LAB EXERCISE NUMBER 11

Well hello everyone! Okay, so this post was super easy and actually fun. We had to pick 5 different pictures of objects you could find in the home that deal with media. After that, we had to say why we chose the photo we did, so to keep things short in sweet I'm going to explain before you look. In general, i picked all the photos I did - one, out of limited supply and two because they were the most artistic photographs I could find. I absolutely love the "artsy" look a simple, mundane artifact can have just by setting. In the first photograph, you will see a telephone. It is not set in a crazy background, however, the color of the telephone gives it an "old timey" look and is extremely aesthetically pleasing to the eye. The next photograph was chosen due to the fact that it is completely out of place. I love when an artist takes an object and puts it in a different element. To me, it expresses how technology is really the sole focus of the present day rather than nature. Thirdly, we have a man holding a camera. To me, this was the most appealing photograph of a camera because it is not only showing a media device, but it is showing it in use. I love the double perspective. Next, there is a picture of a computer. At first it comes of as a photo of a kitten and that's why i choose this particularly one. It's all about what the doesn't focus on that I like to pick out. Therefore, I was thrilled to find a photograph that had the sole focus of the assignment displaced in the background. Last but not least, there is a simplistic picture of a radio. The fact that the radio is so old is the main point. I wanted to take us back to the time when a radio was so simple with no more than a few buttons. Simple is beautiful.


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ViDEO AND DESCRiPTiON

Another part of our lab was to describe a video that we found on archives. After typing in the word "photography", we were to find a video that we wanted to watch and then describe it. I went straight to the one with the title "FASHION" in it. I was so entertained by this video because it just brought out the uniqueness in the 1920s. In this video, there was a central narrative that described what the characters were doing. However, the main point was what the woman were wearing. I not only emphasized the trends of the "olden" days but the values it placed on society as well. It constantly brought in side talk to make the film run smoothly, and the main topic was what their men were doing and how they could please them. Like I said, I thoroughly enjoyed this short film as it went through the fashion of the women from stripped blouses, to shoes and hats. I actually learned a lot !


http://www.archive.org/details/Aristocr1940

LAB EXERCiSE TEN

The new music was quite easy to find. iTunes Store helped drastically in my search for the fact that each week they have a "hit single" that you are ble to download for free. Therefore, my search to find easy, accessible and new music was extremely easy. Furthermore, to find older music I searched the iLounge site and found it rather confusing and eventually stumbled across iCompostions within the site. Here, there was an abundance of songs that one could download to a variety of different devices.

NEW MUSIC
1. ITUNES STORE. The Dommin (Artist)

OLD MUSIC
http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/music/icompositions/

1. It Doesn't Matter by Zamzam (Jazz) It was released on February 22, 2010 and the link is: http://www.icompositions.com/music/song.php?sid=134686&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+iCompositionsMusic+%28iC+Music%29

2. Money Money Money by jmoo7 (Hip Hop) It was released on February 21,2010 and the link is:http://www.icompositions.com/music/song.php?sid=134655&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+iCompositionsMusic+%28iC+Music%29

LAB EXERCiSE NUMBER NiNE

ARISTS
1. CARRIE UNDERWOOD (Female/Country/U.S)
2. KESHA (Female/Pop/U.S)
3. ADDISON ROAD (Female/Contemporary/U.S)
4. THE BEATLES (Male/Soft Rock/International)
5. ENRIQUE IGLESIAS (Male/Latino/International)
6. BOB MARLEY (Male/Reggae/International)

PANDORA.COM
1. Carrie Underwood-Taylor Swift-Faith Hill-Keith Urban-Rascal Flatts-Kelly Clarkson
2. Kesha-David Guetta-Cascada-Flo Rida-Lady Gaga-Brittney Spears
3. Addison Road-Bethany Diloon-Hillsong-Meredith Anderson-Mercy Me-Barlow Girl
4. The Beatles-The Rolling Stones-The Who-Paul McCartney-Led Zepplin-John Lennon
5. Enrique Iglesias-Savage Garden-Backstreet Boys-Maroon 5-One Republic Celion Dion
6. Bob Marley-Stephen Marley-Ziggy Marley-Steel Post-Gregory Issacs-The Gladiators

