ENGL 303: Multimedia Writing

This article is from JSTOR, it is written by M.Mayer and J.E. Till. It is an article explaining how many problems encountered on the Internet will be unmmanageable.Some of these problems include authorship, blank websites, and how the global network has pros and cons. The article is written from a scientific point of view, so it deals less with opinion and more with research based ideas. This will benefit my project because I can use some of these ideas on multimedia writing, and the Internet in general to support my theory on authorship.

This article remarks on the efficiency of blogs in reporting news and other world events. The article tells how news about major events such as September 11th and the Indian Ocean tsunami was posted on blogs before it appeared on major news sites. The article goes on to tell how blogs were used to collect relief supplies and donations for disasters. This example demonstrates how Internet users throughout the country and the world are using anonymous sites, such as blogging sites, to reach out to one another during times of need. Bloggers can connect with readers and other bloggers and even send money and donations to causes without having to reveal their identities.

Blogger Rights

This article discusses how online feedback mechanisms are bringing new meaning to "word of mouth." Through online forums, businesses can reach large audiences at little cost. Furthermore, "individuals can make their personal thoughts, reactions, and opinions easily accessible to the global community of Internet users." The site relates to my project because it references several online communities and discusses how these groups of people use the Internet to communicate. The article mentions Epinions.com, Moviefone.com, and CitySearch.com. These are sites where users can evaluate movies, restaurants, bars, and other businesses. Individuals who visit these sites to read reviews are not concerned with who wrote the articles, but instead the advice that they offer. Therefore, these sites are examples of ways that Internet users are taking advantage of online anonymity to connect with others and to seek their opinions.

In another bookmark I posted an article about Iowa being one of the first hospitals to use Twitter in the operating room. The patient underwent a hysterectomy and the surgeon sent over 300 tweets to the patients' family members about the process of the surgery. Here are some of the actual tweets that were sent...

This article provides a harsh criticism to YouTube, saying that it encroaches upon the "legitimacy and perhaps even survival of forms of vernacular creativity." This source was found through Project Muse and published in the "Cinema Journal." In regards to my project, it will be useful to have an opposing perspective to the videos posted upon YouTube. This perspective will help me to determine my theories and opinions on user-generated remixes and extensions of popular media.

This article deals with the topic of "fair use," which is the copyright doctrine that allows the use of copyrighted works in certain circumstances without having to gain the owner's permission. It also correlated "fair use" with the popular video sharing website YouTube. This source was found through the database Project Muse. It was printed in the University of Texas Press. Its information is credible and useful. As for my project, this article will be helpful in determining if "fair use" applies in connection with fan remix videos of Twilight. Once this is determined, I will be able to better define the creators of these remixes.

Have not had a chance to read yet...seemed interesting

Have not had a chance top read, but it seems to be about an alternative way of teaching by the use of video

A website that offers a variety of real text messages...can be very entertaining

This website is made up of a text messages that people post. Anyone can post or read them, and the texts include something funny, disgusting, or entertaining that happened the night before.

Funny website that focuses on college humor and the things that may or may not happen...also a series of stories on topics from roommates to dating disasters...can be very entertaining for college students

Interesting website that is like having a remote control for your computer and can switch from one website to another

FMyLife: Share your every day life unfortunate moments and other fail funny stories

An article on the famous website "Texts From Last Night" becoming a sitcom

A blog on the subject that the website "Texts From Last Night" is becoming a book.

GMH is where people share with the world the most hopeful, uplifting moments of their day and allow others to draw strength from their experiences, the complete opposite of the website "F My Life"

A blog informing that there is also a book based on the website "FMyLife.com"

A particular subject on video games based on "F My Life" but showcased on Collegehumor.com

"is an open source browser plugin for collaboratively annotating, editing and shifting the web"