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LAST Tumblr post- Reflection on most effective presentation

Since I am not going to be in class ion Thursday due to the NCAA volleyball tournament I am going to post my Tumblr post on the most effective presentation today.

I really liked the presentation from Corina. I might have paid a little more attention to it because we have been discussing the project trough out the entire time, and I liked her overall topic just because I am interested in that type of stuff.

When it comes to the way she presented, I liked her PowerPoint slide with pictures representing each of her genres and the links below that led you to her genres.  Her genres were a twitter account, an info graphic and an interview. I think she met all of the requirements for this project with the genres she chose.

Her twitter account met the requirement for number of tweets, compared to some other ones presented today. I liked her info graphic because I could get information out of it without reading through some long text. My favorite of her three genres is her interview. I like that she didn’t just type out the interview but actually kept it as an audio recording. She made a good point, saying that she wants people to know that she actually took the time to do the interview and not have people think she just mad it up.

It’s a shame that she did not have a lot of time to circulate her genres but overall, I think they are very effective.

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Not only did she meet the requirements, she exceeded them! The project was great. I know nothing about PT and she made everything very accessible and easy to understand. 

[fsuscottw-blog]

Corina’s presentation was extremely easy to follow. It was cool to see her topic come to fruition after hearing about it all semester.

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Presentation Reflection

       All of the presentations were great, and I was really impressed by my classmates! I thought Brandon’s presentation was the best because his PowerPoint was organized and intriguing. It was easy to follow, and he gave a lot of information about his project. He really put effort into his project, which was clear because he basically went viral. He had so many followers and views for each of his genres! It was cool to see him succeed. 

      I really liked how he made each of his genres because they were all neat and interesting. Even if I wasn’t in this class, I would still want to view his work! His genres all connected to each other, and his project was very effective. 

      Everyone did such a great job with Project 3, and it was really cool to see what my classmates are all passionate about! Happy Holidays everyone!

[melkeil21-blog]

I agree that all the presentations I saw were great! Wish I could have been there today to see the rest of them!!!

[fsuscottw-blog]

His presentation was very good. I thought it was really cool that he was so successful with his work.

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Presentation Reflection

I enjoyed everyone’s presentations a lot. I think our class as a whole really grasped the idea of genre and remediation. I thoroughly enjoyed the presentations about larping and LGBT equality. First of all, the larping presentation was hilarious and I was sincerely hoping that someone would call and start inquiring about the activity. The LGBT equality presentation was extremely successful. The fact that the twitter account garnered over 100 followers was very impressive. The strategy of going to the human rights campaign and following their followers was genius. I didn’t even think to follow random supporters of the issue. I only thought to follow similar accounts. I never would have imagined that a school project could reach such an audience. The two people who did these topics both did a fantastic job and had very clean sleek presentations as well. There was nothing that wasn’t appealing about their layouts. All three of their genres had a good blend of art with text. None of the genres were just fluff information either. They were all very integral parts of the communities they analyzed. Also, in general I am glad to hear that people want to keep being active in what they researched. I know I want to stay up to date on my topic and I’m glad that these assignments did not end up being busy work. They really made an informed me on some aspects of communities.

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Assembling a Multigenre Project

A multigenre project is a collection of three or more genre competitions built around a single topic…. hmmm this sounds a bit like project 3…

When thinking about the different possibilities of a multigenre project, you must consider the rhetorical situation. For example, if the audience you are trying to reach is a bunch of politicians, it may not be the best idea to use a tumblr blog as a genre. The book says we should think of each genre as a chapter that contributes to a whole. If your genre seems a little random to your topic, it may not be the best for you. 

The steps to assembling a multigenre project should be:

1. Introduce your project and provide context (I think for our purposes, this will be the 1,000 word explanation of our project)

2. Sequence your genre pieces- i think this step will come in handy when making our presentation for the class, we will want to pick the order in a way that makes sense and builds to the general idea of our project.

3. Title your project- i think this is an important step a lot of people neglect

4. Create an Author’s or Artist’s Statement- explain why you made certain choices and why you conveyed your message in the way you did.

5. Package your project creatively- if you want people to care, you better make it interesting

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I fee like the hardest part about this project was figuring out how to circulate these genres, but once that was figured out, it got much easier 

[corinita1]

This gif is hilarious. This chapter is making the project easier for me.

[ashley2135-blog]

I always neglect titles, especially on my essays, so I’ll have to keep that in mind.  