LASTFM.COM
1. Carrie Underwood-Kelli Pickler-Katherine Mcphee-Kelly larkson-Martina McBride-Taylor Swift
2. Kesha-Lady Gaga-Heidi Montag-Pexie Lott-Rihanna-Ashley Tisdale
3. Addison Road-10th Avenue-33Miles-Barlow Girl-Brittney Nicole-Krystal Meyers
4. The Beatles-George Harrison-Paul McCartney-John Lennon-Wings-Pete Townshend
5. Enrique Iglesias-Ricky Martin-Shayne Ward-Thalia-Jennifer Lopez-Shakira
6. Bob Marley-Ziggy Marley-Peter Tosh-Damien Marley-Kymani Marley-Gentleman

LALA.COM
1. Carrie Underwood-Sugarland-Keith Urban-Dierks Bentley-Brad Paisley-Josh Turner
2. Kesha- NO RESULTS
3. Addison Road-Barlow Girl-Francesca Bahistelli-Brittney Nicole-Chris and Conrad-Phil Stacey
4. The Beatles-The Rolling Stones-Tom Jones-The Searchers-Small Faces-Beatlegras
5. Enrique Iglesias-Ricky Martin-Juis Fonsi-Chayanne-Wisin And Yandel-Paulina Rubio
6. Bob Marley-Sly And Robie-The Unstoppable-Uray-3rd World-Greyhound

GROOVESHARK.COM
1. Carrie Underwood-Lady Antebellum-Diana Degramo-Jordin Sparks-The Veronicas-Ingrid Michacison
2. Kesha- NO RESULTS
3. Addison Road-Guardian-Thousand Foot Kruten-David Crowder-The Killers-Everyday Sunday
4. The Beatles-Beach Boys-The Who-Paul McCartney-Jeff Buckley-Elliot Smith
5. Bob Marley-Prince Buster-Jimmy Cliff-Slightly Stoopid-Barrington Levy-Peter Tosh
6. Enrique Iglesias-Alejandro Sanz-Natolia Creiro-Eddie Santiago-Marc Anthony-Will Young

Out of all these sites, Pandora had the closest recommendations. I was very impressed how it took a song of the artist that i typed in and kept true to that tone, tempo and sound of the particular piece. I remember my brother telling me to look into Pandora "cause it's awesome and free!", but I never did until now. However, I will be using this site more religiously due to the excellent match up of artists and songs.

Furthermore, Lala.com and Lastfm.com had about the same rating. I was impressed with the recommendations and then te next minute let down. Lastfm.com recommended Heidi Montag to Lady Gaga and even threw in Ashley Tisdale - a DISNEY STAR! Lala.com couldn't even find Kesha, and her Tik Tok hit has taken over pop charts.

Grooveshark.com definitely came in dead last. I laughed at how off the mark this site was with their recommendations. It basically just matched ethnicity or people that are considered within that genre, rather then actually matching the tempo of songs. There is absolutely NO WAY that Jordin Sparks and The Veronicas should be in the same category as Carrie Underwood. THAT gave me a chuckle :D

Overall, when it comes to the similarities between the sites, each site tried to stay true to the previous artists genre. Whether that seems blatantly obvious it is a point that needs to be noted! Within the Carrie Underwood search, I believe that each site held the "most true" to matching the artist wit the social scene. As far as differences, I believe that they are summarized in the above paragraphs. I would say that Pandora is ideal, while Grooveshark is completely unreliable and sparatic with its recommendations.

LAB EXERCiSE NUMERO OCHO

POCAST ONE AND TWO ... RETRIEVED FROM PODCAST.COM
"Kids podcasts and family podcasts that including stories and entertainment for families along with parenting advice. At podcast.com, we've got everything from stories to put the young ones to bed, stories to keep the family enraptured, family-friendly radio broadcasting, and parenting advice. Grab a slice and enjoy!"

