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Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Yelp
I had never heard of Yelp prior to this assignment, so I am obviously glad that it was assigned. I like the idea of having all restaurant reviews conveniently located on one website. The two places I chose to write a review about were local places from my hometown in New Jersey. There were only 2 reviews and 3 reviews for each respectively before I added my own opinions. For my first review I chose Taste of Reality Deli, which is a local deli on my block and is hugely popular and successful. I rated it 5 stars because it is my favorite place to eat and socialize, not to mention to food is delicious. For my second review I chose to write about Mac's Diner, a stereotypical New Jersey Diner located on the highway that runs parallel to my town. Out of all the diners I have been to (and that's a lot) this one is my favorite, so as a result I gave it 4 stars.
I definitely enjoyed my first Yelp experience. I had never written a restaurant review prior to this so this was something new to me. For some reason writing about my favorite places to eat really appealed to me. However, I found the website to be a little all over the place or disorganized. I didn't really see the point of me adding a profile picture or adding friends since this is a place for restaurant reviews and not socializing. But I like the website and I like its purpose, and I will most likely be writing more reviews in the future.
I definitely enjoyed my first Yelp experience. I had never written a restaurant review prior to this so this was something new to me. For some reason writing about my favorite places to eat really appealed to me. However, I found the website to be a little all over the place or disorganized. I didn't really see the point of me adding a profile picture or adding friends since this is a place for restaurant reviews and not socializing. But I like the website and I like its purpose, and I will most likely be writing more reviews in the future.
My Youtube Comments, Or Lack Thereof
My strategy to produce comments obviously didn't pan out as my video has a total of zero comments. I was going to start the commenting myself on another Youtube account but for some reason every time I tried to post a comment it would say "error" and wouldn't let me post. I tried everything possible to fix this. I made it so that comments were enabled to everyone without approval from me so anybody could easily comment, but for some reason an error would always occur.
I also asked my friends to go on and watch the video and comment. They watched, but they sure didn't comment. Maybe this is because they too were encountering an error or maybe they just didn't care. Whatever the reason, my video had no comments (sigh). So unfortunately there really is nothing more I can really write about my commenting experience because my commenting experience was non-existent.
I also asked my friends to go on and watch the video and comment. They watched, but they sure didn't comment. Maybe this is because they too were encountering an error or maybe they just didn't care. Whatever the reason, my video had no comments (sigh). So unfortunately there really is nothing more I can really write about my commenting experience because my commenting experience was non-existent.
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
I Dig Digg
Before this assignment was assigned I have never been an avid user of Digg, I didn't really get the point of the site and I would rarely ever visit it. However, this assignment has completely changed the way that I view Digg and I can definitely now see myself frequenting the site daily. My good friend is real big on Digg and has been telling me to check the site out now for some time, but I never listened to him. I guess it had to take a mandatory assignment to get me to visit the site, but I am glad I did.
I spent the last week on Digg primarily just reading and "digging" articles; I left the submissions to other people because I don't really surf the internet much for news. I also feel that if I were to submit something it would be pointless because nobody would ever "digg" it or somebody else probably had already posted it.
However I did do a lot of reading and some of the articles I found to be most interesting were: the new Apple Iphone, the 3D computer graphic artworks, and most recently the death of rapper Guru.
A brief overview of each for those of you who are too lazy to click the links. Apparently a new version of the Iphone was found and it has been remastered and remodeled. Some new features include a video camera, a higher resolution screen, a bigger battery, and a new, sleeker design.
There is not much to say about the 3D graphics besides the fact that they are breathtaking and definitely worth checking out. The final link I provided I discovered today and it really caught me off guard. I had no idea that Guru, a rapper and member of Gang Starr, was battling cancer and had a heart attack. I have about 15 of his songs on my Ipod and listen to all of them. I really enjoy his music and it's a shame that he has passed so abruptly.
I did a lot of other readings but those were probably three of my favorite findings so to speak. However, I must admit that I did not participate in commenting at all. It is habit of mine that once I finish the article, I automatically click the back button and resume perusing more articles. I don't even think about commenting. This is a habit that I must break. I did do my fair share of "digging" though. Every article that I found interesting I made sure I did my part in pushing it to the top. I didn't do any down voting though because mainly because I felt bad doing it. I know I am exaggerating but I don't want my down vote to ruin people's chances of getting to the front page.
After a week spent on Digg I have become a big fan of it, and thanks to this assignment I see myself doing a lot more "digging" in the future.
I spent the last week on Digg primarily just reading and "digging" articles; I left the submissions to other people because I don't really surf the internet much for news. I also feel that if I were to submit something it would be pointless because nobody would ever "digg" it or somebody else probably had already posted it.
However I did do a lot of reading and some of the articles I found to be most interesting were: the new Apple Iphone, the 3D computer graphic artworks, and most recently the death of rapper Guru.
A brief overview of each for those of you who are too lazy to click the links. Apparently a new version of the Iphone was found and it has been remastered and remodeled. Some new features include a video camera, a higher resolution screen, a bigger battery, and a new, sleeker design.
There is not much to say about the 3D graphics besides the fact that they are breathtaking and definitely worth checking out. The final link I provided I discovered today and it really caught me off guard. I had no idea that Guru, a rapper and member of Gang Starr, was battling cancer and had a heart attack. I have about 15 of his songs on my Ipod and listen to all of them. I really enjoy his music and it's a shame that he has passed so abruptly.
I did a lot of other readings but those were probably three of my favorite findings so to speak. However, I must admit that I did not participate in commenting at all. It is habit of mine that once I finish the article, I automatically click the back button and resume perusing more articles. I don't even think about commenting. This is a habit that I must break. I did do my fair share of "digging" though. Every article that I found interesting I made sure I did my part in pushing it to the top. I didn't do any down voting though because mainly because I felt bad doing it. I know I am exaggerating but I don't want my down vote to ruin people's chances of getting to the front page.
After a week spent on Digg I have become a big fan of it, and thanks to this assignment I see myself doing a lot more "digging" in the future.
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
My First Youtube Video
I am not a Youtube or video wizard in any sense, I don't have a camera or a video camera, so I chose to just upload a video that I've had on my computer for a while. I had no clue how to get audio or add a music track. The video is of my friend Joe "schooling" his friend Mike in basketball in his backyard. The video is below and I made the title a link to the video on Youtube. Enjoy
Sunday, April 11, 2010
My Favorite Youtube Video
This is by far and away my favorite youtube video. It's a parody of of the infomercial "Shamwow" and sarcastically promotes the benefits of the product Paper Towels. My roommate showed it to me after he visited his friend at a school in up state New York. At the time he showed it to me 5 months ago the video had less than 1,000 views. Hope you enjoy!
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