Comments for perspectives. http://perspectives.phdus.com pioneering from phd Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:35:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.3 Comment on The Dangers of Web 2.0 - Google Makes A Grand Gaffe by Melina http://perspectives.phdus.com/2007/10/24/the-dangers-of-web-20-google-makes-a-grand-gaffe/#comment-1910 Melina Thu, 20 Dec 2007 19:05:43 +0000 http://perspectives.phdus.com/2007/10/24/the-dangers-of-web-20-google-makes-a-grand-gaffe/#comment-1910 very interesting. i'm adding in RSS Reader very interesting. i’m adding in RSS Reader

]]> Comment on Everybody is a celeb junkie now by Ziaur Rahman http://perspectives.phdus.com/2007/08/15/everybody-is-a-celeb-junkie-now/#comment-1180 Ziaur Rahman Mon, 01 Oct 2007 11:38:26 +0000 http://perspectives.phdus.com/2007/08/15/everybody-is-a-celeb-junkie-now/#comment-1180 To me the celebrity obsession is due to the fact that most people are dreamers in the world with a dose of rationality. Most people while dreaming of spectacular success and achieving celebrity status also wear a small hat of reality, which constantly tell them that 'you cannot do what you are thinking...this stuff is not for you.' So, the reality is biting and therefore, people find respite to really crave up to media gossips and celebrity news. If these news were not there and crazy celebrity stunts were not pulled, the world would have become really boring and people would not know how to respond to the mundane life that most the subjected to. Zia IITM, Dhaka To me the celebrity obsession is due to the fact that most people are dreamers in the world with a dose of rationality. Most people while dreaming of spectacular success and achieving celebrity status also wear a small hat of reality, which constantly tell them that ‘you cannot do what you are thinking…this stuff is not for you.’ So, the reality is biting and therefore, people find respite to really crave up to media gossips and celebrity news. If these news were not there and crazy celebrity stunts were not pulled, the world would have become really boring and people would not know how to respond to the mundane life that most the subjected to.

Zia
IITM, Dhaka

]]> Comment on Everybody is a celeb junkie now by Ed Castillo http://perspectives.phdus.com/2007/08/15/everybody-is-a-celeb-junkie-now/#comment-832 Ed Castillo Thu, 23 Aug 2007 17:52:20 +0000 http://perspectives.phdus.com/2007/08/15/everybody-is-a-celeb-junkie-now/#comment-832 My view is a little more sinister...based on my belief that all media content (particularly TV) serves one or more of only three core psychological needs (escape [i.e., science fiction], embarrassment [i.e., my life is better than yours...like The Jerry Springer Show] and edification [i.e., I care about important stuff!...like all Discovery content], I think the current obsession with celebrity news centers on our need to reconcile our celebrity obsessions with our core belief that we are all 'equal' (or, conversely, that we can all achieve anything). This tension, I believe, causes us to be unusually interested in celebrity foibles, failures, relationships, births, marriages and anything else universally 'human.' My view is a little more sinister…based on my belief that all media content (particularly TV) serves one or more of only three core psychological needs (escape [i.e., science fiction], embarrassment [i.e., my life is better than yours…like The Jerry Springer Show] and edification [i.e., I care about important stuff!…like all Discovery content], I think the current obsession with celebrity news centers on our need to reconcile our celebrity obsessions with our core belief that we are all ‘equal’ (or, conversely, that we can all achieve anything). This tension, I believe, causes us to be unusually interested in celebrity foibles, failures, relationships, births, marriages and anything else universally ‘human.’

]]> Comment on Viewing Class Division Through Social Networks by chipslinger http://perspectives.phdus.com/2007/07/13/viewing-class-division-through-social-networks/#comment-718 chipslinger Fri, 27 Jul 2007 19:35:11 +0000 http://perspectives.phdus.com/2007/07/13/viewing-class-division-through-social-networks/#comment-718 Good article... My 2cents: The social networking space will continue to fragment...there will be room for many different players catering to different needs....needs driven by diverse demo, social and psycho desires...my question: can the networks ever interact? Good article…

My 2cents: The social networking space will continue to fragment…there will be room for many different players catering to different needs….needs driven by diverse demo, social and psycho desires…my question: can the networks ever interact?