PODCAST ON: SESAME STREET
1. Podcast.com
2. Entertainment/Children's show
3. Has all the Sesame Street Episodes. Last update was in February of 2010.
4. Kids and Family
5. American Greetings
6. http://cdn.sesameworkshop.org/podcasts/video/sesamestreet502_keepingclean.mp4

PODCAST ON: GEEK LOVES NERD
1. Podcast.com
2. Entertainment/Children's show and family advice
3. Weekly episodes. Last post Feburary 16, 2010
4. Kids and Family
5. Draw You a Picture
6. http://c3.libsyn.com/media/18199/68_-_Show_68_-_The_One_About_Hope.mp3?nvb=20100217164222&nva=20100218165222&t=0ae01b3a13709dcafa1cd

PODCAST THREE AND FOUR RETRIEVED FROM SECONDBAPTIST.ORG
"Our product is the good news about Jesus Christ! In big and small ways, we are all committed to sharing the story of Jesus with those we come into contact with. It's what we have to offer others--it's our Product--it's what we are 'selling!' "

PODCAST ON: THE BEST vs. THE WORST OF ME
1. Second Baptist Church
2. Spiritual and Inspirational
3. Weekly Sermons
4. Anyone/Religious
5. No commercial, therefore no commercial sponsors.
6. http://secondbaptist.org/Media/Media.htm

PODCAST ON: HEALING BROKEN AMERICA
1. Second Baptist Church
2. Spiritual and Inspirational
3. Weekly Sermons
4. Anyone/Religious
5. No commercials, therefore no commercial sponsors.
6. http://www.second.org/en/Woodway.aspx

PODCAST FIVE AND SIX RETRIEVED FROM PODCASTALLEY.COM
"In this genre you will find non RIAA music releases, recorded radio stations, home mixed music, band fan sites and more."

PODCAST ON: THE FRANK TRUTH
1. Brian Noe
2. Music
3. 129 Episodes since 2005
4. Frank Sinatra Fans
5. 2108 Downloads
6. Go Daddy
7. http://franktruth.noebie.com/

PODCAST ON: 80S DANCE
1. Alscota Radio
2. Music
3. 270 Episodes. Usually published weekly
4. 80s music lovers that enjoy a blast from the past
5. No commercials, therefore no commercial sponsors
6. http://www.podcastalley.com/podcast_details.php?pod_id=24486

PODCAST SEVEN AND EIGHT RETRIEVED FROM ITUNES.COM
Technology information and perks that can be useful to not only new users but "geeks" as well!

PODCAST ON: THE TECH GUY
1. Leo Laporte
2. Educational/Informational
3. Biweekly
4. People who want to learn more about technology or generally enjoy it
5. Make It Work, DSLExtreme
6. http://techguylabs.com/radio/pmwiki.php

PODCAST ON: THE MACATTACK
1. Steve Stanger
2. Educational/Informational
3. Very "spastic" - Last post was January 15 2010
4. People trying to find out more about Mac tips, tricks and hints you can use in your day to day computing. Or new users to Mac Books.
5. Ads by Google
6. http://themacattack.us/

PODCAST NINE AND TEN RETRIEVED FROM DIGITALPODCAST.COM
Has to do with health and exercise. One great way to get in shape and have fun while exercising at home!

PODCAST ON: PODDERCISE
1. MP3 Free Health Program
2. Health and fitness
3. Last published in 2005. Use to be weekly podcast
4. "Poddercising is a great way to learn how to exercise. Build your exercise routines, download them to your iPod, cellular phone or pocketpc device (anything that can play MP3's or Podcasts), take your poddercise's to gym with you and listen to your exercise instructions while you work out!"
5. No ads
6. http://www.digitalpodcast.com/detail-Poddercise_Free_MP3_exercise_and_workout_instruction-4058.html