[fsuscottw-blog]

I like how you break things down into steps. It makes it very easy to understand.

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BBG Chapter 10

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I found it comical when you said you died inside. Luckily like you said the reading was actually informative.

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Ch. 10 Reflection

As I started reading I started to notice the text looked incredibly familiar. I double checked the week by week to make sure I was reading the right chapter. This was when I noticed Chapter Nine had been listed twice. At least Chapter Ten was also short. I can’t express how much more I like the short chapters in The Bedford Book of Genres. Everything is so much easier to understand. Also props to whoever chose the examples for these later chapters. They are much more compelling than the early chapters. Chapter Ten was all about how to assemble a multigenre project. A multigenre project is basically where someone addressed one subject through different genres. Although there was one section of this chapter that I did not understand. At one point it said a project could be organized through a single rhetorical appeal. I’m not quite sure how this would work considering the project is supposed to be multigenre. I particularly enjoyed the example about Nature Deficit Disorder by Dawson Swan. I knew it was good to get fresh air and go outside. But I never knew how bad of an impact it could make if one did not go outside. I had no idea that this could cause things like ADD, obesity, high blood pressure, etc.

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Reflections for 11/17 Class

I found these readings to be helpful for project three, especially because one of my genres is a fact sheet. Yesterday when I was in Strozier, I spent so long trying to figure out what fonts to use, how to format my document, how big to make my boxes, etc… I thought the first reading helped me find the answers to all of these questions. All of the picture and diagram examples made me realize how important it is to actually put thought into the layout of your genre. 

For example, no one wants to read a document that is all words and no indents and a teeny tiny font. I learned the importance of indentations and spacing before reading this because I am a culprit of making my paragraphs really long. It can be intimidating looking at a documents that has no breaks… sometimes, us readers just need a break you know? 

DBLTB (Don’t be like this book.)

I liked reading the difference between the serif and the sans serif fonts. it definitely made me reconsider the fonts I am using for my genres.

Make sure to make everything pretty! I know this sounds cliche but the reading stresses the importance of making documents appealing to the eye. Everything is a competition my friends!

Just like SFH Images and Photos says, a picture is a thousand words. Photos can help us at just a glance know aspects of our subjects that would require a lot of explaining if words were used. Adobe Photoshop, iPhoto, and Picture Man can all be used for editing photos. Copyright also comes into play with editing images, it is important to ethically change a picture. Images should be no larger than it absolutely needs to be for the reader to read and understand it. We can crop images, place images to wrap texts, color images, and modify images all to fit the needs of our genre. The biggest thing I learned from this reading is to select a color scheme that will best fit your writing situation.

I must say, it was very difficult for me to read Analyzing Visual Rhetoric on my computer which is really ironic because all of the readings are about making things easy for the audience.. LOL

When you pick a genre, think about the intended audience, genre, mode, medium, and accesibility… if your reader can’t find it… whats the point! Make sure your piece is organized in a way that will be easy to follow. Always have organization so your reader will believe your ethos. 

On another note… WE ARE SO CLOSE TO CHRISTMAS WOW GUYS GET PUMPED. I DON’T CARE IF IT’S NOVEMBER

[blogjbarnes-blog]

I agree with everything you said in your post, but especially the last part.

[fsuscottw-blog]

I agree with you so much about the tiny font. That book is my worst nightmare.

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Reflecting on “SFH Layout and Pages”, “SFH Images and Photos” and “Analyzing Visual Rhetoric”

If four years of working on my high school yearbooks has taught me anything it’s that a good layout is more important than you might think. If something pretty to look at you can get an audience to, at the very least, give your work a second glance.

The reading “SFH Layout and Pages” brought up a lot of pertinent information I kept in mind back when I designed the pages for the yearbook, and refreshed my memory on some important things that I’ll need to remember while working on project three.

“SFH Images and Photos” also reminded me of a lot of important things from my yearbook days. Color schemes, for instance, are delicate things—you don’t want anything to clash, if using text readability must be kept in mind, etc.

Finally, “Analyzing Visual Rhetoric” provided us with a kind of checklist we can use while working on project three. It provides questions we can ask ourselves as we work such as: does the design appeal to your audience? 

We can also ask ourselves these questions once again after we complete our genres just to be sure they’re doing everything they need to do. For example, I will be sure to go back and alter the coloring on one of my genres thanks to this reading (and some advice from Ms. B). 