]]> Comment on Viewing Class Division Through Social Networks by T(h)om http://perspectives.phdus.com/2007/07/13/viewing-class-division-through-social-networks/#comment-667 T(h)om Thu, 19 Jul 2007 07:51:31 +0000 http://perspectives.phdus.com/2007/07/13/viewing-class-division-through-social-networks/#comment-667 I started out with Livejournal, then Friendster, MySpace and now I am migrating to Facebook. MySpace has obvious problems, it's overloaded, way too much advertising, spam, unknown bands want to be my friend, it's poorly designed and I feel it's dominated by 14 year olds. Facebook on the other hand, has a nice clean design, it works 99% of the time, less advertising, no 14 year olds and it's consistent - no custom profiles to crash your browser. I think Facebook needs to work on it's navigation I find it gives you the run around at times. I'm all about Facebook but I worry over time it will become like MySpace. We shall see. I started out with Livejournal, then Friendster, MySpace and now I am migrating to Facebook. MySpace has obvious problems, it’s overloaded, way too much advertising, spam, unknown bands want to be my friend, it’s poorly designed and I feel it’s dominated by 14 year olds.

Facebook on the other hand, has a nice clean design, it works 99% of the time, less advertising, no 14 year olds and it’s consistent - no custom profiles to crash your browser. I think Facebook needs to work on it’s navigation I find it gives you the run around at times.

I’m all about Facebook but I worry over time it will become like MySpace. We shall see.

]]> Comment on Viewing Class Division Through Social Networks by Nate.Deardorff http://perspectives.phdus.com/2007/07/13/viewing-class-division-through-social-networks/#comment-658 Nate.Deardorff Tue, 17 Jul 2007 18:21:53 +0000 http://perspectives.phdus.com/2007/07/13/viewing-class-division-through-social-networks/#comment-658 That is a very interesting article. As an '07 College graduate, I use both Myspace and Facebook. For me, and many of my friends Facebook is the preferred site simply because it is cleaner, and the ads are less risque. Personally I think this is one of the biggest draws to Facebook. Since it seems that Facebook is drawing more and more people, there could be plenty of opportunity for more and more advertisers to use it as a vehicle to deliver their messages. The question is whether or not facebook is going to open themselves up to this. If so, I think Facebook could subject themselves to losing some users. That is a very interesting article. As an ‘07 College graduate, I use both Myspace and Facebook. For me, and many of my friends Facebook is the preferred site simply because it is cleaner, and the ads are less risque. Personally I think this is one of the biggest draws to Facebook. Since it seems that Facebook is drawing more and more people, there could be plenty of opportunity for more and more advertisers to use it as a vehicle to deliver their messages. The question is whether or not facebook is going to open themselves up to this. If so, I think Facebook could subject themselves to losing some users.

]]> Comment on Greater Green. by Gillian http://perspectives.phdus.com/2007/05/29/greater-green/#comment-558 Gillian Sat, 30 Jun 2007 14:56:37 +0000 http://perspectives.phdus.com/2007/05/29/greater-green/#comment-558 Very nice article. If this is Lindsay Stevens from the Island, the School House and the CCOC, please get in touch. Very nice article. If this is Lindsay Stevens from the Island, the School House and the CCOC, please get in touch.

]]> Comment on Scion To Debut New Vehicles In Second Life by Tima http://perspectives.phdus.com/2007/01/25/scion-to-debut-new-vehicles-in-second-life/#comment-168 Tima Wed, 18 Apr 2007 06:58:51 +0000 http://perspectives.phdus.com/2007/01/25/scion-to-debut-new-vehicles-in-second-life/#comment-168 nice photos of this blog nice photos of this blog

]]> Comment on Hey Man, Nice Shot(code) by chipslinger http://perspectives.phdus.com/2007/04/16/hey-man-nice-shotcode/#comment-165 chipslinger Mon, 16 Apr 2007 20:10:39 +0000 http://perspectives.phdus.com/2007/04/16/hey-man-nice-shotcode/#comment-165 wow imagine the applications, point of purchase?...any stats on downloads of the reader app?...nice work wow imagine the applications, point of purchase?…any stats on downloads of the reader app?…nice work

]]> Comment on iVending by Timoty http://perspectives.phdus.com/2007/01/03/ivending-2/#comment-158 Timoty Mon, 16 Apr 2007 06:08:49 +0000 http://perspectives.phdus.com/2007/01/03/ivending-2/#comment-158 cool blog! cool blog!

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