Tivo and Dominos

While going through some of the postings that Professor Regales posted on her blog I came across the Tivo and Dominos Pizza team up. I remember when we spent pretty much a whole class talking about this and I think that it is another thing that America is doing to make us more lazy and fat. People already complain about how inactive our society is today, so why would we let Tivo make it so we can order food from our television set? I mean I guess that it is kind of the same thing as ordering the food over the phone, but at least we might not have been sitting around being lazy and watching tv. Maybe we were actively doing things around the house or just got back from running and wanted to order food for the night. But, now we are allowing people to order food from their television which means that they are sitting around being a couch potato. I do not get it and I think that it is absurd. Some people would disagree with me and that is fine, but next thing that we are going to have is people being called over to deliver the food right to our couch and possibly even feed it to you.

Advertisements

Something that I was just newly informed about is that when I am doing my daily stalking on Facebook the ads that are on the side of the pages are coming from what the ad people read off of my Facebook page. I had always seen the ads on the side of the pages and never really thought anything of it except that they were just annoying ads and I obviously never click on them. But, it was not until just the other day that my friends and I were talking and one of them informed me that the ads that we see on our Facebook pages were targeted specifically to us based on our information. I think that is crazy how the Internet is so advanced that it can pick up something that little and have an underlying message. And now that I think about it all of the ads that I see when I am logged into Facebook are bases around things that I have written in my information portion of my webpage.

Sick People

When Professor Regales posted a blog about the boy who killed himself while others watched it made me sick to my stomach. I could not get over the fact that people would seriously sit at their computer and actually want to watch someone (whether it was real or not) talk about or in fact kill themselves. There are definitely some sick people out in the world, but honestly why would someone talking about killing themselves intrigue you and make you want to watch? It makes me sad to read about things like this because if I had seen this online I most definitely would have reported it to someone right away. When I heard about this it also reminded me of the movie that came out last year called Untraceable. It was about a serial killer who killed people over the internet while others watched. Maybe that movie is what sparked this kid to give it a try and whelp it worked. I really hope that this never happens again and that if people do see something like that they will report it.

Online Shopping

With the Holidays right around the corner I have to really start thinking about what I want to get my friends and family. I absolutely love going to the mall and shopping, especially around Christmas time. I think that being in the mall and seeing all the decorations and listening to the Christmas music is so much fun, but for some reason this year, I guess maybe because I am stressing out about finals and doing well in school, I do not want to step foot into a mall. Therefore, I love the fact that I can go online and do my holiday shopping. I think that being able to sit at your computer, browse through gifts, ask others what they think about an item whether it is good or not, and sometimes even save money is crazy. The only problem that I have with buying things over the internet is that there is shipping and handling, so I would end up spending a little more money that I would if I bought the gift at the store, but if it saves me from having to leave my house and deal with all of the crazy crowds then that extra 5.50 isn’t that big of a deal for me.

Text Messaging

Text messaging, why do we sit on our cell phones for hours on end text messaging rather than just picking up the phone and call the person? I used to hate text messages, actually I used to not be allowed to text message period because I did not have unlimited messages and therefore my mom would not let me. Obviously, I did not listen very well and I still did text every now and then so my mom finally put us on unlimited. If I could decide between picking up the phone and calling my friend rather than spending the time to type what I wanted to say I would definitely pick up the phone. But, most of my friends would rather get the message saying what are you doing than have a phone conversation. I do not get it unless I am in class or doing something where I can not talk, but other than that I would rather talk to the person on the phone. The only time that I really do like text messaging is when I might feel uncomfortable calling someone so then I can avoid talking to them by voice. Other than that I am pro phone calling.

LimeWire

How do you download your music? Do you copy it from your CDs, download it legally, or do you do it illegally? I personally download my music illegally. I get all of my music from the LimeWire data base of music. I know that this is completely illegal and that I could probably get into a lot of trouble for it, but it is free and I can download for the most part any piece of music or movie that I would want. I know this is wrong because musicians make their music for people to buy their CDs, but if I can get it for free then why not? And sometimes I do still buy the actual CD from a store ,but right now being a poor college student I am not going to spend hundreds of dollars for the music that I listen to when I don’t have to spend a dime. I have over a thousand songs downloaded on my computer right now and with LimeWire I can stay updated with all the new songs. When I get out of college I will probably delete it because it does mess with your computer and at this point I would not mind spending 99 cents for a song every now and then. But, for now I am going to be “bad” and get it for free.

The Blackberry

The blackberry has always been seen as the “business man” phone and only the people who needed it for work or to receive important emails at anytime during the day had them. Now-a-days it is one of the most, if not the most trendy phone out there. Everyone has one, wants one, or thinks that they need one and I do not under stand it. I think that it is very cool to be able to get or check your email at anytime during the day, but why can’t you just wait until you get home to check it on your computer. I do understand the people who really do need it because of their work, but what did those people do back a few years ago, before internet or email was accessible at anytime or anywhere during the day? I do not have a blackberry right now and I do not think that I want one anytime soon. I don’t know why I would need one and I sometimes like being able to get on my computer and go into my mail and have new things from friends, family, teachers, and so on. Call me a dork, but I like checking my email the normal way.