[brooke2135-blog]

I like how you had a connection to this through your time in yearbook. I think it will serve you well during this project. And it’s good that this reading and Ms. B helped you to see something that you needed to change in one of your genres before turning it in. 

[alexajohnsonenc2135-blog]

I will definitely be using “Analyzing Visual Rhetoric” as a checklist!

[fsuscottw-blog]

I agree that high school taught me well how to lay things out.

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SFH Readings

These readings were a combination of interesting and boring in my opinion. The readings about images and photos and visual rhetoric were much more entertaining to read. As a child who grew up in the digital age I found the reading about how to Lay Out Pages somewhat useless. A lot of this stuff is second nature to me. Throughout elementary, middle, and high school I have had to do many projects dealing with re-sizing images and formatting text. Although I did find it interesting in some ways. As I was reading I noticed they were using their own tactics. The reading also made me think back to the very beginning of the semester. I forget why but we were looking at different websites such as Buzzfeed or the Huffington Post and talking about their layout. This reading mentioned things both of those websites have. They both had headers that immediately are meant to catch the eye, they both had smaller tabs that took the user to different parts of the website. Although I must say I found the Visual Rhetoric reading the most fascinating. Maybe it was just a copy error but the way this page looked was kind of opposite of what they were saying. It seemed to contradict itself. To be honest the way this file looked made me not want to read the text. It had a very harsh look to it while the advice was not.

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Viral Marketing Reflection

What is viral marketing? Viral marketing as Wikipedia describes it are “marketing techniques that use pre-existing social networking services and other technologies to try to produce increases in brand awareness”. Or more simply it’s putting an advertisement out into the world and allowing people to promote it and share it with each other.

What does it do? Viral marketing makes spreading information easier. It decreases the work load of businesses and advertisers by allowing people to share information and market their projects for them. The term “virus” is used to describe the scenario because as the campaign increases with popularity among the masses, the information is shared like a virus.

How does it work? It works when people pick up on an idea and use the readily available tools to share it. Social media has greatly increased this trend for advertisers to utilize viral marketing strategies. One of the reads included the Old Spice commercial from a few years ago, which most of us all remember and maybe even quote still. Another one that recently came out it the gum wrapper commercial that follows the couple throughout their relationship. I first saw it shared on Facebook and Twitter before I saw it on TV. I bet that company has more sales now that it’s had in a long time because everyone has now seen that one ad.

When does it work? Viral marketing generally works if it identifies with its target audience or makes them feel some sort of emotion. Whether that emotion is happy and evokes a smile or is more somber and makes someone feel sentimental, the ad has to reach people on some level. Boring ads or poorly timed ones that don’t reach the audience in the right way will never be candidates for successful viral marketing.

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I didn’t really think about the emotion aspect, but you’re right… It does work when the audience feels an emotion. We tend to pay way more attention to things that target our emotions, so that’s definitely a really important aspect of viral marketing!

[melkeil21-blog]

I like the way you answer each question! That makes is really easy to understand .

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I really liked that you broke up the assignment into the questions, rather than writing one huge piece like I did. I especially liked your “When does it work?” because it is entirely how I feel when it comes to viral marketing. The advertisement has to touch the viewer on an emotional level to provoke them to share with other people.

[mariagualtierienc2135]

The organization you used for this blog spot made it easily followable and is effective at organizing the main idea of what viral marketing is!

[corinita1]

I like that you wrote your reflection in separate paragraphs so it is easy to follow and understand. Viral marketing can be difficult but you made it easy.

[fsuscottw-blog]

I think you are so right about how viral ads have to be well placed. I think one of the reasons not many of the Super Bowl ads went viral last year is because many of them were so depressing.

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Viral Marketing

Viral marketing is a technique of marketing that uses technology and social networks in order to increase product awareness and thus increase the number of sales. They are those ads that get passed around on social media sites the use other people profiles to send an advertisement and can be instantly recognized when seen. Viral marketing gets passed on from one person to another via word or mouth or the Internet. Someone sees an ad on TV and they think it is funny enough that they would send that same exact video to their friend on Twitter. That is successful viral marketing right there, from one person to the next, essentially working like an actual virus. The advertisement rides through thousands and thousands of people’s computers, cell phones, TVs and even on their game systems, hoping their brand will gain significant awareness. This type of advertising usually works best on the Internet, where things can be shared instantly with just one click and when the ad is something to remember. Usually when someone sees an ad they don’t like repeatedly it will have a detrimental effect. However, the beauty of viral marketing is that the advertisement is so spread out amongst the people that someone is for sure going to pass it on to someone else and that is how it all starts.