PODCAST ON: HOUSE MUSIC
1. DJ SGL
2. Health and fitness
3. Weekly published
4. "60 min House music by DJ SGL, updated weekly on wednesdays, great for going to the club or working out. Funky House, disco house, club house, (not much techno,electronica) Great for clubs, on the way to/from clubs, and for working out at the club"
5. No ads
6.http://www.sglmusic.com/

LAB EXERCiSE SEVEN

So since I LOVEE to view videos on the internet (like old greg and charlie the unicorn - and of course other pointless videos that make me giggle), i thought this lab exercise would be fun! Turns out, I was slightly wrong .. there were so many different aspects to this lab about which site was best and which one had the most satisfactory viewing pleasure... I always thought YouTube was the only internet site worth going to to watch videos. Apparently, there is a whole other geek universe waiting to be explored! I found out that my favorite site to view is still YouTube _ i don't know if that is because I'm biased and have always viewed that specific site or because it truly is the BEST site. I found out that, yes YouTube does take some time to load but Hulu is just ridiculous! The buffering time to watch "silly" videos on Hulu is insane and is more intended for television shows. YouTube on the other hand is more geared towards funny videos than JUST television shows and Veoh I decided to view Star Trek. I tried to view this show on Veoh twice and both times the advertisements on the side of the page took a while to load as well as the video itself. However, the first time I viewed the actual show on Veoh, it did not stop and start. It was a continuos stream that provided no trouble. The second time i had a little more trouble and the show seemed to "stutter" every now and then.

On each site, you have the option to share (facebook, myspace, twitter, email ..), embed, enlarge the screen, play/pause, fast forward or comment underneath the video. On all the sites you are provided with these options, however on Hulu some of the videos do not offer the option to embed or share to Twitter, as well as YouTube. Furthermore, after doing this exercise I came to realize that everything about it is dependent. The speed, the connection, the buffering time, the advertisements .. it all depends on certain circumstances. For instance, I have been working on this blog for a few days and not in the same place. Sometimes, I will work at my apartment upstairs or downstairs and other times I will be in the study room. My point is, there are different internet connections in these different areas which overall affects the speed and accuracy of the internet. Plus, sometimes i would have more then 3 or 5 sites open while other times i just had the specific viewing site up by itself. Another thing that is dependable is the advertisements. Depending on which video you decide to watch, there are no commercials throughout and the side ones can be hidden if you choose to enlarge the screen. Moreover, the quality also depends on the video. There is a difference between a television show via YouTube, Hulu or Veoh and i homemade film that some random teenagers decided to throw together. I know this seems rather disappointing that I did not provide you with the answer to the BEST viewing experience, but honestly it's subjective anyways. It is going to be your opinion and all the other variables that go into it. The first part of tis lab really is all about dependency and I do not know another way to explain all the aspects. And, to answer your final question, I prefer YouTube, simply for the fact that I have always used it. It is a simple reason .. I am purely bias.

For the second part of the exercise, other than explaining all the quality measures of each site, we were suppose to embed three videos from the three different sites. For the two that follow, one is from Hulu and the other is from YouTube explaining what net neutrality is. I chose these two videos because quite honestly, I was a little confused on what the exact definition was to begin with. Anyways, as far as the ease of embedding the videos go, I found it quite easy. Plus, finding the videos themselves was extremely convenient. All anyone had to do was type in "net neutrality" and about 12 different video options came up. After finding the video on Hulu, there is an option at the bottom of each video that says "share". Once I scrolled over this tab, one of the options was embed this video. It told you to copy the link and paste the code in your HTML box. And as easy as pie .. there it was on my blog! YouTube's option was just as easy, if not easier for the fact that instead of the button saying "share", the first and only button I had to click on was "embed". However, there was no directions on how to embed the video, therefore if one didn't know what they were doing then this process would have proven to be a challenging one.To finish up this section, I will share with you a difficulty I did have. The irst video i chose on Hulu wouldn't let me copy the embedded link. THe code itself was not hard to find (it was located right below the video like all the others), however, once I pulled up the code it REFUSED to be copied! Therefore, i went to the next video and was at ease when that clip was so simple to use. The link for the video that could not be embedded is: http://academicearth.org/lectures/net-neutrality-. Other options that one could utilize for sharing the video was to paste the link directly to whomever's page or there was a "share" tab that provided different codes for different websites like Facebook, MySpace, email, Google Bookmark .. etc.

