Friday, January 29, 2010

Convergencies

I want to start out by stating that I'm not an avid fan of reading, so it took a while before I finally read the chapters. I will admit it was pretty basic and simple and i can agree with the various methods used to convey a single message as seen by using a glass shoe or scrabble pieces to ask for someone's hand in marriage as opposed to the tradition "Will you marry me?" I write in various methods for various reasons. I traditionally have a set message that I convey using various methods and mediums. For example, currently I am helping my friends promote a mixtape that we've completed together. This means that there is only one message, which is that the mixtape drops on February 20. The means I use are word of mouth, fliers that I post around campus, and such blogging sites such as this. By using these various mediums I can convey my simple message to various people. As smart as many of us are, we fail to realize we use different forms of mediums and methods traditionally to convey a simple message, such as saying hello to someone through a text message, but then having that person call to say hello as a response. Im not saying the message can't change, but think about it, there are so many ways nowadays just to say hi, through text, im, email, by phone call, and even in person. How many methods do you use daily? Words from an Average Joe.

1 comment:

  1. You have a release date for your mixtape? That's actually kind of awesome.

    Interesting choice of medium - is it literally a cassette tape? Not many people choose analog over digital anymore...

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