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I like how you talked about the way viral ads are instantly recognized when seen. This is so true. Whenever an old spice commercial comes on I can always tell.

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Viral Marketing Reading Reflections

First of all, I have to say I much prefer readings that are not in The Bedford Book of Genres or The McGraw Hill Handbook. The articles we read, although there were five, were not bad at all. I actually enjoyed reading about something that is so prevalent in society.

What is Viral Marketing? Viral marketing is a form of getting your product to the public in an easy and cheap way.

What does it do? Viral marketing spreads products “like a virus.” This means that through marketing techniques a product can become extremely successful in a short amount of time. This does not only apply to physical products though. It could be anything from promoting a car (like BMW), an album, or in one example they used President Obama’s campaign as a form of viral marketing.

How does it work? Viral marketing works in a very user based way. Instead of a company hiring actors to say how awesome something is, actual people end up advocating for the product. Usually a viral ad will have some sort of catch phrase or something memorable about it. This makes people want to go out and see this product for themselves. I suppose this could either make or break a product if it does not live up to what the ad is saying. The point of viral marketing is to make the product as accessible to the public as possible. Social Media is another important aspect of viral marketing. Websites like YouTube and Twitter are extremely important.

When does it work? Viral marketing works whenever a product sees huge success in a short amount of time. If not the product, the ad campaign at least becomes very popular. Like one of the articles said, they weren’t sure how many of the millions of views bought BMWs but the fact that there were so many views raised awareness to the car company.

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Snowey’s Journey Home

It was a sunny day wherever I was. I was put in this dark box again with these shinny bars in front of it, I hated this thing. My owner is talking to a woman in the car and we are going somewhere. Why am I in the evil box? I am never in here unless I did something bad. I ate all my food and did not pee in the house all week, unless I did something that I did not know about. My owner and the other person are leaving the car. Why am I being lifted? Where am I going? Why isn’t my owner coming with me? I am scared, I am barking but no one seems to care. Now the other person has me and put me on this moving walk way. I am in a dark room now, it is so loud. I hear other creatures that sound like me. I do not want to be here, I want to go home. What did I do to deserve to be in the evil box along with being in a dark room? I do not remember how long I was in that dark place for but it felt like forever. I am put on another moving walk way thing. I see a light! Maybe it is my owner and she has returned to pick me up and take me home! I do not see her, now I am mad. I am growling at everyone that is not my owner. My growling was more out of fear than anger. I see the other person from earlier, she has saved me! I am in another car, maybe I am going to see my owner again. This is not my house, this is not my bed and this is not my food. Where am I? I hate when I get the shakes but I have bad anxiety so I couldn’t help myself. There is another person entering the house, though she is smaller and younger. I do not like her. I wonder how these people know that my name is ‘Snowey.’ I do now know them ye they know me. Maybe if I go to sleep this nightmare will be over and I will be in my real home with my real family. I miss my mom and my brother, they were not taken way. Why was I the one that had to be removed from my loving family? Clearly I did something so terrible that I had to be removed. Oh gosh, here comes another person, though he is a man. He gave me a treat so I guess he is nice. They keep picking me up and kissing me. I would not mind it if they were my actual family. Do they not understand that I want to cry and sleep my sadness away? This person is trying to make me walk but I am too sad. I should be more grateful considering she saved me from the evil box. Looks like I will not be returning home anytime soon so might as well get used to these people. 

[fsuscottw-blog]

This is a narrative genre from a puppy’s point of view. I can tell because it is first person and talks about getting a new owner etc.

The purpose of this document could be to persuade people that cages are mean. A common theme was the evil box.

I would say the piece used a lot of pathos.

The writing style of this document is informal.

The tone of this document is somber. The story made me somewhat sad for the puppy even though it had a new family it seemed anxious.

The voice in this document seems apprehensive for its new life.

The design of this was very clever. Although it was one continuous paragraph the way it was written kept my attention. This was written kind of how I would think a puppy’s thought process is. A lot of the sentences were very direct and to the point so I thought that was interesting.

Owning a puppy for a long time has allowed to writer to write a piece from a puppy’s perspective since they know how their dog acts.

