Theory Presentation

What is a multimedia author?

To become a multimedia author, a person needs to be able to collect, construct and present material in a variety of different ways, in addition to using different sources and forms of technology. At the present moment, I am beginning to grasp a better understanding of what multimedia authoring is and how important it is in the world today and in the future. I am also beginning to comprehend what kinds of items to bookmark for the group to research and study for the project. In regards to a theory off of Foucault and Barnes information, I think that no type of multimedia can be without a series of authors to make it interesting and successful and I think that there is no piece of writing that could be considered completely original in this day and age. I am still trying to grasp the meaning of the theories or writing and within our projects.

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Research Proposal Final Draft 9/15/09

I am very interested in a few of the websites I bookmarked, including "Texts from last night" "Collegehumor.com" and "FMyLife.com" Each of these site offers a variety of different authors and creators, as well as, offering humorous entertainment for readers. Each of these websites has a great deal in common, but most important all are represented by a variety of different authors within the same age group, being young adults from high school to college.
I am interested to learn how each of these websites was created and if there are more similarities between the different websites. I especially want to research what rights the authors have to their written works, as well as, the rights of the creator/s.
Another interesting aspect that I am going to research is the link between Collegehumor.com and the new MTV show "Pranked." One of the most knows links between this website and show are the 2 hosts, Streeter Seidell and Amir Blumenfeld, who also work at Collegehumor.com. I think this will be a great way to display how a popular website can become a popular television show on a large television network. I also want to discover whether or not some of the other websites plan on expanding their brand and if so how.
Another area that I would like to research is each of the websites terms of use and if they require the reader/author to subscribe or create a username. If this is a requirement what are the benefits of becoming a member/author. I also want to research who the masterminds are behind each of these unique websites and if there are single or multiple creators for each site.
Now that I have obtained great comments and advice from fellow classmates I have a better understanding of what I will do my project on. I think looking at these particular websites and the authors that are involved in their success is important. The creators are not the only masterminds behind these popular websites. The authors of the websites are the individuals who send in their thoughts and stories and remain anonymous. Anonymous authorship seems to be becoming a lot more popular.

References:
College Humor: http://www.collegehumor.com/
F My Life: http://www.fml.com/
Texts from last night: http://www.textsfromlastnight.com/
Pranked: http://www.mtv.com/shows/pranked/series.jhtml?kw=sem/g/pranked/

The Rise of the Plagiosphere

After reading "The Rise of the Plagiosphere" I began to think about the technology that is accessible to the public to determine if a paper is plagiarized or not. I think this is a way to deprive a writer of expressive freedom and is in a way a handicap to creative writing. I think there is a thin line between something that is plagiarized and something that is similar in writing, but not the same work. I think in this day and age it is impossible for people not to think of the same things or create the same works and it is important to determine what is original or an improvement over something else and what is a blatant copy of something else. Many authors want to be able to write freely and not worry about whether or not someone else has come up with these same stories and ideas and I feel that they should be free of all those worries and continue to write as openly as they want.