How Many Hours Are Spent On Social Networking Sites?

Social Networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter, Myspace and Tumblr have been only some of many popular sites visited by teens and young adults across the world. Many people may spend hours checking and messaging their networking sites, either for business reasons, personal reasons or just being hit with boredom. It isn't a "bad" thing to constantly check a website, but should there be a limit to how long you spend on a certain website? Many parents these days worry that their children will get into trouble buy being on these sites so frequently. There may or may not be something to worry about, but being on a certain website may cause suspicion from a parent. According to a study published at the end of January 2010, Nielsen observed the online social activity of consumers around the world and discovered a 82% increase in time spent on social networking sites in December 2009. Its almost scary to know the truth behind an addict. Some people may claim that they aren't "addicted" to checking their website of choice, but what really makes you an addict? A women named Julie admits to having a slight addiction to Facebook. She says that she spends close to 20 hours a week on Facebook. Julie says that she has tried to cut back from Facebook but has failed. "I can go a whole day without Facebook," she said. "But I've never made it through an entire weekend." Although there are no statistics on "Facebook addiction", it isn't an actual medical diagnosis therapists say they're seeing more and more people like Julie who've crossed the line from social networking to social dysfunction. Some are not only addicted to Facebook, but to Twitter as well. Twitter is like a drug, in many ways: it gives your brain a short term thrill that you look for over and over again. It alters your behavior as you seek the pleasure hits a re-tweet gives you. And it sometimes negatively impacts other areas of your life. I have personally taken a survey of how long people spend on Social Networking site, and these are only some of few responses that I got back. True popular web sites such as Facebook and Twitter are entertaining, and not only that but they as well can be addicting, and time wasting. Some of us young ones have to really watch out how we value our time. 

Here are some responses that people have given me:

1. 25min.

2. 1hour 15min.

3. 2hours

4. 1hour

5. 3ours

6. 2hours

7. 2hours

8. 3hours

9. 5hours

10. 1hour

11. 1hour

12. 1hour

13. 45minutes

14. 1hour

15. 1hour

16. 1our

17. 1 hour

18. 5hours

19. 1hour

20. 1 hour, 45 minutes.

The almost new moon sets behind Switzerland on Nov, 27. While the U.S awaits a sight like this, it is nice to see that someone else across the world is enjoying a beautiful night like this.

ART©

1. This video helped me realize how important advertisement really is. Advertisement helps companies get their name out, helps the companies gain money, inspires people with their mottos, and that companies will spend billions of dollars to get their name to the public.


2. Advertisement helped Tommy Hilfiger get his name known to customers. Although Tommy was hesitant about having his name with other top designers, he was overall happy with his success.


3. It costs 2.7 Billion dollars to put a 30 second ad in the Superbowl. I personally think it costs so much because the Superbowl is an American tradition that attracts customers to view commercials as well as the game.


4. All advertisements are unique and different in their own ways, they all have their own message just like a piece of art. Advertisements can also be like pollution. Pollution spreads quickly and it will never go away.


5. Nike's motto "Just do it" has inspired people to get out of bad relationships, it gave a man confidence to ask a girl to prom, and overall gave people motivation to to do things they would normally be hesitant to do. I think this motto was so successful because it was three simple words that had a really big meaning.

Today in the World.....

Wednesday November 16, 2011


10 facts about today:

Toast sandwich is UK's 'cheapest meal'

Britain's 'cheapest' lunchtime meal was unveiled by scientists on Wednesday - the toast sandwich.

Wizard of Oz Munchkin Karl Slover dies aged 93.

Actor Karl Slover, who was best known for playing a Munchkin in the 1939 classic film The Wizard of Oz, has died aged 93.  

Suspected tornadoes, storms cause damage in Louisiana, Mississippi

Severe weather including suspected tornadoes swept through parts of Louisiana and Mississippi early Wednesday, causing some structural damage, officials said.

China school bus crash kills 20, state media say

Eighteen children and two adults died after an overloaded school bus collided with a coal truck Wednesday in northwest China's Gansu province, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported.
Facebook and the fight against spammers
The wave of pornographic and violent images that flooded Facebook over the past few days has drawn attention to a side of the social networking mega-site most of its users don't think about: Facebook is a coveted prize for hackers.
Breakfast buffet: National fast food day
While you're frying up some eggs and bacon, we're cooking up something else: a way to celebrate today's food holiday.

Take it on the run, baby - November 16 is National Fast Food Day!

The life after the death of Steve Jobs.

1. Some adjectives that are used to describe Steve Jobs are fun, genius, revolutionary, nerd, and legendary. 

2. Steve Jobs was also apart of Pixar and NeXT.

3. Steve Jobs was was creative and always wanted to change up his style, while Gates was more "inside the box" and wouldn't take risks.

4. Steve Jobs friends and colleagues described Jobs as tough, hardworking but often betrayed his co workers to get what he wanted.

5. Steve Jobs always strived to be the best, and always expected the best from his co workers. Jobs was always switching up his style to make the company fresh and interesting for the customers.

6. Steve Jobs was involved in the music, video, visual communication, telephone, and computer industries. 

7. I think Steve Jobs had a great impact on the whole globe. Customers are infatuated with Apple products and love what he has done with technology. He has changed the way people see technology. Not only has he changed the way people communicate but the way people see music, books, games, schoolwork, business, and entertainment. 

