Vines- Funny or Not?

Going off of Professor Macek's previous post about the ever so popular Vine and why it has become popular. It first started in January 2013 when Twitter introduced the now popular app called ''Vine''. Vine let's users create a 6 second video that could be funny or not. But we all know some people that become instantly popular through their hilarious Vine vids. 


We've all had our fair share of hilarious vines, but finding the right one is what brings popularity to Vine. Don't get me wrong, I love vines, but one con of watching a vine and then closing your browser is then searching for the vine you watched because we all know that if it's a hugely popular Vine, the post that we found it on whether it was Twitter or Tumblr, will be gone once the page is refreshed. One other con of Vine is that it doesn't allow you to share your videos to Facebook which could possibly harm Vine in the future. But in reality, since it is owned by Twitter and Twitter is a rival of Facebook, who would want to combine with your rival just to get more views from a "new" audience? Definitely not me if I was Twitter. Also, there has been rumors of Facebook teaming up with Instagram to bring a 10 second video platform, but I don't think it will be popular as Vine has become now.




Here are some of the Vines I've found hilarious over time

Curse of the calculator / Vine By: Thomas Sanders

 

 

Curse of the calculator by Thomas Sanders

 

When Someone Doesn't Return Your Pen or Pencil by Lele Pons

 

When You Expect Someone to say Sorry, but They Don't by Max Jr.

When you expect someone to say sorry but they don’t - See more at: http://vinesnow.com/page/7#sthash.E9LnxNyd.dpuf

Curse of the calculator / Vine By: Thomas Sanders

Curse of the calculator / Vine By: Thomas Sanders

Curse of the calculator / Vine By: Thomas Sanders

Google Addiction- Real or Not?

While Carr believes that Google is making us stupid, I don't believe it is. Before there was Google, we had to rely on dictionaries and thesaurus to make sure that the information we needed was all correct. But now that Google is around, it's the exact opposite. Now with Google, I can look up anything that my mind questions. Whether it's Japanese homework questions or a question that pops up during a movie. Without Google or if it was deleted permanently, I doubt I'd be able to survive a week without being able to use and most likely my grades would suffer without the help of Google as well. But the question is, is Google a negative influence over our lives? Not exactly.

Both sides have pros and cons to each argument. It is a negative influence on us when we're trying to complete a task because we'll think of something and become distracted on a new task. But while it is distracting, we have the option of bettering ourselves in the future to come. Past generations in our families were limited to what they could get their hands on and the time periods of our parents, grandparents, etc. also limited on how they would learn new information. In the age of technology, we have unlimited access to everything now even if it's a book or a lecture across the world. Overall, Google is one of the best inventions to happen for our generation.

Not Martha- A Place of Keeping

I read Rebecca Blood's interview with Megan Reardon and it was nice to see that popularity didn't play into her blog. She started her blog because she liked the personal voices it brought to each blog she read in her post-college time. It's mostly for to keep track on everything she does and it's refreshing to see a blog like this. While it doesn't tailor to people who follow her blog, I think the reason that her blog has popularity is that it doesn't fit to one follower, but yet everyone that reads her blog can relate to her posts easily or is interested in what she has to say. Overall, her blog is a refresher in the sea of blogs that have become popular these days.