Surfing the Web or Swimming in Pages

Quite often during this decade, we have been warned that the "power of print" is fleeting; the age of the internet and technology is upon us and we need to embrace this aspect to its fullest potential. Looking back just a few years ago, media consumers were getting much of their news from magazines and also the newspapers.Because that time is fleeting, magazines were supposedly going through a transformation specifically onto the internet. The article, "Magazines Team Up to Tout 'Power of Print'"counteracts this new dispute.

Many people were appalled by the threat of reducing magazine related news and producing more and more internet related news and advertisements. Recently, advertisements have been advocating a renewal to redefine the age of magazine advertising, reading, and news. Michael Phelps is animated with the slogan, "We surf the Internet. We swim in magazines." How true is it that we can be consumed with the medium of a magazine. Magazines as opposed to online articles contain pages which are flexible to the usage of highlighters, pens and sticky notes- simple media which can make a larger impression in this case. Magazines can be easily transported during periods when laptops are unnecessary.

The effects of advertising have sky rocketed causing magazine viewing to make a come back. The conventions and routines of the media depict the types of media mentioned as competitive. Because we experience the majority of our world through forms of news, it is our decision in which form we prefer it to come in. Print works for some, but technology suits others. We may even choose to view different types of news from different sources because news is always going to ignore certain aspects and embellish others. In order to decide which medium of news is most appropriate action must be taken.

"The spark for the campaign was a "manifesto" Mr. Wenner penned last year, in which he said that just as TV didn't kill magazines, the Internet was a threat only to publications that lost focus on what makes magazines unique. "In a certain way, this campaign is aimed at the magazine business itself," Mr. Wenner.", The production and advancement of new media does not ensure an extinction of various older forms of media. There are some instances where consumers surely should hold onto the past.
Will we be swimming in pages or surfing the web in the days to come?

Iphone Applications...Good or Bad?

There is very arguable that the Iphone is one of the best phones to ever be on the market. With the intelligence and information it can hold, it is very marketable and media induced. The fact that i have an Iphone and know how it works made this article very interesting for me. I was not aware that Apple had to remove some 5,000 applications from itunes due to sexually explicit content. In fact, this shocks me. The Parental Teacher Council urged people to contact the Weekly Wrap and ask Apple to remove these silly and sexual applications from their selection. They did this because they felt these "apps" were too easily accessible by children. What child would have an Iphone? Im not too sure, but the question still remains whether or not these "apps" should be available. It is logical that Apple had removed these apps but it is known that many people do not agree. On a blog thats particularly used by app users, they said "Regardless of parental control ratings, 17+ rated apps show up when casually browsing the app store…Unlike music and movies, these apps typically have icons, names and screenshots that border on obscene just by themselves. It's gotten so bad that it's actually not possible to allow a typical young child to browse the app store by themselves without them being assaulted by various softcore porn apps".
I feel as though no application should be banned but the "smart phone" should not be used by children, its just not very safe.
I think that when it comes to the media, the Iphone is something that is mentioned a lot. It has an internet browser built into it, and makes it available to buy/download apps and music from the Itunes store. Some people fear the inability and limitations put put us by the media, and the Iphone allows us to access this information within a matter or seconds. There are arguments that since Netflix has made all of their movies available to the public, so it is believable that pornography producers will do as well. So why is it so bad that sexual applications are available on the Iphone? The Iphone is a big advance in how we receive media.
The Iphone, in my opinion, will be the phone that starts up a totally different type of phone. "Smart phones" will be in almost everybody's hand as they are knocking down the shelves at cell phone stores and making it almost essential because of the information they can withhold, that you need one. I believe Apple should make apps more family friendly, but on the same note, i do not think children or younger people should be using an Iphone. They are not meant for little kids as they could look anything they wanted up on you-tube. Problems with restrictions on apps are for the people who believe that since they own the phone they should be able to buy whatever they want, regardless of whether or not its appropriate for children. The Iphone is one of the best technologically advanced phones in history