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Writing Into The Day 11/10

Personally I love puppies. However, I have never actually owned a dog. I have played with a lot of dogs in my life time. Yet, I have been unable to own one due to family allergies. This has always bummed me out. I think puppies are great. Not only are they adorable but they improve mood as well. I know many people who say they would be having a bad day and it would be cured whenever they were playing with their dog. I wouldn’t know this first hand, but every time I’ve ever played with a dog I’ve felt a sense of carelessness. Interacting with a puppy is like interacting with a human child. The sheer amount of innocence in them is hilarious and fun. The only problem is I liked relaxed dogs. High strung hyper dogs can be a bit much to handle. Sometimes I just want to relax and sit down. If I had a dog that wanted to run around every time they saw me, I would probably get annoyed very fast. I have actually had experience with this situation. One time I was with a puppy and it wouldn’t stop jumping around and tearing at my shoe. I wasn’t annoyed by this but I would’ve much preferred it to just chill out. Another time I was with a puppy and like I said I was sitting down relaxing. All the puppy did was come over near me and lay down. This is the type of interaction that I enjoyed. I know this is unrealistic but as a non-dog owner I don’t get the appeal in hyper animals. I enjoy puppies just like everyone else but they also have their downsides. Puppies have to be taught everything and from what I’ve heard and witnessed they can be a little resistant to change. Some dog owners don’t even train their own dogs anymore. They send them away to training camps. I completely understand this. Training a dog in a dwelling that you don’t want messed up is somewhat of a paradox. The nature of an animal isn’t going to be that of a human. I’m not saying it wants to mess up a house but it will inevitably happen. Overall, I still think puppies are great and I wish I could have one. In fact I think puppies or any pet for that matter can be therapeutic for the owner. This information is all based off of my personal experience with puppies.

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Chapter 9 Reflection

One great thing about this chapter was that it was surprisingly short in a concise non-repetitive manner that is completely out of character for this book. However even though it was short, it was full of useful information about project three and the revising and remixing of multi-genre projects. The first portion of this chapter gave some great guidelines about the importance of peer reviewing and how it is pivotal to get another set of eyes on a work because “it is impossible to stay objective when you have worked on something for so long”. It gave good advice that further backed up what we all have learned through peer reviewing and conferences over the course of this semester. Additionally, what I found the most helpful was the ideas on the remixing of genres because it gave great examples such as remixing a written work into a presentation, which is what I will be doing for project three. I found this section of the chapter very insightful and fitting for the project at hand. Therefore, this chapter was full of great information that I will now use to remix and revise my project three to the best of my ability.

[fsuscottw-blog]

This chapter was great in the sense of information. It was continuously giving new information instead of repeating old information in the same chapter.

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Chapter Nine

Like many other students I am sure, I was overly excited when I realized that this was one of the shorter chapters. With the short assignment and the reading it definitely made things less stressful to only have like twenty pages to read. It also made the chapter easier to read knowing that I do not have read fifty some pages. The chapter was definitely helpful for the project three, it definitely helped clear up some of my confusion for going into the project. It definitely got me rethinking which genres I should have picked, maybe I should have done something that was more media related. The checklist will really come in handy for when I am designing my three genres, it definitely is pointing me towards the right direction in creating everything. I definitely have the intention of using the textbook throughout the whole creating process of project three because I think it will be very useful and will help with ensuring I stay on track. This chapter really showed me that I have so many opportunities for going into the three genres, which means I could change my mind since I am still not sure about one of the genres I picked. 

[fsuscottw-blog]

I totally agree with you about the number of pages. Sometimes when I see a ton of pages I immediately get discouraged and disinterested.

[fsuscottw-blog]

Chapter 9 Reflection

I thought this chapter was genuinely interesting. Considering I am having trouble thinking of ways to remix my material it was also helpful. Lets be real, The Bedford Book of Genres isn’t always the most exciting thing to read. In fact, it can be straight up boring sometimes (chapter on MLA). But this chapter seemed to keep my interest more than others. The example they gave was actually memorable to me. The way Gwen Ganow was remixing her thought to be presentation into a movie review was a better example than most other examples in this text book. I thought it was kind of funny how the book even addressed this in the chapter. Gonow wanted to write or talk about something that would relate to her peers. So instead of writing about a journal article or something else she decided to write about comic books. More specifically movie adaptations of comic books. This is one of the most relatable things in culture right now. Some might view comic books as nerdy but almost everyone has seen the recent adaptations of super hero movies. I thought this example was great to show the process of revision and remixing. I have more understanding of project three now.