I was having a hard time choosing a community to write about. So, I have chosen the Sci-fi channel Stargate SG-1 Forum community. The community standards that we have there are mostly regulated by the Admins and the computer software. For example, people cannot curse or say anything remotely like that (the software will not let you) i.e. the word "Porn". Basically you cannot do anything that is deemed problematic according to the Sci-fi channel's rules.
However, members also have rules of what or what not to do. When you are on the Daniel Jackson/Michael Shank thread, people do not bash him. If someone does then they get "called out". People do uphold those rules whether they like it or not. New members sometimes make mistakes, but they learn the longer they are on. What we value as a member of the forum is coming together and worshiping Stargate SG-1.
Although everyone has aliases and avatars, we care about each other. We ask about people, and people talk about their lives outside of Stargate news. Some even know each other outside of the Forums when they meet at conventions. It means everything to be a member. However, nowadays there are so many other official/semi official community sites(MGM's, Gateworld, etc.) that people stop going on that often, including me.
Friday, February 22, 2008
Saturday, February 9, 2008
First Blog about Consumer Citizenship and IMDb!
TRYING TO BE A CONSUMER CITIZEN!
I was taught to save my money, but I spend my money all kinds of ways. I buy DVD movies and Stargate stuff on-line. I occasionally buy tickets to see movies at the theater-Student price. I go discount shopping for clothes in stores. I try looking for discounts on various books and movies through sites like Half.com. My shopping habits seem to say that I love to spend money on things that I like, but that I’m a person that will look for bargains on those things. In the future, I want to be able to control the amount of buying that I do. I spend when I have money, and I try not to when I don’t. When there is something I really want I wait a few days (if I can) and then if I still want it, I go and buy it. This is who I am as a consumer citizen.
FOR THE LOVE OF IMDb!
I only visit around ten websites regularly. I wanted to choose my email accounts (UMBC and Yahoo) or Facebook. BUT, Facebook is a cliché since our class is titled it, and my email accounts really does not have advertising that change to have any impact on me or any one else that I could think of. On the other hand if I think about it I do go through Yahoo home page to get to my email account. The page does have one advertising area that advertises various things from cars to food, but other than that it has various news headlines around.
ANYWAY I choose IMDb. The ideal viewers of IMDb are movie lovers, anyone who wants information on a certain movies, or people who want to know entertainment news. IMDb advertises movies, and various companies (Classmates, Monster, etc.) through pop-ups (which can be avoided if you have a pop-up blocker) and in a small advertising area on the different movie pages. The ads are random, because it seems geared to older people. However, I know that many college age students view IMDb on a regular basis. I can say that the ideal viewer is the actual people viewing it.
It attracted me because it’s a movie database, and it’s really accurate. It has a Wikipedia feel to it, and it can be wrong sometimes, but it has very interesting and good information. I love movies and I love finding out little things about movies and actors in general. The news section on the main page keeps me up dated daily on entertainment news. It is actually how I can check if any thing is true or not. For example, my friend told me when Heath Ledger died , but I had to check IMDb to see if it was true.
I was taught to save my money, but I spend my money all kinds of ways. I buy DVD movies and Stargate stuff on-line. I occasionally buy tickets to see movies at the theater-Student price. I go discount shopping for clothes in stores. I try looking for discounts on various books and movies through sites like Half.com. My shopping habits seem to say that I love to spend money on things that I like, but that I’m a person that will look for bargains on those things. In the future, I want to be able to control the amount of buying that I do. I spend when I have money, and I try not to when I don’t. When there is something I really want I wait a few days (if I can) and then if I still want it, I go and buy it. This is who I am as a consumer citizen.
FOR THE LOVE OF IMDb!
I only visit around ten websites regularly. I wanted to choose my email accounts (UMBC and Yahoo) or Facebook. BUT, Facebook is a cliché since our class is titled it, and my email accounts really does not have advertising that change to have any impact on me or any one else that I could think of. On the other hand if I think about it I do go through Yahoo home page to get to my email account. The page does have one advertising area that advertises various things from cars to food, but other than that it has various news headlines around.
ANYWAY I choose IMDb. The ideal viewers of IMDb are movie lovers, anyone who wants information on a certain movies, or people who want to know entertainment news. IMDb advertises movies, and various companies (Classmates, Monster, etc.) through pop-ups (which can be avoided if you have a pop-up blocker) and in a small advertising area on the different movie pages. The ads are random, because it seems geared to older people. However, I know that many college age students view IMDb on a regular basis. I can say that the ideal viewer is the actual people viewing it.
It attracted me because it’s a movie database, and it’s really accurate. It has a Wikipedia feel to it, and it can be wrong sometimes, but it has very interesting and good information. I love movies and I love finding out little things about movies and actors in general. The news section on the main page keeps me up dated daily on entertainment news. It is actually how I can check if any thing is true or not. For example, my friend told me when Heath Ledger died , but I had to check IMDb to see if it was true.
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