WAIT ONE SECOND !!!! I have a new aspect on the "ease" of embedding videos from Hulu. Before I officially published this post i wrote the excerpt above due to the fact that i previewed this post and BOTH videos worked. After writing the whole paragraph above, I clicked on "publish post" and I received the error that my embedded code was not closed (on the Hulu video). I thought "hmm...? That's odd. I wonder what that means..." I assumed it was just that one video, so i tried another and the same error came up. THe section that was not closed was highlighted within the code, so i took it upon myself to try and figure out the problem. After 20 frustrating minutes, i decided that it was not worth the valiant effort and i would just report the link that simple refused to work ... Might I add, I am quite sad considering it was a humorous video with some great insight about what net neutrality actually is.

HULU ViDEO ON NET NEUTRALITY: LOW FiLM QUALiTY

http://cnettv.cnet.com/net-neutrality/9742-1_53-50079118.html

YOUTUBE ViDEO ON NET NEUTRALiTY



SOMEONE DiFFERENT FROM ME ON VEOH

http://www.veoh.com/browse/videos/category/entertainment/watch/v15618173wxPsyKKm

I also was not able to embed this video. I had trouble finding how to embed or share it other than the website just providing me with a link to put on my page. Furthermore, options its provide me were to "add to my interests", "bookmark to delicious" and "diggs it". Like I said before, I still had trouble finding out how to embed the video. This specific video is from Phineas and Ferb, the Disney Channel cartoon. I found a clip of Candice because other than not looking alike, our personalities are COMPLETELY different. She always tries and find a way to tattle on her younger brother. I am not only annoyed by tattle tails, I simply am not one - especially when it comes to my brother. He is older than me, but he means the WORLD to me and i would never want to do anything that would get him in trouble or to just be "that sister". Anyways, I don't believe we have to go in to detail about why we chose the video we did, however I know you cannot see it so I decided to at least allow you to know that I did think of someone who was not like me and provided you with the link above.

LAB EXERCiSE SiX

For this next blog post, you will obviously see a table below that seems to be a tad-bit confusing. On the contrary, let me explain how this simple grid works. We were told to survey people on campus as a group; however, the task of gathering together when we hardly know each other AND I'm sure have conflicting schedules was impossible. Therefore, this survey was conducted by me alone, simply pestering the poor people that were merely trying to get to class. Overall, I surveyed a total of ten people, hence why all the numbers in parenthesizes in each column add up to that delightful number. In the end, i summoned 6 students, 1 professor, 1 advisor and 2 helpless visitors .. one boy from high school and his mother :D. I hope by now you caught on to how the numbering works. I simply asked them what, when, where and why (obviously concerning some form of technology, still being television). When the "subjects" gave me a response, I marked that column and the number you see in parenthesizes is the final total of responses.

To top of this exercise, Chris has asked us why our answers might have turned out the way they did and i feel like I have quite a simple, and rather obvious, conclusion. For one, the sample size only consisted of ten people and secondly, the majority of my "subjects" were students, therefore, it only focused on a small spectrum of individuals. Most have cable because they are living in a dorm room or apartment that offers "simple T.V." Moreover, the time each individual watched television seemed to rely solely around their school schedule (i.g if they had morning classes, they watched TV after class in the afternoon or night, while those with later classes sometimes started out their day with a humorous episode of The Fresh Prince of Bellaire). Nonetheless, the reasons why each individual plugged into their multichannel TV was mainly for entertainment. Things that were not stressed in this survey that may have altered the results include how frequently one watches TV, weekend versus week day and/or if one watches more TV somewhere else (i.g if a friends apartment offers more channels then cable).

