Arianna Huffington has recently been called the “Queen of New Media.” Huffington is the creator and the editor-in-chief of The Huffington Post and is also the author of 12 books. The Huffington Post is a blog for recent news, it is also one of the most widely read and linked blogs on the Internet. In 2006 Huffington made Times 100 most influential people list.
The Huffington Post is visited by an extreme number of 20 million viewers a month. Newspapers, however, are not a fan of Arianna Huffington. They blame her for the decline in newspapers today. She laughs at this accusation, saying that if The Huffington Post did not exist the popular newspapers today would still be having the same problems, and decline in followers.
Huffington did not always have it easy, she has constantly been accused of and called horrible things and people are always disagreeing with the different topics she writes about. Yet, she is looked highly upon in Washington and respected by her peers.
For this class I feel that Arianna Huffington is a great example of everything we are learning, especially since she has become famous via blogging. While we all may not always enjoy blogging she is a great person to look at how far it can get us if we really work at it. Maybe one day our blogs from this class will have 20 million viewers a month?

After class today I was very intrigued by what John Rice talked about. The new iPhone apps are extremely interesting. I went onto a Web Site that might very well be the same one John went on. It was labeled, "12 Future Apps For Your iPhone." While I do not own an iPhone some of the 12 new apps seemed very interesting and fun to use. Others, however, seemed very creepy and like we talked about in class, dangerous.
My favorite app was the, "Physical Social Networks" it was mentioned briefly in class and it stuck with me all day. I think it is such a good idea. It would be so easy for my roommates and I to know what we are getting ourselves into before we went out. The "Physical Social Networks" are a great way for friends to stay in touch and to let them know how you feel about certain places and things.
"People Tagging" is the app that I find to be extremely creepy. I don't know how I would feel if someone took a picture of me with their phone and I was immediately tagged without doing any work. They try making it sound like it will be a fun thing to do yet I don't see how it can be fun when people's privacy is at stake.

I am a die-hard Philadelphia Phillies fan, and this years World Series was unlike one I have ever seen, and I am not talking about the baseball playing. This year's World Series became a stage for celebrities and athletes alike. Game one of the Phillies v. Yankees was the highest watched World Series game in five years, and Fox had the highest ratings every night there was a game on.
The thing that stood out in my mind the most, however, was the performance at the new Yankees Stadium by Jay-Z and Alicia Keys, of "Empire State of Mind". Not only was it a great performance, it was almost unreal watching such huge artists perform at a World Series game. It reminded my of a half-time show at the Super Bowl. I thought it was great publicity for the actual baseball aspect of the World Series though, and wouldn't mind if every year was treated the same.

I didn't get a cell phone until I was a Sophomore in high school. I now have a blackberry and truly believe that I cannot live without it. My little sister who is 9 has been asking my parents for a cell phone for a couple months now. It is crazy how quickly times change, and technology takes over.

In high school if you were caught with your cell phone during the school day there was a good chance you would be in a lot of trouble. The high school where my brother goes allows them to keep their cell phones in their pockets in case of an emergency. What happened during an emergency before the students were allowed to have their cell phones with them?

Would my parents be crazy to give my 9 year old sister a cell phone? Or would it seem normal to most people? At this point I don't know what I really think about the whole situation. I actually don't think I would find it that strange if my sister was walking around with a cell phone.

would it be easier...

Living with 4 girls can sometimes get very intense. No matter how good of friends you are going into the living situation there will always come a time when you are all sick of each other.

My one roommate however, is a psychology major and is in a class this semester which as been the reason for some very good conversations between the 5 of us. She has to write a journal entry everyday talking about the stereotypes of girls and boys. We are constantly talking about how boys are treated versus how girls are treated, in all sorts of situations.

These conversations sometimes make me wonder if it would be easier to live with all boys instead of the girls. Even though some of these girls are some of my best friends it is hard. Would there be less drama? Would I be less stressed out? I guess these are questions that will never be answered.

So this blog was really just a vent session, about how hard it is to sometimes live with a bunch of girls.

Complete Mind Blank...

I never thought I would have a blog, but have always been interested in those people who take the time everyday to let everyone know what they are thinking.
This week was definitely a hard one. And, I am getting sick and tired of the annoying H1N1 virus. My roommates and I have become complete germa-phobes, and have been cleaning with Lysol wipes constantly.
I really hope that this blog opens up new doors and ideas for me?