8. People all over the world either own an Apple product or have at least heard of an Apple product. Apple offers iPads, iPhones, iMac computers, iTouch, and many more products that have changed the way people live. All products give you limitless options to what you can do with the product. 

What is ?.....

JOURNALISM - A journalist is a reporter that gathers and distributes information about local and worldwide news. This information can as well include current events, people, trends and disputes. To become a Journalist you will need several years of college, concluding with an undergraduate degree, a second degree, followed by an internship .

FREELANCER - A freelancer is someone who is self employed, and who is not employed by a certain company. A freelancer is known for woking in a media field in an office or "stay at home" job. Free lancers are being payed by companies to do their "dirty work" A freelancers pay can vary from the date the job is being completed or done. To become a freelancer you would need several years of experience in the job specialty being done.


PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT - A production manager is in charge of making the films happen. A production managers job is to realized the initial plan for the theatrical play or movie. This job includes coordinating the scene, wardrobe, light, sound, video, and stage management. 


ADVERTISEMENT - Advertisement is everywhere! Advertisements can be in magazines, radio, newspapers, billboards, and television. Advertising is a way to communicate with people. A message can go so far with only a small amount of word and can get across so many people in a small amount of time. Advertisements can sell products, share a message, and can change peoples thinking. To become apart of an advertisement you would have to become apart of a company or an organization. To become an advertiser you many not need several years in school but you would need a broad knowledge about what you plan on putting on your advertisement.


COPY EDITOR - A copy editor is what ties in the entire message that is needed to be said or written. A copy editor cleans up the text, changes the format, and makes the article perfect to the T.
A copy editor is needed to get the message across the readers. Imagine not being able to read the text of a headline you are engaged in, you would be devastated! It takes several years in college to become a well enough writer and speller for a large running company. 


CORRESPONDENCE - Correspondence is an exchange between letters. These letters can be very important and can only be passed to another corresponder. It will take great knowledge of what the letter holds, so it may take several years in college to be a that level of understanding. 


ILLUSTRATOR - An illustrator is someone who draws paints or makes characters to spice up the written material. Illustrators are often used in movies to make the characters come to life. Although you do not need special teaching on how to become an artist you do need several classes and lots of practice. 


SALESMAN - A salesman is someone who attempts to sell their product to customers for profit in return. A salesman can often be dedicated to his job until his products are all sold out. You may not need years in school but you will need great knowledge on your product. 

My Favorite Book.

A Million Little Pieces by James Frey is the best book ever written, or at least the best book I've ever read....

This book is an award winning autobiography that will twist your mind to tears. James Frey tells his life changing moments in ways that will have your adrenaline pumping. This book is about a 23year old man who suffers from drug and alcohol addiction. His parents; supportive and loving, check James into a rehab clinic hoping that he will come out a changed man. James at first, stubborn and unwilling to try to change, later realizes that the clinic is his only hope. When finding love by his later girlfriend Lilly; he meets at the Rehab, they start to become each others motivation to get better. By following the Twelve Steps, James soon recovered with hard work, and effort. Later losing Lilly to distance and drugs, he still stayed strong to himself and to refusing his addictions. 

I highly recommend this book to any readers who love books about recovery and self help against addictions. 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-15593109

This article is about the free art exhibition at Tate Britain next year to acknowledge Olympic and Paralympic posters. Artists are excited to share their works of art with others. The artists include Ofili, Martin Creed, Athena Hamilton, Howard Hodgkin, Bridget Riley, and Rachel Whiteread. The artists were encouraged to go to the Games coming to London and to look at the values of the Olympics and Paralympics.After being inspired, the artists had a new purpose for doing their artwork. 

PhotoJournalism.

Photojournalism is a particular form of journalism (the collecting, editing, and presenting of news material for publication or broadcast) that creates images in order to tell a news story.
Example of a Photojournalism picture:
                      

Audrey Hepburn is a perfect example of a legendary goddess of Hollywood. This picture was taken in 1960, by Blake Edwards.

This picture was taken on set of the movie "Breakfast at Tiffany's", a movie that is considered a must have, then and now.

Example of New Form of Photojournalism:

                    

This is a photograph of Apple founder, Steve Jobs. He died October 5, 2011, from being diagnosed with Pancreatic Cancer. Steve Jobs, will surely be missed by his family, loved ones and fans who were fascinated with his intelligent mind. Mr. Jobs may have passed away, but will always be in our minds every time we turn on an Apple product.

This is my magazine cover I created in Journalism Class.

My cover page is of Ellie Goulding my favorite British Pop singer as of right now, followed by interesting headlines, featured with my favorite colors. This cover represents me!

Who is Bethany?

Hi, My name is Bethany Vidales. I am a sophomore at Sacramento Highschool. I am a new blogger excited to share my posts with interested viewers. I hope to entertain you in my work, and will appreciate your comments and reviews. Let me tell you a little bit about myself.

I enjoy reading books, writing poetry and looking at art as a different way.

I also enjoy playing volleyball, dancing and singing. 

I love collecting vintage items, such as old bikes, and trinkets.

I love art and the beauty of the simple eye.