Facebook

Hey guys you should follow me on the Facebooks. I do stuff there

Hey guys look how popular I am

Pretty boring and not at all surprising. I don't advertise this out on social media or anywhere else so it is to be expected for the page views to be low.

JK Rowling Class

I'm in a JK Rowling Class and we were told to do a creative assignment. I did this with the help of Lyndsey and my roomate Darian

So wiki's are things

Here is the link to the wiki we just built collectively in class

The medium is the message

Today in class we are talking about youtube, more specifically how the videos are not the message that is being conveyed but rather the channel itself, youtube, is the message. Youtube is an ever evolving source of information due to viewer comments, ratings, subscriptions, etc. and the constant stream of new content being uploaded. I think this is a relevant connection but I don't think it is the main point. Yes viewer interaction changes the mind of the content creator and by extension the message or video however I think that most including myself are staring past the giant sign staring us in the face. Using youtube verses watching tv or even using a different video site it is vastly different. With television you have to schedule your time to watch it at a specific time where youtube it becomes what you want on your time. A different video hosting site would have much more subtle differences from youtube than television but it still is a different message. It is interesting to watch as we as a culture grow and our mediums grow and evolve our messages change even when it is the same content.

Frickidy fun, time for a pun

Been on somewhat of a pun spree on my Facebook so I thought I would share one here.

Blackstudios Social Media

TODAY I AM DOING A STUDY ON SOCIAL MEDIA, SPECIFICALLY BLACKSTUDIOS' USE OF IT AND OTHER NEW NEW MEDIA. BELOW ARE THE LINKS I FOUND

HTTP://WWW.BLACKSTUDIOS.COM

HTTPS://WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/BLACKSTUDIOS?REF=BR_TF

HTTPS://WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/MICHAEL.BLACK.35912?FREF=TS

HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/USER/BLACKSTUDIOSSD

HTTP://INSTAGRAM.COM/MICHAEL_BLACKSTUDIOS

I am a producer

Technology has made it incredibly easy to create content. Here is a list of some of the things that I have or do to create or contribute to the creation of content.

• I like and comment on Youtube videos
• I post, like, comment, share, etc. on Facebook both my personal and some group pages
• I have made Youtube videos solo and in collaboration 
• I write reviews of things that I have purchased online.
• I have tweeted.
• I have done some instagramming.
• I have a blog
• I have a Tumblog
• I've edited wikiapedia and similar sites
• I participate in a couple different forums
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Thinking about values

This is a video I came across a couple weeks ago and although it is a bit heavy and contains some unpopular opinions it is definitely worth the watch as it really makes one think critically about their moral values.

Photography and Painting

Engagement Painting at Lake Madison

So I've been doing some digital painting stuff lately. You can see more pictures done by myself or others on behalf of Blackstudios on the Blackstudios Blog.

New New Media blog

This is my new blog for Foundations of New Media.