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Entertainers and Twitter?

I remember when Twitter first came out and my class was forced to sign up as a project. None of us knew what Twitter was and thought it was just a boring version of Facebook. I logged on, literally, 4 times throughout the semester because the professor wanted us to. Then, Shaquille O'Neal announced to the world during the 2008-2009 NBA season about his Twitter account and the popularity of Twitter nearly quadrippled. Now I find myself constantly reading entertainer's and athlete's Twitter updates for pure enjoyment.

If you think about it, it's actually a pretty good way to advertise. Comedians Kevin Hart and Eddie Griffin are constantly updating their Twitter pages with jokes and upcoming events to promote gigs. Athletes like Chad Ochocinco and Terrell Owens use it as a medium to sound off and respond to constant media criticism. Just last night, I was watching Sunday Night Football last night where former NFL Pro-Bowler Rodney Harrison voiced his opinion and called Terrell Owens a, "straight up clown" after a Buffalo Bills loss. Minutes later, while doing my normal Twitter update, I see Owens' response to Harrison, calling him a "steroid user" and a "cheater."

I personally think Twitter is great for the people that get bashed by the media. It allows them an option to respond and be heard, rather than just the media constantly smack-talking them and still being able to hide behind their words.

posted by: rabeleda at 17:06 | link | comments |
twitter

ESPN.com

ESPN.com is one of the most user-friendly websites I go on. It's very easy to find what you're looking for-- whether it be scores, recaps, or articles--in their website because their layout is easy to manage. The search engine within their website helps direct you to exactly what you're looking for along with other topics that include your search phrase. Its "Related Searches" gives you other topics that might interest you as well.

Clicking away on ESPN.com never leaves you lost. Rather, you always know where exactly you are because of the simplicity and consistency of each page. The webpages are very simple and easy to follow while the bold headlines allow you to see and choose the topics you want. The layout also allow you to focus on the content you want to read easily because you aren't overwhelmed with too much reading--there is a nice balance of content, navigation aids amd white space. Each page layout is consistent and navigation bars always allow you to return to the home page or to view related articles. The layout of the page also includes "breadcrumb trails" directly under the headers to allow ease of navigation and the return to previous pages.

posted by: rabeleda at 17:19 | link | comments |
sports, web culture

Site Specification Document

I want to focus the website mostly on Entertainment/Fan, University/Student and my Family/Friends. I envision it as as place to collect and archive a lot of the cool things I come across on the internet. The University/Student part will involve a few terms while the Family/Friends will be through my networking of other people who enjoy the same things I've come across.

The audience for the website is focused mainly on the people who share the same interests as the findings I post on the site. While my focus is mostly photography and cars, I'm trying to get people with the same shared interest to come in and look at my website. In order for me to build a credible website, I need to find things that come from credible sources as well as cite where they came from. That way, I can show my audience the research I've put into it.

posted by: rabeleda at 18:11 | link | comments |
web culture

Personal Camera

It seems like now a days with today's technological advancement everyone has a camera. Whether it be a a camera on a cell phone, a webcam, a disposable camera, a poiint and shoot camera, or the expensive "high-tech" DSLR camera's, everyone seems to have access to capture photos. My brother in law bought a $1000 (camera was $799 and lense was another $200) Canon DSLR for a pretty good deal, but he has no idea how to use it at all. I use it more than he does and have read the entire manual while he's still stuck on the "auto" mode. I think he wasted his money.

DSLR stands for Digital Single-Lense Reflex. The reason it's so expensive is that it uses a mirror that reflects the light coming through the lens (the image) 90 degrees. What this does is it creates an accurate preview image right before capturing the image. DSLR's also have more better photo sensors which allow for more features and the ability to capture very crisp photos which can make a novice photographer feel like a pro. I sure feel like a professional, but then again I can take pretty good photos with my point and shoot Canon A590is that I got for $140.

My brother in law's Canon DSLR Digital Rebel XSi


My Canon A590is



Here's a good video describing the difference between a point and shoot camera vs. a DSLR camera

Digital Cameras: Buyer's Guide: DSLR Vs Point-And-Shoot Digital Cameras

posted by: rabeleda at 16:29 | link | comments |
photography, technology, canon, web culture

Eclipse

My mom sent me an email about a partial eclipse visible in the Philippines last month. I went to upload it on my photobucket account and ran into some pretty interesting pictures. The light graffiti which I tried with my name a few posts down are so interesting and intricate that I've been trying to find a better led light to try it with.

Here's the photo of the partial eclipse.



Here's some light graffiti.

posted by: rabeleda at 02:58 | link | comments |
photography

BIG Jabbawokee

And here's the proof that Shaq is one of the best dancers and most entertaining player in the NBA. LOL

posted by: rabeleda at 04:28 | link | comments |
sports, you tube

NBA Slam Dunk Contest

So I missed the 2009 Slam Dunk contest last night and it seems to have been a good show. 5 foot 9 Nate Robinson won battled against the defending 2008 Slam Dunk champ, Dwight Howard, to win it this year. Funny how they battled against each other last year too, but both guys are freaks of nature. Dwight Howard has crazy jumping abilities but he's 7 feet tall. Nate Robinson on the other hand is just crazy. He's no Spudd Webb, who was 5'7, but he's still a crazy jumper.

posted by: rabeleda at 01:43 | link | comments |
sports

Ever wonder how to work on a Ferrari F50?

So your Ferrari F50 has an engine oil leak and is in need of a new clutch. How do you fix it? Easy. Just take the car apart in half. I stumbled upon this article from a car forum I frequent. I think it's pretty incredible the amount of work needed to work on such a work of art. I guess that comes with the territory when you spend close to five hundred thousand dollars for a car. And to think, I thought working on a Civic was bad...

posted by: rabeleda at 22:22 | link | comments |
cars, engine

Everybody's Social

Social Software has played a great deal of importance with social networking. A "social software" is a software in which a user is allowed to interact with and/or share data with other users. With the social software, information, data, pictures, videos, etc. can be shared with ease to other people within a social network. Social networking sites such as Xanga, My Space, and Facebook and online websites dedicated to media (photos/videos) such as You Tube, Flickr, and Streetfire have become popularized because of these softwares. Blogs, wikis, and even instant messaging are all forms of social software commonly used today.

Social Software has created a new form of communication as sharing among users have become much easier.

I found this picture searching for social software on Google. It has a bunch of websites that all fall under the category of social software.

posted by: rabeleda at 17:54 | link | comments |
software, facebook, you tube, web culture

Digital Rebel

Random photos from the Digital Rebel ESI. I was playing with the long exposure settings and still shots.







This one was done with a laser pointer and a 10 second exposure.

posted by: rabeleda at 18:12 | link | comments |
photography, cars, canon

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