From blogger to blogger...

This blog started as a project in the Media and Society class of my university. Therefore I would like to present some blogs made by friends and other fellow students that really impressed me! My recommendations are…

            First of all Mark: “New Media’s Impact on Students” (http://newmediaandstudents.blogspot.com/). A very interesting blog that makes you start to question your every day usage of google or facebook among others. Rather than condemning how “important” those internet platforms have become, Mark provides you with interesting facts about the companies, their impacts and possible or actual consequences! Definitely worth reading and to make you start think differently…

            Another very creative and also inspiring blog by Tammy is called “It’s toasted” (http://advertisingwontkillyou.blogspot.com/). Here your opinion about smoking, its consequences or how it is presented to you by the media might change and be broadened. Straightforward but still without promoting either side to this issue you get an insight on the cigarette industry, the media and smoking, or the image of smokers (in the media).

            A blog that actually surprised me is called “Racism in Sports” (http://victordemin.blogspot.com/) by Victor. To be honest, I am not too interested in the matter but the author will give you some very interesting examples to explain his viewpoints and facts. Or would you know the answer what a banana resembles when being thrown at a sports man? Go ahead and find out about racism in sports, what role the media plays and take a look behind the lockers. 

            For those of you interested in arts, please visit Chris’ blog “Art Changes!” (http://artchanges.blogspot.com/). For those of you interested in arts this blog is a must, not only because of paintings, drawings and other forms of expressing yourself but especially to break down the superficial view on only the piece of art itself – Chris will explain to you how this piece of art or a certain period of art changed people’s perception or entire societies. Oh, and please don’t forget to feed the fish on the left of the page! ;)

            And last but definitely not least Karolina’s blog “Product Placement” (http://theproductplacementblog.blogspot.com/) is a great chance for you to discover how products are brought to you and which products (for example cigarettes) are more or less promoted secretly to you. Furthermore, the author examines the impacts on the audience, how the media have changed that use product placement and where our societies might go from this point. For mass media and communication students, for advertising fans and marketing people – enjoy!