When I began this subject I found blogging a simple task to undertake as I have already blogged for many subjects before this. Having an established blog with a following definitely made it easier for me to transition into blog … Continue reading
Decline. Decline. Decline. That’s the main word we hear when someone talks about the Australian Film industry, or what’s left of it. The Canberra Times said in 2011 that we haven’t seen a blockbuster in Australian Film since Baz Luhrmann’s … Continue reading
When I was in high school every second website was blocked. Especially social media ones. All my friends wanted to do was check Bebo and MySpace but that darn blocked message popped up every time. Why block students from being … Continue reading
Lectures are a place of learning. Pfft, not according to the thousand tabs I have open on my computer screen. Buzzfeed quizzes is telling me what magical creature I am. Facebook is letting me message everyone. Pinterest is telling me … Continue reading
There is a fear in our modern society that technology and social media is stealing relationships and social interactions. We spend hours looking at our phone screens; messaging our friends, snapchatting, playing games and googling random stuff. This fear has … Continue reading
The cinema is a place of weird smells, crying kids and rattling plastic bags. So when I heard the blogging task for this week was going to the movies, I thought to myself how I would ever undertake this daunting … Continue reading
I previously interviewed my mum about her first experiences of television, this time it’s about the internet. She first connected to the internet with a dial up connection at the age of 28 when I was five. Her first memories … Continue reading
Every move you make. Every breath you take. They’ll be watching you. No, not your local stalker but audience measurement companies of course! Isn’t it great knowing that almost everything you do is being watched, sold, then used to persuade … Continue reading
As a five year old my mother saw the introduction of colour television. It was a Chrysler television and she remembers watching the likes of I Love Lucy and Bandstand. Before the innovation of colour she watched Thunderbirds in black … Continue reading
I find introductory posts awkward. I mean, you’re attempting to convince someone you’re not actually as boring as you really are. I don’t lay in bed procrastinating all the work I have to do by messaging friends on Facebook, pinning … Continue reading
