http://blog.slayterbox1748.com A Denison University New Media Blog Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:47:28 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In light of the recent success of reality shows like "Jersey Shore" and "Teen Mom," MTV has decided to drop the "Music Television" moniker and re-design their iconic logo. Citing problems with brand recognition and logo "flexibility", MTV General Manager Stephen Friedman says the re-design is "an updating that speaks ... http://blog.slayterbox1748.com/2010/02/10/mtv-logo-redesign/ By embedding advertisements within the source-code of popular websites like Digg, Electronic Arts (EA) is taking creativity to a new level in promoting Dante's Inferno, their newest release. The ads are invisible to the common viewer, who wouldn't think of accessing what is essentially the guts of the sites. However, those ... http://blog.slayterbox1748.com/2010/02/08/source-code-advertising/ Ah, the Super Bowl. For many, it's simply "The Big Game." But while millions across the world watched Drew Brees lead his New Orleans Saints to victory over Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts, who can neglect the media connoisseurs who sit in front of their laptops every year to ... http://blog.slayterbox1748.com/2010/02/08/top-5-super-bowl-xliv-ads/ Citing a study claiming "67 per cent of women regularly check their boyfriends' phones," Norwegian digibros Jorgnsn made it so your most... privileged information remains safe. And for only 99 cents. http://blog.slayterbox1748.com/2010/01/20/itrust-you-do-utrust-me/ In response to a "serious security flaw" that led to the hacking of several e-mail accounts, the French government has issued a nationwide recommendation to stop using Internet Explorer, and switch to either Firefox or Google Chrome for a more secure web browsing ... http://blog.slayterbox1748.com/2010/01/20/french-question-security-of-internet-explorer/ Hip-hop heads and Denisonians alike have something to look forward to on Friday, January 22nd, as Hiptics.com Presents: Wiz Khalifa x EbGb x D. Julien, live at The Roost. The show is FREE and starts @ 8PM. For more information, check Hiptics or WBUB. http://blog.slayterbox1748.com/2010/01/18/hipticscom-presents-wiz-khalifa-x-ebgb-x-djulien/ Kirk Combe, Denison's resident master of satire, just released his first science-fiction novel, entitled 2084. Reminiscent of Orwell's 1984 and Huxley's Brave New World, 2084 serves as the author's critique of unrestrained free market capitalism, investigating "a corporate-controlled America and its culture's mindset in a year deep into the 21st century." 2084 ... http://blog.slayterbox1748.com/2010/01/18/denisons-combe-releases-2084/ Upon tweeting this message to his 1.4 million followers, Wyclef Jean  ignited the largest text-based fundraising effort in history just hours after news of Haitian devastation  hit the US: "Please text 'Yéle' to 501501 to donate $5 to Yéle ... http://blog.slayterbox1748.com/2010/01/16/486/ Opinions on Google are decidedly split. While one party hails the engine as the end-all-be-all in search superiority and advertising awesomeness, the other deems it the algorithmic Antichrist -- an inherent invader of privacy, and the exploiter of unknown millions. Regardless, Google has undoubtedly changed the world. And in their latest ... http://blog.slayterbox1748.com/2010/01/15/googles-showdown-with-china/ Ataturk, the father of modern Turkey, believed the wearing of veils stifled a national effort to modernize. While Ataturk could have simply criminalized the otherwise unassuming garb, he understood there would be consequences to usurping tradition. Understanding the value of perception, Ataturk protected his scarfless vision for Turkey by making ... http://blog.slayterbox1748.com/2009/11/16/the-value-of-perception/ Whether you're a fan of Jay or not, anyone interested in design should definitely check this video. Previously on District Fresh. http://blog.slayterbox1748.com/2009/10/03/jay-zs-blueprint-3-album-cover-design-in-action/ The folks at College Humor were kind enough to craft a handy compilation of the 22 most awesomely terrible local ads. <link>. While many of the ads are downright awful, a few (including a familiar Super Bowl spot) are absolute gems. For instance, I find the commercial for Fred and Sharon's ... http://blog.slayterbox1748.com/2009/09/20/terrible-local-ads/ In the wake of the September 11 terrorist attacks, Bush and his government were given unequivocal free reign to launch the "war on terror". In so doing they proposed a number of constitutional reforms which subsequently were passed without much retaliation. In 2005, Bush passed a spy program allowing the surveillance ... http://blog.slayterbox1748.com/2009/07/09/out-with-the-old-warrantless-electronic-surveillance-in-with-the-new-right-to-privacy/ In today's world the average first world person is constantly bombarded with the threatening reality that identity theft could happen to them. We are told to be extra careful when disclosing any sensitive information to other parties, and if we follow all the right precautionary steps, we will avoid being ... http://blog.slayterbox1748.com/2009/07/08/social-security-numbers-arent-very-secure-after-all/ Clear, the company known for giving their clients a free pass through security lines at airports, abruptly closed its doors on Monday. Founded by journalist Steven Brill, Clear allowed members to skip long security lines for just 200$ a year. Of course this luxury was given to travelers for the mere ... http://blog.slayterbox1748.com/2009/06/29/clear-closes-theyll-have-to-wait-in-line-like-everyone-else/ In our modern day and age of technology and media it has become common to gage the level of importance of an incident by the amount of internet traffic that it produces. Last Thursday, after the two popular media icons passed away, Michael Jackson and Farrah Fawcett, cyberspace search engines ... http://blog.slayterbox1748.com/2009/06/29/more-internet-traffic-someone-important-must-have-died/ I was shown this video the other day, it is a commercial for AARP, formerly the American Association for Retired Persons. It is an inspirational clip as well as an ad and I thought that the message and the way that it was displayed were both very empowering:  http://blog.slayterbox1748.com/2009/06/16/directions-read-forwards-then-backwards/ The highly anticipated I-phone 3G S's secret is out. Apple has deliberately refused to release information regarding the chips inside the new phone, but due to a miscue, T-Mobile in the Netherlands has made it public. Apple shouldn't panic though. As soon as it was released, someone would tear it up, and ... http://blog.slayterbox1748.com/2009/06/15/top-secret-i-phone-specs-released-by-t-mobile/ On June 12, the final transition from analog to digital television will be made nation wide. In order to enable the switch, the government has asked all analog television owners to purchase converter boxes at the reasonable price of 80$. Coupons have even been made available to cut the price ... http://blog.slayterbox1748.com/2009/06/11/many-unprepared-for-dtv-switch-must-not-be-the-average-american/ New LA based 'restaurant', Kogi, uses Twitter to alert consumers where the Kogi bus can be found.   http://blog.slayterbox1748.com/2009/06/03/twitter-helps-kogi-stay-on-the-go/