After posting, I realize you cannot see the final numbers and I am having trouble figuring out how to fix this problem. The final responses are as follows:
1. BOREDOM (2)
2. EDUCATION (0)
3. ENTERTAINMENT (4)
4. AVAILABILITY (3)
5. PROCRASTINATION (1)

... note that availability means that the individual may be viewing cable because that is what is provided in their living quarters. Moreover, one individual views networks via cell phone because it is what they have access to to and from and during class.

WHO?	WHAT?	WHEN?	WHERE?	WHY?
STUDENTS(6)	BROADCAST(1)	MORNING(1)	HOME(6)	BOREDOM(2)
PROFESSORS(1)	SATELLITE(4)	BRUNCH 1)	STUDY LOUNGE(2)	EDUCATION
ADVISORS(1)	CABLE(4)	NOON(2)	OFFICE(1)	ENTERTAINMENT(4)
VISITORS(2)	CELLULAR VIDEO(1)	AFTERNOON(2)	BAR	AVAILABILITY(3)
	NONE	NIGHT(4)	CLASS(1)	PROCRASTINATION(1)

LAB EXERCiSE FiVE

Well good day to whomever has decided to stumble across my blog and read this ever so exciting post! For this lab exercise, we had to put our web surfing abilities to the test and settle on three channels that aired outside of the great state of Texas. In addition to finding three channels, they had to be shown through a broadcast program, a satellite carrier, a MSO and a cellular video offering.

To begin with, prepare yourself for a long read - this blogger has a lot to say! Well, getting back on track, I settled on the beautiful, "beachy" city of Miami to scrummage through it's television listings and hopefully stumble upon The Oprah Winfrey Show, Late Night With David Letterman and The Office. And luckily, i found all three on all four different networks!

First, lets start with the channels airing through broadcasting. Virtually, the pricing is free except the cost to obtain an antenna and an analog box depending on the abundance and quality of channels one prefers. Moreover, I will make this as simple as possible and list the name of the show with the time in parenthesizes next to it. Oprah Winfrey (4:00 p.m. everyday) The Office (7:00 p.m.) Late Night With David Letterman (approximately 11:30 p.m) All three shows air through Miami's local CBS station known as WFOR in Florida.

Next on the list was finding these three shows on a satellite carrier such as Direct TV .. which is exactly what carrier i chose! As far as pricing goes, it simply depends on what package one is willing to pay for. Obviously, this depends on someone's own personal preferences and the diversity of their television watching. The pricing for packages are as follows: $29.99, $34.99, $39.99 or $85.99. In this scenario, two of the shows actually show on a different channel then it does on the regular broadcasting network. Oprah Winfrey shows at 4:00 p.m on NBC while The Office shows at 6:30 p.m on TBS. However, The Late Show With David Letterman stays loyal to CBS and airs around 11:30 on channel 380.

Moving right along into MSO, or Multiple Service Operators, I decided to go with Comcast, since that is what my family currently has (and i wouldn't recommend it!). Beginning with pricing, yet again, it is much like a satellite carrier - the pricing varies. THis time, your options depend on what you want to come in your package .. just internet? internet and telephone? all three? Well, you decide with your personal monetary opinion. Internet = $19.99, Unlimited Calling = $19.99, Digital cable = $44.99, and Digital Cable and Internet = $79.99. You can find all three shows airing on the same channel (4 WFOR) as the broadcasting network. Furthermore, they air at the same time .. how convenient!

Last, but not least, we have the cellular aspect of technology. For this section, I veered away from Sprint (cannot stand my OWN carrier!) and went with Verizon's V Cast Mobile TV. To obtain this extra feature, one can pay $13/month for limited access of television shows or pay $15/monthly and receive all 10 channels this package offers. A listing of these channels are coming up in the second stage of this exercise. However, the only show that airs through V Cast Mobile is The David Letterman Show on CBS Mobile. The times were not currently available.

