Influences of Media & Pop Culture on Our Worldview.
When I say Tiananmen Square Massacre, what is the first thought or image that comes to your mind? For the vast majority of people it is the image of the young man making a stand in front of the rolling tank.
Images are powerful and can leave a lasting impression and sway public opinion.
As you may or may not know, everyone has been following the news of the turmoil in Iran through the Internet. As journalists are not allowed (or more likely afraid) to officially transmit news out of that country, all the recently events have been followed through YouTube videos and twitter updates…
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Influence of Advertisements on Culture & Children: TV Commercials, Ads, Magazines, Marketing
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Influence of the Internet on Culture & Children: Social Networks, Internet, Online Videos, Gaming, Teenagers Online
As everyone by now knows, Michael Jackson, one of the greatest pop icons in history died at the age of 50 due to undetermined causes. What followed was a wave of online attention never seen before. The spike in traffic was so abnormal that Google thought they were being attacked by a virus or spyware application. When people searched Google News for “Michael Jackson” they would receive an “we’re sorry” error page. But this brings up many good questions
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Twilight by Stephanie Meyers?
Vampire Kisses by Ellen Schreiber?
Blue Bloods by Melissa de La Cruz?
Heard of these titles? These are just an example of the rise of the vampire genre in recent literature and film. Popular among the youth, these books presents unique young characters catering to different types of teenagers. Unlike traditional vampire stories…
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The users here at Clean Cut Media really enjoyed looking at the 3D Chalk Art postings in the past. Here is the 3rd installment of these wonderful 3D Chalk Art. These 3D artworks are amazing. Check them out. If you missed on the first two installments the links are at the bottom!
3D Chalk Art Butterfly by Julian Beever
Simply amazing. How is that not real?
Under Construction: Clean Cut Media
Unless you are new here, I am certain you’ve seen the sudden theme change here on Clean Cut Media. We’ve gone with a more professional magazine look so people can better discover old articles and check out different categories. The old model was too “blog-like” making it hard for one to discover the many great articles here… check it out!
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Pro-anorexia, or sometimes called “pro-ana,” Web sites have been a common fixture in the internet world including popular social sites like Facebook. These sites have users sharing dangerous diet tips and posting pictures of very skinny girls. The purpose of these sites is to give one another “thinspiration”. Users tend to comment and posting anonymously or with a secret aliases.
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3 Latest Viral Videos Floating around the Web
I am not one to be promoting video games. I personally believe video games, though can be fun activities in groups, usually ends up as a huge time sink. This isn’t an issue just with children and teenagers, but adults. But hey, you have to appreciate art for art, CG for CG.. check out the latest videos to come out of E3…
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