kept the song so therefore, I do find it logical that ESPN felt the need to do what they felt was best for their business.
So next Monday night, when you tune in to watch your favorite teams go head to head, sing the national anthem & pay your respects to the American democracy but don't invite all your rowdy friends.
And on a side note, Dave Zirin made himself look like an idiot on Outside the Lines. First of all, refer to my former statement about the song he CONSTANTLY refers to for his basis of argument. 1988 comes before 1991. If that song is that big of an issue, why did ESPN/ABC hire him in the first place?? Secondly, the Civil War was not essentially a war on slavery but a war for state's rights if you will so kindly refer to UNC History Professor William Barney. Bomani Jones was a BLACK MAN and his inital comment had absolutely no negative connotation towards the South or Hank Jr unlike those of Mr. Zirin. While I respect his work as a journalist, the man needs to keep his thoughts on paper and his mouth shut on the air.
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
To Pay or Not to Pay: That is the question.
http://keepittrill.com/online/2010/02/payola-hiphop-industry-controversy/
The issue of payola seems to be becoming more and more of a problem for the music industry. DJ's feel like they should be compensated for playing a record on their show while Indie artists feel that they should not have to pay because they do not have a promo budget. Bigger name artists who are already successful don't have to pay so why should they?
There honestly is no real solution to this problem. If Indie artists have to pay then so should other artists. DJ's feel that they should receive payment for promoting these artists, however aren't they on salary anyway? The simplest solution that I can formulate is for DJ's to propose a flat fee that all artists must pay in order for their music to be played. The alternative is for them not to have to pay at all. The only way to make it in the industry is exposure because that's how most people gain popularity among fans. These are the only fair possible avenues that could put everyone on a level playing ground. The music industry suffers if no new talent is being discovered, therefore I side with the Indie artists. But DJ's are trying to make a living just like everyone else, so there argument is valid as well.
Let's Keep it Trill.
The issue of payola seems to be becoming more and more of a problem for the music industry. DJ's feel like they should be compensated for playing a record on their show while Indie artists feel that they should not have to pay because they do not have a promo budget. Bigger name artists who are already successful don't have to pay so why should they?
There honestly is no real solution to this problem. If Indie artists have to pay then so should other artists. DJ's feel that they should receive payment for promoting these artists, however aren't they on salary anyway? The simplest solution that I can formulate is for DJ's to propose a flat fee that all artists must pay in order for their music to be played. The alternative is for them not to have to pay at all. The only way to make it in the industry is exposure because that's how most people gain popularity among fans. These are the only fair possible avenues that could put everyone on a level playing ground. The music industry suffers if no new talent is being discovered, therefore I side with the Indie artists. But DJ's are trying to make a living just like everyone else, so there argument is valid as well.
Let's Keep it Trill.
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