I know by now you have probably stopped reading, (unless you're my TA :D ) but to finish off this exercise we had to do a comparison of the availability of channels. As far as local listings go, they were readily available on every multichannel network. Due to the limited channels provided by V Cast, the cellular device provides the least options in every category. Non-commercial, commercial channels and public affairs are the most abundant through Direct TV and Comcast, depending on what package one chooses. On this note, non-commercial and commercial listings are the most abundant channels in general. To sum this portion up as simplistic as possible, MTV and ESPN exist on all four mutlichannel options, however Telemundo and BET is only offered through Miami's broadcasting network, satellite carrier and MSO.

Finally, here are the links i followed to obtain all my information:
.. I started all my searches with www.google.com

1) BROADCASTING:
a. www.cbs.com
b. http://cbs4.com/?tag=contentMain%3bcontentBody

2) SATELLITE CARRIER:
a. http://www.directv.com/DTVAPP/global/contentPage.jsp?assetId=2700001&CMP=KNC-MC-Google-Geo&HBX_PK=SEA_E_direct+tv_4312266752_TX&HBX_OU=50&aid=googlebrand&dnaomn=81533,8,0,91206122,757530904,1265742732,direct+tv,20290342,4312266752
b. http://www.directv.com/DTVAPP/epg/theGuide.jsp?d=40&h=23&timeZone=e&c=null

3) MSO:
a. http://www.comcast.com
b. https://www.comcast.com/Customers/Clu/ChannelLineup.ashx

4) CELLULAR VIDEO OFFERINGS:
a. http://products.verizonwireless.com/index.aspx?id=fnd_mobileTV
b. http://products.verizonwireless.com/pdfs/VCASTMobileTVProgGuide.pdf
c. http://products.verizonwireless.com/index.aspx?id=fnd_mobileTV_packages

LAB EXERCiSE FOUR

In this exercise, we had to find four different journals and within each journal, two articles that were peer reviewed and two articles that were trade articles. This post will just contain my citations, and due to awkward spacing, i hope the indentions and correct format show up on my final page! Once again, this is just the citations for the sole fact that I am not sure what other information I am suppose to provide to my fellow class mates/followers.

WORKS CITED:

(2010, January 11). Cable providers, networks squabble at their own risk. Advertising
Age, p. 11. Retrieved from Academic Search Complete database.
SATELLITE/TRADE

(2010) Scene. NJ Business, 23 (3) 27. Retrived from Business Source Complete database.
VIDEO GAMES/TRADE.

Barsocchi, P., Bertossi, A., Pinotti, M., & Potortì, F.. (2010). Allocating data for
broadcasting over wireless channels subject to transmission errors. Wireless
Networks, 16(2), 355-365. Retrieved January 31, 2010, from ABI/INFORM Global. BROADCASTING/SCHOLAR

Galeotti, Andrea. (2010) Network Games. Information Society, 77(1) 218-244. Retrived
from Business Source Complete database. VIDEO GAMES/SCHOLARLY

Guhl, S. D. (2008) The Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA).
Information Security 17 (3) 282-98. Retrived from Wilson Web. TELEPHONY/TRADE

Guhl, S. D. (2008). The Communications Assistanc for Law Enforcement Act. Information
Sexurity Journal, 17 (3) 110-113. Retrived from Wilson Web database.
TELEPHONY/SCHOLARY

Hutson, D. (2009). Paying the Price for Sports TV: Preventing the Strategic Misuse of the
FCC's Carriage Regulations. Federal Communications Law Journal, 61(2), 407-
430. Retrieved from Academic Search Complete database.
SATELLITE/SCHOLARLY

Mlinar, T., & Gregorač, L. (2009). New Elements for the Coexistence of Digital
Broadcasting Satellite Systems With Multi-Channel Multipoint Distribution
Systems. IEEE Transactions on Broadcasting, 55(2), 230-238.
doi:10.1109/TBC.2009.2016503 SATELLITE/SCHOLARLY

Oster, Steven. (2009). Internet Telephone Services for Individuals and Small Businesses.
Journal of Accountancy, 207 (5) 58-60. Retrived from Wilson Web Database.
TELEPHONY/SCHOLARLY

Oster, S. I. (2009) Internet Telephone Services for Individuals and Small Businesses.
Journal of Accountancy, 207 (5) 58-60. Retrieved from Wilson Web.
TELEPHONY/TRADE
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GAMES/SCHOLARLY

