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/
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There is an interesting set of college websites, some of which you mentioned, that are user-generated. It would be interesting to see that topic explored.
ReplyDeleteAmanda, I am doing my project on similar websites as you. Ones I have chosen include texts from last night, FML, Pandora, Urban Dictionary, etc... The angle that I am doin for my project is about how the success of the sites thrives off the people who visit them. I'm going to question the idea of authorship in relation to a lot of authors being 'anonymous', and how the effect of their contributions really makes the sites what they are. You seem like the sites you have chosen are what interest you, so I would say try and find an interesting view about each. You seem onto something when you talk about the idea that a variety of authors are represented. Maybe you could narrow down which type of authors the sites have in common, or how the writing for each site varies according to the topic of the site. For example: College humor, texts from last night, FML.. these all deal with entertainment purposes, the writing is informal, and usually raunchy, lol..Whereas stumble upon might be more formal writing, or about topics that are serious.
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ReplyDeleteI think you have many great ideas here. You said you really like the movie twilight. Maybe you can narrow down your topic to twilight fanfiction.