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SATELLITE/TRADE

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analysis framework and its application. Journal of the American Society for
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LAB EXERCiSE THREE

DATABASES FOR MEDIA INDUSTRIES
1. ProQuest ABI/INFORM Archive Complete: Within this database, i found information concerning television and the idea of creating an international "TV Globo" that would be intertwined throughout the world and cultures.
2. EBSCO: This database was extremely accessible. While searching through its archives, i decided to focus on video or electronic games. After narrowing the search, I came across an article that discussed the affects and concerns of "post-gaming" hostility.
3. PROQUEST TELECOMMUNICATIONS: In PROQUEST TELECOMMUNICATION's database, I was concerned with yet another media industry - this time it was telephony and the internet. The article i specifically found interesting was a peer reviewed journal that commentated on the new age of video phones, and if Skype would eventually become the main way of wireless communication.
4. Business And Industry Archive: Next media industry I looked up was the film business, specifically because I am obsessed with movies! A lot of articles were just trade publications, but i finally came across one that focused on the specific movie, "It's Complicated", and the reasons behind the rating it was terminally given.
5. Communication Abstracts: Lastly, Communication Abstracts is where I narrowed my search down to the satellite industry and digital age. In the article I finally settled on, the author highly emphasized the affects of satellite access and the importance it plays on the new digital age of the world.

DATABASES FOR MEDIA POLICY
1. EBSCO: Since EBSCO was so reliable, I utilized it again; however, i researched television policy instead. Many articles appeared within the database, but i settled on one that discussed how regulation on a bundling strategy of television networks would work on an international scale.
2. LexisNexis Complete: This was a new database I searched and found it just as useful as the other ones. Video games was my main search and an article dealing with the policies and regulations on the violence in video games, and how the government cannot prevent certain children from playing games - it is more of a parental decision. Overall, the article was discussing the ineffectiveness of regulating electronic games and violence.
3. Wilson Web: This was another new database concerning many different topics, however, I stuck with researching Skype :D. In this periodical, it didn't focus on specific regulations as much as i did on the questions concerning the regulations.
4. ABI/INFORM Global: Within this search, I came across the policies of satellite and the difficulties of sharing programs and the digital age internationally, due to the rules of transfer or disclosure of satellite technology.
5. Business And Company Resource Center: Lastly, movies was the last industry i searched on policies and thought i would stick with the rules to regulation. Sure enough, I stumbled upon many useful articles and one in particular that specifically discussed what qualified movies as "G, PG, PG-13 or R".

JOURNALS/NEWS PAGES CONCERNING TELECOMMUNICATIONS
1. Yahoo: In my Yahoo search, i found a list of movies and ratings. Yet, within the article was more information than just the ratings and the substance laid within the opinions on the ratings themselves, and uprising questions and statements on the overall opinions.
2. Google: Google was a useful search engine and when properly used, I was able to find intelligent information on satellite and the reality and cost of providing an international network. The final conclusion was that an international satellite network was highly skeptical.
3. Virtual Library: On vlib.org, many topics seemed appealing, but i stuck with television in this search. During my research period, I found an article, along with many others, that discussed the limitations on information that was shared nationally. This includes news, TV shows, movies, etc.
4. Ulrich's: Ulrichs was another helpful site recommended by our library guide and it is where I discovered more information on video games and violence. More specifically, it discussed how parents are upset with the graphic novelties of video games and a new policy that needs to be put into action.
5. Apple: Lastly, I of course had to use Apple's search engine considering that i own one! (LOL) The last media industry left to research was telephony and the internet - so that's exactly what I narrowed my search to. The article i found talked about the possibilities of Skype becoming a dominant form of communication along with cell phones.

The final step to this exercise was to group the topics into categories, and im hoping by now you can see the resemblance between each search. I stuck with five media industries - telephony and the internet, television, satellite, video games and movies - then searched policies, rules and/or regulations that dealt with the five specific areas i searched.